South Florida family speaks out after accused killer caught in Peru nearly 30 years...
Authorities in Peru arrested 49-year-old Christian Miguel Orosco, the man Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office detectives said was identified by witnesses as the killer.
‘He was no damn thug’: Family members say they want ‘justice’ for 24-year-old killed...
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Family members of Kristofer Lazaro Laboy held a news conference Thursday afternoon, demanding answers in the 24-year-old’s shooting death by a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy two days prior. According to MDSO, Deputy Kelvin Cox, who’s spent more than two decades on the force,...
BSO searching for missing 15-year-old girl from West Park
WEST PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Oliviea Leggett who was reported missing from West Park. According to detectives, Leggett was last seen at around 2 p.m., on Friday, June 13, near the 4600 block of Southwest 32nd...
‘Part of American history’: South Floridians celebrate Juneteenth with parades, events
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Thursday marked Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day a federal holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday dates back to June 19, 1865 when Union Army soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to tell the last few enslaved people in the U.S. that they were...
FWC chair: Miami Herald misrepresented 2022 boating tragedy investigation | Opinion
In recent months, media coverage, most notably from the Miami Herald, has cast doubt on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) investigation into the tragic boating accident that occurred at Cutter Bank in Biscayne Bay on Labor Day weekend in September 2022. This devastating accident resulted...
Family reunited with dog they were told died 4 years ago
MIAMI – A South Florida family who was told their dog had died four years ago is now overjoyed after the dog turned up at a local shelter. The dog is terminally ill, and the family wants to know where she has been all this time. There were hugs...
9-year-old missing from Opa-locka found dead in canal
OPA-LOCKA, FLA. (WSVN) - A 9-year-old boy who was reported missing from Opa-locka was found dead in a canal, police said. Opa-locka Police said their officers, with the help of deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, located “King” Brown floating in a canal in the area of Northwest 32nd Avenue, Wednesday.
Roaches coming out of the walls helped get a Coral Gables restaurant closed
The number of live roaches at a longtime Coral Gables restaurant this week exceeded the establishment’s 30 years of existence as well as the limits of the state inspector. Havana Harry’s says it serves “Cuban American fusion” fare and boasts that the 2024 Michelin guide included it among the Best Cuban Restaurants in...
Aventura Duo Arrested for Alleged Unlicensed Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, Suspected of Fraud and Unlicensed...
A man and a woman have been taken into custody in Aventura, accused of operating an unlicensed cosmetic surgery clinic, police reported. The duo, Joao Batista Cunha De Araujo, 56, and Amanda Soares Felizardo Ungaro, 40, face numerous charges including the unlicensed practice of medicine, grand theft, and...
‘Warm smile, kind heart’: Family, friends mourn woman killed in Wynwood shooting
Evelyn Valdes rang in her 28th birthday in classic Miami fashion. Though the occasion took place days earlier, she took to Wynwood’s club-lined streets Saturday to celebrate with friends under the blacklights of hotspots like 1-800-Lucky and Mayami Wynwood. Hours later, as last-call patrons trickled out onto the...