Mother Pleads For Help After Daughter Shot In Drive-By
A mother, whose 17-year-old daughter was an innocent bystander in a drive-by shooting and is now fighting for her life, is pleading for the public's help.
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A mother, whose 17-year-old daughter was an innocent bystander in a drive-by shooting and is now fighting for her life, is pleading for the public's help.
A central Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for beating his roommate to death with a hammer.
The longtime girlfriend of a South Florida millionaire remained jailed Thursday without bail on charges of shooting and stabbing him to death, then plotting to dump his body in the ocean, after police say he decided to end their 20-year relationship.
As Casey Anthony stood before the courtroom Tuesday afternoon and awaited her faith South Floridians were glued to their televisions and computers for the latest on the decision. In the end, it was a shocker for many and relief for others.
After years of facing charges that she killed her daughter to lead a party lifestyle, Casey Anthony's claims of innocence were vindicated Tuesday when a seven- man, five- woman jury rejected murder and manslaughter charges that could have sent her to death row, convicting her only of four minor misdemeanor charges.
An indefinite recess was unexpectedly called Friday morning so the defense could take depositions of witnesses the prosecution plans to call during its rebuttal case.
The Casey Anthony trial is on hold until next week after the judge said a "legal matter" had come up.
The court battle over who killed Miami Springs police officer Charles Stafford is over after 2 decades of legal wrangling. A plea deal, confirmed in Miami-Dade circuit court Friday, will send the man originally convicted in his death to prison for another 25 years.
A renowned forensic expert said the autopsy done on 2-year-old Caylee Anthony was "shoddy." the expert said it was a failure that Caylee's head was not opened during the official autopsy.
A woman charged with murder in the shooting death of her boyfriend while the pair allegedly attempted to steal a personal watercraft has had her charges reduced, according to CBS4 news partners The Miami Herald.
A forensic entomologist testifying in the trial of a Florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter says he found insects related to decomposition in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car.
The brother of the woman accused of killing her child returned to the stand Thursday morning in the first-degree murder case and said his sister told him the babysitter held her down by the wrists and took Caylee from her.
An FBI forensic expert says a hair removed from the trunk of Casey Anthony's car is consistent with hair from a dead body.
Jorge Barahona, the South Florida man charged with torturing and murdering his 10-year-old adopted daughter, was appointed new defense lawyers Friday.
Newly released documents in the Barahona child abuse and murder case continue to shed new light on the disturbing case and provide glimpses into the troubled life of accused torturer and child killer Jorge Barahona.
There was no decision Wednesday by a Miami-Dade judge on whether pretrial evidence in the case of Miami parents arrested for allegedly beating and murdering their 10-year-old adoptive daughter, Nubia Barahona, to death would be released. Meanwhile, Palm Beach County documents are released to the public.
A woman was hauled off to jail Friday morning after she burst out with the comment, "She killed somebody, anyway", as she sat in a gallery for jury selection in the Casey Anthony trial. After a brief hearing, the judge convicted her of contempt of court.
There are lots of ways prospective jurors can be bounced off a jury panel. In the Clearwater jury selection for the murder trial of Casey Anthony, you can add Twitter to the list.
Jury selection has entered its fifth day in the first-degree murder trial of a mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter.
Federal prosecutors have been turning up the heat on a Fort Lauderdale woman accused of arranging the 2009 killings of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law. Narcy Novack and her brother were due in court Friday morning for a status conference.
Andy Rodriguez, the former Coral Gables high school student accused of stabbing a classmate to death in a school yard, will be facing trial soon.
The attorney for Carmen Barahona has asked a judge to not release evidence in the murder case of her daughter Nubia. Carmen, and her husband Jorge, are both accused of beating Nubia to death.
The crime rate in Florida is the lowest in 40 years, according to new statistics for 2010 released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Rates were also down in South Florida.
In a key ruling for prosecutors, an Orlando judge ruled that a carpet sample that came from a car trunk can be used in the trial of a Florida Casey Anthony, charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.
A husband made a gruesome discovery Sunday afternoon when he walked into his Southwest Miami-Dade home.
A judge threw out the fleeing and resisting charges from the South Florida rapper's arrest in Broward County earlier this year.
The suspect vehicle is described as a dark Toyota missing a rear hubcap on the passenger side.
Under Attorney General Uthmeier's plan, AI companies with control over design and safety settings could face suspension in Florida.
The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program at 13 airports, allowing eligible TSA PreCheck members without plane tickets to pass through security and enter the gates.
NTSB investigators are set to interview the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed Sunday after overshooting a runway at Miami International Airport and killing five people on the ground.
The Amazon cargo plane crashed off the end of a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, leaving five people dead and five others injured.
NTSB investigators are set to interview the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed Sunday after overshooting a runway at Miami International Airport and killing five people on the ground.
A judge threw out the fleeing and resisting charges from the South Florida rapper's arrest in Broward County earlier this year.
The suspect vehicle is described as a dark Toyota missing a rear hubcap on the passenger side.
Under Attorney General Uthmeier's plan, AI companies with control over design and safety settings could face suspension in Florida.
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.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
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.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
Courtney Walter said her husband, Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, was stopped by immigration agents on Aug. 3 in Coconut Creek.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
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.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
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.
While performing in St. Louis on Saturday night, Lionel Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
Stella Parton said her sister Dolly told her "that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future."
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.