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Police: Miami man arrested months after hitting pedestrian with BMW, leaving him to die
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami man was arrested Wednesday, months after he is accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash.The hit-and-run crash was reported around 3:45 a.m. June 22 in the area of Northwest 32nd Avenue and 103rd Street.According to Miami-Dade police, Carlos Ariel Rodriguez, 23, was driving a 2019 BMW 330i south on 32nd Avenue when he crashed into the victim, identified as Felix Benitez, 36, who was crossing the street in the marked crosswalk.Police said surveillance video shows the BMW speeding and running a...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami man was arrested Wednesday, months after he is accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash.The hit-and-run crash was reported around 3:45 a.m. June 22 in the area of Northwest 32nd Avenue and 103rd Street.According to Miami-Dade police, Carlos Ariel Rodriguez, 23, was driving a 2019 BMW 330i south on 32nd Avenue when he crashed into the victim, identified as Felix Benitez, 36, who was crossing the street in the marked crosswalk.Police said surveillance video shows the BMW speeding and running a...WW…
Broward schools superintendent Robert Runcie arrested on perjury charge; School Board attorney also arrested
BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie was arrested Wednesday morning on a charge of perjury in an official proceeding. School Board attorney Barbara Myrick was also arrested.Runcie, 59, was taken into custody by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and has since been released from the Broward County Main Jail.According to his indictment, Runcie lied under oath between the dates of March 31 and April 1 while testifying under oath to a state grand jury.The grand jury was...…BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie was arrested Wednesday morning on a charge of perjury in an official proceeding. School Board attorney Barbara Myrick was also arrested.Runcie, 59, was taken into custody by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and has since been released from the Broward County Main Jail.According to his indictment, Runcie lied under oath between the dates of March 31 and April 1 while testifying under oath to a state grand jury.The grand jury was...WW…
Largest container ship to ever call at a Florida port arrives at PortMiami
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI – PortMiami set a new record Tuesday as the largest container ship to ever call at a Florida port arrived.The , a 15,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessel, arrived around 9 a.m.The container ship was built in 2019 and is currently sailing under the flag of Malta.The massive ship can hold roughly 15,000 20-foot cargo containers and is nearly three football fields long.“It really is amazing,” said Mark Baker, president of the South Florida Container Terminal. “I never thought I’d see a ship like this come in...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI – PortMiami set a new record Tuesday as the largest container ship to ever call at a Florida port arrived.The , a 15,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessel, arrived around 9 a.m.The container ship was built in 2019 and is currently sailing under the flag of Malta.The massive ship can hold roughly 15,000 20-foot cargo containers and is nearly three football fields long.“It really is amazing,” said Mark Baker, president of the South Florida Container Terminal. “I never thought I’d see a ship like this come in...WW…
Prosecutors: Man charged in Capitol Hill riot told officer they were ‘listening to Trump’
BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A man who was arrested in South Florida has been indicted on multiple charges in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C.According to his detention order, Richard Harris, 40, was “on the leading edge of a group that successfully breached a manned barrier inside the Capitol building.”Prosecutors say they have multiple photos of Harris as evidence, including one where he is unmasked with his arm raised while speaking to a police officer. In another, he is holding a telephone inside the...…BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A man who was arrested in South Florida has been indicted on multiple charges in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C.According to his detention order, Richard Harris, 40, was “on the leading edge of a group that successfully breached a manned barrier inside the Capitol building.”Prosecutors say they have multiple photos of Harris as evidence, including one where he is unmasked with his arm raised while speaking to a police officer. In another, he is holding a telephone inside the...WW…
Old Tamiami Trail roadbed removal project to be completed by January
Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to South Florida on Tuesday to speak about the progress that has been made on the Everglades Restoration Project and announce the advancement of the Old Tamiami Trail roadbed removal project.“This roadbed removal is expected to increase the flow of clean, fresh water into northeast Shark River Slough,” DeSantis said.The raised road, which was constructed nearly a century ago, cuts through the Everglades and acts as a dam, blocking the natural flow of water south toward Everglades National...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to South Florida on Tuesday to speak about the progress that has been made on the Everglades Restoration Project and announce the advancement of the Old Tamiami Trail roadbed removal project.“This roadbed removal is expected to increase the flow of clean, fresh water into northeast Shark River Slough,” DeSantis said.The raised road, which was constructed nearly a century ago, cuts through the Everglades and acts as a dam, blocking the natural flow of water south toward Everglades National...WW…
2 men accused of posing as US marshals to get out of wearing masks at South Florida resort
LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Two men are facing federal charges after they were arrested on accusations that they posed as U.S. marshals to get out of wearing facial coverings at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort, the first reported.Walter Wayne Brown Jr., 53, and Gary Brummett, 81, were arrested last Thursday on charges of impersonating a federal officer.According to their criminal complaints, both men flashed fake badges to hotel employees when asked to wear a facial covering and threatened to have the employees arrested, claiming they did...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Two men are facing federal charges after they were arrested on accusations that they posed as U.S. marshals to get out of wearing facial coverings at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort, the first reported.Walter Wayne Brown Jr., 53, and Gary Brummett, 81, were arrested last Thursday on charges of impersonating a federal officer.According to their criminal complaints, both men flashed fake badges to hotel employees when asked to wear a facial covering and threatened to have the employees arrested, claiming they did...WW…
2 FBI agents killed in Sunrise working child porn case
LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SUNRISE, Fla. – Two FBI special agents were fatally shot Tuesday morning while serving a warrant in Sunrise, the agency confirmed, calling it “a very dark day for the FBI.”FBI Director Christopher A. Wray identified them as Special Agent Daniel Alfin, 36, and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, 43.Both spent years , as they were doing Tuesday when they were killed in the line of duty working a child pornography case.The FBI confirmed that the suspect is dead, with sources telling Local 10 News that he or she took their own life. That...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SUNRISE, Fla. – Two FBI special agents were fatally shot Tuesday morning while serving a warrant in Sunrise, the agency confirmed, calling it “a very dark day for the FBI.”FBI Director Christopher A. Wray identified them as Special Agent Daniel Alfin, 36, and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, 43.Both spent years , as they were doing Tuesday when they were killed in the line of duty working a child pornography case.The FBI confirmed that the suspect is dead, with sources telling Local 10 News that he or she took their own life. That...WW…
Deputies: Man who pulled out gun during mask dispute faces charges
Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida man turned himself in to authorities Wednesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest following an altercation between the man and a fellow customer inside a Walmart store in Royal Palm Beach.According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Vincent Bruce Scavetta, 28, got into a verbal dispute with another man on July 12 over him not wearing a mask before he pulled out a gun from his waistband and pointed it at the victim.According to his arrest warrant, the victim told investigators that he was...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida man turned himself in to authorities Wednesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest following an altercation between the man and a fellow customer inside a Walmart store in Royal Palm Beach.According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Vincent Bruce Scavetta, 28, got into a verbal dispute with another man on July 12 over him not wearing a mask before he pulled out a gun from his waistband and pointed it at the victim.According to his arrest warrant, the victim told investigators that he was...WW…
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Alyssa’s Law, requiring silent alarms at all Florida public schools
, Managing Editor , ReporterPublished: June 30, 2020, 11:54 amTags: , , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Managing Editor , ReporterPublished: June 30, 2020, 11:54 amTags: , , , TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new law Tuesday that requires all public schools in the state of Florida to have a silent panic alarm.Alyssa’s Law was named in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, who was killed in the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.Students or teachers will be able to push the buttons inside their classrooms, directly...…, Managing Editor , ReporterPublished: June 30, 2020, 11:54 amTags: , , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Managing Editor , ReporterPublished: June 30, 2020, 11:54 amTags: , , , TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new law Tuesday that requires all public schools in the state of Florida to have a silent panic alarm.Alyssa’s Law was named in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, who was killed in the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.Students or teachers will be able to push the buttons inside their classrooms, directly...WW…
Andrew Gillum involved in suspected crystal meth incident in Miami Beach, police say
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Former Democratic candidate for Florida governor, Andrew Gillum, was involved in a suspected crystal meth incident early Friday morning in Miami Beach, authorities said.According to a police report, Miami Beach Fire Rescue crews were called to a hotel at 1100 West Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. regarding a suspected drug overdose.Authorities said Gillum, 40, and two other men were inside the hotel room at the time.According to the report, one of the men, Aldo Mejias, 56, told officers that he gave Travis Dyson,...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Former Democratic candidate for Florida governor, Andrew Gillum, was involved in a suspected crystal meth incident early Friday morning in Miami Beach, authorities said.According to a police report, Miami Beach Fire Rescue crews were called to a hotel at 1100 West Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. regarding a suspected drug overdose.Authorities said Gillum, 40, and two other men were inside the hotel room at the time.According to the report, one of the men, Aldo Mejias, 56, told officers that he gave Travis Dyson,...WW…