Man tied to Fort Pierce homicide critically hurt in Philadelphia shooting, stabbing

Man tied to Fort Pierce homicide critically hurt in Philadelphia shooting, stabbing

A man found shot and stabbed in Philadelphia could help St. Lucie County investigators solve a murder. Philadelphia police said 32-year-old Arkel Garcia was found unconscious Sunday after being shot and stabbed multiple times. He remains in critical condition. Garcia has been wanted in connection with several other crimes, including a November murder in Fort … Read more

Miami Design District shooting tied to Atlanta rivalry, police say; 3 jailed

Miami Design District shooting tied to Atlanta rivalry, police say; 3 jailed

Police said they arrested three suspects in connection with a weekend robbery and shooting in the Miami Design District. According to arrest reports, officers initially described the gunman as “unidentified” when they took the trio into custody a few hours after Saturday afternoon’s shooting. Authorities said the victim was shopping at the Supreme store, located … Read more

FHP troopers rescue girl from intoxicated father in Miami-Dade

FHP troopers rescue girl from intoxicated father in Miami-Dade

A man faced charges after Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported finding him intoxicated with his young daughter on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade County. Records show Bernard Smith was with his 9-year-old daughter inside a Jeep parked Saturday on the right shoulder of the Palmetto Expressway. According to an arrest report, the girl was not … Read more

Man arrested after victim stabbed in neck in southwest Miami-Dade

Man arrested after victim stabbed in neck in southwest Miami-Dade

Authorities arrested a man early Monday morning after he stabbed another man in the neck in southwest Miami-Dade. An arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office states the incident happened shortly after 6:45 p.m. Sunday in the 15800 block of Southwest 207th Avenue. Deputies said the victim told them he got into a verbal argument … Read more

Near-record warmth possible in South Florida Friday ahead of cooler temperatures for Christmas

Near-record warmth is expected today, with highs reaching the mid to upper 80s across South Florida. The CBS Miami Next Weather team forecasts a high of 85 degrees in Miami. The previous record for Miami is 87 degrees, set in 2016. The average high temperature in Miami is 78 degrees. The forecast high for Fort … Read more

Brown University shooting suspect last lived in Miami, law enforcement says

Brown University shooting suspect last lived in Miami, law enforcement says

The man suspected of killing two people and injuring several others at Brown University was a Portuguese national whose last known address was in Miami, law enforcement officials said during a news conference Thursday. Claudio Neves Valente, 48, was found dead Thursday evening at a storage facility in New Hampshire from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, … Read more

Florida executes man convicted in 1987 killing of airman and girlfriend during home invasion

Florida executes man convicted in 1987 killing of airman and girlfriend during home invasion

Florida executed a man Thursday who was convicted of fatally shooting a man and a woman during a home invasion robbery and later confessed to three additional killings, marking the state’s 19th execution of the year. Frank Athen Walls, 58, received a three-drug injection at about 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke and … Read more

Three Suspects Arrested After Armed Home Invasions Target Women in Homer Glen and Lemont

Three Suspects Arrested After Armed Home Invasions Target Women in Homer Glen and Lemont

Police have taken three suspects into custody after a pair of armed home invasions in Homer Glen and Lemont that investigators believe were carried out by the same crew. According to authorities, the robbers targeted women as they pulled into their driveways, then forced their way inside the victims’ homes. Homer Glen Attack The first … Read more