Florida Man Freed After 26 Years in Prison for Wrongful Conviction Following Victim’s Admission...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After spending 26 years behind bars for a crime he always said he didn’t commit, Tavares Hutchinson walked out of Broward County Jail this week as a free man — the result of new evidence and a victim’s admission of mistaken identity that overturned a conviction dating back to 1999.
2 teens shot in Little Havana after brawl caught on video: Police
The victims of a shooting in Little Havana over the weekend after a brawl that was caught on video are teenagers, Miami Police said in an update Monday. According to Miami Police, officers on Saturday received a ShotSpotter alert at 342 Southwest 7th Avenue. Police said they didn't find any...
Massive turnout expected for slain MDSO deputy’s funeral service at loanDepot Park amid final...
MIAMI (WSVN) - The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is preparing to host a funeral service at loanDepot Park for a young deputy who was gunned down in the line of duty, and organizers expect the somber occasion to draw a massive turnout. Final preparations were underway Monday to bid a...
1 hospitalized after argument leads to stabbing in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - An argument over money escalated into a stabbing, sending one man to a local hospital in Pompano Beach. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies say the dispute occurred near the 500 block of Southwest 12th Avenue. Deputies say two men were arguing over money when one...
Affluent Florida communities are trying to block Live Local housing. That has to stop...
When a bipartisan coalition of legislators passed Florida’s Live Local Act in 2023, the law was heralded as a model for addressing housing affordability nationwide. The act incentivizes the development of affordable and workforce apartments by easing zoning restrictions, streamlining the public approval process and...
South Florida dad pivots careers after son gets salmonella from iguana
Stephen Dickenson became a professional iguana trapper, opening Method Iguana Services based in Pompano Beach.
These 3 school districts will use drones to combat school shootings
The state has approved $557,000 for the program in these school districts, and Florida is the first state to fund this pilot program.
South Florida commuter rail in limbo after latest ruling on Brightline lawsuit
The commuter rail system that Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County officials have for years been working to create remains in limbo after a judge on Thursday paused the lawsuit that had been standing in its way. Florida East Coast Railway (FECR), the company that owns the railroad tracks Brightline trains run...
Man aspiring to be next Miami-Dade mayor fled from officers, had gun in waistband:...
New details were released on Monday after a man aspiring to be the next mayor of Miami-Dade County was arrested over the weekend and charged with battery after fleeing from officers in Miami. Victor Rosario, 50, is facing several charges, including aggravated battery on a police officer and resisting an...
Man sentenced to life in prison in North Miami Beach gold chain robbery murder
A man convicted of shooting and killing a man during a gold chain robbery in North Miami Beach back in 2023 was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Marcuss Ealy, 23, was convicted last month of first-degree murder and robbery in the May 2023 execution-style killing that was captured on surveillance video.
