Feds Bust Mexican Drug Cartel in LA
In one of the largest single crackdowns on organized crime in L.A. County history, a major drug raid Tuesday netted nearly $20 million in meth, and the arrest of eight accused gang members, busting up...
View ArticleIce Cream Man Sold Cocaine from Truck: DA
A Brooklyn ice cream man has been arrested for selling cocaine and painkillers out of his truck full of treats as children bought frozen sweets just a few feet away. Mina Gatas, 20, is accused of...
View ArticleNew Interim Mayor for Miami Lakes, Acting Mayor for Sweetwater
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he has suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi and Sweetwater Mayor Manuel Marono from office after they were arrested by the FBI on public corruption charges Tuesday....
View ArticleWhy We Love “Hump Day” So Much
Camels love hump day, and so do most American workers. Chances are you’ve seen the Geico insurance commercial starring a camel excitedly interrupting everyone in the office on Wednesday, also known as...
View ArticleResidents Push Back Against Proposed Budget Cuts
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez got an earful from county residents about his proposed budget cuts Tuesday. Most significantly, Gimenez heard about the $15 million budget gap for the county's 2,000...
View ArticleAthletic Association: Schools Can Enforce Drug Rules
The Alex Rodriguez saga rolls on and now questions are being asked in South Florida if any of the performance-enhancing drugs made their way to high school athletes. "But I've never seen a high...
View ArticleDwyane Wade is on Ebony's Trayvon Martin Cover
Dwyane Wade will appear on the cover of the September issue of Ebony in a special tribute to slain teenager Trayvon Martin. The Miami Heat star and his sons Zaire and Zion donned hooded sweatshirts for...
View Article2 Arrested After Dramatic Police Pursuit in Miami-Dade Ends
A dramatic high-speed police pursuit up I-95 in Miami-Dade ended with two suspects in custody following a brief foot chase Wednesday morning. The chase began shortly before 7 a.m. near the Starbucks at...
View ArticlePowerball Jackpot Hits $448 Million as Winning Numbers Announced
The $448 million Powerball jackpot was drawn Wednesday night at 10:59 p.m. ET. The numbers were 05, 25, 30, 58, 59 and Powerball 32. No winner has been announced yet. However, if there is no winner,...
View ArticleHumane Society Wants to Stop U.S. Bull Run
The event isn't even slated to hit the Chicago area until next year, but already roughly 1,000 local thrill-seekers have signed up for the American version of Pamplona's Running of the Bulls. Hawthorne...
View ArticleFormer Stripper Accused of Trying to Kill Fiance
A Plano, Texas, woman accused of trying to kill her fiance is on trial this week for attempted murder. Vicky Renee Miller allegedly tried to kill Paul Dwayne Key in Nov., 2011. She dated Key for years...
View ArticleWeather Forecast: Morning Sun and Afternoon Storms Wednesday
Morning sun and isolated mid-day storms are expected Wednesday as temperatures will reach 90 degrees in South Florida. Wednesday night is expected to be partly cloudy with a late-night shower and...
View ArticleStepfather Talks About Finding His Son Dead In Lauderdale Lakes
Authorities were investigating after an 18-year-old man was found dead inside his Lauderdale Lakes home Monday. Steven Rutty was gunned down at his own home and was found by his stepfather, who came...
View ArticleDCF Documents Detail Injuries to Jayden Villegas-Morales' Brother
New documents released to NBC 6 by the Department of Children and Families contain details of a disturbing precursor to Jayden Villegas-Morales' fatal injury. Jayden was in the custody of his father...
View ArticleObama on Leno: Don't Overreact to Terror Threat
President Barack Obama gave an unexpectedly serious and wide-ranging interview to Jay Leno on Tuesday night, weighing in on a terror threat, U.S. tensions with Russia and even his recent lunch with...
View ArticleOfficials Look for Shooting Suspect at Opa-locka School
Dr. Robert B. Ingram School in Opa-locka was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after officials said there was a shooting in the area. Classes at the school, located on the 6000 block of Ahmad...
View Article1-Year-Old Boy, Father Killed by Gunfire in Oakland
Three weeks after an 8-year-old Oakland girl was shot to death at a slumber party, a 1-year-old boy was gunned down Wednesday morning, earning him the newest, and most unfortunate, ranking of becoming...
View ArticleObstacle Course Racers Deal With "Spartan Rash"
A number of amateur athletes who participated in an extreme obstacle course race in Marseilles, Ill., more than two weeks ago continue to deal with a severe rash that has spread across their bodies...
View ArticleYahoo! is Getting a New Logo
Yahoo! is changing its iconic logo for the first time in almost two decades. For the next 30 days, until its unveiling on Sept. 4, the Internet search giant will feature a different logo on its home...
View ArticleSpanish Retail, Zara, to Open in Lincoln Road
Zara, the Spanish clothing and accessories retailer, is coming to Lincoln Road this winter. The store, which will be located on Lincoln Road and Washington Avenue, will include men's, women's, and...
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