Coast Guard offloads nearly 5 tons of cocaine – worth $73M – in Fort...
A U.S. Coast Guard crew on Tuesday returned to Port Everglades to offload near 10,000 pounds of cocaine that they seized last month near Ecuador, officials say. On June 24, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma’s crew interdicted the cocaine, which has a value of $73.7 million, about 120 miles northwest of Ecuador, a...
Prosecutors reconstruct crime scene with bed in Broward courtroom during spear murder trial
In a highly unusual courtroom moment Tuesday, prosecutors assembled a bed inside a Broward County courtroom.
Miami Beach officer fired after friendly fire incident on Venetian Causeway responds with federal...
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miami Beach police officer that accidentally shot her fellow officer when responding to a call has been fired, and now, she said she is planning to sue the department in federal court. Shenaqua Stringer said she’s been under attack from her own department and...
Miami-Dade man accused of beating, choking girlfriend following argument
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 42-year-old Miami-Dade man was arrested early Tuesday morning on multiple felony charges after allegedly choking his girlfriend and threatening to kill her with a kitchen knife during two separate domestic violence incidents, authorities confirmed. Geovanny Gonzalez was taken into custody...
Miami Gardens mom charged after 2-year-old son shoots himself; great-grandmother calls it tragic accident
The child's great-grandmother says she believes the shooting was a tragic accident and is thankful the boy was not more seriously injured.
Florida’s DOGE may take closer look at Broward County School District
Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency may be taking a closer look at the Broward County School District. In a social media post, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier pointed to what he says are questionable contracts awarded by the school board. Uthmeier did not specify which contracts. The announcement...
People Drive From All Over Florida For The Pancakes At This Old-School Restaurant
In the heart of Fort Lauderdale sits Lester’s Diner, a place where pancakes are served the size of manhole covers and locals have been known to engage in heated debates over whether the corned beef hash or the country fried steak deserves the title of “life-changing.”. This isn’t...
Boca Raton Man, 59, Charged in Hit-and-Run Accident on Palmetto Park Road
A Boca Raton man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident after calling police to admit he believed he may have struck another person while driving on Palmetto Park Road. Jayme Lima Neto, 59, was charged in the incident. Police were first called to the scene of the accident, at Palmetto Park […] Sign up...
Man in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself at Sunrise mall
SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man is fighting for his life after accidentally shooting himself at a mall in Sunrise. According to Sunrise Police, a Target employee at Sawgrass Mills Mall accidentally shot himself in the head just before 9 p.m. Monday night. It happened in the back area of...
Records reveal details about Haitian ICE detainee’s death in Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A grieving son reported that his suffering mother told him that she had been denied medical attention while at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Broward Transitional Center, records show. A Broward County Sheriff’s Office detective reported that an ICE detainee at the BTC said...