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South Florida's Most Wanted: Railroad attacker sought

It happens nearly five times a day somewhere in America. In Florida, it happens more often, and, it is among the costliest crimes in this country and among the most dangerous to police -- train...

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Isaac pounds the Gulf Coast

While Isaac lost its hurricane status and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, it continues to pound the Gulf Coast with heavy winds and unrelenting rain. See images from the powerful storm.

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Burglar chokes woman, 91, during home invasion

A man tried to strangle a 91-year-old woman while attempting to burglarize her house last week, Fort Lauderdale police said. Between midnight and 1 a.m. on August 24th, police said a man broke into a...

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Robin Roberts' mother dies

Robin Roberts' mother died just hours after the "Good Morning America" co-host left the show to take care of her own medical issues. Roberts traveled home to Mississippi and made her way through...

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Romney speech combines life story with criticism of Obama

The Republican National Convention has wrapped up with a speech by Mitt Romney that combined details of his life story with a pledge to create millions of jobs and "restore the promise of America."...

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Rubio rallies crowd around American dream

The nation's eyes shifted from Isaac to Tampa Thursday for the most anticipated night of the Republican National Convention: nomination night. But the words resonating in so many minds this morning...

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Police release video from Papa John's armed robbery

Police have released surveillance video of a robbery at a Papa John's in Weston Tuesday night. Around 11:30 p.m., two men entered the Papa John's at 50 Indian Trace and held the clerk at gunpoint. An...

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Fire consumes Fort Lauderdale gas station

Firefighters battled a blaze at a gas station that was being demolished Friday morning. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, a crew was in the process of tearing down the Texaco gas station. They...

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On this day: September 6

A president is shot, Cal Ripken Jr. breaks an unbreakable record, and the world mourns the passing of a princess, all on this day.

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Celebrities' jobs before they were famous

Even the biggest celebrity had to start somewhere. With that in mind, check out what these stars did for a living before they became famous.

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Read A Book Day: 20 books you should read

September 6th is Read A Book Day. Honor this by clicking here to take a look at the 20 books that everyone should read.

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Bay Harbor Islands police: Man hammers, stabs dog to death

A 66-year-old doctor was charged with animal cruelty with intent to kill after Bay Harbor Islands police said he killed a dog after repeatedly hitting it on the head with a hammer before stabbing it...

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Commissioners to address possible 'cancer cluster' Thursday night

The Miami-Dade Health Department is investigating concerns of a cancer cluster in a northwest Miami-Dade County neighborhood. Several residents who live in the neighborhood of Northwest 83rd Street...

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Sick, endangered sea turtle responds to treatment

The veterinarian treating an egg-laden hawksbill sea turtle -- airlifted from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital -- says the reptile is responding positively to...

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National Hurricane Center tracks 2 hurricanes, area of low pressure in tropics

An area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center. As of 11 a.m. Thursday, it was given a 40 percent chance of developing into a tropical system. The...

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Gov. Scott signs death warrant for convicted John Errol Ferguson

Gov. Rick Scott has signed a death warrant for a man convicted of eight murders in the late 1970s. John Errol Ferguson is slated to die by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Raiford at 6...

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Police search for missing Miami Gardens girl

Miami Gardens police are searching for an 11-year-old girl who went missing Wednesday. Melaine Sharpe Ubiera was last seen at her home along NW 43rd Ct. and 178th Dr. about 5 a.m. Wednesday. The...

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Broward Sheriff's Office charges teen with burglary, arrests 6 others

A burglary investigation ended with Broward Sheriff's Office deputies making seven arrests. Deputies arrested Salvador Mercado, 15, on August 22 for burglary. Mercado confessed to committing another...

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Parking garage under construction in Fort Lauderdale collapses

Two people were injured when a parking garage that was being demolished near the Broward County Courthouse collapsed. It happened at Southeast 6th Street and Andrews Avenue about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday....

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Miami Beach police officer arrested

A Miami Beach police officer has been arrested. The police department confirmed George Navarro, Jr. was arrested in a news release Thursday. Chief Raymond A. Martinez issued a statement in the news...

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