Ethics complaint filed over Broward sheriff's yacht cruise
A former Broward Sheriff's Office commander filed an ethics complaint against Broward Sheriff Scott Israel over a five-day cruise to the Bahamas aboard a campaign donor's $35 million yacht. Israel...
View ArticleFlorida Gov Rick Scott criticizes Jesse Jackson over comments
Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday demanded an apology from longtime civil rights activist Jesse Jackson for comparing the state's struggle with the Trayvon Martin case to the civil rights clashes...
View ArticleFuneral held for Hialeah shooting victim
A funeral was held Wednesday for Carlos Gavilanes, one of the six people killed in a mass shooting at a Hialeah apartment complex. The 9-year-old son of Gavilanes, 33, led his father's casket in to...
View Article1 charged, 1 wanted in Miami Gardens double murder
Miami Gardens police on Wednesday announced charges against a 28-year-old man accused of killing a woman and her grandson. Police charged Reginald Jackson with two counts of first-degree murder, two...
View ArticleBSO: 1 killed in deputy-involved shooting
A man carrying a rifle was killed in a deputy-involved shooting Wednesday afternoon, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. The shooting happened at 5201 N. Dixie Highway in Oakland Park about...
View ArticlePolice may have motive in Hialeah massacre
Investigators believe they may have a motive that led Pedro Vargas to kill six people during a mass shooting at his apartment complex Friday. On Tuesday, Angel Castillo Jr. deposed Vargas in lawsuit...
View ArticleOfficials investigate suspicious fire in Miami Beach
Miami Beach Fire Rescue officials are investigating a suspicious fire that began Wednesday around 6:30 p.m. at Mantell Plaza at 225 W. 24th Street. Among the 100 people who have been in the process of...
View Article20 most annoying drivers
A survey reveals which drivers and driving behaviors Americans find most annoying.
View ArticleOn this day: August 2
America formally declares its independence, the U.S. Census is born, a president dies, JFK becomes a hero, and a young Robert Zimmerman changes his name, all on this day.
View ArticlePHOTOS: Marlins beat Mets 3-0
Tom Koehler pitched six effective innings and the Miami Marlins stalled Matt Harvey once again, beating the New York Mets 3-0 on Thursday.
View ArticleFlorida education commissioner resigns
Florida's education commissioner resigned Thursday amid allegations that he changed the grade of a charter school run by a major Republican donor during his previous job as Indiana's school chief....
View ArticleWoman named person of interest in fatal hit-and-run crash
The Florida Highway Patrol on Thursday named a person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened on July 23. After the crash at Bird Road and Southwest 97th Avenue, troopers found the 2004...
View ArticleClosing arguments end in officer attack trial
Closing arguments in the trial of a man accused of hitting a Miami-Dade police officer with a cinder block, then running him over with his police vehicle ended Thursday afternoon. Judge Sue Ellen...
View ArticleTax-Free Holiday begins in Fla.
Tax-Free Holiday began at 12:01 a.m. Friday and for the first time, electronics are being added to the list of tax exempt items. Florida law directs that no sales tax or local option tax (also known...
View ArticleHit-and-run victim speaks to Local 10
A man who lost one of his legs in a hit-and-run accident says he is lucky to be alive. On Thursday, Jonathan Cordero, 24, spoke about the horrifying ordeal from his hospital bed at Jackson Memorial...
View ArticleRecords show discrepancy in number of ankle monitor alerts, checks
For 15 years, Miami-Dade County has used ankle monitors on accused criminals awaiting trial. Home detention is a way to free up space in county jails and save money. But after three months of...
View Article4 more buried after Hialeah massacre
Funerals were held Thursday for four of the victims of the apartment shooting in Hialeah. Funerals for Italo and Samira Pisciotti were held at Vista Memorial Gardens. The couple was married just shy...
View ArticleTimeline of killer's actions offers clues to motive
On Thursday afternoon, Lt. Carl Zogby of the Hialeah Police Dept., held a news conference about the mass shooting at a Hialeah apartment complex on July 23. "A clear motive for Vargas' actions on that...
View ArticleAutistic man found in 'dungeon-like' conditions in Sweetwater
Police responded to a call Thursday in Sweetwater about a mid-20s autistic man who officials said was being kept in "dungeon-like" conditions. An anonymous caller told police that the man's mother,...
View ArticleCities with the lowest jobless rates
Hiring slowed in July and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.4%. Check out the cities with the lowest jobless rates.
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