by Michael Wilkins | May 29, 2025 | Miami News
For decades, Diego Marín, a low-profile yet cunning operative for Colombia’s Cali cartel, built a global money-laundering empire — and did so under the protection of the very agency meant to stop him. While the DEA publicly labeled Marín a top target, an investigation...
by Michael Wilkins | May 28, 2025 | Miami News
A woman was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after suffering a bite from marine life—possibly a barracuda—while swimming in waist-deep water near the pier in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, according to Pompano Beach Fire Rescue. Witnesses say the woman emerged from the ocean...
by Michael Wilkins | May 28, 2025 | Miami News
A South Florida woman, Demoree Hadley, is suing after being involuntarily held in mental health facilities for nearly two weeks under Florida’s Baker Act and Marchman Act, laws that allow individuals to be detained for psychiatric or substance abuse evaluations....
by Michael Wilkins | May 27, 2025 | Miami News
A man was killed early Saturday morning in a three-vehicle crash on I-95 in Pompano Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just before 2 a.m. in the southbound lanes near Cypress Creek Road. Authorities say a black Tesla Model Y, driven by...
by Michael Wilkins | May 27, 2025 | Miami News
A Memorial Day boating trip turned tragic when a vessel exploded near Fort Lauderdale’s New River Triangle around 5:45 p.m. Monday, sending 13 people into the water. The explosion, which occurred near a sandbar by Southeast 9th Street, resulted in 11 injuries,...