OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – A Miami-Dade County man is facing criminal charges after detectives accused him and his boss of running a conspiracy to steal cargo from five businesses, including Walmart, authorities announced on Monday.
Detectives accused Nicholas Howard, of Opa Locka, of stealing about $936,000 in wooden pallets and semi-trailers from May to July, while he was the on-site manager of JCI Pallet.
“This type of theft negatively... [...]
But at what cost to our privacy?
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Wherever you drive in South Florida, there’s a good chance you are being watched, your license plate and movements recorded and stored away for future use.
“Everybody’s license plate is being scanned and everybody’s license plate geo-positioned and time of day is going into a database,” according to Coral Gables resident Raul Mas.
License plate recognition technology is... [...]
Seminole Tribe files stay of ruling pending appeal
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Three weeks after launching a new sports betting app, the Seminole Tribe of Florida was dealt a major legal blow on Monday when a federal judge tossed out their new gaming compact with the state.
The 30-year compact gave the tribe exclusive rights to all sports betting in Florida, and the Hard Rock Sportsbook mobile app went live Nov. 1.
This new ruling now puts... [...]
MIAMI – Police are investigating a shooting that left a Black Jaguar riddled with bullets and sent a man to the hospital.
It happened early Tuesday morning at Northeast 2nd Avenue and 82nd Street. It’s believed that the Jaguar stopped at a light and another car stopped next to it and someone began shooting.
Miami police say they responded at 12:26 a.m. and found a man in his mid-to-late 20s who appeared to be shot. He was rushed to... [...]
PARKLAND, Fla. – The U.S. Justice Department will reportedly pay millions of dollars to the survivors and families of the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Multiple reports indicate the figure is around $130 million.
A total of 40 victims of the mass shooting filed the federal claims that has now led to this settlement.
It all started in November of 2018 when Fred Guttenberg and his wife filed the first federal... [...]
