Florida Man Arrested after Leading Lowndes Co. Deputies on High Speed Chase
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man after deputies say he led them on a chase reaching speeds around 100 MPH. Deputies say when they attempted to pull 45-year-old Marvin Lee...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to $4.7 Million Counterfeiting Operation
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that 41-year-old Jean Losier pleaded guilty in Fort Lauderdale federal court Thursday to making counterfeit currency. He faces up to 20 years in prison at his...
View ArticleLocal Man Shares His Story for World AIDS Day 2015
Health officials say "The Time to Act is Now" to prevent HIV and AIDS. That's the theme for this year's World AIDS Day .
View ArticleDeputies: Gunman Carjacks Mom, Son During Driving Lesson
Investigators say a woman and her son were forced at gunpoint to drive to the edge of the Everglades after being carjacked during a driving lesson in an upscale Fort Lauderdale suburb. Broward...
View ArticleLawrence-Stample and Smith to Play in East-West Shrine Game
Florida State's Nile Lawrence-Stample and Terrance Smith will compete in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 23 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The pair of redshirt senior defensive leaders...
View ArticleEx-Air Force Sergeant Imprisoned For Contract Bribery Scheme
A former Air Force master sergeant is doing prison time for cheating on taxes and accepting $263,000 in bribes for fixing government contracts for a South Florida company. A federal judge recently...
View ArticleFlorida Students Create App To Prevent Football Concussions
A group of South Florida middle school students has won a $20,000 grant from Verizon for inventing an app that helps prevent football concussions. Students at Pine Crest Middle School in Fort...
View ArticleDetectives Search For Armed Kidnappers Of 2-month-Old Girl
Broward County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Joy Oglesby says Taraji Kemp and her mother were asleep at a Fort Lauderdale home at about 11 p.m. Friday when intruders broke into the house and took the...
View ArticleCharges Filed In Kidnapping Of 2-Month-Old Baby
A 23-year-old woman is being held without bail on charges that she kidnapped a 2-month-old baby. Broward County jail records show that Stephanie Augustin is being charged with kidnapping, aggravated...
View ArticleFlorida Man Faces Up To 20 Years' Prison For Lottery Scam
A South Florida man is facing up to 20 years in prison for operating a phony lottery scam that cheated victims out of at least $500,000. Sentencing is set for May 31 in Fort Lauderdale federal court...
View ArticleObama Commutes Sentences for 11 in Florida Drug Cases
President Barack Obama has commuted the sentences of 11 people serving time in Florida on drug-related charges, including six from South Florida. A statement from the White House says Henry Agnew of...
View ArticleHillary Clinton to Speak at Trayvon Martin Foundation Event
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be the keynote speaker later this month in Fort Lauderdale during a conference organized by the Trayvon Martin Foundation. The foundation said in...
View ArticleRecovered Boat Belonging to Missing Teens Back in Florida
The boat belonging to two missing teenage fishermen is back in Florida, 10 months after the boys departed on their tragic voyage. A Norwegian cargo ship containing the boat that carried Perry Cohen and...
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