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Florida Opens Criminal Probe Into Self-Described Misogynist Andrew Tate

By Alex DeLuca

Mar 4, 2025

Gov. Ron DeSantis previously said that the Tate brothers are not welcome in Florida.

Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife: Andrew Tate Has Landed in Fort Lauderdale

By Alex DeLuca

Feb 27, 2025

Self-described misogynist Andrew Tate has landed in Florida from Romania after prosecutors lifted his travel restrictions.

DeSantis' "Second Amendment Summer": More Guns, More Danger for Miami?

By Natasha Yee

Feb 12, 2025

In his 2025-26 budget proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested an eight-week sales tax "holiday" for firearms and ammunition.

photo of a cream-colored cow or steer wearing an expression that might be interpreted as "I'm not interested in your problems, pal."

Florida Attorney Arrested After Allegedly Going Ballistic in Prime Rib Buffet Line

By Naomi Feinstein

Jan 23, 2025

A fight broke out at a wedding at Boca Lago Country Club after two young girls cut Mark Roher in line for the buffet.

Miami 10-Year-Old Killed by Celebratory Gunfire on New Year's Eve, Police Say

By Alex DeLuca

Jan 3, 2025

Yaneliz Munguia had just celebrated her 10th birthday a week earlier.

Third Disney Cruise Worker Arrested on Child Porn Charges

By Naomi Feinstein

Apr 19, 2024

Three Disney Cruise workers in a span of three months have been nabbed at Port Everglades and charged with collecting vile images and videos.

"You and Your Husband Are Dead": Boynton Beach Man Convicted for Voicemail Threat to George Santos

By Naomi Feinstein

Feb 28, 2024

Frank Stanzione of Boynton Beach said he left a voicemail for the then-congressman "to make him feel like a piece of shit."

Four victims of homicides in South Florida depicted in a collage, set against the background of a Miami cityscape

Cold Case Review: Brutal South Florida Murders That Remain Unsolved

By Theo Karantsalis

Feb 22, 2024

Those who perpetrated these crimes were never brought to justice. If you know anything that could help detectives, it's not too late to come forward.

New Report Highlights Spike in Sexual Assault Cases Aboard Cruise Ships

By Naomi Feinstein

Jan 26, 2024

Cruise law expert Jim Walker says cruise liners' crime reporting is "the bare minimum" of what the law mandates.

Kodak Black Stuffed Cocaine in Mouth During Traffic Stop, Police Say

By Alex DeLuca

Dec 11, 2023

The rapper has landed back in a Broward County jail after he was arrested on drug and tampering charges.

Sea Cucumber Smuggler Nabbed at South Florida Airport, Feds Say

By Izzy Kapnick

Dec 11, 2023

Federal wildlife officials are not taking kindly to illegal trade in the squishy echinoderms.

FBI: Cruise Youth Counselor Admits to Molesting Children Aboard Celebrity Silhouette Ship

By Naomi Feinstein

Dec 11, 2023

The FBI says a serial child molester employed by Celebrity Cruises was arrested after a 6-year-old girl came forward and exposed his abuse.

Florida Democratic Party Calls for GOP Chair's Resignation After Report of Sexual Assault Claim

By Naomi Feinstein and Alex DeLuca

Dec 1, 2023

Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried said the "level of hypocrisy in this situation is stunning."

Boca Raton Attorney Charged With Father's Murder Found Dead in Jail

By Alex DeLuca

Nov 16, 2023

An arrest affidavit noted Brandon Labiner's souring relationship with his father in the time leading up to the murder.

Dan Markel Murder: Accused Mastermind's Attorney Says Hit-Man Comments Were Just "Bad Jokes"

By Naomi Feinstein

Oct 30, 2023

The defense claims Charlie Adelson's onetime girlfriend was the real mastermind behind the murder-for-hire plot to kill FSU law professor Dan Markel.

Feds: Man Tortured, Waterboarded by Kidnappers at Plantation Airbnb

By Alex DeLuca

Oct 18, 2023

Prosecutors claim the trio used an Airbnb bathroom as a makeshift torture chamber in a bungled kidnapping scheme.

Rosewood Man Guilty of Hate Crimes in Assault of Black Historian Marvin Dunn

By Naomi Feinstein

Aug 1, 2023

Just before the 100th anniversary of the Rosewood massacre, a local resident in the rural Florida town flew into a racist rage against Black historian Marvin Dunn.

Brandon Labiner Accused of Forging Court Document Shortly Before Father's Murder

By Alex DeLuca

Jul 11, 2023

Brandon Labiner's father accused him of defrauding a Palm Beach County judge shortly before the elder Labiner was found in a pool of blood outside his Boca Raton law office.

January 6 Rioter From Weston Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 21, 2023

The 27-year-old Weston native was sentenced to nearly five years for using a baton to pummel a D.C. officer who was being dragged down a flight of stairs at the Capitol.

"We Are Everywhere": Ominous Messages on Anti-Abortion Counseling Centers Prompt Federal Charges

By Naomi Feinstein

Jan 29, 2023

The unsealed indictment claims Caleb Freestone and Amber Smith-Stewart spray-painted threats on three Florida pro-life pregnancy centers this past summer.

Crime

Chef Jacob Bickelhaupt Has Been Arrested Again

Miami Area Is No.1 in Nation for Fraud, Data Shows

Crime

Chef Jacob Bickelhaupt Has Been Arrested Again

Miami Area Is No.1 in Nation for Fraud, Data Shows

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