A former school guard at Somerset Academy Canyons is charged with lewd conduct towards a 14-year-old student, based on evidence from texts and digital data.

Two Boynton Beach police officials are on leave during an internal investigation; details of the complaints are confidential. The department stresses transparency and due process.

A multi-vehicle crash in North Miami Beach resulted in at least one fatality and power outages for about 150 households. The cause and further details are under investigation.

Joseph Michael Melendez, a Coral Springs Charter School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies.

The Broward Sheriff's Office is searching for missing 15-year-old Andre Fry from North Lauderdale, last seen on August 3. The public is asked to report any information.

Man charged with vehicular homicide in Cutler Bay crash that killed landscaper Carlos Vega; suspect Daniel Alvarez arrested and accused of being impaired during the incident.

Authorities are searching for Kalip White, a 16-year-old boy missing from Lauderdale Lakes and last seen near Northwest 39th Avenue. The public is urged to provide any information to help find him.

Ex-Miami-Dade commissioner Joe Martinez's request for a new trial after his corruption conviction was denied by a judge, with his defense planning an appeal.

A Hollywood Police Department vehicle in Miami-Dade County's Hammocks neighborhood was destroyed by arson, with no suspects identified or injuries reported from the incident.

Teacher Sandra Colombo was arrested for child abuse after reportedly throwing a shoe at a student, which hit a different child, in a Homestead charter school.

A Miami man was arrested for dragging an officer with his motorcycle during an attempted escape from a stop related to violent crime crackdown in Little Haiti.

Three individuals in South Florida were sentenced for a drug distribution scheme, pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and synthetic opioids called nitazenes.

The Justice Department filed civil forfeiture complaints against Vida Med Center LLC and Med-Union Medical Center, Inc. to recover $11 million linked to alleged Medicare fraud.