A Miami federal judge gave Ernesto Ortega Padgett 15 years after prosecutors say his bank-impersonation ring stole more than $29 million and laundered proceeds through crypto.

A North Miami Beach woman was arrested after police say she pawned about $5,000 in jewelry from an 87-year-old longtime friend. Pawn records and a recorded interview tied the pieces to the suspect.

A Fort Lauderdale jury convicted Terrance Wallace after agents found 168 kilograms of cocaine and 31 unauthorized migrants aboard a go‑fast boat. Prosecutors link Wallace to more than 500 kg of smuggled cocaine.

FBI agents carried out court‑ordered activity at Cube Motors on NW 79th Street early Wednesday, photographing vehicles and briefly detaining two men.

A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after an early-morning crash on the 400 block of East Sunrise Boulevard; police say the driver may have fled.

A Miami Beach resident says he was beaten after confronting teens who spray‑painted antisemitic slurs near 1853 Meridian Avenue; one teen is in custody and police are investigating.

A Miami man says he was robbed at a Paraiso Bayviews condo after meeting a woman on Instagram; Nicole Cano faces strongarm robbery and false imprisonment charges.

A pre-dawn blaze destroyed a Hollywood, Fla. home and collapsed its roof; neighbors were evacuated and no injuries were reported as crews doused hotspots. Investigators are probing the cause.

Three Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office employees were arrested Tuesday on falsifying-official-documents charges; one faces additional kidnapping and battery allegations.

New footage and vehicle data show a Cybertruck driver allegedly speeding and drunk when he ran a red light in Kendale Lakes, killing a motorist. Prosecutors have released camera angles and data ahead of a late‑May court date.

Surveillance shows two men smashing windows and rifling through cars at Pembroke Villas; police are urging residents to check cameras and report tips.

A Miami Beach man is facing federal charges after authorities say he posted violent online threats aimed at President Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi. The complaint includes explicit language investigators say prompted a Secret Service probe.

A woman from Arlington was taken into custody at MIA on Broward warrants tying her to a 2013 Miramar crash that killed a man; a hearing is set Tuesday.