1 critical after near drowning involving submerged excavator at Davie construction site
DAVIE, FLA. (WSVN) - One man is in critical condition after a near drowning incident at a construction site in Davie. The incident happened near Southwest 154th Avenue and 24th Place on Monday afternoon. According to Davie Police, officers arrived to the site and found an overturned and submerged excavator...
Glenn Curtiss Look-a-Like Competition at the Miami Springs Centennial Celebration
The Glenn Curtiss Look-A-Like Competition was a serious affair. All the contests came dressed appropriately and looked the part. But the clear winner was the little 3 year old boy dressed up like Glenn Curtiss. He was definitely the crowd favorite. However, the American ingenuity that drove Glenn Curtiss lives...
Traffic alert: New highway pattern coming to stretch of I-95 in Miami
Beginning 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, southbound Interstate 95 drivers exiting at Northwest 14th Street will follow a new traffic pattern. Exits will shift slightly east and drivers will move right onto a newly constructed ramp lane. Also, expect overnight lane closings to affect Okeechobee Road from the Broward County
Miami woman, 80, oldest known DCD lung donor
South Florida Donor Network (SFDN), the federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) serving six counties across South Florida and The Bahamas, recently announced a historic milestone in organ donation and transplantation. Mary Joanne Palmer, an 80-year-old Miami resident, has become the oldest known donor
Suspect sought after electric scooter crash ends in fatal shooting, MDSO says
Authorities are searching for a suspect after a crash involving two men on electric scooters led to a fatal shooting in northwest Miami-Dade on Sunday, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly before 5:25 p.m. in the area of Northwest 75th Street and Northwest 22nd Court in Gladeview. Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Former Miami Gardens police officer pleads guilty to COVID-19 loan fraud: feds
An ex-Miami Gardens police officer made a false statement to obtain a nearly $64,000 business loan through a COVID-19 relief program, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Alvin Bernard, 38, of Miami Gardens, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the Small Business Administra
Missing $12,000 Luggage Turns Up Online, Leading to Miami Airport Staff’s Arrest
A missing piece of luggage worth about $12,000 was later found for sale online, leading to the arrests of two airport workers in Miami. Authorities said the case began after a traveler reported the bag missing at Miami International Airport.
Dirty Dining: More than 110 rodent droppings, potatoes with gnaw marks; inspectors found even...
Records show rodent problems were reported at Eat and Run Subs, Seph Restaurant & Bakery, CM Chicken and Boardwalk Bar & Grill. Inspectors found dozens of rodent droppings at several of those businesses, including more than 50 at Seph, where additional droppings were found during a reinspection. Roach activity was...
Miami Police Search for Missing 16-Year-Old Last Seen in Little Havana
A 16-year-old boy has been missing from Miami's Little Havana neighborhood since Saturday afternoon, and city police are asking anyone with information to come forward. Daniel Mosqueda was last seen near 605 SW 24th Ave at approximately 12:30 p.m., wearing a beige polo shirt and beige shorts, according to a flyer distr
Miami graffiti artist Atomik taken into custody over Seaquarium tagging
A well-known Miami graffiti artist is facing criminal charges after allegedly sneaking into the shuttered Miami Seaquarium and spray-painting an announcer’s booth. According to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest complaint, a security guard noticed Adam Vargas (AKA Atomik), the 45-year-old artist most known for the sm
