Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said it is working with the US embassy and praying the gang members responsible would come to repentance. A group of 17 missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. The missionaries were on their way home from building an orphanage, according to a message from Ohio-based Christian Aid... Read More
A Coral Gables doctor’s illegal surgeries include a fatal Brazilian butt lift, state says
A Coral Gables doctor’s “failure to operate in a manner that is correct and safe” caused the death of a Brazilian butt lift surgery patient, the Florida Department of Health … Click to Continue » ... Read More
US religious group says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
FILE – A view of the densely populated Jalousie neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, file) (Rodrigo Abd/AP) ... Read More
Cap and gown review could mean lower prices for high school seniors but more uncertainty
What this means for students and parents who have already bought caps or gowns, or plan to soon, is unclear. Chuck Puleri & Associates, the Broward distributor for Herff Jones, has already been visiting schools and distributing catalogs. Although it’s expected that Herff Jones will remain an approved vendor, parents may get the option to choose a lower-priced option. ... Read More
How you can help steer Florida juvenile offenders onto a better path
Floridians who would like to assist juvenile offenders in getting on the right path are not helpless. There are ways to pitch in. The Department of Juvenile Justice has a … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Feds probe Miami investment firm over millions linked to suspected Venezuelan kleptocrats
Born in Japan and raised in Europe, Justin Lowe epitomizes the suave international businessman. A graduate of the London School of Economics who speaks four languages, Lowe lives with his … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Detained Florida youths rioted. The staff was accused of abuse. Then, pizza for everyone
Sherice Latimore was on her way to Ikea with her daughter when her phone rang. It was a call from the Okeechobee Juvenile Offender Corrections Center. The line disconnected, but … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Florida juvenile justice’s long history of scandals
For decades, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has been beset by periodic scandals. Here is a recount of some of them: 2000 The confrontation between Michael Wiltsie at a … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Uprising at the Okeechobee Juvenile Offender Corrections Center
Youths at the Okeechobee Juvenile Offender Corrections Center took control of the compound in August, 2020. They claimed it was to protest rampant rule-breaking by staff. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A New Jersey man came to Miami and was last seen in Doral a week ago. Cops want help
Thomas Graham II came to Miami from New Jersey on Oct. 5. On Oct. 8, Graham was around the intersection of Northwest 12th Street and 84th Avenue, near the McDonald’s … Click to Continue » ... Read More