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
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 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
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
A man was killed Thursday night in a fiery crash near 63rd Street beach. According to Chicago police, the vehicle struck a median in the 6300 block of South Coast Guard Drive just before midnight. No other vehicles were involved. Video from the scene shows the car completely engulfed in flames. The driver was pronounced … Read more
Chicago police are searching for a father and his young son who have been missing from the Little Village neighborhood since Wednesday. Sergio Daniel Jul Cuc, 24, and his 4-year-old son, Hassan Nicholas Coc-Jul, were last seen in the 2200 block of South Ridgeway Avenue. Sergio is described as a 6-foot-tall, 175-pound Hispanic man with … Read more
Authorities have arrested a man following a double shooting in northwest Miami-Dade. on Jan. 5. Wilmer Ulloa, 41, was charged with attempted murder and battery after allegedly shooting his nephew during an argument over women. Deputies say the dispute began while the two were driving home from work. Ulloa reportedly struck his nephew multiple times … Read more
A West Palm Beach man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him responsible for a woman’s drug overdose death. Jahvon McFarlane, 40, was sentenced Thursday in Indian River County following his conviction for unlawful distribution of fentanyl or cocaine causing death. Court records show McFarlane provided the drugs … Read more
Boca Raton police have arrested Marius St. Gerard, a manager at a tax preparation company, following a two-year investigation that uncovered an alleged $200,000 fraud targeting clients. Detective Randa White of the Boca Raton Police Department said the investigation began in 2023 after CLR Credit Services reported a suspicious alert from their bank. “We received … Read more
Florida homeowners may soon have a legal way to break free from their homeowners’ associations under a new bill proposed by state Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami). House Bill 657 aims to increase transparency, accountability, and fairness in communities governed by HOAs. WPBF 25 News spoke with Rep. Porras about the legislation, which he said … Read more