Boy, 8, rushed to hospital after being struck by car in Fort Lauderdale, cops say
A child was struck by a car Saturday in Fort Lauderdale and transported to a nearby hospital as a trauma alert, according to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials.
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Man accused of sexually abusing girls who were his students faces more charges in Miami-Dade
Cesar Cardoso stands accused of sexually abusing girls who were his students when he worked as a teacher at Sunset Park Elementary School in Miami-Dade County.
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Video shows car crash impact catapulting Broward woman through the air before she died in 2023
Stephanie A. Magri was driving a silver Honda Accord when she crashed with a white Tesla Model 3 that then struck Sarah Castro in 2023 in Broward County, according to deputies.
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Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren't the target, new Trump rule says
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by President Donald Trump's administration that marks a sea change in how the landmark environmental law is enforced.
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Man accused of sexually abusing girl at Lowe’s in Hialeah is convicted felon with record going back decades
A 65-year-old convicted felon recently accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl at a Lowe’s in Hialeah has a criminal record going back over two decades in Miami-Dade County, records show.
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Florida woman pleads guilty to defrauding fund for Jeffrey Epstein victims
NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money.
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Man appears in court accused of sexually abusing 4-year-old girl in Hialeah
A 65-year-old appeared in court on Wednesday, accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl in Miami-Dade County.
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Monroe deputies: Drunken Oklahoma gunman bit victim in Marathon
Ronnie Garcia, a tourist from Oklahoma in the Florida Keys, was armed and drunk on Tuesday when he attacked a victim, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
North Miami council approves $238.9 million budget, keeps 7.4 millage rate
The council of Miami-Dade County’s sixth-largest city voted unanimously to approve the proposed $238.9 million budget — without addressing Jones’s request.
Feds move Boeing 767-300 cargo jet from fatal crash site to lot near Miami International Airport
The Boeing 767-300 cargo jet that was involved in a fatal crash while operating as Prime Air Flight 7598 has a maximum takeoff weight of about 412,000 pounds.
Key West employee ends up behind bars after allegedly taking public works employee’s city truck to ‘prove a point’
A man who was working for the city of Key West recently called 911 to report that his assigned city truck had been stolen at a public beach park, records show.
Federal watchdog says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ inmates were forced to live in cramped conditions
A new report from a federal watchdog is revealing new details about the now-closed migrant detention center in South Florida known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’
Ex-CIA Director John Brennan issued subpoena in Trump "grand conspiracy" investigation, lawyer says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former CIA Director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify before a Florida grand jury in a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against President Donald Trump, and is the target of a separate inquiry into whether he made false statements before Congress, one of his lawyers said Monday.
Amazon hit with wrongful death lawsuit from family of fatal cargo plane crash victim at Miami International Airport
Amazon faced yet another wrongful death lawsuit related to the fatal cargo plane crash on Sept. 6 at Miami International Airport.
Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5
The cargo airline that flew the plane that ran off the end of a Miami runway over Labor Day weekend and killed five people lost one of its biggest customers when Amazon suspended its partnership with 21 Air, and it's not yet clear if the company will lose more business while the crash is being investigated.
Rare trail camera video captures Florida panther mom, 3 kittens at Babcock Ranch Preserve
A rare sighting of a Florida panther mother and her three kittens is giving wildlife officials a glimpse at the species’ potential to expand its breeding range.
Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title and extend a drought by American men
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev knew what he was up against, playing a U.S. Open final in a stadium full of people desperate to at last see another American champion.
Deputies arrest self-proclaimed ‘intuitive healer’ for fatally stabbing mother in Delray Beach
A 50-year-old man was behind bars on Saturday after he confessed to killing his 77-year-old mother in Delray Beach, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.
Police: Woman stabs man in Fort Lauderdale
A woman stabbed a man on Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale, police said.
Man suffers deep cuts with machete in Miami’s Coral Way area, first responders say
A man suffered deep cuts with a machete early Saturday morning in Miami’s Coral Way neighborhood, according to fire rescue personnel.
3 survivors of fatal cargo plane crash remain hospitalized in Miami-Dade
Three survivors of a fatal cargo plane crash remained hospitalized on Saturday in Miami-Dade County.
Infamous cocaine dealer escapes federal detention in southern Miami-Dade
A 47-year-old infamous convicted cocaine dealer known as “Goose” was on the run on Saturday morning after escaping during a transfer from federal detention in southern Miami-Dade County.
University of Miami students walk 9.11 miles carrying 35-pound bags
Holly Demaria was among the determined University of Miami students who met before sunrise on Saturday to walk 9.11 miles, while carrying 35-pound bags.
Police: 2 killed, 2 injured at house in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood
A teenager and a man whose condition was serious were among the injured during an early Saturday morning shooting in Miami, according to fire rescue personnel.
For the US news industry, a tough summer draws to a close with McClatchy chain's cuts
NEW YORK (AP) — Closing out a turbulent summer for the news industry, the McClatchy newspaper chain has made deep cuts at The Miami Herald and other papers it owns across the nation.
Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year.
Man wearing only G-string, sneakers at Target parking lot faces indecent exposure charge: Deputies
A Florida man was arrested this past weekend after deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said they found him wearing only a G-string and sneakers in a Target parking lot in Oviedo.
After cargo jet struck van at Miami International Airport, survivor ‘was thrown into the air,’ attorney says
Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres, a survivor of the cargo plane crash that killed five people and injured four others on Sunday, remained in the intensive care unit on Friday at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami-Dade County.
In Florida’s 15th execution this year, man put to death for killing linked to ‘Hog Trail Murders’
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders” in the 1990s was put to death Thursday, becoming the state’s 15th person executed this year.
Hockey player and coach-turned-broadcaster Barry Melrose dies at age 70
Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70.
Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding job
Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when they were struck, lawyers for one of the victims said on Wednesday.
The Tate brothers must stay locked up during their UK extradition fight, US judge says
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge in Miami ruled Wednesday.
‘Hesitation is deadly’: Pilots face scrutiny after fatal cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport
The two pilots involved in the fatal Boeing 767-300 cargo jet crash on Sunday at Miami International Airport faced scrutiny on Wednesday.
Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial
Attorneys representing the state of New Mexico told jurors that targeted political ads, attempting to lower Democratic turnout during the 2016 election, used Facebook data sold to a political consulting firm, during opening statements in a trial over the platform's data protections.
Florida AG accuses Netflix of exploiting children’s data, seeks billions in damages
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is suing Netflix, seeking billions of dollars in damages and accusing the streaming company of exploiting the trust parents place in the platform to access children’s viewing habits and keep young users engaged.
Fatal cargo plane crash: Feds report pilots considered aborting landing at Miami International Airport
During a news conference on Tuesday morning, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz identified the five people who died after a cargo plane crashed into two vehicles on Sunday.