Tagged Miami News

January 17, 2012

MIAMI -- JP Morgan Chase is foreclosing O.J. Simpson’s Kendall house. According to CBS Miami, the four-bedroom, four bathroom house was purchased by Simpson in 2000 for $575,000. The current value of the hou...

Casey Anthony told doctor she got pregnant while passed out at a party

January 13, 2012

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a deposition that was unsealed by a Florida judge and released Wednesday, Jeff Danziger, the psychiatrist of Casey Anthony, said Anthony became pregnant with her daughter, Caylee, after pass...

Florida officer sentenced for pulling over and stealing from Hispanic men

January 11, 2012

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A former Lantana police officer was sentenced to three years in prison early Tuesday morning for targeting and soliciting money from Hispanic men. Authorities say Mark Ott would pull...

Man trapped beneath truck rescued

January 7, 2012

NORTH MIAMI-DADE -- Fire Rescue worked diligently to save a man that was pinned under a truck for nearly two hours after he collided with a dump truck on Friday morning. The incident took place at NW 3rd Ave...

$245 million worth of cocaine seized en route to South Florida

December 31, 2011

MIAMI -- Thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard, 2 tons of cocaine worth $245 million was seized before ever hitting the streets of South Florida, or anywhere else for that matter. The operation occurred off the coa...

Man wards off robbers with crutches

December 29, 2011

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- William Knowles, 59, not only used his crutches for walking, but also for protection early Monday morning in Hollywood. Two women walked up to Knowles pretending to be interested in his fr...

New Hampshire fugitive shot by Florida authorities

December 29, 2011

CAPE CORAL, Fla. - On Tuesday morning, a Lee County Deputy Sheriff shot and killed a fugitive who had fled from New Hampshire after the fugitive brandished a firearm at officers. Joseph Cleary, 22, from Roch...

Lakeland officer dies after being shot on duty

December 21, 2011

LAKELAND, FLA. -- In a press conference on Tuesday night, Lakeland Police Chief Lisa Womack announced that Officer Arnulfo Crispin, shot in the line of duty late Sunday night, will not survive his critical woun...

FAMU president to keep keep job during hazing probe

December 20, 2011

TALLAHASSEE --Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) president, James Ammons, will not be suspended despite an ongoing police investigation into the the death of a drum major that is suspected to be a result of ha...

Florida high school graduation rates soar to highest rate ever

December 14, 2011

MIAMI -- The Florida Department of Education released figures on Monday showing graduation rates hitting 80 percent in the 2010-2011 school year, one percent higher than the previous year, and nearly 10 percent...

Miami-Dade police officer found inebriated in patrol car

December 9, 2011

MIAMI -- On Tuesday night, Miami-Dade police officers who were on duty found another member of the Miami Dade police force inebriated and passed out at a Kendall intersection. Though Fernando Villa, 32, was not...

Mother tries to sell baby, custody battle ensues

December 6, 2011

MIAMI -- Kenia Bosque received a $25,000 bond early-Tuesday afternoon after police say she tried to sell her 8-month-old son for $7,000. Bosque, 30, was arrested Sunday after police say she was going to sell...

CVS to ban number of doctors from prescribing pain medication in Florida

November 30, 2011

MIAMI -- On Tuesday, CVS/pharmacy notified some Florida doctors that it will no longer fill prescriptions they write for a number of controlled substances, such as the popular and addictive painkiller, oxycodon...

Wyclef Jean’s charity under scrutiny

November 29, 2011

MIAMI -- Musician and one-time Haitian Presidential candidate Wyclef Jean’s non- profit organization seems to be raising eyebrows once again. The ex-Fugee member and his organization, Yele Haiti, are accused of...

U.S. justice department to probe fatal shootings by Miami police officers

November 21, 2011

MIAMI -- After a seven-month span that included the fatal shootings of seven black males between July 2010 and February 2011, the Justice Department has opened an investigation into the Miami Police Department ...

Captain ‘Sully’ flies plane for charity

Giannina Zanardi

November 18, 2011

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. -- Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the retired pilot made famous for his heroic landing of a US Airways 1549 on the Hudson back in 2009, returned to the skies Friday for charity. Passenge...

Wayne Treacy denied bond by judge in Ratley beating case