Miami Beach FL

Federal prosecutors in Miami have rolled out their new border-crimes unit with a splash, announcing a sweep of immigration-related charges against nine people nabbed across South Florida land and waters. The cases, handled by the recently created Border and Immigration Crimes Enforcement (BICE) section, range from...

A police-involved shooting in Fort Lauderdale left one man dead yesterday afternoon. The altercation resulted from officers responding to reports of a disturbance near Northwest 9th Avenue and Chateau Park Drive. Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Bill Schultz detailed in a statement to WSVN that officers were approached...

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SUNRISE, Fla. — A South Florida father says he is upset after his ex-partner allegedly left their two young children in an Uber for hours. The man, who didn’t want to show his face on camera, said he learned what happened when a sergeant contacted his family. “The...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A driver crashed his vehicle into the valet stand outside a popular restaurant in Fort Lauderdale Monday morning, breaking the gas line, first responders said. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials, the crash occurred at about 8 a.m. outside Anthony’s Runway 84, located at...

Federal agency agrees to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for imperiled reptiles and plants after litigation settlement. Eleven plants and animals native to South Florida are on a clearer path toward federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, following a legal settlement between conservation...

A statewide Missing Child Alert has Miami police searching once again for 15-year-old Abdul Olawale Jr., who was reported missing yesterday after last being seen in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. Investigators say Olawale may be traveling on an electric scooter and could still be in the area around Northwest 4th...

A major street in downtown Miami has officially been renamed Chabad Street, co-designated through both a Miami-Dade County resolution and a City of Miami resolution. The initiative was led by a non-Jewish state representative who has built and genuinely enjoys a close relationship with the Jewish community in...

The final defendant in a flash-mob-style jewelry theft ring that federal agents dubbed Operation Boujee Bandits has now folded. Leroy Ortega, a 43-year-old Colombian national known as "El Enano," pleaded guilty in Miami this week for his role in a string of violent rip-and-run robberies on jewelry couriers that...

Ron Magill, a veteran wildlife photographer, longtime spokesperson for Zoo Miami and South Florida icon has announced his retirement after more than four decades at the zoo. But, fans and South Floridians who grew up with the advocate for animals and conservation may not have to say goodbye to Magill in the spotlight...