Top Chicago Cop: City's Murder Rates Declining
Chicago’s murder mayhem is declining, police said. Chicago ended the month of May down four murders from May 2012, an eight percent decrease, according to Director of News Affairs Adam Collins. Overall...
View ArticlePolice Release Surveillance Tape of Armed Robbery at 7-Eleven
Police have released surveillance footage of an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in North Miami Beach. Officials are looking for two men who took a total of $60 cash from the 7-Eleven on 15100 W. Dixie...
View ArticleCongressman Responds to Chief of Staff Ballot Fraud Probe
Since Representative Joe Garcia's chief of staff resigned on Friday after admitting to taking part in an absentee ballot fraud scheme, the congressman has expressed outrage and called the fiasco an...
View ArticleChurch Refuses to Host Troops Over Scouts' New Gay Policy
A Crystal Lake, Ill., church is reportedly refusing to sponsor a local Boy Scout troop after the Scouts’ lifted their ban on openly gay boys. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, believed to be the...
View ArticlePeanut the Orangutan Doing Well a Year After Lymphoma Diagnosis
A year after being diagnosed with lymphoma, Peanut the orangutan is back in good health. Jungle Island officials stated Friday that the nine-year-old primate is doing "very well." “Peanut has handled...
View Article3 in Serious Condition After Crash With Miami-Dade Bus
Three men are in serious condition after a car collided with a Miami-Dade Transit bus. The crash happened Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. at Northwest 27th Avenue and 36th Street, according to Miami-Dade...
View ArticleMan Charged with Having Sex with Pit Bull
A 50-year-old man was charged with having sex with a pit bull while on a tour of the Chicago Animal Care and Control Facility, prosecutors said Saturday. Gerardo Perez, of the 2500 block of West 38th...
View ArticleHeat Lose 91-77, Game 7 on Monday
There will be a Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night in Miami. The Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat 91-77 Saturday night in Game 6, evening up the series at 3 games each. LeBron...
View ArticleCalif. Fire Jumps to 19,500 Acres, Burns Structures
The Powerhouse Fire grew to 19,500 acres in northern Los Angeles County after a hot and windy Saturday, burning structures and prompting evacuations in rugged areas between the Santa Clarita and...
View ArticleWeather Forecast: More Rain Making Its Way to South Florida
Sunday started off with some mixed weather in South Florida, with overcast skies in some areas and sunshine in others. Chance of rain will stay high, bringing in some slow-moving showers and storms...
View ArticleDeputies Tase, Capture Runaway Llama
Leon County deputies were on the lookout for an unusual fugitive this weekend: a llama on the loose in Tallahassee. Scooter the llama had escaped from his owners and was roaming the Killearn Lakes area...
View Article22,242-Acre Powerhouse Fire Threatens 1,000 Homes
Some 1,000 homes were threatened on Sunday as the 22,242-acre Powerhouse Fire approached the northern Los Angeles County high-desert city of Lancaster, authorities said. Updated Article: Monday's...
View ArticleWoman Found in Canal After EMS Arrives to Treat Her Husband
Police are investigating after an elderly woman was found dead in a canal behind her Miami Gardens home Saturday afternoon. Mildred Townsend, 75, was found floating face-down in the canal at 51 NE...
View ArticleShowers and Storms Likely Monday in South Florida
It was a dreary start to the day in South Florida Monday, with heavy showers and storms in the middle Florida Keys. A flood advisory was in effect for a portion of the morning in the middle Keys. No...
View ArticleMan Molests, Urinates on Woman in ER: Police
A man sexually assaulted a woman in an emergency room in Harlem after she fell asleep, then urinated on her when she was startled awake, police said. The 45-year-old woman fell asleep after being...
View ArticleYoung Cancer Patients Treated to Day at the Seaquarium
Miami Children's Hospital treated 75 young cancer patients and their families to a day at the Miami Seaquarium for National Cancer Survivors Day. The day was a nice change of pace for patients like...
View ArticleMan Killed, Woman Injured in Oakland Park Shooting
The Broward Sheriff's Office is looking for a gunman who shot and killed a man and wounded a woman in Oakland Park Sunday. The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. in the 300 block of Northwest 40th...
View ArticleMan Pulled Driver Out of Car, Attacked Him: Deputies
A Marathon man was arrested after pulling another man out of a car and attacking him, authorities said Monday. Raul Pavon, 27, told deputies he attacked the man because he was tired of seeing him...
View ArticleWoman Found Dead Near Lauderhill Business
Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead in Lauderhill Monday morning. Lauderhill Fire Rescue confirmed that the woman's body was found in a warehouse area in the 3700 block of NW...
View ArticleNazi-Naming Dad Wears Nazi Uniform to Kid's Hearing
Dressed in a Nazi uniform, Heath Campbell marched into a New Jersey courthouse to petition a family court judge to allow him to see his youngest son. "I'm going to tell the judge, I love my children. I...
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