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Authorities in Miami Gardens have launched a homicide investigation after a woman’s body was discovered in a local lake, officials confirmed. According to the Miami Gardens Police Department, the body of Geneva Bennett Prevatt, 55, was found on March 26 near the 1000 block of Northwest 208th Terrace. Officers...

A homeowner armed himself and warned he would shoot after a woman repeatedly demanded entry and tried forcing her way into the home while his wife and child slept inside, deputies said. According to a Lauderhill Police report, on March 26, deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a burglary...

A Pompano Beach man faces capital murder charges in connection with a deadly robbery that left one man dead and another wounded in Lake Worth in September 2024. Rodney Augustin, 25, was arrested Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit robbery with a firearm in the killing of Marco Escobar,...

MIAMI — A man accused of stealing woman’s gold chain worth nearly $20,000 was arrested while wearing the chain. Miami police took Jaylyn Coleman, 30, of Miami Gardens, into custody on Wednesday. According to an arrest form, the victim and Coleman were at the Gale Miami Hotel and...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A crash on I-95 North involving an overturned truck in Boca Raton is backing up traffic on Thursday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash just before Exit 45, Glades Road, at 10:55 a.m. In the latest update at 11:10 a.m., officials said that the...

Following the viral fallout of the Barbie Dream Fest in South Florida, local vendors are seeking accountability and refunds after the event failed to deliver on its promises. Organizers of the event, Mischief Management, recently agreed to refund ticketholders after disappointed fans took to social media to complain...

MIAMI — Boxer Gervonta Davis did not appear in a South Florida courtroom on Wednesday. However, both prosecutors and Davis’ defense attorneys argued over surveillance video at the root of the charges against the famous fighter. The video is from October and was taken inside Tootsie’s Cabaret in...

After a woman was found dead in a Miami Gardens lake last week, police announced Tuesday that her death has been ruled a homicide and that they are searching for who killed her. Around 8:40 a.m., Thursday Geneva Bennett Prevatt was discovered in a lake near 1005 Northwest 208th Terrace. The next day, the Miami-Dade...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A South Florida insurance adjuster exploited Hurricane Ian victims by withholding more than $600,000 in insurance settlement money, according to arrest documents obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday. Jail records show Francisco Javier Chaparro Araus, 45, of Miramar, is facing multiple charges...

A fast-moving fire tore through several mobile homes in Hallandale Beach early Tuesday, sending thick plumes of smoke rolling over the neighborhood as crews scrambled to keep the flames from jumping to nearby units. Aerial footage showed at least two trailers fully engulfed while firefighters worked to box the blaze...