Miami Lakes Woman Accused Of Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud
A Miami Lakes woman has been charged with defrauding Florida's Medicaid program out of more than a million dollars.
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A Miami Lakes woman has been charged with defrauding Florida's Medicaid program out of more than a million dollars.
A West Palm Beach woman accused of leaving her two young children in an alley in Miami Beach made her first appearance before a judge on Wednesday.
In the first day of testimony against a man accused of shooting a teacher outside the school in an attempted armed robbery case, prosecutors described Patrick Lively as a cold and senseless gunman.
Nearly three dozen Miami-Dade County public school buses were broken into while parked over the long holiday weekend.
Just weeks after Fox dropped "America's Most Wanted" after more than two decades, its creator-host, John Walsh, has a new home for the show on the Lifetime network.
Broward Sheriff's deputies and the department's SWAT team surrounded a home in Weston after a man barricaded himself inside after he allegedly attacked his wife. Hours later, after communications with the man broke down, he was found him dead inside.
A Sunrise man accused of killing a friend during an argument will remain behind bars.
A South Florida family of fortune tellers, arrested in August, have been granted bond.
Family and friends of a NW Miami-Dade teen who was gunned down over the weekend while helping his mother getting a restaurant ready to open want answers as to who could do such a thing and why.
A second shooting in little more than 24 hours has rocked a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood.
A southwest Miami-Dade man has been charged with murder in the death of a prostitute.
Two people are dead and at least 5 others were hurt in an early morning shooting at a Northwest Miami Dade lounge. Police say one of the people killed may be the person who started the shooting, and a second person who may be involved was being questioned by police.
The man wanted for the murder of a T.G.I.F. chef in Pembroke Pines has been arrested and was ordered held without bond Friday.
A woman who first called police for help and later attempted to hit one of the officers with her car appeared before a bond court judge tearfully and begged to be released.
A former law partner of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for his role in the $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme.
Three teens are recovering after they were shot Wednesday afternoon near Miami Carol City Senior High in Miami Gardens.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is searching for two men, one of the easily identifiable, who robbed a Pompano Beach liquor store and their crimes were caught on surveillance video.
A Miami man accused of driving drunk and killing five people is now a fugitive of the law.
A Boynton Beach police officer, who is scheduled to go on trial next month on drug charges, is on the run.
The FBI has released pictures of a wanted bank robber in hopes someone will recognize the bandit.
The suspect charged in a deadly Check Cashing Store robbery has been denied bond.
Copper wire thieves have left a 33 mile stretch of I-95 in Palm Beach County in the dark.
Vandals swept through a charter school this weekend in what was a disturbing and particularly vicious act of vandalism.
Two men were pistol whipped during a home invasion robbery in North Miami early Sunday morning.
A Lauderhill man convicted in July of a shooting spree at a Palm Beach County Dunkin Donuts store will die in prison, after he was sentenced Friday to 9 life terms for the crimes involved in the spree, 5 of which will run consecutively. His response was to laugh at one of his victims.
Rosalicia Bernal filmed the malnourished dog, contacted police, and has now been approved to adopt it.
One rider died, and another is in critical condition after an e-scooter crash at S.W. 1st St. and 22nd Ave.
The property appraiser, elections supervisor, and tax collector say they publicly backed the ballot measure as homeowners, not in their official capacities.
The same downtown lot where 2 high-rises were once approved now has 1,000 banana plants at the center of a tax classification dispute.
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.
Rosalicia Bernal filmed the malnourished dog, contacted police, and has now been approved to adopt it.
One rider died, and another is in critical condition after an e-scooter crash at S.W. 1st St. and 22nd Ave.
The property appraiser, elections supervisor, and tax collector say they publicly backed the ballot measure as homeowners, not in their official capacities.
The same downtown lot where 2 high-rises were once approved now has 1,000 banana plants at the center of a tax classification dispute.
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.
An FIU expert says the timing of the Army's Cuba planning message may be tied to South Florida political interests.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
Campaign finance records and tax filings raise questions about how $5 million moved through Secure Florida's Future.
Florida voters deserve to hear the candidates address property taxes, insurance, the economy, education, health care, and other major issues facing the state.
Rodriguez criticized Salazar's response to Trump's immigration policies and said she has failed to address the cost of living.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
The price hikes for new subscribers are effective immediately. Existing subscribers' plans will go up next month.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.