Mentoring Matters: Lotus House Founder Helps Homeless People Get Back On Their Feet, Pay It Forward
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The paint has just dried on the all new Lotus Village.
Cold temperatures will continue overnight leading Broward County to extend its Cold Weather Emergency.
Chilly temperatures are streaming into South Florida this weekend leading Broward County to declare a Cold Weather Emergency.
Sean Baker's new film, "The Florida Project," takes place in a blindingly purple low-budget motel named the Magic Castle, just down Route 192 from Disney's Magic Kingdom.
As monstrous winds and drenching rains pelted the Miami area Sunday morning, some of the communities most at risk were still on the street.
On what is likely to be the last good weather day in Florida before Hurricane Irma's monster wind and rain, social workers and police officers are giving Miami's estimated 1,100 homeless people a stark choice: Come willingly to a storm shelter, or be held against their will for a mental health evaluation.
Explicit text messages sent to female real estate agents in the Pinellas Park area have reportedly been traced back to a homeless man.
A section of Ft. Lauderdale's homeless population will be looking for a new resting spot following a month-long closure of Stranahan Park.
In the bible's Book of John in the New Testament, Jesus washed his disciples' feet. Many Christians see this as an act of humility and service.
- A program that has given hundreds of homeless people in Miami access to showers and a hot meal is shutting down.
A man convicted of taking part of a deadly beating of a homeless man in Ft. Lauderdale will get a new trial.
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust has been awarded a nearly $30 million grant which will be used to maintain and expand housing and services for homeless individuals and families, including military veterans.
Christmas came early for more than 400 families in need in Miami-Dade and Broward.
Some South Florida police officers have gone well above and beyond the call of duty to help lots of people have a happy Thanksgiving.
A woman in northern Florida is in trouble after she reportedly allowed her kids to shoot homeless men with BB guns.
The homeless situation in downtown Miami is a reality that you can't ignore and new program is looking to do just that.
Some residents of a Miami apartment building have a homeless couple to thank for saving them from an early morning fire.
Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and members of the school board will officially open the district's new 'shop' that assists homeless students a week from today.
Bruce LaClair admits he was homeless and had a few beers before falling asleep on a bus bench at a Fort Lauderdale bus terminal on February 22, 2015.
People all across South Florida are enjoying this coldest snap yet of the year, bundling up and heading outdoors. Saturday night temperatures dipped into the 50's and crowds packed Miami's Brickell area.
Hope begins with a meal.
A Miami man gave hope to the homeless by way of shoes.
For months residents in a Fort Lauderdale community say they dealt with two major issues -- a group of sex offenders and a group of homeless people living under bridges near their homes causing problems.
One million. That is how many free meals a Tampa cafe has provided to the homeless.
Arnold Abbott has been giving to the homeless of Fort Lauderdale for decades. Well on Christmas Eve the "chef" is being given a little present of his own.
The wind has lightened up, and conditions are finally improving for our beachgoers and boaters.
At least two vehicles were involved in the crash, which was reported in the southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway near northwest 36th Street in Doral.
Coral Springs police arrested 49-year-old Abdul Perez after he was accused of shooting a woman multiple times on Thursday.
Under the proposal, each board of trustees in the Florida College System would be required to "ensure that all students admitted to the Florida College System institution are citizens of the United States or lawfully present in the United States."
Kim Muratori says it took a lengthy legal battle and an order from a judge for Mercedes-Benz of Fort Lauderdale to come get it.
The wind has lightened up, and conditions are finally improving for our beachgoers and boaters.
At least two vehicles were involved in the crash, which was reported in the southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway near northwest 36th Street in Doral.
Coral Springs police arrested 49-year-old Abdul Perez after he was accused of shooting a woman multiple times on Thursday.
Under the proposal, each board of trustees in the Florida College System would be required to "ensure that all students admitted to the Florida College System institution are citizens of the United States or lawfully present in the United States."
Kim Muratori says it took a lengthy legal battle and an order from a judge for Mercedes-Benz of Fort Lauderdale to come get it.
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.
Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is planning to leave the federal government later this spring.
The technology would enhance Iran's ability to detect and track incoming threats, like low-flying drones and cruise missiles.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that while Cuba does not want military aggression from the United States, his country is prepared to fight back.
But underground construction work on a presidential bunker underneath the ballroom can continue, the judge said.
Few Republicans have been willing to distance themselves from the president as the war's end remains uncertain.
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.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
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.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.