"Disturbing Abuse Allegations" About Teen Program: Official
AMIkids Greater Fort Lauderdale serves 120 troubled teenagers a year. Judges often send youthful offenders to AMIkids when they complete their sentences in juvenile detention. The program is designed...
View ArticleVet Honored for WWII Heroics
An American soldier who fought in WWII and some of the prisoners he helped liberate from a Nazi concentration camp were reunited Monday when the veteran was honored for his service. Ed Royce Sr., 91,...
View ArticleTornado Touchdown Confirmed in NJ
A tornado touched down in New Jersey Monday, the National Weather Service has confirmed, creating a path of destruction that took down trees and crushed homes and cars in far western Union County. The...
View ArticleMan Lost Hand After Firework Explosion: BSO
As families prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, one man is still recovering at the hospital after handling a firework nearly cost him his life. Neighbors in a Pompano Beach apartment complex say...
View ArticleCoast Guard Offloads $19M in Seized Cocaine in Miami Beach
Approximately 1,250 pounds of seized cocaine worth an estimated $19 million were offloaded by the Coast Guard in Miami Beach Monday morning. The cocaine was discovered on May 29, when the Coast Guard...
View ArticleSuspects On Bicycles Shoot and Kill Man in Miami: Police
Miami Police are looking for two suspects on bicycles who they say shot and killed a man during an attempted robbery that went wrong early Tuesday. The shooting happened when the two men tried to rob...
View ArticleFast-Moving Showers to Drench SoFla Tuesday
Fast-moving showers were expected throughout South Florida on Tuesday. Most of the showers were in central Broward and western portions of Palm Beach County. The storms were moving north-northwest and...
View ArticleCongressman Garcia’s Communications Director Resigns
The communications director for Congressman Joe Garcia has resigned amid an ongoing criminal investigation into fraudulent absentee-ballot requests, The Miami Herald reported. Giancarlo Sopo had been...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale Police Officer Hospitalized After Making Arrest
A Fort Lauderdale Police officer was hospitalized after he was injured while making an arrest early Tuesday, officials said. The officer was injured when he responded to a domestic disturbance call in...
View ArticleMan Said “Powers of Invisibility” Helped Him Steal Cigs: Cops
A Florida man who said he used his “powers of invisibility” to steal a pack of cigarettes returned to the scene of the crime to confess, according to a Fort Pierce Police report. The confession was...
View ArticleOfficer Opens Fire After Dog Jumps From Car Window
An officer shot and killed a Southern California man's dog after it jumped from an open car window and lunged at officers who were taking the Rottweiler's owner into custody on suspicion of interfering...
View ArticleWoman Arrested for Plotting to Rob Her Father: Deputies
A woman was arrested for plotting to rob her father after he recognized the thief as her boyfriend, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said. Doeminique Sylvester, her boyfriend Christopher Mise and...
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Family of Heat Dancer Killed in Crash Upset Over Trial Delay
The parents of a Miami Heat dancer who was killed in a crash in Fort Lauderdale nearly three years ago say the wait for the trial of the man charged with DUI manslaughter in her death is unbearable....
View ArticleToddler Found Wandering Street Alone Reunited With Mother
A toddler who was found wandering a street alone in Miami Gardens Tuesday has been reunited with his mother, and no charges have been filed, police said. The mother left the 2-year-old boy in the care...
View ArticleAlicia O. Valle to be Appointed as United States Magistrate Judge
Alicia O. Valle has will be appointed as the United States Magistrate Judge and she will begin her position in the Fort Lauderdale Division on August 12, the Chief United States District Judge Federico...
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Caught on Video: Rider Berates Senior on Bus
An irate commuter terrorized a fellow Metro bus passenger in a caught-on-video confrontation, apparently sparked because the senior citizen sat on him while trying to squeeze into the seat next to him....
View ArticleTeacher Who Wears Same Outfit in 40 Yearbook Photos Retires
It’s like Groundhog Day for school photos. Dallas teacher Dale Irby is retiring this year, and he’s taking with him the brown sweater vest and pointy-collared polyester shirt he has worn for the last...
View ArticleAmerica's Top Fourth of July Celebrations
The Fourth of July is upon us and there is no shortage of festivities to celebrate the country’s independence. For those who are traveling to party it up in a big city, firework shows, barbecues,...
View ArticleTwo Tornadoes Hit Conn. Monday
Two tornadoes touched down in Connecticut yesterday, according to the National Weather Service. An EF0-category tornado touched down Monday morning in Fairfield County. According to the National...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: Inside the Nation's Biggest July 4th Celebration
The nation’s biggest Independence Day celebration show lasts 25 minutes but required more than a year of planning and a fireworks shopping trip around the world. Last fall, pyro technician Gary Souza...
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