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A Riviera Beach man is suing the city after he says contaminated city water made him sick for months. That man’s attorneys say there will soon be more lawsuits just like this one because more people who say they got sick from drinking the city’s water are coming forward. Osborne & Francis Law Firm in West Palm Beach filed this lawsuit last week. The attorneys say Jose Rivera’s doctors told him he had symptoms consistent with E. coli. The lawsuit says Riviera

Per multiple sources, CBS News Miami has learned Opa-Locka officer Johane Hendrick Taylor Jr. has been arrested for the second time in one year on multiple charges on Wednesday afternoon.   He’s currently in the custody of the Broward Sheriff’s Office, and sources tell CBS News Miami he’s on the way or has already been booked in Broward County Jail. Sources say the alleged offenses took place in Opa-Locka, and he will eventually be transferred to TGK in Miami-Dade County. Sources tell

A man who was arrested for allegedly sexually battering two teenagers in Broward County this month may have more victims, police stated. The Coconut Creek Police Department is investigating to see whether 22-year-old Ternell Cartagena of Deerfield Beach may have assaulted more people. He is currently charged with two counts of sexual battery of a juvenile, along with two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior, online solicitation of a child, and several other crimes. He has been held at Broward

Photo by: local10  A single-story home erupted in flames Thursday morning in southwest Miami-Dade, first responders confirmed. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the fire was reported just after 3:30 a.m. at a home in the 11900 block of Southwest 45th Street. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find the home fully engulfed in flames. MDFR officials said crews quickly extinguished the fire, but remained at the scene to monitor for hotspots. No injuries were reported and one family pet was

In a tragic turn of events, Jacksonville, Florida, became the site of a devastating accident that claimed the life of a motorcyclist on Wednesday night. The incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Argyle Forrest Boulevard, involved a collision between a motorcycle and a Subaru. This event has raised concerns over traffic safety and motorcycle awareness in the community. Details of the Crash The collision took place when the motorcyclist, traveling west, collided with the Subaru as it was making

A 72-year-old pedestrian was struck and fatally injured by a Eustis man driving a pickup truck early Wednesday morning in Seminole County. According to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the 34-year-old driver of a 2002 Toyota Tundra was traveling at about 6:30 a.m. southbound in the outside lane of U.S. Hwy. 17-92. As the driver approached Spartan Loop, a pedestrian was passing through the crosswalk at the intersection of Spartan Drive. A witness advised that the driver

A Summerfield man has been arrested for molesting the underage child of a former co-worker and bragging about the experience to his associates. Cameron Caley, 21, was brought into Marion County Jail earlier this month on a warrant issued out of Lake County for last year’s incident. He would later be transferred over to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office to be placed in county jail.  On May 17, 2023, an officer with the Leesburg Police Department responded to a sex

A Florida man’s late-night Wendy’s run landed him behind bars after he allegedly threatened to kill an employee and smashed her hand in the drive-thru window over a refund, according to an arrest affidavit from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.    Reginald Baker, who turned 25 on the day of the incident, was arrested and charged with battery after what unfolded at a Wendy’s in Reddick after midnight on Saturday.   Shortly after midnight, deputies responded to the fast food restaurant at

A baby who was saved from a deadly crash earlier this month by a Florida deputy has been released from the hospital. Lola visited Deputy Sgt. David Musgrove at the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office recently now that she’s released from the hospital. Musgrove rescued Lola from a crash on Feb. 8 after he saw a motorcycle speed past him on S. McCall Road in Englewood. The motorcycle crashed into a car, killing the motorcycle driver. Lola was trapped inside the car and

he Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that a Florida man had been arrested amid the investigation into the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline “Maddie” Soto. Maddie Soto was reported missing Monday night, officials said. Deputies have been following leads, searching neighborhoods and nearby areas of Orlando where she was last seen. Her mom’s boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, 37, was arrested Wednesday on unrelated charges amid the investigation into Soto’s disappearance, OCSO announced. He has not been arrested or charged in connection

In a distressing episode from Escambia County, Florida, Dania Santos Mendez, 34, faces charges after reportedly assaulting a child with a ‘black cord wire,’ leaving visible welts. This incident, drawing attention to child welfare and domestic abuse concerns, was brought to light following a domestic complaint to the local sheriff’s office. Disturbing Details Emerge from Escambia County Following a domestic complaint, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived to investigate and encountered a victim displaying multiple red marks consistent with being

A few road closures are in place after a deadly traffic crash that left one person dead, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. The agency says the traffic crash involved “one motorcycle and one fatality.” Two lanes, northbound and southbound, on Englewood Road are closed, leaving just one lane open each way.  Florida Highway Patrol is assisting the sheriff’s office in the investigation. Drivers are being asked to take alternate routes to avoid the area.  Riding to Justice: Ovadia Law Group’s