Fmr. Starting Place Counselor Pleads Guilty To Sex Crimes
A counselor at the Starting Place, a drug and rehabilitation treatment facility in Plantation, accused of sexually assaulting teen has taken a plea deal.
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A counselor at the Starting Place, a drug and rehabilitation treatment facility in Plantation, accused of sexually assaulting teen has taken a plea deal.
A taxi driver in Marathon was arrested for allegedly having sex with a 12-year old girl.
The man Miami Beach Police said raped a woman in her penthouse at Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel made his first appearance in court Friday afternoon.
Broward Sheriff's deputies are going door to door in one Lauderdale Lakes neighborhood asking residents and businesses alike if they have any information which could lead them to the two men who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman.
It's the stuff nightmares are made of. A young woman opened the windows of her Coral Springs home to take advantage of the cool weather and wound up being attacked.
A 20-year Brazilian citizen entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment Monday as he awaits trial for allegedly assaulting a teenage girl aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
A Miami Beach man who reportedly kidnapped and repeatedly raped a woman over Christmas is behind bars.
A 20-year Brazilian citizen will remain behind bars at Broward's main jail after a judge rejected his plea to be released on bond as he awaits trial for allegedly assaulting a teenage girl aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
A 20-year Brazilian national is locked up in Broward's main jail after he allegedly sexually assaulted a teen age girl aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
An Oakland Park man was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in jail for a sexual encounter of the animal kind.
The Broward Sheriff's Office has released a sketch of a man wanted for the attempted sexual battery of a 16-year-old girl in West Park.
A registered sex offender already out on bond for allegedly trying to have sex with a 16-year-old girl was arrested again Monday, this time for allegedly staging a crack cocaine cooking party at his home.
Two South Florida women have filed lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Miami, claiming they were fired for reporting suspected child abuse by a Catholic school principal.
The Miami-Dade Police Department is looking for a man they say sexually assaulted a 14 year old girl as she walked to school.
Police have dropped their investigation into a reported sexual assault over the weekend after investigators uncovered new information.
A registered sex offender, who's lived in relative obscurity in South Florida for several years, is in the Broward County Jail accused of trying to rape a 16 year old girl.
A sketch has been released of a rapist on the run who attacked a woman over the weekend as she was stopped on the side of the road.
Miami-Dade Police released the sketch of a man they say sexually assaulted a woman as she was stopped on the side of the road.
A third woman has come forward to claim she was raped by a Broward man already jailed on multiple sexual battery charges.
A man wanted for allegedly raping two women in Broward County has been captured and now BSO detectives believe there may be other victims.
Miami City Commissioners have decided to settle a suit brought by a South Beach waitress who was raped by a Miami police officer four years ago.
A counselor at the Starting Place treatment facility in Plantation was arrested and charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted teenager.
Two masked home invasion robbers reportedly pistol whipped a man and sexually assaulted a woman before making off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Late Friday afternoon, police released new video of a man and woman walking out of a popular Kendall lounge because, police say, the woman in the video is a rape victim. They consider the man in the video a suspect.
A Plantation man accused of fondling preteen girls at Quiet Waters Park in the summer of 2009 was acquitted Tuesday in the first of two trials stemming from the allegations.
The 21 year old turned himself in to deputies two months after the crash where authorities say he was drunk.
Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
A Lake Worth Beach man was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after prosecutors say he struck and resisted ICE officers.
In Miami-Dade, nearly 34,000 people signed up for appointments in February, and about 67% requested the Spanish-language exam.
DeSantis inaugurated the statue to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary on the day that would have been Reagan's 115th birthday.
The 21 year old turned himself in to deputies two months after the crash where authorities say he was drunk.
Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
A Lake Worth Beach man was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after prosecutors say he struck and resisted ICE officers.
In Miami-Dade, nearly 34,000 people signed up for appointments in February, and about 67% requested the Spanish-language exam.
DeSantis inaugurated the statue to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary on the day that would have been Reagan's 115th birthday.
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.
A judge ordered the U.S. to return three migrant families who were affected by President Trump's family separation policy in his first term and then deported in his second.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific on Thursday, marking the 38th vessel to be struck over the last five months and the second this year.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
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.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
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.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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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.
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Bad Bunny says he wants to bring his culture to his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Josh D'Amaro, who oversees Disney theme parks and dozens of resort hotels worldwide, will become the next Disney CEO.
Many Super Bowl 60 ads are already online, along with teasers for commercials that will be unveiled during the NFL championship on Feb. 8.