Barry Manilow shares early lung cancer diagnosis; Florida shows moved
Iconic showman Barry Manilow has revealed that a persistent bout of bronchitis led to a fortunate, life-saving discovery: a cancerous spot on his left lung. For South Florida fans, that means a change of plans in his concert schedule, including the show in Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise. That concert is now scheduled...
Florida couple arrested in Pennsylvania on multi-state fraud charges
Two Florida residents were arrested in Pennsylvania, officials said, as they await extradition to New Jersey to face charges related to a multi-state credit card fraud scheme. According to New Jersey law enforcement officials, Olivia Jean Baptiste, 24, of West Park, Florida, and Michael Rampal, 29, of Fort...
Attorneys for Derek Rosa seek to exclude mother’s graphic autopsy photos
MIAMI — Attorneys for Derek Rosa are asking a judge to exclude certain autopsy photos of the Hialeah teen’s mother, Irina Garcia, as he awaits trial on accusations that he brutally stabbed her to death in 2023. Rosa, 15, is charged as an adult with first-degree murder and...
Police apologize after ‘invalid’ license plate arrest
A South Florida man was arrested for what police believed to be an obscured license plate under a new Florida law. The man was later released from jail, with the Davie Police Department saying the arrest was invalid. The driver's attorneys said the experience was traumatizing for him.
Video shows Hialeah robber taking sledgehammer to store’s gaming machines over $3,800 loss: Cops
HIALEAH, Fla. — New video shows the man police say was a raging robber taking a sledgehammer to a Hialeah food store’s gaming machines in a fit over losing $3,800 earlier that day. Before that, police said the video shows Suniel Arzola, 46, forcing a terrified store clerk...
Haitian TV Star Arrested in Tamarac on Domestic Violence Charge
Haitian TV star Carel Pedre was arrested early Sunday in Tamarac for an alleged domestic violence battery on his romantic partner, according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Deputies were dispatched shortly before 1 a.m. on December 21 to the apartment Pedre shares with the woman at 9097...
Man hospitalized after being shot in Opa-locka
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — Opa-locka police are investigating a shooting that they say left a man wounded Tuesday. They said officers were dispatched to the 13000 block of Northwest 22nd Avenue after reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, police said they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Fire...
Parkland Shooting Survivor Donovan Metayer Dies by Suicide Amid Mental Health Struggles
Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, has died at age 26, according to his family. Metayer’s sister, Nancy Metayer Bowen, wrote in a Facebook post that her brother died by suicide on Dec. 15 after suffering from schizophrenia for seven years, per...
Much-needed relief supplies heading for Jamaica ahead of Christmas holiday
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Four 53-foot tractor trailers, along with a packed airplane hangar at Pompano Beach Airpark, are loaded with life-saving supplies, ready to be delivered to the victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. “It’s just under 80,000 pounds at the moment and those four containers right now,...
Fort Lauderdale man faces murder charge after Sunday shooting, police say
A Fort Lauderdale man is facing a premeditated murder charge in connection with a Sunday afternoon shooting, according to police. James Jason Ramkissoon, 39, was arrested Sunday for allegedly shooting a woman shortly after 3:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of 62 nd Street, according to Fort Lauderdale Police Department...

















