Search underway for woman accused of using 81-year-old’s ID to buy $130,000 car
An 81-year-old Buna resident is at the center of an identity theft investigation after authorities said her personal information was used to buy a $130,000 vehicle from a Miami dealership and to seek credit for additional purchases. The victim reported the fraud on Feb. 23, 2026, after discovering someone had...
Miami Jury Hits City Detective With $1.1 Million Crash Verdict
A Miami jury has handed down a $1,139,000 verdict against a City of Miami police detective after finding he slammed into the back of a lawfully stopped car in a 2018 crash that injured two women. One woman walked away with a $999,000 award after medical experts tied her need for ongoing injections to the wreck, while...
Ousted Hospital CEO Accused Of Grabbing Control Of South Florida Cash
A leadership shakeup at a South Florida hospital system has spilled straight into court, with the operator accusing its recently ousted chief executive of trying to grab control of the company’s bank accounts on his way out. Healthcare Systems of America, which runs a network of five South Florida...
Zhō Bets Big On Dania Pointe With Pan-Asian Showpiece
BOL Hospitality Group is doubling down on Dania Beach’s dining scene, locking in a lease for Zhō, a new pan-Asian restaurant headed to a 6,700-square-foot space at Dania Pointe. The concept, built around refined Chinese dishes executed with Japanese technique, is slated to break ground in Q2 2026 and open to the...
“I’m About to Go Over There and Blow Up the Place,”: Man Arrested for...
A man was arrested after authorities say he threatened to blow up and shoot up a Tamarac medical business during a phone call about obtaining his parents’ medical records. According to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office report, Saul Vargas, 49, of Deerfield Beach, was arrested on March 11 and charged with Threat to...
Florida Mom Accused of Shooting, Trying to Kill Sister Smiles in Mugshot After Arrest
A Florida woman accused of trying to kill her sister by shooting her at “close range” during an argument was seen smiling in her mugshot following her arrest. Magdalena Dybkowska, of North Lauderdale, was arrested on Monday, March 9, on charges including attempted felony murder and resisting an officer, court records...
South Florida Feds Nail Life-Sentence Inmate in Brutal Lyft Kidnapping After Georgia Jailbreak
Two weeks after a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale heard how a Lyft ride turned into a nightmare trip south, jurors convicted Stevenson Charles, a federal inmate already serving a life sentence, for his role in the violent kidnapping of a rideshare driver after he slipped out of Georgia custody, officials said....
Island Hotspot Paya Goes Dark On 17th Street As New Concept Moves In
Paya, the island-forward restaurant launched by chef Niven Patel and partner Mohamed "Mo" Alkassar, quietly shut down in early March after roughly 18 months on Miami Beach. The team served its final dinner service on a Sunday, and the doors closed for good the following day. Alkassar is hanging on to the 17th Street...
Police: Man Fired Gun Inside Apartment During Argument While Children Were Inside
A man was arrested after Coral Springs police said he fired a gun inside an apartment while several children were inside the home. According to a Coral Springs Police Department arrest report, Andre Mackeith Harrigan, 26, of Tamarac, was taken into custody on March 8 following an incident that began earlier that...
This 16-Acre Japanese Garden in Florida Feels Like a Secret Oasis
Florida is full of surprises, but few are as quietly spectacular as a 16-acre Japanese garden tucked into the suburbs of Palm Beach County. Most people think of theme parks and beaches when they picture a Florida day trip, but this place offers something completely different: real stillness, real beauty, and a...
