County leaders mostly silent after arrest of woman objecting to ICE deal in Miami-Dade
A day after a 36-year-old real estate agent was dragged out of the Miami-Dade County Commission chambers by plain-clothed officers during a public meeting, the elected officials who watched it happen are mostly keeping mum on what they saw. The Miami Herald requested statements from the county’s 13 commissioners and...
Community seeks answers after death of girl, 4, found in backyard pool near Miami...
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said around 3:40 a.m. they got a call about a child drowning at a home in El Portal.
31 Arrested, 80 Firearms Seized In South Florida Crackdown On Gun And Drug Trafficking
A two-month federal crackdown in South Florida targeting repeat offenders has led to the arrests of 31 people and the seizure of dozens of firearms and illegal drugs, authorities announced this week. The enforcement effort, dubbed “Operation Showdown,” was launched in April by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
Unhoused Woman Found Dead in Plantation Donation Box, Community Urges Support for Vulnerable Populations
A tragic incident has left the Plantation community shaken after an unhoused woman was found dead, stuck in a clothing donation drop box. WSVN reports that the emergency call came early this morning when a body was discovered in the donation box located in the 8300 block of West Federated Roadway. By the time...
Davie police search for missing 30-year-old man with mental health issues
DAVIE, Fla. – Officers with the Davie Police Department asked for the public’s help Saturday in locating a 30-year-old man who they said has been missing for nearly a month. Hunter Raymond Gutierrez was last seen leaving his residence around midnight on June 1 near the 13800 block...
Hollywood police search for missing 89-year-old woman with medical conditions
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Police asked for the public’s help in locating a 89-year-old woman who they said went missing Saturday morning from the 6700 block of McClellan Street in Hollywood. Hollywood police said Maria Cabal was last seen around 9:30 a.m. near 67th Avenue. She told a neighbor...
Woman’s body found inside pink clothing donation box in Plantation
Police have not identified the victim at this time.
Man arrested after argument among UPS workers in Hialeah led to shooting: Cops
A man has been arrested after police said an argument involving UPS employees outside a facility in Hialeah led to a shooting. Anthony Oliver Ernest, 21, is facing an aggravated assault with a firearm charge in Thursday's shooting outside the UPS facility at 969 East 56th Street, Hialeah Police officials said.
Fire rips through another yacht in Fort Lauderdale. No injuries reported
A 47-foot yacht was destroyed in a Friday morning fire in Fort Lauderdale near the Lauderdale Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said. Fire crews received several 911 calls just before 7 a.m. reporting the blaze. Units arrived on scene within six minutes to find the vessel fully engulfed near the 1100 block of...
Woman stabbed near Miami’s Flagami neighborhood, police say
MIAMI – A woman was stabbed Saturday morning near the Flagami area, prompting a swift response from Miami police, authorities confirmed. Officers with the Miami Police Department said they were dispatched just before 9 a.m. to the area of West Flagler Street and Southwest 69th Avenue, where they found the woman with...