After allegedly being severely beaten by his mother’s boyfriend in Florida, a 6-year-old boy...
A 6‑year‑old Florida boy, Mason, who was autistic, has died from injuries allegedly inflicted by his mother’s boyfriend, Daniel Eduardo Romero. Mason was found in cardiac arrest at his home in North Miami Beach and taken to a hospital in critical condition on Jan. 9; his grandmother confirmed he was taken off the...
South Florida Man Claimed $1 Million Prize from Scratch-Off Game
A South Florida man claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X The Cash scratch-off game. The post South Florida Man Claimed $1 Million Prize from Scratch-Off Game appeared first on West Orlando News .
Miami Woman Accused of Using Dog Bed as Weapon in West Little River Fight
A Miami-Dade woman is facing felony charges after deputies say a tense parking lot argument in West Little River took an odd turn when she reached into a parked car and hit the driver with a dog bed. Investigators say the clash started when the woman tapped on the driver’s window, sparking an argument that ended with...
15 U.S. Towns That Were Built by One Eccentric Millionaire
American towns are not always the product of slow growth and committee meetings. Sometimes a single high-roller sketched a dream, signed the checks, and willed a place into existence. The results range from model worker utopias with strict curfews to fantasy neighborhoods that look like they were storyboarded on a...
Off-duty Miami-Dade corrections officer killed in overnight crash in Sunrise: Officials
An off-duty Miami-Dade corrections officer was killed in an overnight crash in Sunrise, officials said. According to Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation, Officer Justin Bozeman was riding his motorcycle on Friday night when the fatal crash happened. Details of the crash remain limited, but Sunrise Police are...
This elegant Japanese restaurant from Brazil opens in Coral Gables
A new Japanese restaurant from a Brazil-based hospitality group is open at The Plaza Coral Gables. From the Attivo Group, the force behind 13 restaurants throughout Brazil, comes Mottai, a contemporary restaurant with a main dining room, bar and separate sushi counter. Mottai seats 150 diners in an elegant setting of...
The newest church scam: AI deepfakes. Here’s how to spot them
Synthetic videos generated by artificial intelligence, widely known as deepfakes, are becoming increasingly prevalent on the internet. Recently, deepfakes have found their way into the world of online ministry, using the likeness of trusted faith leaders to prey on congregants for financial gain or spread false...
Former MDCPS superintendent Alberto Carvalho put on leave by LA Schools after FBI raids
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to place Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid administrative leave following Feb. 25 FBI raids at his San Pedro home and district headquarters. Carvalho, who maintains an annual salary of $440,000, was removed from his daily duties as...
Woman overcomes paralysis, walks along beach with robotic suit
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For 21 years, Marrianne Rooprai longed for the day she could walk outside along the beach with other people. A car crash left her paralyzed from the shoulders down, a diagnosis she initially refused to accept. “Yeah, it was absolutely the most devastating news ever...
During her memorial, Coconut Grove icon Thelma Gibson’s words led the service
Twenty-six years before her death, Thelma Gibson laid out the plans for her funeral very simply: “I don’t want anyone to talk about my life’s accomplishments or failures. I want a simple mass of the resurrection with no sermon or eulogy,” she wrote in her autobiography “Forbearance, Thelma Vernell Anderson Gibson:...
