One person found dead in Florida, investigation underway
FLORIDA — Police are searching for a subject after a man was found dead in Hialeah on Wednesday morning, authorities said. According to Hialeah police, officers responded around 6:18 a.m. to reports of multiple gunshots in the area of West 19th Avenue and West 56th Street. Callers told police they heard up to 10...
Miami Beach Police sergeant made millions, violated conflict of interest rules providing private security...
For more than a decade, Miami Beach Police Sgt. Luis Corps quietly built a multimillion-dollar private security empire on the same streets he was sworn to protect, flouting conflict-of-interest laws and misleading his superiors about who his private clients were and how much he was making on the side. His...
Priest faces $500,000 in fines for feeding homeless amid lawsuit
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (WFOR) - A Florida priest has racked up more than $500,000 in fines for continuing to feed the homeless after the area around his church was rezoned more than a decade ago. For 36 years, Father Bob Caudill has been feeding the homeless at All Saints Catholic...
911 calls reveal discovery of man later found dead in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Investigators say they believe Joe Czaplinksi was riding a skateboard when he fell onto the roadway and was later hit by a car early Tuesday. The crash happened along State Road A1A and Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale -- less than a mile from McSorley’s Beach Pub, where he worked.
Famed London Restaurant to Make U.S. Debut in Hallandale Beach
Florida is set to welcome London’s Signor Sassi as the restaurant opens its first U.S. location.
Mother says high school coach sent explicit messages to 17-year-old daughter; coach removed from...
MIAMI (WSVN) - A high school coach is in hot water and has been removed from his post pending an investigation that stems from allegations he was sending explicit messages to a 17-year-old girl. The victim’s mother says she wants the coach arrested. The alarming allegations occurred at Miami...
60-year-old man credits therapy dog at Memorial Regional for his recovery progress after crash
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida man is crediting some canine care in his road to recovery following a crash that sent him to the hospital. Sixty-year-old Hernan Acevedo spent over a month at Memorial Regional Hospital South in Hollywood for fractures to his back, shoulder,\ and pelvis. Months later, he’s set...
Broward County Public Schools superintendent moves from closures to job cuts
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County Public Schools employees braced for job cuts amid fiscal pressure from student enrollment declines. After dealing with school closures, Superintendent Howard Hepburn has the tough task of proposing a new job-cuts plan. “We are a bit overstaffed, and so we have to work...
Woman makes court appearance after being arrested for throwing Gatorade at face of school’s...
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman appeared before a judge for her first bond hearing after being arrested on Tuesday. Forty-year-old Diliana Quintana-Avila is charged with battery after, police said, she splashed Gatorade at the face of a school’s assistant principal. The altercation occurred at Norland Middle...
Skateboarder killed in Fort Lauderdale identified by police
Fort Lauderdale police identified the victim as 40-year-old Joseph Czaplinski.

















