A kosher restaurant with a sign claiming a flood shutdown is actually closed for a much different reason — roaches. And it’s not the only local business raising concerns over cleanliness this week.

For the fourth time, Sang’s Chinese and Dim Sum in North Miami Beach has been ordered shut due to food safety violations.

A South Florida assisted living facility has been shut down by the state following alarming allegations of neglect and unqualified staff.

It was a CleanPlate first as Local 10 News Investigator Jeff Weinsier presented a second CleanPlate Award to a deserving restaurant owner.

A shocking Dirty Dining investigation by Local 10 News has uncovered alarming conditions in South Florida restaurants, even after they were shut down and later allowed to reopen.

Illegal customized license plates are catching the eye of Florida law enforcement, leading to a statewide crackdown by the Florida Highway Patrol.

Broward County Judge Michael Usan sentenced 29-year-old Junior Bazile to two years of probation following his arrest for grand theft.

Longtime restaurant owner Frank Balchan, of Royal Palm Grill, issued a heartfelt apology in an email to Local 10 News Investigator Jeff Weinsier this weekend.

After being ordered shut by the state and featured on Dirty Dining several times, Stoner’s Pizza Joint on Las Olas Boulevard has closed for good.

Consumers who paid dealer fees when buying out a leased vehicle shouldn’t have, and they may be entitled to get their money back after a Local 10 News investigation.

Local 10 News is giving a thumbs up to places with zero violations during state inspectors’ unannounced routine visits. It was not an easy achievement, so Local 10 News Investigative Reporter Jeff Weinsier rewarded them with the Clean Plate’s honorable mention.

There’s a “rocky” situation in one South Florida community where neighbor has been pitted against neighbor.

A South Florida car dealer is being accused of taking $275,000 from a customer and not delivering.

At 91 years old, Esther Gorfinkel remembers everything that happened on June 24, 2021, including the man who carried her out of Champlain Towers when the building collapsed.

Some South Florida condo owners are being hit with six-figure assessments that are forcing them to flee.

Coral Gables restaurant Canton Chinese has been a fixture in the Miami-Dade city for 28 years.

A determined Spirit Airlines passenger was on a mission to find her stolen luggage.

A Pompano Beach restaurant was accused of lying to its customers about why it was closed.

A Surfside mayoral candidate claims there are people registered to vote in Surfside who don’t live there — or even in Miami-Dade County. Prosecutors are looking into it and so did Local 10 Investigates.

Illegal activity at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has been caught by Local 10 News’ hidden cameras.

Miami-Dade prosecutors say the ex-school board member used district funds to outfit her then-boyfriend's Hollywood business. And he doesn't have much to say about it.

Here are the South Florida restaurants that had zero violations on their food safety inspection report in early December.

The Florida State Attorney General's office is looking into complaints that a Miami-based car rental business is forcing people to pay for damages they claim they didn't do.

A Local 10 News hidden camera investigation discovered disabled parking permits are being sold online without any required doctor authorization.

Pembroke Park Town Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs went on the attack following a Local 10 News investigative report on his actions.

A South Florida woman says her mother’s ashes are gone, possibly discarded by a car rental company following a crash on Interstate 95.

An elderly Georgia couple tells Local 10 News they have been ripped off. They paid a South Florida car dealership $15,000 for a hard-to-find Lexus. And while the dealer cashed the check weeks ago, they have no car and no answers.

Today, I'm bringing you a little treat by taking you to the Weinsier family home, which is full of dogs, all adopted from one very special place.

A South Florida woman is accusing her homeowner’s association of towing away her late husband’s cars while she dealt with his sudden death and planned his funeral.

Roaches and food out-of-temperature issues were just some of the violations found at one South Florida pizzeria that was ordered shut for the second time this year.

A Dania Beach landlord who was the focus of a recent Local 10 News investigation has been charged with one count of criminal mischief for spray-painting a vulgar insult on a tenant’s Ring doorbell camera.

Those eating at the Cheesecake Factory inside the Aventura Mall got an unpleasant surprise Friday night when they looked up.

The president of a Hallandale Beach co-op building who was caught on camera verbally abusing a female resident has resigned following a Local 10 News investigation.

The Dirty Dining team wanted answers. Instead, they encountered a restauranteur who lashed out at Local 10 News Investigative Reporter Jeff Weinsier.

Investigative reporter Jeff Weinsier compiled a list of 2022′s worst-performing eateries in Miami-Dade, Broward and the Florida Keys during their state health inspections.

Another Broward County resident claims to have dialed 911 and no one answered when they made the call just less than one week ago.

A Weston Hills Country Club homeowner has been put on notice and told to park his new $100,000 pickup truck in a garage, out of sight, or face fines.

A South Florida woman thought she'd have her new roof and solar panels installed by hurricane season after handing over thousands of dollars in January.

A South Florida man who spent $180 on a tank of diesel says he received bad fuel and a state inspection confirms problems at the pump.

Hurricane Ian’s fury destroyed the bridge connecting Matlacha, a small fishing town in Lee County, to Pine Island and the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to provide an update at 5:20 p.m., on Friday, about the response to Hurricane Ian’s disaster in Florida.

Pembroke Park’s interim police chief tells Local 10 News he’s confident the town won’t have a gap in police service once the town’s contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office expires Oct. 1, but, as of Friday, there’s still no plan in place.

Viral video of a rodent running around a South Florida restaurant kitchen was posted by a former employee.

A state inspector found 21 violations inside Sang’s Chinese and Dim Sum restaurant last week and ordered the place shut until it was cleaned and re-inspected.

Inside a South Florida junkyard, Local 10's Jeff Weinsier found bank statements, retirement statements, insurance statements, all with account numbers and one with a password and a PIN.

Local 10 News investigates Lice Troopers after former and current employees say there was questionable activity happening with their shampoo.

Horrifying video shows a turtle massacre in South Florida that activists say never should have happened.

As Walt Disney World celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Local 10 News family shares its favorite photos from our time at the park.

Una mujer de 79 años de edad se entregó a las autoridades el lunes y fue registrada en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, bajo cargos de presentar reclamos de seguro fraudulentos y pronunciar instrumentos falsificados.

Daisy Mae Williams dice estar aterrorizada. La mujer de 80 años piensa que el lunes será el peor día de su vida pues se le ordenó que ese día se entregara. Su abogado dice que la cárcel es innecesaria para una persona de su edad, en su condición y por el hecho de que no ha tenido arrestos previos.

Un juez dictaminó que los propietarios de viviendas tendrán voz después de que una compañía de inversiones afirmó ser dueña de partes de Hillsboro Inlet y las partes traseras de varias casas de millones de dólares frente al mar.

Simplemente estaba alimentando gatos callejeros detrás de un McDonalds de Oakland Park cuando fue atacada.

Investigación en curso fuera de Bass Pro Shops en Dania Beach el viernes

The driver of a Mercedes-Benz nearly hit a Miami-Dade Police Department motorman on Wednesday on the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami and sped away to a parking building in Dania Beach.

El 1 de mayo entrará en vigor una nueva ordenanza sobre el ruido en Hollywood y parte de ella se centra en los alquileres vacacionales.

Un hombre se está recuperando después de que fue agredido por una pandilla de adolescentes en la concurrida Collins Avenue a plena luz del día.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – State records show that a Boston Market in Pompano Beach was recently ordered shut for the third time in two years. And Talay Thai in Pompano Beach was ordered shut for the second time due to roaches. No restaurant kitchens were ordered shut last week in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. Cookies discarded.”“Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. POMPANO BEACHORDERED SHUT 3/5/214 VIOLATIONS FOUNDALSO ORDERED SHUT 2/13/20“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issued a memo on Thursday to Miami-Dade Chief Public Safety Officer J.D. Levine Cava sent the memo after officials reported receiving complaints from residential property owners who need police officers to remove squatters from their property. Ad“My administration is committed to directly and compassionately addressing the compelling housing challenges facing our County,” Levine Cava wrote in the memo. Earlier this month, Levine Cava announced Miami-Dade has a $60 million rental assistance program to help both residential landlords and tenants. The forms are also available at public libraries or at the Miami-Dade County Community Action Center.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Three people were injured during a multi-vehicle crash involving a dump truck on Monday afternoon in North Miami Beach. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Northeast 163rd Street and 18th Avenue. Scene of crash in North Miami Beach. (WPLG)Local 10 News reporter Jeff Weinsier was at the scene and said a man was pinned inside a pickup truck. Fire Rescue personnel airlifted one of the injured to a nearby hospital and used ambulances for the other two injured.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Several families in Hallandale Beach are saying a neighboring construction site is dangerous. They told Local 10′s Jeff Weinsier that debris is flying everywhere, causing damage to cars and property. Irina Pavlova’s car is covered in the debris, and it’s not coming off. Resident Jose Andino’s told Weinsier that a piece of debris caused a large crack in his windshield. “That is unacceptable,” Cooper told Local 10.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Water was invading neighborhoods across Broward County Sunday into Monday morning due to Tropical Storm Eta. The already saturated ground is overwhelmed and authorities in Fort Lauderdale say there is nowhere for it to go. “We already have a storm water system in place. As you know, we are continuing to rebuild our storm water systems throughout the city. She said there was about 2 feet worth of standing water.

For the past two weeks, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has limited public information on their website. According to the department, DBPR’s information security infrastructure identified instances of malicious activity on the site on Oct. 7. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating. Thanks for your patience,” said Karen Smith, Director of Communications for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. “These system limitations are anticipated to continue until all systems and system functions are cleared for access by users.

Jeff Weinsier joined Local 10 News in September 1994. He is currently an investigative reporter for Local 10. He is also responsible for the very popular Dirty Dining segments.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – A worker was injured Friday morning when a front end loader fell from the fourth floor of a building that is under construction in Hallandale Beach, authorities confirmed. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane said the operator was inside the front end loader when the incident occurred. Building where front end loader fell from. (WPLG)Local 10 News reporter Jeff Weinsier was at the scene and said the piece of equipment had been hoisted to the fourth floor. According to Kane, the worker, who is in his 30s, fell about 40 feet after a section of the building collapsed.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. A man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon in Dania Beach following a bailout. According to Broward Sheriffs Office spokesman Don Prichard, deputies spotted a stolen vehicle in the area of Sunrise Boulevard and 31st Avenue in unincorporated Broward County. Prichard said deputies followed the car to Stirling Road and Southwest 25th Street in Dania Beach, where there was a bailout. Local 10 News reporter Jeff Weinsier was at the scene as a man was taken into custody. It appeared that he was hiding behind a Tire Kingdom in the area.

Jeff Weinsier joined Local 10 News in September 1994. He is currently an investigative reporter for Local 10. He is also responsible for the very popular Dirty Dining segments.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A 7-year-old boy died over the weekend after he was shot in the head at a home in Fort Lauderdale, authorities confirmed on Monday. Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman Casey Liening said no foul play is suspected. Its unclear whether the boy accidentally shot himself or was accidentally shot by someone else. And every single time has failed that child, Miller said. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department confirmed that since Jan. 1, there have been 73 police calls to the home.

MIAMI A supermarket in Miami is refusing to follow state orders to stop selling food. Adolphe Adras, owner of Adolphe Take Out Market located at 64 NE 74rd St. in Miami, doesn't see a problem. Things were so bad, the inspector ordered a stop use on the receiving area, retail aisle, storage area, meat and produce area. They ordered Adolphe to stop selling all food items, and stop using the outside receiving and distribution area. Because the facility did break the stop sale and stop use orders, administrate action will be forthcoming."

It’s unclear how many residents at long-term care facilities in the state have died of COVID-19, the infectious respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus. The Florida Department of Health reported 56 of the state’s cases confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in long-term care facilities and 35% of those cases are in Broward County. Coronavirus cases at long-term care facilities in Florida (Coronavirus cases at long-term care facilities in Florida)Concerned relatives who have received notices from the facilities have reported more cases to Local 10 News. State officials reported the CDC confirmed 20 cases at long-term care facilities in Broward County. According to the state’s Friday evening report, the CDC confirmed 219 cases in Hollywood, but it’s unclear how many of those are at long-term care facilities.

The dealership is located in Plantation, on State Road 7, south of Sunrise Boulevard. Are you trying to say we don’t take care of the customers’ keys?” Yardley asked Weinsier. Yardley admits, and a police report confirms, a box of customer keys was stolen from the dealership’s parts department. So the dealership apparently had the problem before and after the keys were stolen? Yardley claims the dealership does everything it can to secure customer keys.

DAVIE, Fla. – The NSU University School, a prestigious private school in Davie, closed the on-campus cafeteria on Friday after students found a dead rodent during lunch hour on Thursday. The dead rodent was spotted in a trap behind a self-service style buffet. The area was immediately cleaned and, in an abundance of caution, we closed the Upper School dining facility for deep cleaning,” wrote William Kopas, the head of the NSU University School. University School, or the U-School as it’s known in the community, is on the campus of Nova Southeastern University. According to state records, the Upper School’s dining facilities received satisfactory inspections in August, September and November 2019.

Alecia Tramel claims that when an employee found out she was HIV positive, she was refused service. The incident happened in August at Massage Envy, located at 20633 Biscayne Blvd. According to state records, Massage Envy in Aventura is owned by J&G Holdings of Aventura. "But if someone comes in, and they are HIV positive, do you provide service to them?" "You cant discriminate in providing services to people who are HIV positive just because they are HIV positive."

Alecia Tramel claims that when an employee found out she was HIV positive, she was refused service. The incident happened in August at Massage Envy, located at 20633 Biscayne Boulevard. According to state records, Massage Envy in Aventura is owned by J&G Holdings of Aventura. "But if someone comes in, and they are HIV positive, do you provide service to them?" "You can't discriminate in providing services to people who are HIV positive just because they are HIV positive."

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Two signs outside the entrances of Penn Dutch Food Center in Hollywood said: "Please bear with us. While there may be roof issues at the facility, that is not the reason Penn Dutch owner Greg Salsberg has voluntarily closed the business. According to a food safety inspection report, food and environmental samples at the business tested positive for listeria. New signs are up, directing customers to the Penn Dutch Food Center in Margate. Penn Dutch has been in business for 44 years.

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - The shelves have been cleared in an aisle of the Family Dollar store in Oakland Park after a major rodent issue was recently discovered inside the store. A food safety inspector has ordered the staff to eradicate the rodent issue in the store or all the shelves will be cleared of food. The Family Dollar is located at 2901 West Oakland Park Blvd., west of Interstate 95. According to the inspector, rodent droppings too numerous to count were found below the pet food shelving. Local 10 News reporter Jeff Weinsier visited the store Tuesday morning and found the shelves cleared of any product in the affected area.

Mejias and his wife, Dyonne, have filed a federal lawsuit against Hernandez and the owner of The Royal House Apartments. Mejias said he and his wife enjoyed living at Royal House until his wife started showing. Dietz said the rules are designed to discourage people with children from living at Royal House Apartments. H.O.P.E., which is a nonprofit that fights housing discrimination, sent people to Royal House undercover looking to rent apartments. She apparently told Mejias his lease wasn't being renewed because they were planning to redo the apartment he was in.

LAUDERHILL, Fla. - A woman says a restaurant owner previously accused of illegally dumping his rotting food waste was recorded on video doing it again. Cross told Weinsier he runs a professional business and refused to admit he was dumping. Now, the same property manager who accused Cross of dumping in the past says she has video of him doing it again. I'm sorry about it," Cross told Weinsier. "I got behind on some things and what I've done was wrong, but my food is the best food in town," Cross told Weinsier.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said a Florida Power & Light subcontractor repairing electrical lines near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport damaged a 42-inch water main Wednesday, which led to customers in Fort Lauderdale and neighboring municipalities being without water service Thursday. Local 10 News has since learned that the subcontractor responsible for hitting the pipe with an underground drill is Florida Communication Concepts, which is based in Wellington. However, Trantalis said the incident occurred on the property of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. "We are aware of the situation in Fort Lauderdale where a third-party contractor struck a water main near the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport while working on a Florida Power & Light Co. construction project," FPL said in a statement. Trantalis said the subcontractor has been cited for Wednesday's incident.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - One South Florida restaurant was ordered shut for the fifth time last week. The state refuses to shut them down permanently, even though the fines and temporary closures don't seem to be working. It is the fifth time since 2016 that the Asian buffet has been ordered shut by a state inspector. Asian Buffet and Grill had the most violations of any restaurant in Broward in 2018, so its definitely on the states radar. While the average restaurant is inspected twice a year, inspectors went to the Asian buffet 14 times in 2018 and seven times so far this year.

PEMRBOKE PARK, Fla. – When state inspector noticed it was raining inside a Steak 'n Shake in Coral Springs, they noticed rain water coming inside the restaurant. Along with finding 11 violations, the inspector ordered a stop sale on turkey. The inspector observed water leaking from the ceiling onto turkey in a cooler. The inspector noted water leaking from the ceiling throughout the kitchen. Local 10 News then called Steak 'n Shake's corporate office for comment, but the marketing director was out.