Florida rideshare driver takes nitrous-huffing passenger to police
Pamela Molina, 37, was charged with inhaling nitrous oxide to induce intoxication and resisting an officer without violence.
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Pamela Molina, 37, was charged with inhaling nitrous oxide to induce intoxication and resisting an officer without violence.
Port St. Lucie Police arrested Gregory Allen Davis, 49, and a 15-year-old after what started as a prank involving an Orbeez toy gun escalated into an armed confrontation.
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.
Police said officers arrested 60-year-old Michael Jablonski on Sunday morning.
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.
According to FHP, the man had an active warrant and had previously fled from Hillsborough County deputies before the incident.
The 2-year-old boy was in a bedroom with his mother when he got a hold of a nearby gun and shot himself, according to Port St. Lucie Police. The gun reportedly belongs to the mother's fiancee.
St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said the officers were conducting a traffic stop when the crash happened.
A Port St. Lucie mother was sentenced after being convicted of recording and selling videos of sexual abuse involving her young children.
First responders found the plane on its roof when they arrived to the scene.
Broward County Public Schools told The Miami Herald that the cause of the fire is unknown.
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.
A now former St. Lucie County teacher was arrested after a cellphone video showed her hitting a 6th-grade student with what appeared to be part of a broomstick.
A man reportedly shot and killed two people, and two dogs, inside a Port St. Lucie home before turning the gun on himself.
A driverless boat spun in several circles before slamming into a dock in the St. Lucie River.
Quick actions saved the life of a Port St. Lucie man who was attacked by a large alligator while he was out walking his dog.
A Florida dog at the center of a neighborhood dispute that left three people dead on Monday has been euthanized, police said.
St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara says a burglary suspect was fatally shot after pointing a gun at a deputy.
A Florida man reportedly set a fire in a woman's home after a dispute.
Police in Southern Florida have arrested a woman suspected of killing her 8-year-old daughter and stepfather.
Five people were killed and five others were injured when a plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport and crashed.
South Florida won't see a washout, but you're going to want to make some plans indoors when thunderstorms start to fire up.
The National Hurricane Center posted a hurricane warning for western Hawaii's Kauai County as Hurricane Lowell moved toward the area as a Category 3 storm.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
Most major retail stores and grocery chains will remain open on Labor Day, while banks will close.
The FAA is investigating.
Five people were killed and five others were injured when a plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport and crashed.
South Florida won't see a washout, but you're going to want to make some plans indoors when thunderstorms start to fire up.
The National Hurricane Center posted a hurricane warning for western Hawaii's Kauai County as Hurricane Lowell moved toward the area as a Category 3 storm.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
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.