Florida Police Help Children Left Behind After Double Murder
A local community is taking action to help children who really need it.
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A local community is taking action to help children who really need it.
An ugly situation unfolded in a South Florida home over the weekend.
Fidel Castro's eldest son took his own life Thursday, Cuban state media reported.
ark Salling, one of the stars of the Fox musical comedy "Glee," has died at the age of 35.
A family is suing their daughter's school district claiming they didn't do enough to stop cyber bullying that led to their child's suicide.
John Tumpane can't explain why he approached the woman as she hopped over the railing of the Roberto Clemente Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.
Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was a member of the Bloods street gang, according to newly released documents related to his suicide.
Facebook will hire another 3,000 people to review videos and posts of crimes and other content after murders shown live on its site.
Just days after jurors acquitted Aaron Hernandez of a double murder, the ex-NFL star committed suicide in prison where he was serving a life sentence for another murder, hours before his ex-teammates of the New England Patriots visited the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory, authorities say.
In a report released late Monday afternoon, DCF is now alleging that Gina Caze watched her daughter's suicide and did nothing to stop it.
A judge has threatened to jail a Florida Department of Children & Families lawyer, suggesting the agency's attorneys lied about the welfare of foster children who may have witnessed a teen hang herself while broadcasting on Facebook.
After several people, including a 14-year-old Florida girl, live streamed their suicides, Facebook is taking steps to prevent future incidents.
A girl in foster care in Miami Gardens hung herself with a homemade noose and live streamed it on Facebook.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines so doctors can help identify patients at risk of suicide.
A fender bender may have been the catalyst for a Florida man to take his own life.
The president and CEO of Broward Health, Dr. Nabil El Sanadi, shot and killed himself Saturday at his condo in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating a carbon monoxide death at a Weston home Monday evening.
Investigators say no injuries consistent with a violent homicide were found during an autopsy of Sandra Bland who was found dead in a Texas jail.
The suicide of a 20-year-old man addicted to a powerful new drug has sparked a Broward commissioner to push for its ban.
A multiple murder-suicide that happened in Bell, which involved six children, has caused the community to question Florida's Department of Children and Families' role after they missed several preceding alarms.
The family of a young Florida boy, who took his own life because he was the victim of bullying, is heartbroken and spoke to the media for the first time.
Suspended Broward Sheriff Deputy Eduardo Mesa bonded out of jail Thursday evening.
The family of Junior Seau has opted out of a proposed NFL legal settlement with former players over concussion-related injuries.
Williams passing has shed light on his overall health; both mental and physical.
Sad news out of Hollywood. Actor Robin Williams has died. He was 63-years-old.
The CDC announced the outbreak on Monday during the voyage from Miami to Honolulu that sickened 21 passengers and six crew members.
A jury has convicted 62-year-old Vivian Hernandez of disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest without violence for the December 2024 incident.
Veterinarians at a Florida Keys turtle hospital are working around the clock to save sea turtles left immobile and vulnerable by a sudden cold snap.
The bill will also allow name changes for other airports across Florida subject to approval by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The bill, which will go to the Florida House, was passed unanimously by the Senate, giving permission for garage apartments to be built on lots where they were once prohibited.
The CDC announced the outbreak on Monday during the voyage from Miami to Honolulu that sickened 21 passengers and six crew members.
Reports of an armed person on the campus of Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade prompted a massive emergency responds on Wednesday morning.
A jury has convicted 62-year-old Vivian Hernandez of disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest without violence for the December 2024 incident.
Veterinarians at a Florida Keys turtle hospital are working around the clock to save sea turtles left immobile and vulnerable by a sudden cold snap.
The bill will also allow name changes for other airports across Florida subject to approval by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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.
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn — who emerged as a national figure after the Jan. 6 riot — announced a second bid for Congress on Wednesday.
Federal authorities are releasing fourth-grader Elizabeth Zuna, the first of several students detained by immigration officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, school officials said.
A Senate panel is backing legislation to ensure massive data centers pay their full share of electricity and water costs.
A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment.
A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census.
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.
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.
Carlos Migoya announces his retirement as CEO of Jackson Health System after serving the public hospital system for over a decade.
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.
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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.
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.
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.