Felipe Zapata Velasquez, a 27-year-old University of Florida student, has voluntarily returned to Colombia following his arrest and subsequent transfer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Zapata Velasquez was pulled over in Gainesville on March...
James Farthing, a 50-year-old Kentucky man who recently won a record-setting $167.3 million Powerball jackpot, was arrested just days later in Florida for allegedly assaulting a deputy. Farthing, who claimed the massive prize on Monday, was taken into custody...
Angela Goodrich, a 45-year-old mother of 10 from Toquerville, Utah, has died just weeks after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer known as adrenocortical carcinoma. She passed away peacefully on April 25, surrounded by her husband, Matt, and their...
Authorities are searching for a suspect after three men were injured in a stabbing early Thursday in Westchester, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. near Southwest 16th Street and 93rd Court. All three victims were...
A man has been arrested after allegedly recording people in the bathroom of Carmela Coffee Bar in Parkland, authorities said. Christopher James Turk, 31, faces a charge of video voyeurism. The incident occurred at the coffee shop located at 7967 University Drive....
Health officials confirmed a case of active tuberculosis (TB) at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale. The Florida Department of Health in Broward County did not disclose whether the affected individual is a student or staff member but stated the person was recently...
Chinese manufacturers are scaling back production and seeking new markets as U.S. tariffs take a growing toll, according to companies and analysts. The resulting drop in orders is also costing jobs, pushing some exporters to pivot to domestic sales channels like...
With less than a week until his scheduled execution, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday denied two final appeals from Jeffrey Hutchinson, who was convicted of murdering three children in 1998. This follows an earlier rejection of another appeal and a federal court’s...
A family argument ended in tragedy Thursday when the owner of a southwest Miami-Dade car dealership was fatally shot by his brother during a triple shooting that triggered a massive law enforcement response. Authorities said Roberto Leyva, 49, opened fire at Priced...
After nearly three years behind bars for a double murder he didn’t commit, David Foster is finally free. "I broke down in tears," said Foster, 35, describing the moment he learned he would be released. "It’ll take time to understand I'm free, but I'm doing okay."...
At a Miami brewery, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart spoke to Republican women about keeping the GOP’s slim House majority — but avoided mentioning immigration. Diaz-Balart, along with Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar and Carlos Gimenez, all Cuban Americans from South Florida,...
A City of Miami police officer, Christian Vladimir Sanchez, 29, was arrested in Sunrise on Sunday after allegedly assaulting his wife in a domestic dispute. Sanchez faces charges of domestic battery and robbery without a firearm. A judge set his bond at $50,000 during...
