Miami FL

A veteran Barry University law professor is sitting in the Orange County jail after court records listed a sprawling set of felony charges tied to child sexual abuse material. The inmate is identified as Glen‑Peter Ahlers, 70, and the booking reflects 50 counts of unlawful possession of materials depicting sexual...

Police arrested a Miami-Dade County Public Schools music teacher last week after he was accused of having inappropriate relationships with three female students. Jose Francisco Montesguedez, 40, who teaches at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School in North Miami Beach, was booked into the Metro West Detention...

South Florida’s winter weather playlist this week? Perhaps a soundtrack starting with Glenn Frey’s “The Heat Is On” and then Katy Perry’s “Hot and Cold. ” That sums up the forecast: A summerlike week, with high temperatures in the 80s, will give way to another cold front after the weekend. We already have felt it....

CORAL GABLES, FLA. (WSVN) - New cell phone video shows concerned students confronting their shuttle driver and calling authorities after they say he was allegedly driving under the influence. The scary situation left students fearing for their lives after they noticed their shuttle driver appeared to be drunk and...

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Last week, Venezuela received three new groups of repatriated nationals from the US under the Return to the Homeland Plan. There has been a steady rise in returnees since the resumption of flights earlier this year. The flights, which landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport in...

The cafés in ordinary bookstores are usually unadventurous fixtures. If it’s not just a Starbucks outpost, it’s your usual blueberry scones, watery coffee, or an ultra-processed bagel with cream cheese “spread.” Books & Books in Coconut Grove, however, is no ordinary bookstore. With the help of a gregarious Aidan...

Tuesday’s four major money Florida Lottery drawings — Mega Millions, Jackpot Triple Play, Fantasy 5, Cash4Life — yielded only one jackpot winner, someone who chose their numbers at a Miami-Dade gas station. That person didn’t get the Mega Millions jackpot, which will be at $416 million for Friday’s drawing. READ...

Earlier today we shared the news of the midnight mailbox prowler caught on camera checking out the mailbox of a residence on South Drive near Royal Poinciana Boulevard. The prowler had been caught on camera doing the same thing on the same day at the same house just last month.

A pastor at a Miami-Dade church was arrested after he allegedly inappropriately touched a 15-year-old victim, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. Elco Vallier, 50, was arrested last week in Palm Beach County. He is a pastor at Theophile Church Miami, located at 15201 Northwest 7th Avenue. According to the...

Shoppers who treat store parking lots like a drop-off zone for carts could soon be paying far more than a few dirty looks from fellow customers. A new wave of shopping cart enforcement rules is turning what many see as a minor etiquette lapse into a costly legal risk, with penalties that can climb to […]