Months after ‘shocking’ unprovoked elderly attack, deputies arrest suspect
A 71-year-old man was sitting quietly on a Broward County Transit bus when he was approached by a random man and beaten with no explanation in March. On Friday, four months later, deputies say they’ve caught the man behind the unprovoked attack. Maurice Bradwell, a 33-year-old Pompano Beach man, was arrested and...
Vigil held for 18-year-old woman killed in 2024 North Lauderdale shooting
Nearly a year after an 18-year-old woman was shot and killed in North Lauderdale, her family and friends came together on Saturday to remember her life. NBC6 has talked with Bryanna Nina's mother several times in the past, but she said this moment was probably the hardest chapter of her life.
Miami Beach grandmother awaiting trial over role in murder appears in court
LEON COUNTY, Fla. – Donna Adelson, a Miami Beach grandmother accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot, appeared in court on Friday in Leon County. A hired killer fatally shot Dan Merkel, Adelson’s former son-in-law, on July 19, 2014, in the driveway of his Tallahassee home amid a custody dispute.
Mayor’s budget cuts include Miami-Dade’s ‘New Americans’ office for immigrants
When she was a Miami-Dade commissioner, Daniella Levine Cava passed legislation that created a county office to help permanent visa holders in the Miami area become U.S. citizens. Now in her second term as mayor, Levine Cava has proposed eliminating the county’s Office of New Americans , according to budget...
Miami-Dade Bookkeeper Accused Of Stealing More Than $600k From Air Conditioning Company
A southwest Miami-Dade woman is facing several felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $615,000 from her employer over a three-year period. Vanessa Arochena, 40, was arrested Wednesday after an investigation found she allegedly altered payroll systems while working as a bookkeeper for Weathermakers Air...
Good Samaritans help catch suspect in rape of 11-year-old at South Florida park
MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A South Florida man was arrested Tuesday after several parkgoers detained him following the rape of an 11-year-old girl in a public bathroom. According to deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO), the attack happened around 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gwen Cherry Park in Northwest Miami-Dade.
Group chases down accused rapist who attacked Florida girl, deputies say
According to Miami-Dade deputies, Antwan Johnson, 18, allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl after tricking her into going to the women's bathroom.
Why is Hitler’s yacht off the coast of this Florida beach? Here’s the answer
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Nearly 5 miles off the coast of Miami Beach, a yacht sits at the bottom of the ocean. This vessel — dubbed the Ostwind — has a strange history. It was once owned by Adolf Hitler. The 80-foot-long yacht was commissioned by the...
Homeowners in Little Haiti are aging. Here’s what the next generation is facing
People who grew up in Little Haiti in its heyday have a lot of the same memories: women carrying baskets on their heads with products to sell, Rara bands filling the Friday night air with music, the smell of Haitian cuisine seeping from the windows. The culture was everywhere. But the once-vibrant community that...
Bond denied for woman charged with attempted murder after shooting husband in Miramar
A woman accused of shooting her husband in Miramar appeared before a judge on Saturday. Chanicia Hernandez, 30, was charged with attempted second-degree murder. During her court appearance, a judge denied Hernandez's bond. According to Miramar Police, on Thursday, officers responded to a shooting at a home in the...
