Miami among “Best Ice Cream in America” contenders
In a place like Miami, you need all the ice you can get, baby–so it’s no surprise the Magic City is in the running for a “Best Ice Cream in America” competition. Public voting is officially open for The64.com’s nationwide showdown to crown America’s Best Ice Cream.
Miami duo sentenced in $20M health care fraud scheme; $6M in assets seized
MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Miami couple was sentenced in a sweeping health care fraud and money laundering case involving fake medical claims, illegal kickbacks, and luxury purchases. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said federal agents have recovered more than $6 million in forfeited assets from Magaly Travieso...
Pair arrested after police chase in Opa-locka following expensive heist at Family Dollar
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — Security footage at an Opa-locka business showed two people walking past a checkout line with shopping baskets overflowing and heading straight out the door without paying. It happened on Saturday at a Family Dollar located along Northwest 135th Street. Once officers arrived, they said the suspects...
Couple killed in apparent Miami-Dade murder-suicide, crash ID’d
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office identified the woman and man who died in an apparent murder-suicide and subsequent crash on Friday.
ATF Targets Illegal Gun Trafficking in South Florida with “Don’t Lie for the Other...
In South Florida, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced an extensive campaign to combat illegal gun trafficking, a move prompted by a spike in gun violence in the region. The operation zeroes in on "straw purchasing," where individuals buy firearms on behalf of those who are...
Extreme heat expected in South Florida this weekend could cause health risks to some
Those triple digit "feels like" temperatures will return on Sunday.
Woman Arrested After Pointing Gun During Parking Lot Confrontation
A woman was arrested after allegedly pointing a loaded firearm at another woman during a heated altercation in a Coconut Creek apartment complex parking lot. According to Coconut Creek Police Department records, Jaquia Ekua Ansah, 30, of Miami, was arrested on July 14 within an apartment complex located near the 4100...
Man Arrested, Charged with Kidnapping & Aggravated Battery
Agustin Rodriguez was arrested this week by Miami Springs Police and charged with:. Kidnapping with a weapon, firearm or aggravated battery. According to WPLG Local 10, Rodriguez is alleged to have broken into a hotel room at the Miami Springs Red Roof Inn on LeJeune Road in where his girlfriend was staying. He is...
Florida Woman Gets Probation For Pepper-Spraying, Robbing Men Of Luxury Watches
Esther Torres, 20, pleaded guilty to armed robbery, burglary, and grand theft after luring victims to hotel rooms in Miami Beach. A Florida woman accused of luring men to hotel rooms, pepper-spraying them, and stealing their high-end watches has been sentenced to five years of probation. Esther Torres, 20, whose case...
Oklahoma pediatrician charged with killing daughter at South Florida rental home
MIAMI (CNN) — An Oklahoma pediatrician is back in South Florida to face charges that she killed her four-year-old daughter and staged the little girl’s death. Neha Gupta appeared before a Miami-Dade County judge Thursday where she was charged with murder, WPLG reported. Judge Mindy Glazer noted Gupta had several...