Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.
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Adrian Lee is among the volunteers with connections to Jamaica who were hard at work at the Global Empowerment Mission’s headquarters on Monday in Doral ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s hit.
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Jason Banegas, who was accused of fatally shooting Hollywood Officer Yandy Chirino on Oct. 17, 2021, changed his plea to guilty, prosecutors said on Monday.
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A Plantation detective accused a 31-year-old Georgia woman of engaging in bank fraud to steal nearly $50,000, and it took months to find her, but she was behind bars on Monday.
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A man was injured on Saturday during a shark encounter off the Florida Keys.
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Detectives needed the help of a SWAT team to arrest a suspect on Saturday in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester area after a birthday party shooting in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
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A man was wounded and another was injured after a fight devolved into a shooting on Friday night in Fort Lauderdale’s Melrose Park neighborhood, near Plantation.
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Key West started to celebrate Fantasy Fest, a Halloween-themed street festival on Duval Street.
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Hundreds of health insurance agents attended an industry conference by Madrina’s Insurance at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.
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A man who had gotten away from police officers in July after a woman accused him of kidnapping was arrested and appeared in court on Friday in Miami-Dade County.
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A 21-year-old father and a 22-year-old mother accused of child abuse in Lauderdale Lakes were held without bond on Friday in Pompano Beach.
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A 29-year-old man accused of an armed kidnapping and robbery in a 17th-floor apartment in Miami appeared in court on Friday in Miami-Dade County.
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An 18-year-old man who confessed to shooting a teenage boy over his $150 chain was at the Broward County Main Jail on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, and he faced seven charges in a capital life case, records show.
After spending the night at the Broward County Main Jail, an 18-year-old man appeared in bond court accused of bringing a gun to school in Margate.
Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned Wednesday of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region in the coming days.
The ReefLine project’s work continued on Tuesday, about 600 feet off the coast of Miami Beach. The nonprofit organization aims to have four art installations that will serve as artificial reefs for a public underwater park.
Google announced on Tuesday that the company’s philanthropic program was donating $2 million in funding to the Miami Dade College-led National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium.
A federal immigration agent from Miami is facing DUI and child endangerment charges after deputies say he was driving drunk with his two children in the car.
Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Everglades, has drawn national attention.
Miami Beach voters turned out on Monday, the beginning of early voting, ahead of the Nov. 4 election for city mayor and three commissioners.
