Carnival ordered to pay injured passenger $300,000 by Miami jury
Carnival Cruise Line must pay $300,000 to a former passenger after a federal jury in South Florida found that the company was negligent in serving the woman more than a dozen shots of tequila before she fell and suffered a possible traumatic brain injury.
Video released showing aftermath of Taste of Miami Karnival triple shooting
MIAMI — Newly released video shows the moments after gunfire erupted at the Taste of Miami Karnival event. It happened Sunday around 11:30 p.m. near the main stage of the event off Northeast 62nd Street and Second Avenue. Authorities said three people were shot and rushed to Jackson Memorial...
53-year-old music teacher got heart tattoos and “professed love” to a student
Miami, Florida - A 53-year-old high school teacher from Miami was arrested and is facing accusations that he got heart tattoos and romantically pursued a teenage student, for whom he "professed love." On Friday, police arrested Rudolph Infante, a 53-year-old music teacher, on charges that he has romantically pursued one of his students since August. According to the charges, Infante touched...
Cult-Favorite Miami Bistro Returns for One Night Only
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City of Hollywood approves apartment building construction despite residents’ pushback
Residents argue the project is too large, doesn't fit the neighborhood, and will worsen flooding in the area.
Roaches, Rodents and Ruined Pastries: Miami Beach Bakery Trashes Quarter-Ton of Treats
State food cops hit a Miami Beach favorite with a gut punch of an inspection, ordering Moises Bakery to toss more than 250 pounds of pastries after finding rodent droppings, live cockroaches and a laundry list of sanitation problems. The crackdown sidelined display cases and equipment while the Collins Avenue shop scrambles to clean up and clear a follow-up inspection. Moises Bakery, long...
Miami woman accused of attacking postal worker, using racial slur
Lourdes Maria Portugues is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with prejudice, according to Miami-Dade police.
Florida Man Allegedly Drains $20,000 From Wells Fargo Customer, Calls Victim Dozens of Times...
A Florida resident is accused of scamming a Wells Fargo customer out of $20,000 by posing as a bank official. Kevon Christopher-Ky’Marley Shaw is accused of repeatedly calling the victim in September of 2025 and identifying himself as “Steven Fenton” from Wells Fargo’s fraud department, reports Tamarac Talk. Police say Shaw provided the victim’s correct […] The post Florida Man Allegedly Drains $20,000 From...
Wayfair is opening its first large South Florida store. Here’s what to know
Wayfair announced it will open a two-level, 94,000-square-foot store at Galleria in Fort Lauderdale in late 2027 — its first large-format location in Florida. The store hinges on a major redevelopment of the 46-year-old mall that would add a hotel and residential towers. FULL STORY: A trendy store is planning a South Florida debut. But will the mall be...
Mother of rapper Kodak Black’s child arrested on drug trafficking charge in Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A woman who shares a child with South Florida rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week by Fort Lauderdale police. Online jail records show Jammiah Catera Broomfield, 28, was booked into the Paul Rein Detention Facility Tuesday on multiple charges, including trafficking in methamphetamine, driving with a suspended or revoked license, resisting an officer without violence and probation violation.
