SAVANNAH, Ga. – The son and father convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery have reached a plea agreement that could avert a hate crimes trial and allow them to do their time in federal custody rather than state prisons. Arbery’s parents denounced the deal and called on the judge to reject it.
Lee Merritt, an attorney for Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, told reporters outside the federal courthouse in Brunswick that she plans to ask... [...]
MIAMI – Miami Police and Fire Rescue were called to a Florida Power & Light substation Wednesday morning after a worker was shocked while working on a ladder, authorities said.
The incident was reported at the FPL substation at 3701 Bird Road.
According to Miami Fire Rescue officials, witnesses said a man was working on a ladder about 8 feet above the ground.
They said wires that were arcing shocked him, causing him to fall from... [...]
HIALEAH, Fla. – A 46-year-old man was at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday facing a second-degree murder charge after a stabbing in Hialeah.
Officers arrested Israel Perez on Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of West 25th Avenue and West 78th Street, just north of the Carl F. Slade Park.
Witnesses told officers Perez was fighting with a man when a witness intervened and Perez stabbed him about 1 a.m. on... [...]
Passengers shuttled back to South Florida from Bimini on ferries
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A cruise line is in a state of chaos after unpaid fuel bills caused a Miami judge to issue an arrest warrant for the Crystal Symphony cruise ship.
It’s owned by the ultra-luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises.
The warrant gives authorities the ability to seize the ship if it enters U.S. waters.
As a result, the ship is currently docked in... [...]
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Surfside police confirmed Monday that anti-Semitic flyers have been found in residential areas in their city, and that they are now working with the Miami Beach Police Department and the FBI in an investigation into who is creating the flyers.
According to Surfside police, the flyers in their city have been found in various locations, including in residential areas along Carlyle Avenue and Biscaya... [...]
