Catholic Church cleared to hold mass at Alligator Alcatraz after long negotiation
After weeks of negotiations to hold religious services at Florida’s controversial detention center for migrants in the Everglades, the Archdiocese of Miami finally got an answer. “I am pleased that our request to provide for the pastoral care of the detainees has been accommodated,” said Archdiocese of Miami...
Person possibly electrocuted at Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation: Officials
A person was rushed to the hospital after they were possibly electrocuted at Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation on Monday, officials said. The incident happened at the club at 9200 W. Broward Boulevard where the person suffered a cardiac arrest on top of a freezer, Plantation Fire officials said. Officials...
As loved ones mourn 3 girls killed in Biscayne Bay sailboat crash, victim’s attorney...
MIAMI (WSVN) - Devastated families and a heartbroken community are in mourning after a boat crash in Biscayne Bay claimed the life of three girls, and as investigators attempt to piece together what led to the crash, the attorney for one of the victims said this tragedy “could have and should have” been avoided.
Armed suspect fatally shot by Hollywood police during arrest attempt, authorities say
Hollywood Police said Donald Taylor was armed and refused verbal commands before "an officer-involved shooting occurred."
Trooper attacked on SR-84 in Davie following traffic stop; 1 arrested, 3 on the...
DAVIE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was hurt after he encountered some trouble during a traffic stop in Davie. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. on SR-84 westbound, just before SW 136th Avenue when the trooper conducted a traffic stop on a driver who failed to stay in their lane.
Alligator Alcatraz Security Job Postings Hint at Long-Term Facility
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Dangerous heat threatens Miami-Dade and Broward, advisory issued
Expect after showers and thunderstorms across South Florida in the afternoon.
Tropical Storm Dexter off US East Coast raises rip current danger at beaches from...
Tropical Storm Dexter formed off the U.S. East Coast in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday night, and while the storm won’t directly impact us here at home, beachgoers from the Northeast to South Florida will need to be aware of a rising rip current risk.
2-year-old girl hospitalized after nearly drowning in Fort Lauderdale hotel pool
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Authorities in Broward County are investigating after a 2-year-old girl nearly drowned. It happened around 6:45 p.m. Saturday at the Sheraton Suites hotel, located on Cypress Creek Boulevard near I-95 in Fort Lauderdale. According to police, someone called 911 after finding the girl in the...
Miami’s last Sears store just added a new hands-on showroom. Take a look
The last Sears store in South Florida, one of only two left in the state, is trying a familiar name to bring customers inside. The Kenmore appliances brand, associated with Sears for more than a century, opened a new 3,000-square-foot showroom inside the “Coral Gables Sears” on the Miami side of the city border at...
