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*A holiday meal ended in violence when a Florida woman allegedly opened fire on her son outside a Miami eatery on Christmas Day. According to Local10.com, the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Roseita Lavette Smith of Fort Lauderdale, allegedly shot her son in the left thigh following a dispute in the parking lot at...

The City of Lauderhill will host an inspirational evening honoring the enduring legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a special fireside chat featuring renowned scholars and activists Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m....

Coconut Creek, FL (December 30, 2025) – Seminole Casino Coconut Creek has reached a historic milestone in 2025, surpassing $1 billion in total jackpot payouts for the first time since opening in 2000. The milestone was officially reached on Christmas Day, December 25, at 4:32 p.m., with an $8,534.68...

Miami rents dropped 2.7% year over year in November, marking a rare break for renters in one of the nation’s most expensive markets.

A 19-year-old man who went missing from a Fort Lauderdale hospital in Broward County, Florida, has been found safe, local officials confirmed on Monday. According to a police report, Juwon J. McGraw disappeared from Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital on December 17, around 11:15 a.m. His family reported him...

A woman was arrested in Broward after her girlfriend's young son was hospitalized with serious injuries including multiple fractures, authorities said. Deniqua Yvonne Lovett, 34, was arrested Sunday on a charge of child neglect causing great bodily harm following a Miramar Police investigation, an arrest affidavit...

The thermometer is dropping in Broward County this week, and officials are opening their doors. Starting Tuesday evening, homeless residents will have a warm place to sleep as temperatures dip below normal through New Year's Day. The National Weather Service is expecting the coldest stretch South Florida has seen in...

Some of the Miami Herald editorials that local readers liked the most in 2025 included a piece on the opening of a new public transit project, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s changing stance on Venezuelan migrants and what Miami-Dade could teach Broward County about changing its name. Here are the best performing...

A teen was arrested after police say he accidentally discharged a firearm, sending a bullet through a nearby home’s kitchen window and into a refrigerator. Jacari Jacques, 18, of Pompano Beach, was taken into custody on December 26 and charged with discharging a firearm in public and tampering with or fabricating...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 34-year-old woman was out on bond on Tuesday in Broward County after a detective accused her of being to blame for a boy’s hospitalization. The boy’s mother had trusted Deniqua Lovett, her girlfriend, to be a caregiver to her son while he was injured, according to police.