First responders undergo massive training at FLL to prepare for airplane crash
First responders took part in a massive training exercise at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Thursday to make sure they were prepared for the unthinkable. As part of "Operation Night Owl," emergency crews are simulating a multi-aircraft collision involving over 200 passengers and crew. The training...
Protests erupt in Cuba as power outages persist
MIAMI — Social media video shows protests breaking out in Havana as thousands of people across Cuba remain without electricity amid the island’s energy crisis. Cuban government officials have blamed the conditions on what they describe as a U.S. fuel blockade affecting the island’s ability to secure oil.
Miami’s Last Real Dive Bars Battle The Wrecking Ball
Miami’s real-deal dive bars, the sticky floors, cheap beers and dim corner booths that have quietly stitched neighborhoods together for decades, are running out of room to breathe as glass towers and mixed-use projects creep onto their blocks. Longtime regulars say what is disappearing is not just late-night...
FHP trooper shoots woman after being stabbed during attack in Miami, officials say
According to FHP, at about 5:30 a.m., troopers responded to calls of a vehicle traveling the wrong way down State Road 836, near Northwest 107 Avenue.
This Timeless Florida Restaurant Still Sets The Standard For Fine Dining, Even In 2026
There’s something about walking into a place with that much history that immediately feels different. Joe’s Stone Crab has been part of Miami Beach since 1913, and even now, it still draws the kind of crowds most restaurants can only hope for. I’ve always found it impressive how...
Deerfield Beach Dumps BSO, Bets Big On Its Own Police And Fire
Deerfield Beach is officially breaking up with the Broward Sheriff's Office. In a 4-1 vote on Jan. 21, 2026, the City Commission moved to end the city's decades-long public safety partnership with BSO and start building stand-alone police and fire departments. The decision launches a transition period in which BSO...
Surveillance video captures armed subject shattering windows of employee cars at Pembroke Park restaurant
PEMBROKE PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - A restaurant owner is hoping surveillance video will help authorities identify an individual who, he said, smashed several of his employees’ car windows. Surveillance video from outside of The Polo Bar & Grill shows a man who appears to be armed walking up to...
Hollywood Cop Killer’s Last-Ditch Bid To Undo Plea Shot Down In Broward Court
A Broward judge has shut down a last-minute effort by Jason Banegas to back out of the guilty plea he entered in the 2021 killing of Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino, keeping the case barreling toward a mandatory life sentence under Florida law. Judge Refuses To Let Banegas Walk Back...
Hollywood Family Friend Busted for Blowing Senior’s Savings at Casino, Police Say
A Hollywood woman is accused of quietly draining a longtime family friend’s savings, then feeding thousands of those dollars into slot machines at a neighborhood casino, according to police. Investigators say Kimberly Dawn Bukowski, 56, took more than $38,000 from the man while acting as his caregiver, with at least...
Pembroke Park mayor lashes out at town manager he once pushed to hire: ‘He’s...
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs is now publicly attacking the same town manager he once helped hire. During a heated special commission meeting on Feb. 25, Jacobs lashed out at Town Manager David Lynch, calling him a fraud during a confrontation that unfolded in front of the commission.

















