Man Gunned Down Outside Northwest Miami-Dade Home
Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed outside his home in northwest Miami-Dade early Wednesday morning. The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. in the area of Northwest 96th Street...
View ArticleMore Allegations vs. Woman at SW Dade House
More would-be renters said Wednesday they found out their lease was no good when they tried to move into a house in southwest Miami-Dade. Giselle Santa Lucci was one of them. She saw an ad in the...
View ArticleWoman's Purse Stolen After Dinner: Cops
Surveillance video shows an elderly woman and her daughter walking to their car after enjoying a nice meal at Spizzigo in Coral Gables. Then a white van pulls up behind them and appears to follow the...
View ArticleHomeowner Fatally Shoots Suspected Burglar: Cops
A homeowner fatally shot a man suspected of burglarizing his property in a northwest Miami-Dade County neighborhood early Thursday, police said. Hollywood Building Evacuated After Report of Shots Fired...
View ArticleForbes: Marlins Worth $520 Million
The Miami Marlins were a bust in the standings in 2012, but the team's value rose 16% thanks in large part to the opening of Marlins Park. Financial publication Forbes released its annual baseball...
View ArticleState Fair of Texas Fires Bill Bragg, Voice of Big Tex
Big Tex, the towering statue and an iconic symbol of the State Fair of Texas, is getting a new voice. The State Fair of Texas said that it decided Tuesday to not renew the contract of Bill Bragg, who...
View ArticleMan in Custody After Shots Reportedly Fired in Building
A man was arrested for shooting in a Hollywood apartment building, prompting an early morning evacuation of all the residents, authorities said. Nelson Tomattis, 30, faces a charge of shooting into an...
View ArticleThursday Starts Off Cool
Thursday starts off cool with temperatures in the mid-50s, but abundant sunshine will lead temperatures to the mid-70s by the afternoon. Overnight temperatures will still be a bit below average with...
View ArticleMan Called Cops to Say He Was In Alleged Burglary Video: BSO
A man faces charges after he called the Broward Sheriff’s Office to say he was one of three men caught on surveillance video during an alleged burglary at a Southwest Ranches home in 2011, authorities...
View ArticleFormer Prep School Student Gets $42M in Tick Bite Case
A jury awarded $41.7 million to a former prep school student after a tick bite on a school trip to China left her with brain damage, according to reports. The Bridgeport, Conn., jury deliberated for...
View ArticleTeenager Arrested for Stabbing Another Teen: Cops
A teenager was arrested after fighting and stabbing another teen in Cutler Bay, Miami-Dade Police said Thursday. The 16-year old pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed a 15-year-old in his left abdomen,...
View ArticleOffice Pool Pays Forward Lottery Winnings to Co-Worker
Jennifer Maldonado came to work on Sunday at a real estate office in Plantation, Fla., to a shocking celebration: the office lottery pool had won and she had not pitched in for the tickets. Maldonado...
View ArticleNelson Mandela's Life and Times
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has become a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement. One of the world's greatest and most admired political leaders, he has been honored with numerous...
View ArticleXbox Saves Immigrant from Deportation
Hours of playing video games in a Wisconsin basement reportedly saved a man from being deported. José Muñoz, a 25-year-old living in Milwaukee was brought to America from Mexico City when he was only 1...
View ArticleTwo Plead Not Guilty to Hadiya Pendleton Murder
Two Chicago men charged in the murder of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton have pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of first-degree murder. Michael Ward, 18, and Kenneth Williams, 20, were charged last...
View ArticleInvestigators Probe Suspicious Fire
Fort Lauderdale Police arson investigators probed a suspicous fire at a duplex on Thursday. The power was out and the two adults and one child who live at the duplex are staying with friends, fire...
View Article21-Ton Cheese Theft Ranks Among Biggest Recent Food Heists
Nuts, honey, cheese. No, these are not the ingredients for your perfect cheese board. It's a list of edible items pilfered in a string of recent giant heists. An Illinois man accused of stealing 21...
View ArticleTumblr Reaches 100 Million Blogs
After six years in existence, Tumblr reached the 100-million blog mark this week. The milestone -- including over 44.6 billion posts -- was hit with little celebration, according to NBC News. In fact,...
View ArticleSuspects Sought in Woman's Kidnapping, Robbery: Cops
It started at Club Therapy in downtown Miami and ended at a Denny's in North Miami Beach. It was a terrifying ride down I-95 for one South Florida woman in the early morning hours of Monday, March 18....
View ArticleThe Substance of Baseball
George Carlin, in his classic comic comparison of baseball and football, used the differing language of the two sports to contrast their spirits – the harsher-sounding helmet vs. the more benign cap,...
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