Roaches, dead and alive, help get a South Beach restaurant closed by inspection
The roach count, dead and alive, led inspectors to close a South Beach corner restaurant last week. When the state inspector stopped by Miami Beach’s FL Cafe, 1360 Collins Ave., on Wednesday for a routine inspection, the results could’ve been worse. Several restaurants with more than two High Priority violations and...
Dania Beach’s Q Link Wireless and Owner Issa Asad to Pay Over $110M in...
Dania Beach-based Q Link Wireless LLC and its owner, Issa Asad, have agreed to pay a hefty sum of over $110 million in a global resolution, stemming from allegations of false claims and criminal charges related to abuse of the federal Lifeline Program. The settlement, which was detailed in a Justice Department press...
Hialeah Gardens man jailed after officer discovers children in deplorable conditions, cops say
HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. — A Sunday night complaint about a noisy dog led a Hialeah Gardens police officer to find something much more serious, authorities say: Two children living in a feces-filled and roach-infested home. Their 30-year-old father, Eury Colon, is now facing two felony charges. According to an...
Plantation animal hospital saves dog abandoned in the street
PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - An animal hospital is recounting how they saved a dog’s life after the animal was left alone at the center’s parking lot over the weekend. A dog, newly named Oscar, was dropped off at Lakeside Animal Hospital in Plantation and left for dead, employees said.
Florida Dog Was Shaking With Fear In Her Kennel Until A Kind Soul Gave...
Isabella, a one-year-old black Lab with an uncertain past, was relocated to the Humane Society of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after arriving from a different shelter. The noise and constant barking overwhelmed her. She tucked herself into the corner of her kennel, staring at the floor, her entire...
South Florida crypto money launderer sought grisly kidnappings involving amputations: FBI
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The subject of a South Florida federal money laundering sting asked two informants posing as cocaine traffickers for a gruesome and violent favor, according to court documents. Leer en español. According to the FBI, Shlomo Akuka had a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency debt with a Brazilian...
As immigration arrests surge and oversight ebbs, 911 calls at Broward detention center double
Calls to 911 from the Broward Transitional Center, an ICE detention facility in Pompano Beach, are on pace to double from last year, according to an analysis of emergency-call data by The Tributary, a trend that some lawmakers, immigration-rights groups and attorneys attribute to a system that is overwhelmed and...
Ex-Family Farms worker describes conditions after owner’s animal cruelty arrest
A former employee of Family Farms in Davie is speaking out to share disturbing details just days after the founder of the business was arrested on animal cruelty charges. Family Farms welcomes children with pony rides and petting zoos but behind the scenes the former employee named Val says it was a place of horror...
Miami reptile community is getting more exotic
The abundance of nonnative species in Miami-Dade County is increasing rapidly. Visiting Invasive Species Brewing in South Florida can give you a pretty good idea of the kind of wildlife you’re going to encounter in the larger Miami area. In fact, patrons may step over curly-tailed lizards on their way in for a beer....
Fire engulfs at least 3 homes on Miccosukee Reservation, officials say
People living in the area said the fire broke out around 8:30 p.m.
