Police investigate violent home invasion at Hollywood Airbnb party
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (CBS12) — Police say armed intruders burst into an Airbnb party early Saturday, assaulting guests and stealing valuables before fleeing. At 3:35 a.m. Saturday, Officers with the Hollywood Police Department (HPD) responded to the 700 block of N Southlake Drive for reports of an armed home invasion...
The Weeknd drops $54.9M on waterfront mansion in exclusive Florida enclave, breaking local record
The Weeknd is bringing "a buzz" to America's priciest community, as he's under contract to buy a local record-breaking $54.9 million waterfront mansion equipped to fit a 200-foot yacht.
‘A pillar for this community’: Slain activist Dwight Wells started ‘Wheels Up Guns Down’...
MIAMI — Just hours after his murder in Miami, slain activist Dwight C. Wells’s grieving mother, Mary Brown, talked to Local 10 News about her son’s legacy after years of annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day demonstrations. Brown, a regular churchgoer, said she was proud of him...
2 hospitalized after armed robbery at rental home in Hollywood: Police
Two people are recovering from their injuries following an armed robbery at a rental home in Hollywood Saturday morning, police said. According to Hollywood Police, officers received reports of a possible armed home invasion and robbery at a home at the 700 block of North Southlake Drive. When officers arrived...
Person hospitalized, suspect detained after shooting on Ocean Drive in Hollywood
A person was hospitalized and a suspect was detained after a shooting on Ocean Drive in Hollywood on Thursday, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. at 3725 S. Ocean Drive, just south of the Diplomat Beach Resort, Hollywood Police officials said. When officers arrived they found a...
Miami Seaquarium shuts down Sunday. PETA calls for safety of surviving marine animals
As the Miami Seaquarium prepares to shut down its operations on Sunday, animal rights activists are planning a celebration and calling for the facility’s surviving animals to be moved to sanctuaries or released into the ocean. Supporters of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, and allies...
‘He was Liberty City.’ Activist shot and killed while playing dominoes in Miami, cops...
A community activist was gunned down in Miami while playing dominoes outside of his restauant on Friday night, according to police. Police say Dwight C. Wells, 40, was playing with two other men when a man walked up and shot him. The shooter ran off on foot, police say. Around 9:20 p.m., Miami officers responded to...
Publix allows open carry, but what about Miami-area Winn-Dixie, malls, theaters?
Florida is now an open-carry state. But not everywhere. Businesses have the final say on whether customers can holster a firearm outside their clothing. So far, many aren’t putting out the welcome mat for customers who open carry, citing existing “no guns” policies. But Florida-based Publix has announced it is...
2 men injured during burglary at short-rental house in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Two men were injured early Saturday morning during a burglary at a house that to the dismay of neighbors is available for short rentals in Hollywood. Hollywood Fire Rescue personnel responded to the house shortly before 3:40 a.m. at 741 North Southlake Drive. The victims reported...
King tides in South Florida: Getting worse and a sign of sea level rise...
The saltwater burbled up — across roads and yards and parks, out of street drains and over the top of crumbling sea walls — a seeping nuisance that every year becomes more of threat for waterfront South Florida. Seasonal king tides, the annual spate of highest tides of...