Miami FL

MIAMI — A 24-year-old Miami man is facing four felony charges after police said he stole a woman’s muscle car so he could use it at street takeovers. The victim, police said, saw her blue Dodge Challenger Scat Pack performing “drifting, doughnuts (and) burnouts” in YouTube and Instagram videos that documented illegal...

MIRAMAR, Fla. — The FBI announced on Thursday that there was a reward of up to $20,000 for a duo who special agents believe to be “armed and dangerous.”. The FBI’s reward for the arrests includes up to $10,000 for Jameel Blemur and up to $10,000 for Zacahary Thelusma, both suspects in the murder of Erns Valcourt last...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is cracking down on the sale of a product some have compared to legal morphine. It’s called 7-OH. Experts say it could lead to death if abused. And until Wednesday, you could buy it at almost any smoke shop in the state. “We...

When George Pino pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new charges in the boating crash case that took the life of high school student Lucy Fernandez, 17, and permanantly disabled another teenage passenger, it wasn’t a surprise. Attorneys for the South Florida real estate broker whose boat slammed into a concrete channel...

A man has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies at dollar stores in Miami-Dade, authorities said. Rabergens Collot, 27, was arrested Monday on three counts of armed robbery and one count each of attempted armed robbery and armed burglary, according to arrest reports. According to reports,...

A man who claimed to be a federal ICE agent from Miami was arrested on the Bahia Honda Bridge Wednesday afternoon, after a motorist called 911 to report a southbound pickup truck driving erratically on the Seven Mile Bridge and then going south in the northbound lanes after the bridge.

Miami, with its vibrant culture, beautiful beaches, and iconic skyline, faces an existential threat that grows more serious with each passing year. The Magic City, built largely on low-lying limestone at the southeastern tip of Florida, stands at the frontline of climate change in the United States. Scientific...

A Miami Police officer has been suspended following his arrest in a 2020 littering incident, officials said. Guillermo Arteaga, 29, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of violating Florida's litter law over 5 pounds, records show. Court records showed the incident happened back on April 18, 2020, when an officer...

A Miami chess teacher already arrested for allegedly molesting a 6-year-old student is facing new charges for allegedly molesting another young student. Christopher Stormont, 50, was arrested last month on a lewd and lascivious molestation of a child charge and now faces an additional similar charge, records showed....

Miami-Dade deputies arrested two suspects early Wednesday in connection with an armed home invasion over the weekend. George Byrnes, 32, of Surfside, and Jessica Clendening, 34, allegedly forced their way into a home Saturday night in the 14400 block of Northeast Fourth Avenue while asking for a specific resident,...