Woman arrested over vengeful hit-and-run crash in Broward: Deputies
WEST PARK, Fla. — A 41-year-old woman arrested over a vengeful hit-and-run crash appeared in court on Wednesday in Broward County. A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested Tiffany Morrison on Monday night at her home in West Park. Morrison was driving a black 2015 Honda Accord when she...
‘Like a slap in my face’: Victim’s mom outraged over murder suspect being let...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Alacia Ford-Barron is outraged. The man accused of murdering her 19-year-old daughter, Myrah Zeigler, is set to be temporarily released from the Broward County jail to attend a funeral. “It was like a slap in my face,” Ford-Barron said. Larry Lamar Smith, 20, will...
Felon in G-Wagen hurts scooter rider in Venetian Causeway hit-and-run, police say
MIAMI — A convicted felon may be adding to his rap sheet after Miami police say he hit and injured a scooter rider while driving on the Venetian Causeway and then fled. Michael Anthony Fraga, 33, of northwest Miami-Dade, surrendered himself at the Miami Police Department on Tuesday, five days after Thursday’s crash.
Police: Man shot in abdomen in Miami
MIAMI — Miami police are investigating a shooting that injured a man on Tuesday. According to police, a man in his 20s was shot in the abdomen just before 5:45 p.m. in the 800 block of Southwest Sixth Street. He was alert and conscious as Miami Fire Rescue transported...
Police: Miami Pastor, Accomplice Ran Illegal Immigration Scheme Out of Church
Miami authorities charged a pastor of a Spanish-speaking church and an accomplice in what appears to be a fraudulent immigration service scheme after they allegedly defrauded over a dozen victims. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) announced the Thursday arrests of Nelson David Ochoa-Vasquez, 46, and Ismer...
4 arrested after SWAT conducts major drug bust at home in Miami: Police
Four people were arrested after SWAT teams conducted a bust at a home in Miami linked to shootings and drug activity, police said. Althea Brunson, Edwin Demps and two 17-year-olds are facing multiple drug possession and trafficking charges. According to Miami Police, on July 31, detectives and SWAT teams were...
These Black Miami neighborhoods may become a city. How does that work?
Residents in unincorporated Miami-Dade County can be divided on whether their communities should become a city. While some worry about increased taxes, those in favor of incorporation often express concern about the threat of annexation from other cities and say that they would like to have a voice in what...
3 Davie men arrested, 53 spiny lobsters confiscated in illegal catch: FWC
Three men from Davie were arrested in connection to an illegal lobster catch in the Florida Keys, according to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers. Authorities confiscated 53 spiny lobsters on Sunday in Islamorada after investigators said a man was spotted carrying a bucket with one of the crustaceans....
OK, We Hear You! Miami Bros Are Also Bummed about Brickell Key Closure
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Police: Two men found dead in Hialeah apartment were shot to death
HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - Hialeah Police have confirmed that two men found dead inside an apartment last week were shot to death. Officers responded to the Atlantico at Aquabella complex on West 35th Way, where they discovered the bodies of 18-year-old Kevin Ramirez and 20-year-old Cristian Rolando Contreras. Police...
