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A 15-year-old boy died after he was hit by a car while near a school bus stop in Pembroke Pines Thursday morning, police said. The teenager was hit in the 12200 block of Washington Street at around 6:38 a.m., Pembroke Pines Police said. Police initially said the teen was struck while crossing the street but later said he was standing partially in the roadway and partially on the median when he was struck. A preliminary investigation revealed that the boy

A woman was rushed to the hospital and later died after divers pulled her from a canal in The Hammocks following an ATV crash on Thursday, officials said. The incident happened in the area of Southwest 112th Street and Southwest 157th Avenue. Miami-Dade Police officials said two women were riding an ATV along the canal bank when they lost control and crashed. One woman was able to get out of the canal on her own, but Miami-Dade Fire Rescue divers

 A wanted fugitive out of Okaloosa County was sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempting to stab a member of the US Marshals Service Task Force during his arrest. Steven Alexander Jamison, 22, was apprehended in November 2023 on a felony warrant out of Okaloosa County. He was facing charges of sexual assault on a child and child abuse. During the arrest, Jamison attempted to stab a member of the USMS Task Force multiple times. However, the knife failed

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a deadly accident in Tampa. Around 11:16 a.m. Thursday, Tampa Fire Rescue reported to a work site in the 5200 block of Adamo Drive. Crews found a man who died in an accident involving an auger. The name of the man and circumstances surrounding his death have not been released. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Sustaining an injury on the job can be a challenging and stressful experience,

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has released its report into the killing of four people — including a kidnapped UPS driver and an innocent bystander — in a 2019 police shootout in Miramar. Four Miami-Dade Police Department officers are facing manslaughter charges in the case, which started on Dec. 5, 2019, when two armed robbers targeted a Coral Gables jewelry store before hijacking a UPS truck and leading police on a 25-mile pursuit that crossed the county line and ended in

 A Cutler Bay man is facing a child abuse charge after Miami-Dade police said he beat his 10-year-old stepson with a broomstick when the boy was unable to access an online school program on Wednesday. According to police, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening when the victim’s stepfather, David Le, became enraged after his stepson accidentally locked himself out of i-Ready, an internet-based educational program widely used in South Florida schools Authorities said Le, 55, grabbed the victim by his

Police are investigating after a woman was shot in Pinellas Park Thursday morning. The Pinellas Park Police Department said officers were dispatched to the 6300 block of 58th Street North around 9:20 a.m. When they arrived, they found the man and woman. Police said the woman died from her injuries. Detectives are still on the scene, completing a homicide investigation. They said the shooter has been detained and there is no active threat to the public. A negligent shooting can

Photo by: Midway Fire Department UPDATE AUGUST 28: Florida Highway Patrol detailed what happened in the crash in their report below. A tractor-trailer, another tractor-trailer, a third tractor-trailer, a pickup truck and another pickup truck were traveling westbound on Interstate 10 in Gadsden County. The first tractor-trailer, driven by a 54-year-old man from Kannapolis, NC failed to slow due to previous crash that occurred on the westbound lanes. This action caused a crash to occur involving all the vehicles at

Newly released dashcam video captures a new view tonight of a pursuit that ended in a crash for a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. The footage shows the moment the trooper collided with a white BMW SUV near Northwest 95th Street and Seventh avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade, Aug. 20. At the time, the trooper was trying to stop the driver of another SUV who was wanted for a crime. That man got away. No one was seriously hurt in the crash. Navigating the

A suspect in a shooting that, police said, claimed the life of a store clerk in North Miami Beach faced a judge. William Robinson appeared in court, Wednesday morning. The 23-year-old faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm. According to North Miami Beach Police, the incident took place at Miami Cloudz Smoke Shop, located at 2063 NE 163 St., at around 9:45 p.m. on June 11. Surveillance video showed four men inside the store. One of

 The driver of a PSTA trolley involved in a 2023 crash that critically injured a 15-year-old girl was acquitted on Tuesday, according to court records. Chrishawn Rogers, 55, was acquitted on Aug. 27 of felony charges of reckless driving with serious bodily injury. On Nov. 19, 2023, officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department responded to the crash on 1st Avenue South near 7th Street around 11:22 a.m. Police said Rogers sped up to drive through a red light when the victim, Tammy

Two Broward Sheriff’s deputies are on administrative assignment after a shootout Tuesday night in Pompano Beach with a man who had previous run-ins with law enforcement. Scott Simonelli, 51, of Pompano Beach, survived after being shot three times by the two deputies, Sheriff Gregory Tony said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. He was hospitalized and is expected to recover. A neighbor in Simonelli’s apartment complex, near the 700 block of Northwest Fifth Avenue, called 911 about 9:30 p.m. and said