Shelter Staff Found A Heartwarming Way To Show Reactions Of Dogs After Being Adopted
Whenever I step inside a shelter, I immediately get washed over with a wave of both sadness and happiness. Every animal inside has one wish on their mind: to finally be adopted into a fun and loving home. And, as much as the shelter staff try their best to provide...
‘It’s a milestone for our agency’: FLFR swears in 35 new recruits, biggest class...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - The Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue team swore in 35 new recruits following 10 intensive weeks of training, a major milestone for the cadets that is also a historic moment for the department. To the sound of bagpipes, the young cadets walked into an auditorium Thursday...
Man wanted after pointing gun in road-rage incident near Fort Lauderdale airport: BSO
Authorities are searching for a man who was caught on camera pointing a gun at another driver during a road-rage incident near the Fort Lauderdale Airport, officials said. The incident happened around 7 p.m. on April 29 near the 300 block of Terminal Drive outside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,...
‘Totally stunned.’ New pope a happy shock for Miami’s Catholic leaders, faithful
‘He is perhaps more international than American, because he was spent most of his priesthood as a missionary in Peru.’
Convicted killer Anthawn Ragan sentenced to life in prison
MIAMI – Jurors rendered a verdict Thursday afternoon in the penalty phase trial of convicted killer Anthawn Ragan. It took about two hours for jurors to reach their decision to sentence Ragan to life in prison. Ragan was convicted of first-degree murder last month for the 2013 shooting of...
4-year-old boy who shot himself in the foot near Fort Lauderdale released from hospital
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A 4-year-old South Florida boy was released from the hospital as he continues what is expected to be a lengthy recovery from a gunshot wound. Kareem Saintlius spent over a week recovering in the hospital after, police said, he got a hold of a gun at his aunt’s house near Fort Lauderdale...
Miami Gardens couple who died in massive house fire remembered as peaceful and hard-working
Neighbors are remembering a husband and wife who died after a fire broke out at their Miami Gardens home as peaceful and hard-working. Family and neighbors identified the victims as Ronda Spencer-Fordham and Tim Fordham, who died Wednesday morning. "I’m still processing the loss. I haven’t been hit as yet,"...
BSO identifies 28-year-old woman fatally shot by deputies in Deerfield Beach
Authorities have identified the armed woman who was shot and killed by Broward Sheriff's deputies during an encounter in Deerfield Beach Wednesday night. Santrina Lester, 28, of Pompano Beach, was killed in the shooting, BSO officials said Thursday. Officials said deputies had responded to the 2000 block of Northeast...
‘Gut-wrenching’: Family wants justice after father of 3 shot and killed in Pompano Beach
A South Florida family wants justice after a 25-year-old father was shot and killed in Pompano Beach last week. Family members said Jacarey Love was funny and liked to make you laugh, but he was also a family man who loved his nieces and nephews and his three children. “He...
Man with permanently revoked license accused of backing into woman at Boca Raton car...
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A woman was left injured after a man, with a permanently revoked driver's license, backed into her at a car wash and sped away from the scene. The arrest affidavit from the Boca Raton Police Department says the hit-and-run occurred on Tuesday at a Valero Gas Station at 1255 W Palmetto Park...