Fort Lauderdale FL

A Fort Lauderdale financial advisor who pleaded guilty to a years-long international investment scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $94 million will be spending the next two decades behind bars, authorities said. Andrew Hamilton Jacobus, 64, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday after previously...

Friday night in Florida sounds simple until you try to eat Italian. Have you ever noticed how the moment the weekend hits, every good Italian restaurant suddenly feels impossible to get into?. Cars circle parking lots. Hosts quote wait times with a straight face. Tables fill faster than you can...

A Margate man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he nearly bit off a woman’s finger during a violent domestic dispute. According to a Margate Police Department arrest report, officers responded to a 911 call on February 4, indicating a woman required medical attention following a fight with a...

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A South Florida woman was arrested Wednesday after allegedly funding a $1.2 million spree of private jets, mansions, and diamonds by swindling an event decor business. Broward Sheriff's Office Deerfield Beach detectives say the suspect, 32-year-old Keshon Litesha Rivers, operated a...

A fire erupted at a Hollywood gas station Thursday night after a driver took off with the gas pump line still attached, officials said. The incident happened shortly after 7 p.m. at the station in the area of Pembroke Road and S. 28th Avenue. Hollywood Fire Rescue officials said crews...

Public school ally In his Jan. 29 online Miami Herald op-ed, “ The education that shaped me: Finding a new Miami-Dade superintendent is personal,” Jaret L. Davis makes important points about the need for transparency in selecting our next public schools superintendent. He is right that this decision is deeply...

New bodycam video shows how a man was forced to the ground after police said he “mule-kicked” the door of an apartment in Hollywood. Neighbors say they awoke to banging and screaming as a man they did not recognize tried to kick in a door inside of their gated community on Sunday.

MIAMI — In some areas of Miami, there are so many shopping carts on streets and sidewalks that the city’s removal crew sometimes can’t keep up. Miami Commissioner Rolando Escalona said code enforcement is reporting property owners, and his team is working on a public awareness campaign.

Business Debut recently did phone interviews with 5 new restaurant owners between Boca Raton, Royal Palm Beach, West Palm, Boynton, and Lake Park. Find the full articles under each blurb. Kosher Chobee — Boca Raton. Address: 21077 Powerline Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33433. Status: Recently opened. What to expect:...

Fort Lauderdale police have identified a child seen on surveillance video allegedly killing a duck in a residential yard and are working with child welfare authorities as the investigation continues.