Labor Department suspends job training program for income teens, adults
MIAMI – The U.S. Department of Labor announced the suspension of the Job Corps training program, which prepares low-income teens and adults to enter the workforce. The program, which debuted in 1964, has created a pathway for millions of disadvantaged teens and adults for a better life through education and job...
Driver charged in deadly Little Havana hit-and-run faces judge, denies telling police ‘it was...
WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman charged in a horrific hit-and-run in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood denied telling police that it was “just a homeless person.”. Ivana Gomez appeared before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge William Altfield, Saturday afternoon. The judge read the charges that the 32-year-old...
Man Injured in Shooting Following Dispute at Pembroke Gardens Shopping Plaza, Suspect at Large
An altercation at the Shops at Pembroke Gardens yesterday ended in gunfire, leaving one man with non-life-threatening injuries. The shopping center, a well-trafficked area at 527 SW 145th Terrace, became an impromptu crime scene after what began as an argument quickly escalated, Local10 reports. Pembroke Pines...
Police: Search continues after gunfight injures 2, pursuit ends with armed 19-year-old carjacker’s arrest
MIRAMAR, Fla. – Detectives arrested an armed 19-year-old suspect and they were searching for two others on Sunday after a chaotic gunfight injuring two and an armed carjacking terrorized a neighborhood in Miramar. According to the Miramar Police Department, the two bystanders who were shot were not involved in...
Coconut Grove Playhouse construction site vandalized, commissioners say
Miami-Dade commissioners are asking for help after the historic Coconut Grove Playhouse construction site was vandalized. Officials said the site had been the target of two acts of vandalism in the last two day. Both incidents involved damaged to the drainage sock on Charles Street. Now, commissioners are asking...
Man charged in vandalism at Ocean Drive building claims he was trying to cover...
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Police arrested a man accused of drawing a sinister symbol on a Miami Beach building, one of two acts of vandalism in the city involving hateful words and symbols currently under investigation. Forty-five-year-old David Carroll was taken into custody near Ocean Drive and 12th Street,...
Colorado man handed 210-year sentence for abusing children at Haitian orphanage
MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Colorado man was sentenced to 210 years for sexually abusing children at the Haitian orphanage he founded and ran for decades. According to court documents, 73-year-old Michael Karl Geilenfeld founded St. Joseph's Home for Boys in 1985 and operated the orphanage for over two decades.
2 shot after altercation leads to Miramar Aldi carjacking, police say
Two people were hospitalized after an altercation at a Miramar apartment complex led to gunfire and a carjacking at a nearby Aldi on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Miami Gardens Soul + Caribbean Food Festival makes its debut
The inaugural event welcomed over 2,000 attendees and featured a vibrant mix of music, wellness activities, shopping, and delicious food — all aimed at nurturing the mind, body, and soul.
Family: Woman who survived fiery crash in Hollywood that killed motorcyclist faces long road...
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida woman is facing a long road to recovery after she crawled away from a fiery wreck, her family said. The victim’s car burst into flames after being hit by a motorcyclist in Hollywood, Tuesday evening, leaving her with severe burns and the motorcyclist dead.