National and state press freedom advocates are raising concerns following a confrontation between a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy and Local 10 News Investigator Jeff Weinsier during a public event at Haulover Park.
An independent investigation into the employment of a legislative assistant to Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs found no evidence that she failed to perform her duties and shows she responded to the town manager’s request for information three days before a stated deadline, according to a report obtained by Local 10 News.
A confrontation at a public park between a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy and Local 10 News investigator Jeff Weinsier is raising questions about police transparency, identification and First Amendment rights.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has concluded its review into taxpayer-funded payments made to a Pembroke Park commissioner, finding no criminal charges will be filed.
What was already a costly investment in electric buses in South Florida could end up costing taxpayers even more.
A newly obtained internal review reveals that state investigators are examining whether taxpayer-funded payments to a Pembroke Park commissioner could constitute a criminal misuse of public funds, while town employees raised concerns internally and feared retaliation if they spoke out.
A federal judge has ruled that an internal effort by the City of Pembroke Pines to obtain police officers’ private text messages through a public records request was “invalid and unenforceable” under Florida law.
A Local 10 News investigation appears to have played a key role in the suspension of Pembroke Park Town Manager David Lynch, as commissioners laid out a series of concerns ranging from financial issues to alleged retaliation and dysfunction inside Town Hall.
A Pembroke Park commissioner is raising new concerns about the town’s financial oversight following a Local 10 News investigation into an interest-free, taxpayer-funded loan issued to a sitting commissioner.
You can’t walk into Pembroke Park Town Hall and get a $64,000 interest-free loan. But a commissioner did. It's sparking a call for a legal review and possible investigation.
A Broward County judge has ruled that Pembroke Park commissioners cannot move forward with a vote to remove Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs from office, finding the body does not have the legal authority to decide whether he is eligible to remain in his seat.
Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs appeared in Broward County court Wednesday as part of a legal fight with the very town he leads, attempting to stop fellow commissioners from moving forward with a vote that could remove him from office.
A member of the City of Hollywood’s Historic Preservation Board has resigned after questions arose about a possible conflict of interest involving a controversial project and real estate solicitations sent to nearby homeowners.
Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs is now publicly attacking the same town manager he once helped hire.
A nearly half-million-dollar pothole patching machine purchased by the City of Hollywood is now sitting unused inside a public works facility after breaking down repeatedly and being taken out of service just months after it was delivered.
Sources tell Local 10 News the legislative aide to Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs has now been suspended without pay after missing a deadline to respond to questions in an internal investigation.
After a series of recent Local 10 News investigations raised questions about his residency, tax exemptions, conduct and business dealings, Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs responded by publicly mocking a reporter’s weight.
Months after Local 10 News first exposed serious safety hazards at Miramar Regional Park, repair work is finally underway.
A new and highly unusual proposal is set to take center stage in Pembroke Park.
Months after Local 10 News first reported serious safety concerns inside the playgrounds at Miramar Regional Park, visible repair work is now underway.
Less than 24 hours after Local 10 News began asking questions about her role, Ashley Sikora, the legislative assistant to Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs, was placed on administrative leave with pay, effective Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
For nearly two years, the Maryland-based Middle Class United Cooperative (MCUC) was marketed as a “middle-class hedge fund” that promised economic empowerment through real estate investment.
A massive $535,000 disability tax exemption once attached to a Fort Pierce home owned by Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs and his wife is no longer listed in St. Lucie County property records, a change that comes after a Local 10 News investigation into the mayor’s residency.
A Broward County judge has temporarily blocked Pembroke Park from holding a special town commission meeting that could have resulted in the removal of Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs.
Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs has filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to block a special town commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon that could result in his removal from office, as his attorney publicly accuses the town manager of orchestrating what he describes as an illegal political coup.
A Local 10 News investigation is now triggering formal action that could remove Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs from office.
Pembroke Park Town Manager David Lynch told police that he fears for his life following an alleged phone call with Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs, according to a police report obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday.
Serious questions are being raised about where the mayor of Pembroke Park lives, as a homestead fraud investigation is now underway in St. Lucie County.
A Pembroke Park town workshop meeting on Jan. 7 spiraled into a profanity laced confrontation after Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs, participating by phone from Alaska, launched into an extended tirade against fellow commissioners, repeatedly cursing, insulting them personally, and accusing them of incompetence and inaction.
Several South Florida restaurants are getting more than just good reviews, they’re earning perfect scores from state food safety inspectors, and recognition for doing things the right way.
A South Florida man has received a full refund after a Local 10 News investigation into questionable car dealership business practices.
He found and bought the car of his dreams, only to have the dealership lure him back and take it away. Today, 21-year-old Christian Mobley says he is out $30,000 and an investigation into what happened is now underway.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office released body-cam video related to the fatal Miami police shooting of a 64-year-old man last year.
A former Fort Lauderdale police detective whose alleged misconduct was first exposed by Local 10 News in May has now been arrested on federal charges following an FBI investigation.
In a sudden reversal just days after assuring the public that playgrounds at Miramar Regional Park were safe, the city has locked them up, a move that comes only after Local 10 News raised serious safety concerns.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says its driver’s license offices in Broward County are operating more efficiently than ever. But customers standing in long lines ― sometimes for hours ― and several state lawmakers are challenging that claim.
These South Florida restaurants earned a perfect score during their most recent unannounced state inspection.
The heated controversy surrounding a proposed Jewish ritual bath, or Mikvah, at 1434 Monroe Street, is set to come to a head on Dec. 9 when the project goes before the Historic Preservation Board (HPB).
An 85-year-old North Miami man who is legally blind has gotten all his money back after paying for a roof that was never completed.
Inspectors were busy in South Florida last week!
Miami Gardens pastor Eric Readon is once again accused of fraud, this time in a civil lawsuit that recently came to light even though it was filed months ago.
For the first time since the Miami Gardens pastor he trusted went to jail, Edward Fuller is speaking out. The retired postal worker should be living in his dream home with his daughters.
A Texas woman who was mistakenly arrested and jailed for three days over Christmas in 2022 has won a key victory in her federal lawsuit against the Broward Sheriff’s Office and several of its deputies.
Police are actively searching for a father-and-son team that was recently exposed by Local 10 News for allegedly scamming elderly residents. According to neighbors, the duo has struck again, this time targeting an 85-year-old legally blind man who says he was defrauded out of $28,000 for a roof that was never properly installed.
A Hawaii man who lost his entire life savings in a luxury car scam has finally been made whole 16 months after a Local 10 News investigation exposed the fraud.
