Electric scooter driver dies after Miami Beach crash involving car: Police
An electric scooter driver has died after a crash involving a car in Miami Beach on Wednesday morning, officials said. The crash happened shortly before 10 a.m. in the area of 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Miami Beach Police officials said the scooter operator was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's...
Doral, Hollywood add school zone speed cameras ahead of new school year
In Doral, the new school zone camera program will begin issuing warnings to violators starting Aug. 14.
Police: Miami Pastor, Accomplice Ran Illegal Immigration Scheme Out of Church
Miami authorities charged a pastor of a Spanish-speaking church and an accomplice in what appears to be a fraudulent immigration service scheme after they allegedly defrauded over a dozen victims. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) announced the Thursday arrests of Nelson David Ochoa-Vasquez, 46, and Ismer...
4 arrested after SWAT conducts major drug bust at home in Miami: Police
Four people were arrested after SWAT teams conducted a bust at a home in Miami linked to shootings and drug activity, police said. Althea Brunson, Edwin Demps and two 17-year-olds are facing multiple drug possession and trafficking charges. According to Miami Police, on July 31, detectives and SWAT teams were...
These Black Miami neighborhoods may become a city. How does that work?
Residents in unincorporated Miami-Dade County can be divided on whether their communities should become a city. While some worry about increased taxes, those in favor of incorporation often express concern about the threat of annexation from other cities and say that they would like to have a voice in what...
Teachers at 4 Broward schools prepare for new era: Their elementary schools are now...
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Broward County teachers are getting their classrooms ready as they prepare to welcome students back on Monday. And starting that day, four elementary schools will become K-8 schools. District officials said declining student enrollment has led to some restructuring and consolidation across the...
Deputies respond to reports of stabbing of man in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a stabbing early Wednesday morning at an apartment complex in Pompano Beach. The complex is located near the intersection of Northwest Third Avenue and Northwest 12th Street. Local 10 News was at the scene...
Family devastated after dog dies in apparent grooming van accident
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLA. (WSVN) - A family is searching for answers after their dog died during his monthly grooming in an apparent accident inside the van in Lighthouse Point. The family said their yellow Labrador Retriever, named Luke, protected and took care of Erick Jiron’s 4-year-old daughter. “My daughter...
South Florida woman arrested in ‘credit bust out,’ an emerging auto criminal trend
A South Florida realtor is facing charges after investigators said she took part in a credit bust out, an emerging criminal trend in the auto finance industry. Ledys Garcia, 32, was out of jail by Tuesday night after she was arrested for allegedly participating in the scheme. During a credit...
3 Davie men arrested, 53 spiny lobsters confiscated in illegal catch: FWC
Three men from Davie were arrested in connection to an illegal lobster catch in the Florida Keys, according to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers. Authorities confiscated 53 spiny lobsters on Sunday in Islamorada after investigators said a man was spotted carrying a bucket with one of the crustaceans....
