Father Charged for Throwing Son, 2, Leaving Him Brain Dead
A father of nine faces second-degree murder charges for throwing his youngest against a wall and rendering him brain dead, officials said. Angel Luis Villegas, 29, was frustrated with his two-year-old...
View Article2 Officers Suffer Smoke Inhalation While Investigating Fire
Two Miami Beach Police officers suffered smoke inhalation as they looked into a fire at a beauty salon Saturday, officials said. The officers were on their way to work when they spotted the fire at...
View ArticleJay Z and Beyonce Attend Trayvon Martin Rally
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 20: Singer Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z attend a rally honoring Trayvon Martin outside One Police Plaza in Manhattan on July 20, 2013 in New York City. Demonstrators have gathered...
View Article2 Found Dead at Hollywood Home: Cops
Officials were investigating a double shooting Saturday after two men were found dead at a Hollywood home. Police responded to a call of gunshots being fired at 1845 Taylor Street, according to...
View ArticleCoast Guard Offloads $35 Million in Cocaine in Miami Beach
Coast Guard crews in Miami offloaded 2,300 pounds of cocaine at the Miami Beach base Saturday. The $35 million worth of cocaine was recovered last week from a go-fast vessel with suspicious packages on...
View ArticleHemingway Look-Alikes Run With 'Bulls' in Key West
Ernest Hemingway look-alikes demonstrated a "running of the bulls" Saturday for the annual Key West Hemingway Days celebration. The white-bearded men, wearing red scarves and red berets, paraded...
View Article2 Found Dead at Hollywood Home: Cops
Officials were investigating a double shooting Saturday after two men were found dead at a Hollywood home. NBC 6's Gilma Avalos has the story.
View ArticleHighly Contagious Measles Found in SoCal
A confirmed case of measles in Ventura County has health officials emphasizing the importance of immunization against the highly contagious disease that has been mostly eradicated in the U.S. A...
View ArticleMan Accused of Killing Transgender Lover, Dumping Body Parts in Lot
A man is in custody after he allegedly murdered his transgender lover and then dumped her body parts in a vacant lot in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia. On Wednesday, police received a...
View ArticleMainly Dry Sunday With Some Afternoon Showers
Sunday morning started off dry and sunny across South Florida, and the conditions are expected to last throughout the day. The day will be mainly dry with only slight chances of rain for the afternoon....
View ArticleSource: Person in Custody in Shooting of 6-Year-Old Girl
Editor's note: Despite previous reports that the 52-year-old woman was the girl's grandmother, police said it is not clear how or if the two are related. A Chicago 6-year-old girl remained in critical...
View ArticleMan Arrested for Stealing UPS Boxes With Party Supplies: Cops
A man was arrested after he was caught on camera stealing two UPS boxes with party supplies after they had been delivered to a South Miami home, police said. The incident happened on June 27 at about...
View ArticleLobster Mini-Season Kicks Off
Lobster mini-season starts at the stroke of midnight, and for two days thousands of lobster hunters will blanket South Florida waters in their vessels hoping to snare a lobster feast. The Florida Fish...
View ArticleSandy Homeowners Battle Insurance Loophole
A New York senator is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to eliminate a federal flood insurance loophole affecting thousands of Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey. The so-called...
View ArticleCyclist Pleads Guilty to Felony Vehicular Manslaughter
A bicyclist who struck and killed a 71-year-old man in San Francisco has pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter, according to San Francisco's district attorney. Chris Bucchere, 37, was riding...
View ArticleNational Hotel in South Beach Closed for Unsafe Conditions
The National Hotel in South Beach has been closed for unsafe conditions and life safety issues under orders from the Fire Marshall and building official, a spokeswoman for Miami Beach said Tuesday. "It...
View ArticleUnder Proposal, 22 Miami-Dade Libraries May Close
The full bookshelves and ample supply of computers are what draw in patrons of all ages. "I like playing games on the computer," said 6-year-old Dweeninha Theogene. Adults use the Golden Glades'...
View ArticleStudents' Dream Trip Canceled When Travel Agency Closes
Students at a New Jersey high school French club lost thousands of dollars when the travel agency they used to arrange a week-long trip to France abruptly closed, leaving them with no arrangements or...
View Article4 Imported Hot Sauces Have Excessive Lead: Study
Hot sauces sold in the U.S. have been found to contain concentrations of lead that exceed the FDA's standards, according to a new study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Researchers examined 25...
View ArticleU.S. Postal Service Threatens to End Door-to-Door Delivery
Door-to-door postal delivery could be soon coming to an end. To trim nearly $4.5 billion a year for the cash-strapped agency, Congressman Darrell Issa of California is proposing that the U.S. Postal...
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