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After crash, one scooter driver shot the other — now there's an arrest, MDSO says
A man detectives say shot another man to death after they crashed into each other on electric scooters over the summer was arrested Wednesday, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said. The shooting happened around 5:25 p.m. Aug. 23 at the intersection of Northwest 75th Street and 22nd Court.
Coast Guard brings 30,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana to Broward County port
MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew offloaded tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine and almost 4,000 pounds of marijuana Wednesday that were seized during an anti-smuggling tour off South and Central America. The Cutter Tampa’s crew returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale ferrying 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 2,355 pounds of marijuana. The drugs, which the Coast Guard said have a value of about $226.7 million, were displayed on the Tampa’s deck during a news briefing.
Coast Guard brings 30,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana to Broward port
A Coast Guard Cutter Tampa small boat crew transfers seized narcotics to their ship off Costa Rica, Sept. 11, 2026. Tampa’s crew and partner agencies seized 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 3,355 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $226.7 million, over the course of six interdictions, the Coast Guard said.
Suspect arrested in the deadly shooting of a Liberty City anti-gun activist
Miami police arrested a man accused of fatally shooting a Liberty City anti-gun violence activist last year while he was playing dominoes outside a restaurant last year. Homicide detectives arrested 39-year-old Jamar Jenkins Wednesday night on a second-degree murder charge, according to the arrest report. Dwight C. Wells, who founded the Bikes Up, Gunz Down nonprofit, was sitting outside the Winning and Won Turkey Legs restaurant at 5030 NW 17th Ave.
Murder of Liberty City activist was possibly fueled by revenge, police say
1 day ago They block roads, eat houses, and spread literal brain worms. Only Florida knows how to deal with them. Since September, giant snails have put one Florida neighborhood on high alert. No one in a roughly 300-acre zone in the city of Hialeah, just outside of Miami, is allowed to move yard waste or …
Coast Guard brings 30,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana to Broward port
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew offloaded tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine and almost 4,000 pounds of marijuana Wednesday that were seized during an anti-smuggling tour off South and Central America. The Cutter Tampa's crew returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale ferrying 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 2,355 pounds of marijuana. The drugs, which the Coast Guard said have a value of about $226.7 million, were displayed on the Tampa's deck during a news briefing.
Arrestan en Miami-Dade a padre acusado de dejar a sus hijos sin comer
Archivo. Agentes del Departamento de Policía de Miami-Dade arrestaron a un hombre acusado de dejar a sus hijos sin comer, encerrarlos en sus habitaciones y obligarlos a usar un cubo como inodoro, según un informe de arresto. Wendy Louis, de 40 años, fue arrestado el martes después de que agentes acudieran a su vivienda, ubicada en Northeast 175th Street, para comprobar el bienestar de sus ocupantes.
Arrestan en Miami-Dade a padre acusado de dejar a sus hijos sin comer
Arrestan en Miami-Dade a padre acusado de dejar a sus hijos sin comer jue, 15 de octubre de 2026, 5:51 a.m. EDT Agrega Yahoo como fuente de noticias preferida para ver más de nuestras historias en Google. Agregar Yahoo en Google Agentes del Departamento de Policía de Miami-Dade arrestaron a un hombre acusado de dejar a sus hijos sin comer, encerrarlos en sus habitaciones y obligarlos a usar un cubo como inodoro, según un informe de arresto.
Coast Guard brings 30,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana to Broward County port
MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew offloaded tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine and almost 4,000 pounds of marijuana Wednesday that were seized during an anti-smuggling tour off South and Central America. The Cutter Tampa’s crew returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale ferrying 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 2,355 pounds of marijuana. The drugs, which the Coast Guard said have a value of about $226.7 million, were displayed on the Tampa’s deck during a news briefing.
Coast Guard brings 30,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana to Broward County port
MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew offloaded tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine and almost 4,000 pounds of marijuana Wednesday that were seized during an anti-smuggling tour off South and Central America. The Cutter Tampa’s crew returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale ferrying 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 2,355 pounds of marijuana. The drugs, which the Coast Guard said have a value of about $226.7 million, were displayed on the Tampa’s deck during a news briefing.
Coast Guard brings 30,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana to Broward County port
MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew offloaded tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine and almost 4,000 pounds of marijuana Wednesday that were seized during an anti-smuggling tour off South and Central America. The Cutter Tampa’s crew returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale ferrying 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 2,355 pounds of marijuana. The drugs, which the Coast Guard said have a value of about $226.7 million, were displayed on the Tampa’s deck during a news briefing.
Woman gets prison time for DUI crash that injured a Florida Keys deputy
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Condenan a 4 años de prisión a mujer que chocó borracha en los Cayos contra policía de Florida Original
Un juez del Condado Monroe, Florida, condenó el martes 13 de octubre de 2026 a una mujer de Minnesota a cuatro años de prisión tras chocar borracha contra un agente policial en los Cayos de Florida en 2024, y causarle heridas graves.
Man starved his children, made them use a bucket for a toilet, MDSO says
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man accused of starving his children, locking them in their rooms and making them use a bucket as their toilet, according to an arrest report. Wendy Louis, 40, was arrested Tuesday after deputies conducted a welfare check on his home on Northeast 175th Street and found his children extremely thin and with unkempt, matted hair, the sheriff's office said. The children told deputies Louis does not allow them to bathe, according to his arrest report.
Woman gets prison time for DUI crash that injured a Florida Keys deputy
A Monroe County judge sentenced a Minnesota woman on Tuesday to four years in state prison after she pleaded guilty to felony driving under the influence in connection to a car crash that permanently injured a sheriff's office deputy two years ago. Alexandra Marlene Baraga, 29, was driving her Toyota Prius at mile marker 87 around 10:40 p.m. April 9, 2024, when she crashed into the back of a Keys sheriff's office patrol car, according to her arrest report.
Argument at a Medley truck lot leads to a shooting and air rescue, police say
An argument at a Medley truck lot led to one person pulling out a gun and shooting a man Wednesday morning, police said. The shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. at Northwest 109th Street and South River Drive, according to police. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue flew the man to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical but stable condition, police said. The shooter stayed at the scene and is being questioned by police, Medley police told the Herald.
Hallan a un migrante cubano en una diminuta balsa casera frente a Key Biscayne
Un hombre se sienta en una balsa casera hecha de material flotante, a unas 16 millas de Key Biscayne, en el océano Atlántico, el lunes 12 de octubre de 2026. Un hombre cubano fue encontrado el lunes a casi 20 millas de la costa de Miami-Dade, a la deriva en una balsa casera hecha con bloques de poliestireno y del tamaño aproximado de un colchón pequeño, informaron agentes federales.
Coast Guard takes six people back to Cuba from two separate interceptions
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Guardia Costera devuelve a Cuba 6 personas interceptadas en el mar en 2 operaciones Original
Una tripulación de una embarcación de la Guardia Costera de EEUU se acerca a un barco pesquero cubano averiado, a unas 46 millas al sureste de Cayo Hueso, el domingo 11 de octubre de 2026. La Guardia Costera informó que a bordo de la embarcación viajaban cuatro migrantes, quienes fueron devueltos a Cuba el martes 13 de octubre de 2026.
Coast Guard takes six people back to Cuba from two separate interceptions
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter returned six people to Cuba Tuesday who were stopped in two separate interceptions over the past few days trying to migrate by sea to South Florida, the agency said. The people were taken back to Cuba aboard the Cutter Isaac Mayo, the Coast Guard said in a statement. On Thursday, an HC-144 Ocean Sentry patrol plane crew spotted what the Coast Guard called a rustic vessel southwest of Cay Sal, an uninhabited Bahamian island located between Cuba and South Florida.
Cuban man ‘fortunate to be alive’ after floating on foam raft off Florida, feds say
A man sits on a homemade foam raft floating about 16 miles from Key Biscayne in the Atlantic Ocean Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said he is a migrant from Cuba. A man from Cuba was found almost 20 miles from shore off Miami-Dade County Monday floating on a homemade foam raft that was no bigger than a small bed mattress, federal agents say.
Cuban migrant found on tiny foam homemade raft off Key Biscayne, feds say
By David Goodhue, Miami Herald MIAMI - A man from Cuba was found almost 20 miles from shore off Miami-Dade County on Monday floating on a homemade foam raft that was no bigger than a small bed mattress, federal agents say. A boater saw the man about 16 miles out in the ocean off Key Biscayne and called VHF Channel 16, the preferred method for calling in a maritime emergency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.
Fort Lauderdale police investigating body found floating in North Fork New River
Fort Lauderdale homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of a body floating in the North Fork New River late Tuesday morning, police said. Police received a call about the body, which was located in the water off the 1700 block of West Broward Boulevard, around 11:10 a.m., a department spokesperson said. Police divers were sent to recover the body, and homicide detectives are conducting a death investigation, according to police, who did not provide any other details.
Tres hombres son acusados por la muerte de migrantes tras el vuelco de una embarcación frente a Puerto Rico
Un gran jurado federal acusó a tres dominicanos que tripulaban una embarcación sobrecargada de migrantes que volcó a finales del mes pasado, causando la muerte de al menos tres personas y dejando a otras 10 desaparecidas y presuntamente muertas, según documentos judiciales.
Un hombre de 63 años resulta herido por la hélice de un bote cerca de Fisher Island
Archivo Un hombre fue hospitalizado después de que la hélice de una embarcación lo golpeara mientras nadaba cerca del puerto deportivo de Fisher Island, junto a Miami Beach, el domingo, informó la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Florida (FWC). El hombre, de 63 años, cuya identidad no ha sido revelada, estaba a bordo de una embarcación de 17 pies (unos 5 metros) con otras dos personas alrededor de las 11:10 a.m., cuando saltó al agua en Norris Cut.
Suspect who fled Florida Keys felony trial to Mexico back in Monroe County jail
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Three charged in deadly migrant boat capsizing off Puerto Rico
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Three charged in deadly migrant boat capsizing off Puerto Rico
A federal grand jury indicted three Dominican men who crewed an overloaded migrant boat that capsized late last month, killing at least three people and leaving 10 missing and presumed dead, according to court records. The boat capsized late Sunday night, Sept. 27, after one of the defendants, Danny De La Rosa, who was a crewman, attacked several of the migrants with a machete, according to the Oct. 7 indictment.
Three charged in deadly migrant boat capsizing off Puerto Rico
A federal grand jury indicted three Dominican men who crewed an overloaded migrant boat that capsized late last month, killing at least three people and leaving 10 missing and presumed dead, according to court records. The boat capsized late Sunday night, Sept. 27, after one of the defendants, Danny De La Rosa, who was a crewman, attacked several of the migrants with a machete, according to the Oct. 7 indictment.
Suspect who fled Florida Keys felony trial to Mexico back in Monroe County jail
A fugitive who decided to skip the last day of his attempted murder trial in the Florida Keys earlier this month is back in Monroe County jail Monday after he was caught in Mexico last week, the sheriff's office said. Armando Lopez, 53, told his father, who he was staying with during his trial, that he was pretty sure the jury would find him guilty on charges of beating a deputy, stealing his patrol car and then carjacking a woman's SUV, so he was leaving the country. He was right.
Suspect who fled Florida Keys felony trial to Mexico back in Monroe County jail
A fugitive who decided to skip the last day of his attempted murder trial in the Florida Keys earlier this month is back in Monroe County jail Monday after he was caught in Mexico last week, the sheriff's office said. Armando Lopez, 53, told his father, who he was staying with during his trial, that he was pretty sure the jury would find him guilty on charges of beating a deputy, stealing his patrol car and then carjacking a woman's SUV, so he was leaving the country. He was right.
Three charged in deadly migrant boat capsizing off Puerto Rico
More than a dozen people cling to the hull of an overturned boat off Mona Island in Puerto Rico Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. The Coast Guard rescued 49 people who reported about 62 people were on board before it capsized. A federal grand jury indicted three Dominican men who crewed an overloaded migrant boat that capsized late last month, killing at least three people and leaving 10 missing and presumed dead, according to court records. The boat capsized late Sunday night, Sept.
Three charged in deadly migrant boat capsizing off Puerto Rico
A federal grand jury indicted three Dominican men who crewed an overloaded migrant boat that capsized late last month, killing at least three people and leaving 10 missing and presumed dead, according to court records. The boat capsized late Sunday night, Sept. 27, after one of the defendants, Danny De La Rosa, who was a crewman, attacked several of the migrants with a machete, according to the Oct. 7 indictment.
BMW rolls over after fleeing from pursuing troopers on the Palmetto, FHP says
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BMW rolls over after fleeing from pursuing troopers on the Palmetto, FHP says
A Florida Highway Patrol chase ended with a fleeing BMW crashing and rolling over on the Palmetto Expressway early Monday morning, troopers said. Troopers tried pulling over the southbound silver car for speeding around 4:15 a.m. near Northwest 47th Avenue, Lt. Alejandro Camacho, an FHP spokesman, said. The driver didn't stop, and “a pursuit was initiated,” Camacho said in a statement. The BMW driver tried exiting onto Northwest 154th Street, but was going too fast to negotiate the turn.
Man hit by boat propeller off Fisher Island Marina, FWC says
A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a boat propeller while swimming off the Fisher Island Marina near Miami Beach Sunday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. The 63-year-old man, who has not been named, was on a 17-foot boat around 11:10 a.m. with two other people when he jumped in the water in Norris Cut. The boat's prop struck him, the FWC said in a statement.
Three charged in deadly migrant boat capsizing off Puerto Rico
A federal grand jury indicted three Dominican men who crewed an overloaded migrant boat that capsized late last month, killing at least three people and leaving 10 missing and presumed dead, according to court records. The boat capsized late Sunday night, Sept. 27, after one of the defendants, Danny De La Rosa, who was a crewman, attacked several of the migrants with a machete, according to the Oct. 7 indictment.
Three charged in deadly migrant boat capsizing off Puerto Rico
A federal grand jury indicted three Dominican men who crewed an overloaded migrant boat that capsized late last month, killing at least three people and leaving 10 missing and presumed dead, according to court records. The boat capsized late Sunday night, Sept. 27, after one of the defendants, Danny De La Rosa, who was a crewman, attacked several of the migrants with a machete, according to the Oct. 7 indictment.
Three charged in deadly migrant boat capsizing off Puerto Rico
A federal grand jury indicted three Dominican men who crewed an overloaded migrant boat that capsized late last month, killing at least three people and leaving 10 missing and presumed dead, according to court records. The boat capsized late Sunday night, Sept. 27, after one of the defendants, Danny De La Rosa, who was a crewman, attacked several of the migrants with a machete, according to the Oct. 7 indictment.
Es probable que no se presenten cargos contra el agente que disparó a un transeúnte en Wynwood
Kristy Garcia, madre de Evelyn Valdes —quien murió tras recibir un disparo de la policía al quedar atrapada en el fuego cruzado durante un incidente en Wynwood—, habla en una conferencia de prensa frente a la Fiscalía Estatal de Miami-Dade el viernes 9 de octubre de 2026.
Officer who shot bystander in Wynwood likely won't be charged, attorney says
More than a year later, the family of Evelyn Caridad Valdes is no closer to getting answers about why the young Baptist Health social worker was killed by a Miami police officer's bullet as she sat in a car in traffic in front of a Wynwood nightclub. And on Friday, they learned that the officer who shot Valdes likely won't face criminal charges. Valdes, who was turning 28, was killed by a stray bullet fired by police in the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, outside a Wynwood nightclub.
Officer who shot bystander in Wynwood likely won’t be charged, attorney says
2 days ago A 13-year-old boy died after his shirt got caught on a screw inside a playground slide, his mom has said. Estefanía Valladares said her son, Olvin Cabrera Valladares, left for school on the morning of Friday, Sept. 25, as normal. “He would always say goodbye with a kiss and a hug,” she told …
Miami strip club king Leroy Griffith has died at 94. Burlesque was in his blood
You may not know Leroy Griffith's name. But you may have passed his theaters. And what went inside those theaters titillated or enraged some people: burlesque, porn flicks, live strip shows. Griffith, known as the adult theater king in South Florida, died last week. He was 94. Griffith “died peacefully” at his home in Miami on Oct. 3, his family said.
Miami strip club king Leroy Griffith has died at 94. Burlesque was in his blood
Now Hanna Cavinder isn’t afraid to shoot her shot. The former University of Miami basketball player, 25, revealed the direct message she sent her now-boyfriend, Minnesota Vikings guard Trevor Keegan, while recalling how their love story began in the latest episode of PEOPLE’s WAG World series. “I sent him …
Agente de Policía de North Bay Village es arrestada por presuntamente morder y arañar a su novio
Archivo. Una agente de Policía de North Bay Village fue arrestada el martes en Hialeah por un cargo grave de agresión doméstica, acusada de arañar y morder a su novio cuando él intentó salir de su casa, según documentos judiciales y el departamento. La agente Marcia Sangronis, de 38 años, estaba fuera de servicio cuando la Policía de Hialeah la arrestó, informó el departamento en un comunicado al Miami Herald.
Otro hombre llega al Aeropuerto de Miami con aves escondidas en los pantalones Original
Un agente federal muestra una de las 11 aves que fueron introducidas de contrabando desde La Habana hasta el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami, según una denuncia penal. Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Estados Unidos. Por segunda vez en tres días, agentes de Aduanas de Estados Unidos descubrieron a un hombre que intentaba introducir de contrabando aves vivas escondidas en su ropa desde Cuba hasta el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami, según documentos judiciales.
Another man arrives at Miami Airport with birds smuggled in his pants, feds say
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