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The Florida Lottery announced on Wednesday that two Palm Beach County residents won big prizes earlier this year playing scratch-off games.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A 46-year-old Miami Gardens man is facing multiple charges related to what authorities called a stolen check scheme. Authorities said the fraudulent actions took place between November of 2023 and February of 2024. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Patrick Heslop attempted to make four

A Miami Police Department (MPD) officer has been fired after allegedly logging nearly 100 hours of fake overtime last summer. Last June, an MPD sergeant filed a complaint with the department’s internal affairs unit alleging that officer Erick Hernandez logged 10 hours of off-duty work at a Home Depot within the City of

Days after Broward Sheriff “Dr.” Gregory Tony’s commencement ceremony at Nova Southeastern University in June 2024 he hired the academic chairman of the NSU committee that judged his doctoral dissertation as a BSO reserve deputy sheriff. Vincent Van Hasselt, a psychology professor, was hired for the part-time...

Federal agents say a Colombian national picked up in South Florida helped steer millions in drug cash through local electronics companies, turning the region’s import export scene into an alleged laundering pipeline. Prosecutors identify the suspect as Andrelio Castano Rojas, 54, who is being held in the Broward County

The fallout from declining enrollment in Broward County Public Schools is being felt in many ways. Over the past decade, the district has lost more than 40,000 students. That led to the layoffs of 300 people, approved by the school board Monday, and the declining enrollment is causing one school to lose a teacher in a

MIAMI — Authorities from Broward County were observed in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. They were seen focusing on a home in the area of Northeast First Court and 76th Street. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, BSO and the Fort Lauderdale Police Department were conducting a joint criminal...

WESTON, FLA. (WSVN) - - Detectives from the Broward Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s help in their search for a 15-year-old who was reported missing from Weston. According to BSO, Zimar Buwell was last seen on Tuesday on 16461 Racquet Club Road, where he left in an unknown direction.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Aristocrat Gaming comes through again. This time with the Queen Chiu™ Phoenix Link™ slot machine. A lucky guest won a $118,597.20 jackpot on the machine Monday, May 11, at Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, Fla.. The guest wagered $250 on a $2 denomination to land...

WESTON, Fla. — Authorities in Broward County are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager. Investigators said 15-year-old Zimar Buwell was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday near Racquet Club Road before leaving in an unknown direction. Buwell is described by officials as 6-feet tall,...