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MIAMI – Chris Chambers was 16 years old when deputies arrested him in Miami-Dade County for first-degree attempted murder. About three years later, he is back behind bars. Records show he was 17 when he was convicted of attempted murder and armed carjacking. After a correctional boot camp, his probation wasn’t set to...

MIAMI, Florida - A 34-year-old Miami man has admitted to embezzling over $190,000 from a deceased customer's accounts while working at an international financial institution. Billy Gedeon pled guilty to the charges in the Southern District of Florida. Gedeon confessed to accessing the deceased customer's accounts...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A driver involved in a crash found himself in deeper trouble after fleeing the scene. The Martin County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said 34-year-old Enrique De Jesus Cante-Gomez, of Miami, was driving a van with two passengers when it was rear-ended by another vehicle. However, instead of...

When a person undergoes surgery, there is always the possibility of complications. Sadly, it can even end in death. Plastic surgery is rarely medically necessary, but people are often willing to take the risk to feel better about themselves. A Nevada mom traveled all the way to Miami for plastic surgery to get the...

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. – Sunny Isles Beach police officers asked hundreds of tourists to disperse after they crowded an area of the beach on Friday. Police officers responded to the beach near Collins Avenue and 174 Street with bullhorns to shout orders at the crowd about “non-permitted gatherings.”

MIAMI – A man used his Hialeah companies to launder nearly $2 million as part of a larger, $41 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a federal criminal complaint. Agents said Edelberto Borges Morales, 62, was detained and questioned about the scheme before he boarded a flight to Cuba on Thursday. But instead of...

The mother and son who were shot to death by their husband and father who then turned the gun on himself at their Pompano Beach home have been identified. Friends and neighbors said 72-year-old Colleen Sheridan and her son, 31-year-old Connor Sheridan, were found shot to death Wednesday night. Broward...

Trooper’s Law, inspired by a Bull Terrier who was abandoned and tied to a pole during Hurricane Milton evacuations last October, unanimously passed 39-0 in the Florida Senate on Wednesday. Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Sponsored) sponsored the bill (SB 150) in the Senate. Rep. Philip Wayne "Griff" Griffitts, Jr. (R-Panama...

If you have ever tried to buy a Florida home on a budget, you may already know that it can be difficult to find affordable housing in the Sunshine State. And it may not just be your imagination. According to the Florida Policy Institute, Florida has become one of the least affordable places to live in the nation. It...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new Florida bill aims to make tracking down hit and run drivers by setting rules that require expensive autobody repairs be reported to law enforcement. It would also require front license plates for all vehicles. Dubbed the Lilly Glaubach Act, the measure...