Fort Lauderdale FL

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On Monday, Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn unveiled a list of schools that would close and consolidate under the district’s “Redefining Our Schools” initiative. The announcement came after a public meeting where parents could weigh in. The initiative is in...

Jamaican-American community leader Latoya Clarke has been appointed Assistant Deputy Mayor of the City of Sunrise, marking a significant milestone in her longtime service to the South Florida municipality she has called home since migrating from Jamaica at age 14. The City of Sunrise announced the new leadership...

HIALEAH, Fla. — The Hialeah Police Department confirmed they have identified some of the juveniles who were captured on surveillance video last week participating in a “dangerous” and “reckless” viral online prank at an apartment complex, authorities said. According to Lt. Eddie Rodriguez, the children...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Moments after someone is booked into jail, scammers are calling their families and pretending to be deputies, demanding instant payment for bail or ankle monitors. The Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) is warning the public on Monday about this alarming scheme, where suspects pose as...

Several South Florida restaurants were ordered shut by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation last week after inspectors found dead rodents, roaches, flies and filthy conditions. Rodent activity played a major role in multiple closures. Here are the restaurants shut down and the violations...

Isabella was only a year old, a black Labrador with a past no one could quite piece together, when she was moved to the Humane Society of Broward County after coming in from another shelter. The moment she arrived, the nonstop barking and echoing commotion swallowed her up. She folded...

MIRAMAR, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Miramar Beach man is facing multiple charges after a violent incident that involved a civil process clerk over the weekend. According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Scott Terence Wheeler, 60, is charged with robbery, assault, battery, obstruction, and criminal mischief after an...

Miami Springs Police Chief Matthew Castillo released a statement about a recent coyote incident in the city. In recent days, the Miami Springs Police Department received several reports of a coyote entering backyards. Residents expressed concern for their pets and community safety. Chief Castillo stated that the...

AVENTURA, Fla. — A Pennsylvania man with multiple violent felony convictions in the Keystone State is now in trouble in South Florida after threatening to murder a man at an Aventura shopping center over the weekend, according to police. According to the Aventura Police Department, the incident happened at...

Crooks are putting a new twist on the arrest scam.