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MIAMI (WSVN) - Devastated families and a heartbroken community are in mourning after a boat crash in Biscayne Bay claimed the life of three girls, and as investigators attempt to piece together what led to the crash, the attorney for one of the victims said this tragedy “could have and should have” been avoided.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a South Florida landlord employed violence as a means to financially exploit a 78-year-old tenant with dementia, “punching him” if he did not sign checks. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies captured a seemingly smirking Anne-Marie Lake in a jail mugshot as they...

Hollywood Police said Donald Taylor was armed and refused verbal commands before "an officer-involved shooting occurred."

DAVIE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was hurt after he encountered some trouble during a traffic stop in Davie. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. on SR-84 westbound, just before SW 136th Avenue when the trooper conducted a traffic stop on a driver who failed to stay in their lane.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office issued a “predator alert” Monday regarding a registered sex offender who has moved to the West Boca area. Steven Jason Meizel, 62, has moved to 22969 Seaspray Place, off Route 441 (SR-7) in unincorporated Boca Raton, PBSO said. He was found guilty in 1999 of sexual battery...

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A woman wanted for bail jumping in Kentucky is facing a felony charge in South Florida after authorities said she was caught disturbing a marked sea turtle nest in Pompano Beach. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened just before noon on Sunday...

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Yesterday, on the sweltering streets of Coral Springs, protesters joined a nationwide movement du jour, tagged 'Rage Against the Regime,' in a move to collectively voice their disapproval of the current administration. Local organization Joyful Resistance Indivisible, in concert with the 50501 Movement, marshaled the...

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MIAMI — A Houston woman is facing an attempted murder charge in South Florida after authorities accused her of stabbing another woman at a Miami gas station and then bragging about it and taunting the victim in social media posts and livestreams. Police said they arrested Shakia Travon Jenkins,...