EDITORIAL: Hope report out. Voters must judge
Thanks to some good work by CBS Miami and other media outlets, the grand jury report on the Hope Florida scandal was revealed last week.
Arrests announced in Disabled Parking Permit fraud scheme
Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez joined Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz following the arrests of 11 individuals as part of Operation Parking Denied, an ongoing investigation into an alleged fraudulent scheme involving the improper issuance of Disabled Person Parking Permits. The investigat
2 Hollywood schools placed on lockdown over ‘potential threat,’ officials say
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Hollywood Hills High School and Stirling Elementary School were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning while law enforcement investigated what they called a “potential threat” in the area. A Broward County Public Schools spokesperson told Local 10 News that all students and staff are safe.
Live updates: Today’s South Florida news
Find live updates of the latest breaking news across South Florida. For a deeper dive, check out our home page or local collection. Man arrested for ‘joking' about bomb in bag while boarding MIA flight to Cuba, MDSO says. By Briana Trujillo. A man was arrested Monday after "joking"...
Flavor South Florida returns with dining deals at more than 100 restaurants from Boca...
Flavor South Florida is returning this September with prix fixe dining specials at more than 100 restaurants across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, according to organizers. The monthlong dining event runs Sept. 1-30 and features lunch, brunch and dinner specials ranging from about $25 to $65 at participating.
Fraud Ring Drains $5,800,000 From Florida Condo and Homeowners Associations: Report
Six individuals face charges in a scheme that siphoned at least $5.8 million from Miami-Dade condominium and homeowners associations using fake invoices and controlled management firms. The two-year probe identified multiple affected properties and warned of potentially larger losses. The post Fraud Ring Drains $5,800
Orthopedic surgeon suffers spinal injury after driver struck him while cycling on Rickenbacker Causeway...
MIAMI — Dr. Gilbert Beauperthuy-Rojas, an orthopedic surgeon, remained hospitalized on Monday afternoon after a driver struck him while he was cycling in Miami’s Virginia Key. Miami Fire Rescue personnel rushed Beauperthuy-Rojas, 63, to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center after the collision on Saturday mor
North Beach Elementary teacher accused of shoving neighbor outside condo; parent says suspect, 64,...
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A teacher at North Beach Elementary school bonded out of jail after, police said, he attacked his neighbor. Nelson Martinez, who is listed as a Spanish teacher at the school, was arrested Saturday on a misdemeanor battery charge. Martinez’s neighbors said the 64-year-old suspect has...
Charges dropped for woman accused of attacking fellow inmates when victims fail to appear...
MIAMI (Court TV) — Prosecutors dropped charges against a woman accused of attacking fellow inmates at a Florida jail after the alleged victims failed to come to court. Daisy Link, 31, had faced three charges of battery on a detainee for separate incidents at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. At a Monday s
Miami Man Gets Prison for Posing as Elderly Woman’s Son To Steal Her Home
A Miami man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after scheming to exploit a 94-year-old woman out of her home. On Aug. 26, Alejandro Diaz Torriente, 67, was found guilty of the financial exploitation of a 94-year-old woman and sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation, according to the Miam

















