Smoke Shop Employee and Customer Foil Would-Be Robber
A North Miami smoke shop employee and a customer fought back and foil a would-be robber's attempt to steal money from the register. North Miami Police said that on Aug. 18, a man in his early 20s...
View Article1 Killed, 1 Injured in Opa-locka Shooting
One person was killed and another injured in a shooting in Opa-locka early Wednesday. The shooting happened in the area of Northwest 22nd Court and Burlington Street. One person was killed at the...
View ArticleMiami Gardens Police Investigating Homicide
Miami Gardens Police are investigating a homicide early Wednesday morning. The incident happened around 5:15 a.m. in the 20000 block of Northwest 27th Court. The details surrounding the death weren't...
View ArticleChicago Mayor's Plea to Parents: Don't Boycott School
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on parents to ignore calls for a school boycott and send their kids to class on Wednesday as planned. "You have a disagreement? The court has spoken to that. You don’t...
View ArticleWeather Forecast: Mostly Cloudy Wednesday, Scattered Showers
An upper-level area of low pressure is serving as a menace to Wednesday’s weather pattern, triggering more showers and a few thunderstorms in South Florida. Mostly clouded skies are expected with...
View ArticleDeMaio Confronts City Hall Bathroom Rumors
Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio called a news report accusing him of masturbating in a San Diego City Hall restroom as “disgusting, humiliating and nothing more than a character assassination...
View ArticleTransgender Woman's Beating Death Sparks Rally in Harlem
Hundreds of people gathered in Harlem Tuesday night to mourn the 21-year-old transgender woman who was beaten to death, allegedly after a group of men discovered she was born male. Islan Nettles died...
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Birmingham Bell Brought to D.C. for March Anniversary
The bell that rang in Birmingham, Ala., on the day four girls were killed in a bombing made its way to Washington, D.C., for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The bell was loaned to the...
View Article10-Foot Python Found in Burger King Parking Lot
A 10-foot python was captured Tuesday in the parking lot of a New Jersey Burger King after a construction crew fixing a sewer line spotted the reptile. It had apparently been seen in recent days,...
View ArticleBoy Who Fell In Sand Dune To Meet Rescuers
The boy who survived a sand dune collapse will get to meet the team who rescued him. Nathan Woessner fell into a hole last month at Mount Baldy, a popular dune at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore,...
View ArticleMan Leaves Daughter in Car While Drinking at Topless Bar: Deputies
A man, who left his 7-year-old daughter sleeping in the car while he was drinking at a topless bar, was arrested Wednesday, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Around 1 a.m., Elliut Gonzalez was...
View ArticleMiami Lakes Woman Recounts 'I Have A Dream' Speech
Wednesday marks the 50-year anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Miami Lakes resident Dr. Shirley Johnson was there, with her most vivid memory being all of the...
View ArticlePolice-Involved Shooting in Oakland Park Leaves 1 Dead
A suspect in a Fort Lauderdale murder was killed during a police-involved shooting at a hotel in Oakland Park early Wednesday, authorities said. The shooting happened just after midnight at the Days...
View ArticleCountry's Tallest Rocket Blasts Off From California
A powerful 235-foot tall rocket -- the tallest launch vehicle in the country -- climbed toward the sky with a roar heard for miles along the California coast when it took off Wednesday morning from...
View ArticleWoman Arrested for DUI Tries to Steal Patrol Car: Deputies
A woman who was being arrested for a DUI tried to steal a deputy's patrol vehicle, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office said in a statement. Sara Ashley Kirksey, 24, gave deputies a false name and date...
View ArticleFBI Searching For Pembroke Pines Bank Robber
Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a Bank of America in Pembroke Pines Wednesday morning. The man walked into the bank located at 11150 Taft Street around 10:05 a.m. and demanded money from...
View Article$2.5 Million Federal Grant to Fund Newtown Response
The U.S. Justice Department is providing almost $2.5 million in funding to organizations that responded to the school shooting in Newtown in December. The funding compensates organizations, including...
View ArticleFort Hood Shooter Sentenced to Death
Convicted Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death by lethal injection in an unanimous decision of 13 jurors at the Texas Army base on Wednesday afternoon. The jury also stripped Hasan...
View ArticleExplosion Levels NJ House, Woman Killed
A woman died in an explosion at her New Jersey home Wednesday morning, and police say she had called neighbors for help on her cell phone, but they couldn't reach her. State Police Lt. Stephen Jones...
View ArticleMilitary Couple's Photo Prompts Outpouring of Support
An image of a San Diego Marine and his wife taken last week while vacationing in Idaho has become a national sensation. Special Section: San Diego Military News In the picture, Kelly Cottle is carrying...
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