Homestead teen burned in Molotov cocktail attack speaks out as new arrest made
Caeley Alvarez, 17, spoke exclusively with CBS News Miami following the arrest of 37-year-old Daniel Valencia by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
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Caeley Alvarez, 17, spoke exclusively with CBS News Miami following the arrest of 37-year-old Daniel Valencia by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
A Miami-Dade Sheriff's motorman was taken to Ryder Trauma Center after a crash at SW 37th Avenue and SW 12th Street, though he was alert and walking at the scene.
The face of Zoo Miami is speaking out after several bomb threats were made against the facility.
The removed assistant sheriffs are Eric Garcia, Shawn Browne, and Brian Rafky.
The series of bomb threats started on Friday, and the most recent was received on Sunday.
The zoo posted an update to guests on social media saying that they are coordinating with local law enforcement. "Guests may notice increased security presence, including K-9 units," the post on X read, "The safety of our guests, staff, and animals remains our top priority."
Karim Selene Cordova Rivera, who has a dental license in Peru that is not valid in the United States, was arrested after she set up a tooth extraction appointment with undercover detectives at her residence in Brownsville, according to court records.
A Frontier Airlines flight bound for Atlanta was forced to divert to Miami after a midair fight between passengers, leading to one woman's arrest, authorities said.
One of the men was in his 40s and the other man was in his 60s, the sheriff's office says.
Officials are still working to determine the cause of the fire, and no injuries have been reported.
Tricia Geter Pinder, a key witness in the prosecution of her ex‑boyfriend Corey Smith, the onetime leader of the "John Does" gang, says state attorneys lied to her and caused years of emotional distress.
The investigation started back in 2023, but this week, more people were arrested for allegedly participating in the scheme.
They face several charges, including conspiracy to commit racketeering, dealing in stolen property, and organized retail theft.
The man was rushed to a hospital after getting shot in the arm, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
The shooter can be seen shoving the victim's body out of the way before driving away from the scene.
A deputy-involved shooting that took place Tuesday evening in northwest Miami-Dade is under investigation, the sheriff's office says.
The recorded police interview with Rashaun Jones after his 2021 arrest was played in portions, with Jones being questioned on several things regarding the 2006 murder of Bryan Pata
Mayling Maya‑Giraldo, 31, was arrested following an undercover operation conducted by the Florida Department of Health and Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz expressed pride in the officers who arrested the teen within 24 hours of the shooting.
Police are searching for several suspects after neighbors say two seperate groups were targeting homes and cars in the village.
MDSO says that the 15-year-old boy was walking with a 16-year-old when someone opened fire from a vehicle, striking the 15-year-old.
Two men were killed and another was critically injured in a crash on Card Sound Road on Thursday morning, the sheriff's office says.
The pastor of a Miami church is accused of inappropriately touching and trying to kiss a 15-year-old girl, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Two men were injured in a double-shooting in southwest Miami-Dade on Tuesday evening, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
A Southwest Miami-Dade man was airlifted to the hospital after being attacked by two dogs in his backyard.
Rain chances roll back in on Sunday, but we dry out later in the week.
Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some of Spirit Airlines' final flights
Homicide bureau detectives are now leading the investigation.
Cameron Rider's fatigue, body aches and fever were diagnosed as pneumonia, but he couldn't seem to get better.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
Rain chances roll back in on Sunday, but we dry out later in the week.
Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some of Spirit Airlines' final flights
Homicide bureau detectives are now leading the investigation.
Cameron Rider's fatigue, body aches and fever were diagnosed as pneumonia, but he couldn't seem to get better.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act.
The new measures increase pressure on foreign financial institutions by threatening their access to U.S. markets if they continue to work with Cuban government entities.
A federal judge scolded prosecutors for pushing to move forward with detention proceedings for accused correspondents' dinner gunman Cole Allen, even though Allen agreed to remain in custody.
President Trump said earlier this week he was reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, which hosts more than 35,000 U.S. service members.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.