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MIAMI — Federal prosecutors in Miami announced on Friday that a physician agreed to a $45 million settlement in a Medicare fraud case. Prosecutors described Dr. Ameet Vohra as one of the nation’s largest providers of bedside specialty wound care for nursing home patients. Investigators accused Vohra, the...

When Archie McKay put on his City of Miami Police uniform for the first time in 1954, 10 years after the city hired its first five Black officers, it was a bittersweet moment. While he was proud to be a police officer, he said some of his own people were not. “Some of our people rejected us calling us Uncle Toms and...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Nestled in the heart of Hollywood, Ren Coffee Cart is brewing more than just coffee — it’s creating a social media sensation. The pop-up, located inside Alley Cats vintage clothing store on Stirling Road, has quickly attracted fans eager to try its inventive drinks, from a cinnamon roll-inspired...

The FBI is investigating the mysterious death of a teenage girl whose body was found on a Carnival cruise ship this month, and the focus is on one of her step siblings, according to a court filing obtained by the Miami Herald. Anna Marie Kepner, 18, was found dead on...

A large, capacious yacht got swept up in a Coast Guard charter-vessel bust in Miami last weekend, adding to its curious legal history. The Round, a 98-foot Italian-made motor yacht, was boarded and allegedly found to be in violation of a Captain of the Port order, which the operator had allegedly violated once before...

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A man was arrested Thursday night after he fired a gun during a domestic dispute with a woman in Pompano Beach, authorities said. According to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Claudinne Caro, deputies responded to the 200 block of Northwest 11th Street after receiving a call at about 8:13...

The FBI is seeking the public's help in finding a suspect who robbed a bank in Pompano Beach on Thursday morning. According to authorities, the robbery happened at a Chase Bank branch at 2285 North Federal Highway. The FBI said the suspect entered the bank and demanded that an employee...

A Fort Lauderdale financial advisor is facing federal prison time after pleading guilty to stealing more than $94 million from mostly Venezuelan nationals.

A Broward Circuit Court judge has cleared the way for a high-profile governance lawsuit at First Baptist Church Piney Grove in Oakland Park, Florida, to proceed, denying a motion to dismiss filed by Senior Pastor Rev. Ezra L. Tillman, Jr. and members of the church’s deacon board. During a...

A Florida Bar complaint alleging defamation was filed Thursday against a Miami Beach City Commission candidate who had long-celebrated her father — a serial killer who inspired ‘Dexter’ executed by the state in 2012 — on social media. The complaint by South Florida filmmaker Billy Corben alleges that Monique Pardo...