America Today Staff 
A former employee of a Miami luxury car dealership and her family are facing charges in a fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded the business of more than $1 million, authorities said. Yuddy Mejias, 51, her husband Miguel Gonzalez, 54, and their son Angel Gonzalez, 28, were arrested Monday on charges including grand theft, organized fraud, … Read more
A Miami-Dade woman faces multiple charges following a chaotic domestic incident on the Palmetto Expressway Tuesday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Gisell Mansur, 39, of Cutler Bay, and a friend had been out with her husband when a dispute escalated in his SUV. Troopers said both women were “heavily intoxicated.” During the … Read more
Following a historic winter blast in early 2025 that shattered snowfall records across the Gulf Coast and Florida Panhandle, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has strengthened its winter-weather response efforts. Though hurricanes, heavy rainfall, flooding, and heat waves are far more common in the Sunshine State, FDOT officials said they take an “expect the … Read more
A South Florida Uber driver was arrested after allegedly making sexual comments and touching a 15-year-old girl during a ride she requested through the Uber Teens app. “You were arrested for lewd and lascivious conduct on a child,” said Judge Mindy S. Glazer. Jose Miguel Perez-Molina, 39, appeared Wednesday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. He faces … Read more
A highly contagious form of norovirus known as “winter vomiting disease” is spreading quickly across the country — including in Florida — based on wastewater analysis from 13 surveillance sites statewide. Norovirus infections usually rise after Christmas and New Year’s gatherings, but CDC data shows an unusual spike in November. The agency relies on voluntary … Read more
Chicago police shot and killed a man Tuesday night during an investigation into a stolen vehicle in the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood. The Chicago Police Department said tactical officers were checking a stolen, unoccupied parked car around 10:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue when a dark sedan pulled up with two men … Read more
An investigation is underway after a man was found critically injured in a shooting Wednesday evening on Chicago’s South Side. Chicago police said officers responded around 5:49 p.m. to the 1500 block of East 74th Street in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. When they arrived, they found a 25-year-old man near the street with gunshot wounds … Read more
A man has been charged with setting a fire in his Cicero apartment building to cover up the shooting death of his roommate last month. Police say that around 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 3, officers and firefighters responded to reports of an explosion and fire in a three-story building on the 1800 block of South … Read more
“I thought he was going to kill him.” Those were the words of a woman who watched a man brutally attack her 73-year-old husband during a road rage incident last month in Oak Lawn. Joseph and Deborah — who asked to be identified only by their first names — say they are still terrified after … Read more
Friends and family held a candlelight vigil Tuesday night as they continued searching for Daniel Davis III, a South Side man who has been missing for two weeks following a car crash in Blue Island. Davis, 59, was last seen on Nov. 26 around 6:30 p.m. after a crash near St. Donatus Parish, where he … Read more