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A Broward County Charley's Philly Steaks location at Broward Mall was temporarily shut down in early December after state inspectors discovered live roaches and multiple food safety violations, according to records from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.

Members of the Coconut Grove community gathered last week to celebrate civil rights advocate Thelma Vernell Anderson Gibson, whose life reflects Miami’s long fight for equality, as she turned 99 on Dec. 17. The birthday luncheon fundraiser, held Friday at the Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove, honored nearly a...

MIAMI — Miami police arrested a suspect on Tuesday in connection with an early-December armed robbery of nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency and valuables in the city’s Morningside neighborhood. A Miami Police Department arrest report states that the victim first met Dontae Lamar Johnson, 28, of Royal Palm...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Homestead police on Tuesday arrested a 24-year-old woman in connection with a stabbing that they said left a man wounded last month. The suspect was identified by police as Ivette Isabel Padilla, of Miami. The incident happened around 6:15 a.m. on Nov. 22 at a residence...

A bystander captured most of the incident on film, showing the desperate father sprinting after the truck while yelling.

A Georgia rideshare driver thought she was picking up a woman and about to head on an everyday trip Monday, but when three men entered her car instead, she soon realized they were escaped inmates, authorities said. She was bound and kidnapped as the trio drove her to Broward County, subjecting her to six to 10 hours...

DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing from Dania Beach. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit, Odessa Boone was last seen near the 250 block of Southwest Seventh Avenue, at around 9 p.m. on Thursday.

A Powerball ticket sold in Florida won a seven figure prize as the national lottery jackpot continued its climb toward one of the largest payouts in U.S. history.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Deerfield Beach woman who they say posed as a caregiver to exploit elderly victims and steal thousands of dollars. Jail records show Jamisha Shamari Sylvain, 26, was arrested following an investigation by the BSO Deerfield...

Two Florida residents were arrested in Pennsylvania, officials said, as they await extradition to New Jersey to face charges related to a multi-state credit card fraud scheme. According to New Jersey law enforcement officials, Olivia Jean Baptiste, 24, of West Park, Florida, and Michael Rampal, 29, of Fort...