HIALEAH WOMAN ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING ISLAMORADA PUBLIX SUPERMARKET IN MEAT & SEAFOOD
A Hialeah woman was arrested and charged for allegedly defrauding the Publix supermarket in Islamorada of more than $8,000 in meat and seafood. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Yirelys Dominguez allegedly defrauded the store out of $8,364 in meat and seafood in March. She was charged with...
Man convicted of molesting boy on Miami-bound cruise
MIAMI — A Miami federal jury convicted a 67-year-old Malaysian national of a child sexual abuse charge after authorities accused him of molesting a young boy on a cruise ship, prosecutors announced on Friday. According to a federal criminal complaint, the incident happened on April 2 while Royal Caribbean’s...
Pharrell Williams Honored With the Key to Miami
Pharrell Williams just added another accolade to his legacy — this time from the 305. On Friday evening, the Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur was presented with the key to Miami-Dade County by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava during the 5th Annual Black Ambition Demo Day at the Sacred Space Miami. The honor was also...
‘Grabbed a fork’: Mother stabbed son during argument over phone bill and tardiness at...
A woman in Miami, Florida, is accused of stabbing her son with a fork during an argument over expenses and his behavior at school. Leticia Puentes, 39, stands charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, according to Miami-Dade County jail records. The alleged incident of domestic violence occurred on...
Miami Influencer Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID Loan Fraud
Popular South Florida influencer Scott Lee Huss seems like a shining example of why Miami might never shed its rep as the con artist capital of the world. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Thursday, a federal judge sentenced Huss, 28 — who portrays himself on social media as an artist,...
Hollywood woman reunites with her dog after attack and pup-snatching
An attack and dog-snatching in Hollywood concludes with a happy ending as CBS News Miami hears from the pup's relieved owner and was there for the emotional reunion.
‘I did not expect it at all’: Man brutally beaten, robbed on Miami Beach...
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A man is sharing his side of the story, weeks after video shows him being brutally attacked on the streets of Miami Beach. Speaking to 7News on Friday, Mouhamed Leigh said he was beaten and then robbed on Oct. 26 by a man wearing a pink hoodie and pants on Ninth Street, just east of Collins...
Police: 4 arrested in Miami after violent robbery inside Dolphin Mall in Sweetwater
MIAMI — A woman and three men faced charges on Friday after police officers arrested them in Miami and accused two of them of a violent robbery inside the Dolphin Mall in Sweetwater, records show. A man said he was shopping at 5:10 p.m. on Thursday at Dolphin Mall...
South Florida commuter rail project 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...
Broward County, FL, name change vote delayed as officials seek more information
BROWARD COUNTY, Fort Lauderdale — A proposal to let Broward County voters decide whether to rename their home "Lauderdale County" hit the brakes Thursday when lawmakers and commissioners pumped the brakes amid concerns over costs and questionable revenue projections.
