Pembroke Park commissioners sideline mayor amid residency dispute
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — The mayor of Pembroke Park walked out of a special town meeting Friday without taking questions after fellow commissioners voted to have Commissioner William Hodgkins run the meeting instead. In a recorded vote, commissioners approved handing the gavel to Hodgkins for the remainder of the...
1 killed, 1 hospitalized after multi-vehicle collision on Florida Turnpike near Hollywood Boulevard exit
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - A multi-vehicle collision caused a major pile-up at the southbound exit near Hollywood Boulevard on the Florida Turnpike Saturday morning. First responders arrived on the scene and took one victim to the hospital. Hollywood Fire Rescue stated that one person was declared deceased on scene....
Miami, FL Weather Alert: 62% Rain Chance Sunday, Wet Roads by Evening
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Miami, FL – Rain chances will climb across South Florida on Sunday as a cold front moves through the region, bringing scattered showers and a shift to cooler temperatures heading into next week. According...
Teen Molestation Claim Rocks Miami Flock, Loxahatchee Pastor Busted
A Loxahatchee pastor is facing serious felony charges after a 15-year-old member of his Miami congregation told investigators he repeatedly touched her inappropriately on church grounds, according to deputies. Deputies identified the pastor as 50-year-old Elco Vallier. He is charged with lewd or lascivious...
Miami Gardens Police and U.S. Marshals Intensify Search for Fugitive Suspected of First-Degree Murder
The manhunt continues as Miami Gardens police, aided by U.S. Marshals, relentlessly search for 45-year-old Yalanski Delon Dawkins, wanted for the first-degree murder of 41-year-old Antonio Fannin in January of last year—an incident that unfolded as Fannin sat tranquilly in his vehicle, only to meet a violent demise....
Ankle Monitor Trails North Miami Beach Man To Neighbor’s $93K Rolex Heist
If there was ever a bad time to forget you are wearing an ankle monitor, this was it. A North Miami Beach man was arrested this week after investigators say his court-ordered tracking device quietly placed him at his neighbor's home during a string of break-ins that left the owners short more than $93,000 in Rolex...
Reports of fatal crash blocks southbound lanes of I-95 in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Reports of a fatal crash shut down all southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday morning. Officials have not released further details, including the number of vehicles involved or the identity of the victim. Traffic cameras showed Florida Highway Patrol troopers...
Miami going from extreme heat to extreme cold: What that may mean for allergies
Make like Jimmy Buffett at the South Beach Wine & Food Festiva l over the weekend. “Shorts and flip-flops because it is going to be sizzling,” said meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez in her CBS News Miami weather forecast broadcast. She’s not just talking about Chef Tyler Florence’s Masters of Fire barbecue event on a...
Hialeah Teen Who Stabbed Mom 46 Times Gets 25 Years In Prison
A Miami-Dade courtroom fell silent Friday as 15-year-old Derek Rosa learned he will spend most of his adult life behind bars for killing his mother in their Hialeah apartment. Rosa was sentenced to 25 years in state prison and 20 years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death...
The Big Boca Housing Lie: Units Labeled for Workers… That Workers Can’t Afford
Flashy transit projects like Link at Boca sell walkable dreams to teachers, police, and nurses—yet sky-high rents and picky income rules leave these key workers stuck in traffic jams in distant towns. "Affordable for who?"
