ICE agent accused of drunken driving with kids in car in Florida Keys
BAHIA HONDA, Fla. — A federal immigration agent from Miami is facing DUI and child endangerment charges after deputies say he was driving drunk with his two children in the car in the Florida Keys. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped 42-year-old Scott Deiseroth on Aug. 13 after reports...
Miami man arrested for allegedly putting tracking device on ex’s car
A Miami man was arrested after he allegedly put a tracking device on his ex-girlfriend's car, police said. Alfredo Javier Cedeno, 35, was arrested Monday on charges of installing a tracking device without consent and stalking/domestic violence, Miami-Dade jail records showed. According to an arrest report, Cedeno and...
New Florida law puts harsher penalties on people who use tracking devices: What to...
In October, several new laws went into effect in Florida, and one law is putting harsher penalties on people who use tracking devices without a person's consent. Installation or Use of Tracking Devices or Applications, also known as Senate Bill 1168, makes it a second-degree offense if someone uses a tracking device...
Croc found speared in Florida Keys rescued. Zoo Miami is treating the reptile
A wounded American crocodile found in the Florida Keys with a spear lodged in its head over the weekend has been rescued and is being treated at Zoo Miami. Ron Magill, communications director at the zoo, told the Herald that the reptile was captured in Key Largo Monday night and was at the Miami-Dade facility Tuesday...
How much do you need to make and save to buy a home in...
Sue-Ann Shaw is shopping for a home and hoping to buy within the next year. “I want a nice kitchen, two car garage,” she said, but many of the things on her wish list are out of her budget. “The cost of living down here is crazy. It's astronomical,”...
Unacceptable: South Florida restaurants rack up astonishing number of food safety violations
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Would you eat in a restaurant with nearly 50 violations?. Routine food safety inspections by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation are meant to protect the public, but what inspectors recently found inside several South Florida kitchens was nothing short of alarming....
A Suspect Known as “Pillowcase Rapist” Gets Competency Hearing
A suspected serial offender dubbed the "pillowcase rapist" may be incompetent to stand trial on new charges.
Family sues Miami sailing club after 11-year-old girl had leg ‘nearly amputated’ in accident
MIAMI — A South Florida family says their 11-year-old daughter’s life was forever changed after a boating crash. They’re now looking to hold a sailing club responsible. Michelle Viteri, the girl’s mother, said it was the kind of call no parent ever wants to get. “To...
Miami Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating 51-Year-Old Kristin Balter Missing from Downtown Area
Miami Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 51-year-old Kristin Balter. She has been missing since Friday last week from the downtown Miami area, according to Local 10 News. Balter is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 130 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair....
Out of time: Residents forced to leave their South Florida mobile home park
Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park was lifeless Monday afternoon — except for the people forced to leave their homes. There was no alegria , joy , in the mostly Hispanic community. Police officers patrolled the neighborhood. U-Haul trucks rumbled through the park — for the people who could afford them. Some residents...

















