Blood evidence leads to murder charge against Broward truck driver
A late-night semi-truck crash in St. Lucie County led investigators to discover blood evidence, ultimately resulting in a first-degree murder charge.
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A late-night semi-truck crash in St. Lucie County led investigators to discover blood evidence, ultimately resulting in a first-degree murder charge.
A young girl died after a go-karting accident at a Florida family entertainment center over the weekend, police said.
In Florida, the charges are now felony offenses thanks to a bill signed into law in October 2024. Another law, which increased the penalties for such offenses, went into effect on Oct. 1.
It happened Tuesday morning at a Wawa in Port St. Lucie when ICE and border patrol were conducting an operation, police said.
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A West Palm Beach man is in jail on charges of resisting an officer with violence and battery on a police officer and is under investigation in connection with an alleged kidnapping and sexual assault, according to Port St. Lucie police.
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A Florida Highway Patrol trooper and a truck driver were killed Friday after the trooper followed a reckless driver who made an illegal U-turn into the opposite direction of Interstate 95, officials said.
The 26-year-old trooper was a three-year highway patrol veteran, starting in Orlando before transferring to his hometown in the Port St. Lucie area.
The trooper, identified as Zachary Fink, was pursuing a fleeing felon when he was involved in a crash with a semi-truck.
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Pearce is facing charges of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, as well as aggravated stalking and fleeing or eluding police with lights or siren.
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Pearce is facing charges of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, as well as aggravated stalking and fleeing or eluding police with lights or siren.
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The NEXT Weather Team is monitoring an active wildfire in northwestern Broward County named the "Buggy Fire".
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
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If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, Zelenskyy told reporters.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
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The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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