New slow-speed zone approved for busy stretch of Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a new restricted boating area in Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal Waterway. This means that boaters will soon have to slow down in a regularly frequented part of the channel. The new slow-speed, minimum-wake zone extends from...
Father detained in Davie traffic stop being held at Colorado detention facility: Family
A man who was detained earlier last week during a traffic stop involving the Florida Highway Patrol and federal immigration agents is being held at a detention facility in Colorado, his family said. The family of 51-year-old Jose Cuellar told NBC6 that they heard from him for the first time...
Vehicle slams into Miami building, 2 people injured
MIAMI — A car crashed into a building late Monday afternoon in Miami. It happened in the area of Northwest 54th Street and Third Avenue. According to authorities, one person was stuck inside the car after the crash due to damage to the car door, but they were not pinned or trapped.
Police: Man snatches earrings from woman walking in Miami’s Wynwood area
MIAMI — A man stands accused on Monday of following a woman and snatching her earrings in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, according to police. On Sunday morning, the woman reported that she was walking westbound along Northwest 26 Street when she noticed a man following her, according to police.
Anesthesiologist mom of 2 found crammed ‘inside a freezer’ at Dollar Tree had walked...
Florida police are trying to figure out how a 32-year-old anesthesiologist and mother of two wound up dead "inside a freezer" at a Miami Dollar Tree, according to officials. The post Anesthesiologist mom of 2 found crammed 'inside a freezer' at Dollar Tree had walked in the night before, cops say first appeared on...
‘Heartbreaking’: Images of ICE agents ‘hunting people down’ across Broward spur anger
Jacqueline Guzman, deputy mayor of the City of Sunrise, shared a post last week with a video showing federal immigration agents detaining a man on Oakland Park Boulevard and Hiatus Road, with text reading “Truly breaks my heart that families are being torn apart.”. Lori St. John, a real...
Driver dies in Brightline train collision with pickup truck in Boca Raton
Boca Raton Police Department (BRPD) is investigating a collision between a train and a vehicle in Boca Raton on Monday evening.
Florida bill aims to expand protections for domestic violence victims
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Florida House Rep. Robin Bartleman held a news conference on Monday in Pembroke Pines to discuss a state bill that aims to expand protections for domestic violence victims. The failings before the murders in Tamarac of Mary Gingles, a 34-year-old domestic violence victim; her father,...
Police: Man arrested after attacking woman in shared laundry room in Hialeah
HIALEAH, Fla. — A 21-year-old man armed with a knife attacked a woman and tried to rape her in an apartment complex’s shared laundry room in Hialeah, according to police. A resident responded to the woman’s cries for help shortly before 2:40 a.m. on Dec. 9, and saw Luis Rodas holding a knife to her torso, according...
Broward superintendent recommends seven schools for closure next school year
Broward Superintendent Howard Hepburn on Friday recommended the closure of seven schools as the district moves forward with a plan to downsize to save millions of dollars in the face of a strained budget. The final vote on the recommendations will be made in January and changes approved would be...
