Man Arrested After Bomb Threat on JetBlue Flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - An adult man was taken into custody Sunday morning after making a bomb threat aboard a JetBlue aircraft at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, authorities said. Just before 10 a.m., deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Airport District...
Fort Lauderdale Beach Crowd Sees Paralyzed Woman Stroll Sand In Robotic Suit
Under a bright South Florida sky, Marrianne Rooprai quietly pulled off what many doctors once said would never happen. The British native, left paralyzed from the shoulders down after a 2004 car crash, walked along Fort Lauderdale Beach this week using a powered, AI-enabled exoskeleton. After more than two decades of...
Back-to-back drivers killed in Florida deputy chases highlight pursuit safety, protocols
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — One woman is dead, and another is in custody following a multi-agency chase for a stolen vehicle on the Florida Turnpike on Thursday — the second fatal crash linked to a law enforcement pursuit in just two weeks. The suspect, later identified as...
A South Florida outpatient knee surgery turned into brain damage. Then, death
A 25-year-old went in for outpatient knee procedure in a Weston surgical center. By the end of the day, he’d suffered severe brain damage. He died 80 days later. A Florida Department of Health administrative complaint says the surgery’s anesthesiologist, Dr. Sergio Pinto-Torres, fell short of the standard of care. “...
Oakland Park Grocery Run Turns Into $131K Fantasy 5 Windfall
One Oakland Park shopper’s quick grocery stop just turned into a six-figure payday. A Quick Pick ticket bought at a neighborhood Publix hit all five numbers in Saturday night’s Florida Fantasy 5 drawing, good for a $131,069 jackpot. The winning numbers were 5, 7, 15, 21 and 34, and this was the lone jackpot across...
Man Accused of Assault, Riding on Hood of Moving Car, Stealing Vehicle Before Arrest
A man was arrested in Margate after allegedly assaulting a woman, climbing onto the hood of her moving car, and later stealing her vehicle before she called 911 from a hospital. According to a Margate Police Department report, James Glenn Hopper, 19, of Boca Raton, was arrested on February 24...
After allegedly being severely beaten by his mother’s boyfriend in Florida, a 6-year-old boy...
A 6‑year‑old Florida boy, Mason, who was autistic, has died from injuries allegedly inflicted by his mother’s boyfriend, Daniel Eduardo Romero. Mason was found in cardiac arrest at his home in North Miami Beach and taken to a hospital in critical condition on Jan. 9; his grandmother confirmed he was taken off the...
Feb. 28: Rain finally hits South Florida, brings relief to drought-stricken areas
Finally! Rain moved over our extreme drought-stricken region today. While the bulk of the soaking storms rolled through Palm Beach County, Fort Lauderdale received a dose of 0.30 inches of rain so far. Showers are tapering off, and quiet conditions will persist through the night, with lows falling into the upper 60s.
Fort Lauderdale hosts 46th annual Sistrunk Parade and Festival
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Thousands of people packed the streets for the 46th annual Sistrunk Parade and Festival along the historic Sistrunk Boulevard corridor in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday morning. The event is one of South Florida’s longest‑running community celebrations, honoring the culture, history, and...
Former MDCPS superintendent Alberto Carvalho put on leave by LA Schools after FBI raids
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to place Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid administrative leave following Feb. 25 FBI raids at his San Pedro home and district headquarters. Carvalho, who maintains an annual salary of $440,000, was removed from his daily duties as...
