Judge considers law enforcement’s Florida ‘stand your ground’ defense after innocent bystanders die during...
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Jose Mateo, a suspended Miami-Dade deputy, appeared in Broward County court on Friday. His defense claimed that a manslaughter case against him over a 2019 shoot-out that killed innocent bystanders had to be dismissed. Four men died on Dec. 5, 2019, in Miramar. Two of...
Pembroke Park police search for missing, endangered man last seen walking from care facility
PEMBROKE PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing and endangered man who disappeared after leaving a care facility in Pembroke Park earlier this week. Authorities said Vienvenido Munoz Escobar, 66, was last seen on Tuesday around The Plaza, located at 3535...
Man caught on video allegedly poisoning neighbor’s cats, police say
A Biscayne Park man was arrested after police say he was caught on video poisoning his neighbor's cats with food laced with a crystal substance, leading to their deaths.
Teen talks about witnessing how a predator nearly abducted girl — and got away...
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — A teenage girl said she recently saw a predator nearly kidnap a girl in Miami-Dade County, and it shocked her. They want him caught and punished so he never puts anyone through that again. The teen said she saw a driver following the girl, who...
Detectives find narcotics suspect’s 10-month-old son in car parked at Extended Stay America in...
TAMARAC, FLA. (WSVN) - Detectives monitoring a narcotics suspect in the parking lot of a Tamarac hotel found his 10-month-old son inside his car in addition to illegal drugs, authorities said. The sound of screeching tires echoed throughout the parking lot of the Extended Stay America Suites along West Commercial...
Florida home purchases getting canceled at record rate: Redfin
Home purchases across Florida and the U.S. are getting canceled at a record rate, according to a new study from Redfin.
Rickenbacker resident tolls would triple under Levine Cava budget
Tucked away in Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s budget are whopping increases for tolls on the Rickenbacker Causeway for both visitors and residents alike, part of the plan to address a $400 million Miami-Dade County budget shortfall. The increase for the residential plan would raise the annual rate from $24...
Woman Allegedly Stabs Friend in the Head Following Club Altercation, Brags About Crime on...
Shakia Jenkins stabbed a former friend in the head in Florida and bragged about the bloody attack in outrageous social media videos, authorities allege according to People. Troublemaking Texan Jenkins, 29, plunged a knife into her onetime pal after the women clashed at a club in Miami and faced off in a nearby...
Police: Man set himself on fire while being served restraining order
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A man was rushed to the hospital after setting himself on fire Thursday afternoon. It happened in North Miami Beach along Northeast 182nd Street. Police were there to serve that man with a restraining order when they said he poured an accelerant on himself.
Driver arrested in fatal Little Havana hit-and-run, police say
MIAMI — Miami police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in Little Havana Friday morning. Miami police identified the suspect as Fernando Abraham Delosrios, 41. Jail records show he is facing one count of leaving the scene of a crash involving death.