South Florida sizzles Tuesday as Highway 41 Fire burns in Miami-Dade
A toasty Tuesday was in store for South Florida, and the forecast predicts it will get even hotter and more humid as the week continues and we head into the weekend.
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A toasty Tuesday was in store for South Florida, and the forecast predicts it will get even hotter and more humid as the week continues and we head into the weekend.
Crews are continuing to monitor a fast-moving wildfire called the Highway 41 Fire that was discovered in west Miami-Dade on Monday night.
Marsel Smith, 27, was arrested Friday by Oakland Park police and charged with engaging in a romantic relationship with a minor.
A man who led law enforcement officers on a manhunt throughout northwest Miami-Dade on Wednesday and Thursday faced a judge Saturday morning after spending the last few days in the hospital.
Deputies found a teen who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and later died at the hospital, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says two adults were transferred to the Jackson Memorial Hospital South Trauma Center as trauma alerts. A third person was also treated and refused transport.
A wanted fugitive with a criminal history dating back to 2003 was arrested in Hialeah after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen Corvette.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released footage detailing the lengths officers went to capture the suspect, Christian Bouie.
Video posted by the account "Only in Dade" showed officers swarming a man and taking him into custody on W 68th Street.
Coty Streit, 31, from Bell, a town around 30 miles north of Gainesville, is facing 15 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, one count of transmission of child sexual abuse material by electronic device, and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
Mauricio Jimenez, 48, is facing organized fraud and first-degree grand theft charges for allegedly running this scheme for 28 months, from December 2023 until April 2026, according to his arrest report.
Further investigation revealed that the dispute was between father and son, resulting in the son being shot and killed.
Shaya Lunger, a rabbi and counselor from North Miami Beach, ran from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and into a waiting car without comment.
Another man, who survived the crash, was arrested when Sunrise police found the car.
The child was transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue as a trauma alert, according to fire officials.