A 19-year-old North Miami Beach woman died in a rollover crash that shut down southbound Interstate 95 in part of Broward County early Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol says … Click to Continue » ... Read More
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4th-grader’s LGBT essay rejected by principal, who called it unacceptable, lawsuit says
When a fourth-grade student wrote an essay for school on LGBT rights, the principal at the South Carolina elementary school forced her to do a new essay, saying the topic … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Special envoy Elliott Abrams says TPS for Venezuelans is ‘under review’
Sen. Marco Rubio laid out the scale of Venezuela’s migration crisis, Sen. Bob Menendez hammered the Cubans and Russians who are propping up Nicolas Maduro’s violent security forces, and USAID … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Florida Keys deputy was suspicious about couple sleeping in their car. He wasn’t wrong
An astute Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy nabbed an Orange County man with a long, violent criminal history who recently skipped out on his probation in the Orlando region. David … Click to Continue » ... Read More
University of Miami student used stolen credit-card accounts to pay tuition, cops say
A University of Miami student was jailed Thursday on accusations he used stolen credit-card numbers — to pay for tuition. Zhaosen Zhang, 22, an international student from China, was charged … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Report: Scott Israel files lawsuit challenging his removal as Broward Sheriff
Broward County’s last elected Sheriff, Scott Israel, filed a lawsuit Thursday morning that says Florida Governor Ron DeSantis overstepped his power in removing Israel from office in January. This was … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Miami Springs cancels its April uncontested elections
“You can’t fight City Hall; it keeps changing its name,” literary great Jack Kerouac once quipped. No one is even trying in the 2019 Miami Springs’ election cycle, and all … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Lawsuit against Miami Beach puts 2012 corruption scheme back in the spotlight
A lawsuit set for trial in June could shed light on a notorious episode of corruption in Miami Beach history at a time when the city is taking new steps … Click to Continue » ... Read More
South Broward High School’s band director has been charged with raping a child
The man listed as Director of Bands at South Broward High School in Hollywood is also arrest No. 131900409 in Broward County Main Jail on a sexual assault charge. Ricardo … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Cocoplum philanthropists helping Coral Gables High students hone their skills
Excellence in school leads to excellence in the workplace. More than 3,200 students are enrolled at Coral Gables Senior High School, and about 90 percent are Hispanics, blacks or other … Click to Continue » ... Read More