N.Y. woman sentenced to life for traveling to Florida to stab her ex’s new...
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (TCN) -- A woman who stabbed her ex’s new girlfriend to death has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sakiyna Thompson, 31, was sentenced Dec. 1. She was convicted of first-degree murder in October for the 2022 killing of Kayla Hodgson, 23, NBC Miami reports.
Miami man charged with motorcycle theft
MARATHON — A 22-year-old Miami man was arrested on Friday, Nov. 28, for allegedly stealing a motorcycle following a traffic stop on U.S. 1.
Longtime fraudster gets decade in prison for swindling senior dying of cancer
MIAMI — A 69-year-old woman with a sordid history of scams in South Florida is set to spend more than a decade behind bars. On Wednesday, a Miami-Dade judge sentenced Ana Maria Nunez to 10-and-a-half years in prison, followed by 15 years of probation, for stealing more than $430,000 from Zoraida Economopoulos, 78, of...
Alicia Keys’ Broadway Musical Comes to Broward Center
Alicia Keys, R&B superstar and 17-time Grammy winner, re-enters the national stage with a new project: the North American tour of her Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen. Hell’s Kitchen is an artful jukebox musical loosely inspired by Keys’ life. Directed by Michael Greif (Rent, Dear Evan Hansen) and choreographed by...
Parents Outraged as Schoolkids Hospitalized After Eating Cannabis Edibles
WPLG Local 10 Several Florida high school students have been rushed to the hospital after consuming edible cannabis gummies, according to news reports. Four or five students were taken in an ambulance in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday after a 9 a.m. call to emergency services. The incident occurred at Stranahan High...
Some Publix stores will have vehicle registration kiosks. Here are 5 takeaways
Broward will be the latest Florida county to install renewal kiosks in Publix locations, including one in Coral Springs.
Dos and don’ts of recycling as trash problems continue to grow in South Florida
Right now, Miami-Dade County generates 5 million tons of trash each year and only 37 percent of that is ever recycled. And Broward County is right behind with similar stats. So now, more than ever, it’s so important that all of us not only recycle, but recycle correctly. “Sixty...
‘We’re terrified for our kids’: Hollywood family forced indoors after 27-foot 5G pole rises...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Hollywood family says they no longer feel comfortable living in their home after a 27-foot 5G pole was installed just steps from their bedroom windows. Chris Albertelli, who has lived on 28th Avenue for more than 20 years, said the pole — erected by telecommunications company Crown Castle — now...
Woman accused of kicking car in Naples, causing almost $2K in damage
NAPLES, Fla. — A Hollywood woman was arrested by the Naples Police Department after being accused of kicking a car. Officers say that Rania Hosn, 26, was seen by a city of Naples employee yelling in a parking lot. The employee saw her kick a vehicle and then ride away from the scene on a bicycle.
Publix adds more car registration kiosks in South Florida. See store locations
Publix is continuing to add more self-serve car registration renewal kiosks inside stores, doubling the number of locations in South Florida where drivers can take care of the annual chore. The Florida MV Express car registration kiosks inside supermarkets allow drivers to avoid lines at county auto tag offices. The...
