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A Florida man is in custody after police said he caused two car crashes in one night, including a fatal hit-and-run. Oscar Andres Portillo Lopez, 24, was driving his Honda Accord on September 18 when he rear-ended a Chevrolet Colorado. The Colorado driver told police he had been swerving at high speed, hit her...

MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman has died after she was involved in a violent overnight crash in Miami Springs, police said. Miami Springs Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the multi-vehicle wreck at Northwest 42nd Avenue and 36th Street, at around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

A man is facing kidnapping and other charges after he allegedly stole a car with two children inside in Plantation earlier this month, police said. Travaughn Andre Gaines, 45, was arrested Saturday on two counts of kidnapping-confining a child under 13 without parental consent, along with one count each of grand...

The woman is one of 172 people with Connecticut nursing licenses whose credentials have come under scrutiny after "Operation Nightingale," officials say.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A Miami rabbi was arrested Friday for allegedly traveling to meet a minor, according to the Delray Beach Police Department. The arrest affidavit states that 64-year-old Levi Cash is also accused of using a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony. During his first court...

Albina Gavrilovic via iStock It started with a crash that wasn’t real and ended with phony bills for medical services that never happened. The post Florida clinic workers arrested for fake care they never provided after a staged car accident appeared first on MotorBiscuit .

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miami Beach Police officer driving a pickup truck plowed into a scooter-riding mom and her baby son and then proceeded to write her a ticket. Twenty-two-year-old Emelin Revolorio says she was riding her scooter with her 1-year-old son in a front facing carrier on Friday when the police...

Miami Gardens, FL – A Florida woman allegedly shot another female in the buttocks and back area after the victim came to her home looking for her boyfriend, authorities say. The incident reportedly occurred early Saturday morning in Miami Gardens and has left police investigating an attempted murder case.

"Sightings near urban areas have become more common." Firefighters respond after massive snakes are found where they don't belong: 'Their activity tends to increase' first appeared on The Cool Down .

It’s a new twist on an old scam. Authorities are warning that scammers are impersonating law enforcement and demanding payment for missed jury duty. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office posted a warning on social media about jury duty scams and is advising the public that law enforcement officers will never call you and...