Palm Beach woman loses $22K in alleged scheme by Miami man, accomplice ‘Fat Boy’
PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A 74-year-old Palm Beach woman lost more than $22,000 in a months-long wire fraud scheme that police say traces to a Miami man and his accomplice, “Fat Boy.”. On April 16, officers with the Palm Beach Police Department (PBPD) responded to the 1200...
Protesters rally in Fort Lauderdale as state orders removal of rainbow crosswalks
State officials have warned cities that if they fail to remove the street art, they could lose millions in funding.
Trick Daddy opens second restaurant in Broward: ‘We are still for our people’
Broward residents who love the catfish and conch from Trick Daddy’s Sunday’s Eatery in Miami Gardens will now be able to enjoy the soul food in their backyard. The rapper, whose real name is Maurice Young, has opened his second location for the restaurant in Fort Lauderdale’s historic Sistrunk neighborhood. The...
79-year-old man arrested after allegedly strangling roommate at assisted living center
MIAMI, Fla. (WKRC) - An elderly man was taken into custody after he allegedly strangled his roommate to death at an assisted living center. According to PEOPLE, 79-year-old Jerome Babij of Miami, Florida was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly strangled his roommate to death. Citing an arrest affidavit, the...
These women in Miami are scratching backs for money and business is booming
Sometimes you find yourself with an uncomfortable itch right in the middle of your back that you can't seem to reach without assistance. Or you just want someone to slowly and gently rake their nails across your back due to the soothing nature of it all . Either way, there's a salon in Miami where the ladies make a...
Deputies seek driver of gray Hyundai after bicyclist killed in Pinewood hit-and-run
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives with Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Traffic Homicide department asked for the public’s help Friday in locating the driver who they say was involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist dead late Monday night. Authorities said 63-year-old Gregory Hughes was struck and killed...
Churchill’s Pub in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood to reopen
As one legendary Miami music spot announces it’s closing, another is coming back to life. Churchill’s Pub, the dive bar and underground music mecca that opened in 1979 and became home to Miami’s punk and hardcore scene, is finally reopening, not with a whisper but with what we assume will be a primal scream. The...
A NEW MEERKAT ARRIVES AT ZOO MIAMI!
Zoo Miami welcomed a new meerkat on August 19th! “Clementine,” is a seven-year-old female that was born at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado and arrived at Zoo Miami via the Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota. She joins males, “Yuca” and “Joe” on the meerkat habitat where...
Video shows arrest of veteran Miami fire captain accused of assaulting fellow first responder
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — New body camera video obtained by Local 10 News on Friday shows the arrest of a veteran Miami firefighter who authorities say was taken into custody earlier this summer after a confrontation with first responders at his southwest Miami-Dade home. Capt. Maximo Vasquez, a 15-year...
WATCH: Miami Police Have a New Intelligence Tool
The City of Miami Police Department is proud to announce the launch of its new Drone First Responder (DFR) program, an initiative aimed at safely getting eyes on the scene ahead of responding police officers.