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.

A U.N. report found four rape allegations involving members of the Kenya-led mission in Haiti were substantiated, including victims as young as 12.

Doral police say a Homestead man allegedly tricked an 83‑year‑old into withdrawing $30,000 and handing the cash to a courier. Detectives pieced the case together with video and phone records.

Medley police say a man posing as a T‑Mobile rep sold devices to a 76‑year‑old, then accessed the victim's laptop and Zelle‑transferred $1,500. The suspect was arrested April 1.

A portion of an office building in Hallandale Beach partially collapsed Thursday morning. Two vehicles were trapped under debris but no injuries were reported.

A 17‑year‑old from Atlanta has been charged as an adult after deputies say a dating‑app meetup led to two armed home invasions in Cutler Bay and Homestead.

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.

A 17‑year‑old was booked into Metro West on an attempted murder charge after a Feb. drive‑by in southwest Miami‑Dade wounded a 15‑year‑old. Investigators say dashcam footage captured the shooting.

A 4‑year‑old in Okeechobee died after a possible self‑inflicted gunshot; police say the child was airlifted to St. Mary’s before succumbing to injuries. Investigators are probing how the child reached the weapon.

Coral Springs police say they are investigating a death that involves Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen. Officials scheduled a City Hall news conference for the late afternoon.

A Miami‑Dade firefighter resigned after a student in an EMS ride‑along reported inappropriate texts in late January; the department says it has a zero‑tolerance policy.

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.

Florida wildlife charged the head of BC US after a newly imported macaque was found inside a biomedical-waste container at a Miami facility and later euthanized. The case has prompted USDA inspection records and calls for tougher oversight.