Miami-Dade deputies and fire-rescue units responded to a reported bomb threat at Baptist Hospital in Kendall Friday night; investigators are working to verify the report.

Nicklaus Children’s used virtual reality to map a 12-year-old’s heart and guide a minimally invasive graft repair, letting the boy skip open-heart surgery and return to baseball. The case highlights how immersive imaging is changing pediatric cardiac care.

An alert from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says Byron Allan Cardozo has registered at a Watergate Circle address in Boca Raton. Officials point residents to FDLE’s registry for verification.

A Miami-Dade tax collector clerk was arrested after an internal tip and surveillance review found he allegedly issued temporary driving permits to absent customers for Zelle payments. He faces multiple criminal counts, authorities say.

A report finds Florida staff activated wearable panic badges more than 54,000 times last school year, but most calls were for behavior, drills or medical issues. Districts praise faster help; watchdogs want tighter oversight.

Gusty easterly winds are keeping the Atlantic choppy and pushing a high rip‑current risk into Miami‑Dade beaches through Saturday night.

A Pompano Beach man was arrested Tuesday and charged in the Sept. 2024 killing of Marco Escobar at a Lake Worth residence investigators say was a brothel.

Florida investigators can move vulnerable adults into assisted living experts say advance legal planning often prevents long court fights.

A private Miami meeting produced a 50‑signature proclamation promising investment in Cuba — but business leaders say they’ll only act after legal and licensing guarantees are in place.

State records show DCF placed vulnerable adults into Miami assisted‑living homes flagged by inspectors, including a Homestead facility tied to a 2024 Legionnaires hospitalization.

Three South Florida women face felony counts after investigators say they stole $32,609 in baby formula across six counties; detectives tied the cases to surveillance and a suspected fencing address in Lake Worth.

The Florida Supreme Court has been asked to rule whether statewide grand juries can indict people who leak their proceedings, a fight tied to the Barbara Myrick case.

Plans to add mid‑rise housing and retail to Lauderhill Mall would be the property's first major investment in decades.