Driver claimed he was rushing to a Miami fire, but deputies say he was...
A Florida traffic stop involving a speeding SUV with flashing red and blue lights quickly turned into a much larger investigation after deputies said the driver’s story about responding to a fire in Miami began falling apart almost immediately.
Rick Ross joins major residential development in hometown of Miami Gardens
Residences are being marketed as starting at approximately $593 per square foot. We're in the final stretch of our summer campaign. Our goal is to raise $10,000 by August 9 to support the journalism our community relies on. Reader support is helping shape the future of local news. Two decades...
Harsh storm ignites fence wiring, knocks power line down in Fort Lauderdale neighborhood
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A bolt of lightning triggered a fireball that illuminated a neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale. The apparent lightning strike hit electrical wiring on a fence, sparking a fire that lit up the area of the Lake Ridge neighborhood, early Monday morning. The intense weather and subsequent...
Lawsuit claims Fishback owes $8K to Broward champion debater
We're in the final stretch of our summer campaign. Our goal is to raise $10,000 by August 9 to support the journalism our community relies on. Reader support is helping shape the future of local news. In what might be the highest-stakes debate of her young career, a recent Miramar...
Woman accused of threatening boyfriend with gun, then escaping deputy at Jackson Memorial Hospital
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miami woman is facing multiple felony charges after police said she threatened her boyfriend with a handgun during a domestic dispute, then escaped from a deputy’s custody while receiving treatment at Jackson Memorial Hospital before she was recaptured. Investigators said 23-year-old Kiara
Miami Woman Accused of Gun Threat on Boyfriend Bolts From Jackson Memorial ER, Cops...
A 23-year-old Miami woman is accused of turning a relationship argument into a gun threat—and then turning a hospital exam room into an escape route. Kiara Joseph now faces multiple charges after authorities say she broke free from handcuffs at Jackson Memorial Hospital and was recaptured after a foot chase.
‘People are living in fear’: Activists demand Miami cut ties with ICE
Local police working with ICE agents on their deportation roundups is a thorny issue nationwide. In Florida, the state government pressured local governments to sign what’s called a 287(g) agreement, which commits police officers to assist ICE in their communities. On Monday, immigration activists demanded the City of
Four men in South Florida accused of bilking $19 million from federal SNAP program
Four South Florida store owners or operators are facing federal criminal charges after investigators accused them of running a massive, years-long scheme to defraud the nation's supplemental nutrition program out of more than $19 million by trading benefits for cash. A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging
Deputies arrest 18-year-old driver over ‘doing donuts’ at Miami Lakes street takeover
MIAMI LAKES, Fla. — Drivers performed stunts during an intersection takeover that involved 40 to 50 cars and 70 to 80 spectators on Sunday in Miami Lakes, according to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies. Shawn Nunn was driving a gray Dodge Charger and “doing donuts” shortly before 1:40 a.m....
USPS worker arrested after allegedly stealing winning lottery ticket from the mail and cashing...
Lakaysha Lockhart, a 28-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker from Hollywood, is accused of stealing a woman’s winning lottery ticket valued at $2,600 from the mail and cashing it in at a South Florida lottery office, according to Florida Lottery officials. She was arrested on July 23 following an investigation conducte
