Alton Road Flyover To Re-Open Tuesday Night
The Alton Road flyover coming into Miami Beach will re-open by midnight Tuesday, about a day and a half of schedule, the Florida Department of Transportation announced. The bridge connecting the...
View ArticleBig Mergers
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to challenge the union of American Airlines and U.S. Airways, a business merger that would give birth to the world's largest airline. Check out these other big...
View ArticleHannah Anderson: My Kidnapper "Deserved What He Got"
A San Diego County teenager who was kidnapped by a longtime family friend for almost one week shared her feelings on social media Tuesday saying her abductor deserved what he got. Hannah Anderson of...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. Gets 30 Months in Prison
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for spending $750,000 in campaign cash on personal expenses, while his wife was sentenced to a year for tax fraud. The judge...
View ArticleTornado Touchdown Confirmed in New Jersey
The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down in southern Ocean County, N.J., amid a series of powerful storms that battered the Jersey Shore as far north as Bergen County Tuesday morning....
View ArticleWeather Forecast: Mostly Sunny, Late Storms Possible Wednesday
Mostly sunny conditions will hang around South Florida Wednesday as tropical moisture begins to stream into the region. By Wednesday night, showers and thunderstorms will be on the increase, with the...
View ArticleSouth Floridians Using New App That Offers Date Night Freebies
On Tuesday night, Pat Hartman asked his wife of seven years out on a date. "I said, 'Let's go out to eat, how about Padrino's?" the South Florida man said. It's a good thing she said yes. They enjoyed...
View ArticleEx-Boyfriend Set New Boyfriend's Car on Fire: Police
A disgruntled ex-boyfriend is facing charges after police say he was caught on video setting his old flame's new boyfriend's car on fire in North Miami Beach. Jeffrey Blanc, 32, is facing three counts...
View ArticleLaces the Manatee Swimming Free After Year of Rehab
Laces the manatee is now swimming free in the waters off Cape Canaveral after a year of rehabilitation at SeaWorld Orlando. The adult female manatee was treated for boat injuries on her upper back and...
View ArticleGame Stop Armed Robbery Caught on Video: Miami-Dade Police
Miami-Dade Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who robbed a Game Stop at gunpoint with help from a woman last month. The robbery happened at the store at 17742 Northwest 57th...
View ArticleMan Bit Off Chunk of Ear, Tried to Preserve it in Creamer: Cops
A South Florida man is being held on $15,000 bond after biting off a chunk of a friend's ear and trying to preserve it in coffee creamer, officials said. The altercation began when 26-year-old Kenneth...
View ArticleCVS Drops ID Requirements for Nail Polish Remover Purchases
After one week, CVS has dropped a new requirement for customers to show ID when purchasing nail polish remover in all but three states. The drug store chain's policy capped the amount of acetone...
View ArticleInventor's High-Tech Bike Designed for Blind People Stolen
Brian Higgins is blind and has been tooling around on a fancy titanium bike equipped with special sensors that beep to tell him to watch out for a tree or post. Until now. The 61-year-old hobbyist...
View Article7-Foot-Long Boa Constrictor on the Loose
A boa constrictor named "Snakie" is on the loose in Swarthmore. But don't worry. That's 7 slithering feet of friendliness, according to the snake's owner, David Spiegel, a local veterinarian. "When...
View ArticleGay Couple Attacked Leaving Manhattan Movie Theater
Two gay men who were holding hands as they left a movie theater in Chelsea were attacked by a group of men who hurled anti-gay slurs, and one was hurt so badly he needed seven stitches on his face....
View Article911 Calls from East Haven Plane Crash Released
It was just before 11:30 a.m. Friday when people in East Haven, Conn., started calling 911 about a plane that had fallen from the sky. Caller: (very quiet and unintelligible) Dispatcher: How many, uh,...
View ArticleAlcohol May Be Factor in Fatal Miami Crash: Police
One person was killed and two others were hospitalized following a crash in downtown Miami Wednesday morning, police said. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. Wednesday on Biscayne Boulevard at...
View ArticleIdentity Thief Went on Shopping Sprees: Police
Coral Springs Police are looking for an identity thief who has racked up thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent purchases in several shopping sprees. According to police, the woman opened up a credit...
View ArticleBody of Man Who Helped Child in Water Found
Searchers found the body of a man who went missing in the Florida Keys after he dove into the water to rescue a child on a boating trip, authorities said. The body of Brian Kowalski, 39, of Trinity,...
View Article2 in Custody After Apparent Molotov Cocktail Attack
Two suspects were apprehended after they were seen throwing what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail inside a vacant Allapattah home Wednesday, Miami Police said. A police officer saw the house at 1223...
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