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As the Miami Seaquarium prepares to shut down its operations on Sunday, animal rights activists are planning a celebration and calling for the facility’s surviving animals to be moved to sanctuaries or released into the ocean. Supporters of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, and allies...

A community activist was gunned down in Miami while playing dominoes outside of his restauant on Friday night, according to police. Police say Dwight C. Wells, 40, was playing with two other men when a man walked up and shot him. The shooter ran off on foot, police say. Around 9:20 p.m., Miami officers responded to...

Florida is now an open-carry state. But not everywhere. Businesses have the final say on whether customers can holster a firearm outside their clothing. So far, many aren’t putting out the welcome mat for customers who open carry, citing existing “no guns” policies. But Florida-based Publix has announced it is...

Flat out and nonstop—that’s the best way to describe general manager Eugene Uriarte and his crew at Deep Impact Custom Boats in Opa-Locka, Fla., as they prepare for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat at the end of month. It’s an important event for the company with the debut its first 449 model center console....

LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) - A frightened family is sharing their pain after an 8-year-old girl was struck by a bullet during a drive-by shooting in Lauderhill. The young girl is back home after being hospitalized following the incident in the area of Northwest 18th Court and 35th Way, just before 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday.

DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boynton Beach woman is facing a felony charge after a traffic stop for an expired tag. While seemingly an innocuous infraction, it’s the woman’s history that led to her arrest. Lauren Elizabeth Ryan, 33,...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Two men were injured early Saturday morning during a burglary at a house that to the dismay of neighbors is available for short rentals in Hollywood. Hollywood Fire Rescue personnel responded to the house shortly before 3:40 a.m. at 741 North Southlake Drive. The victims reported...

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Coral Gables man walked into a predator catcher trap after trying to meet a decoy 14-year-old girl on a messaging app. Officers with the Boynton Beach Police Department (BBPD) responded to Two Georges Waterfront Grill at the 700 block of Casa Loma Boulevard at 2 p.m. on May 2.

It started as an ordinary day for a family in Plantation, Florida. They were busy around the house, enjoying their usual routine, with no idea that something surprising was about to happen. Out of nowhere, their calm morning was interrupted by strange sounds. Unfamiliar cries echoed through the home, and...

The saltwater burbled up — across roads and yards and parks, out of street drains and over the top of crumbling sea walls — a seeping nuisance that every year becomes more of threat for waterfront South Florida. Seasonal king tides, the annual spate of highest tides of...