During his sentencing hearing, James Medina, who has serious mental health problems, urged the judge to place him in a U.S. prison’s medical facility so he can be treated for a cyst in his brain. “I just need help,” Medina told the judge. “I need your help.”Source: www.miamiherald.com Synagogue bomb plotter gets 25 years. But his first stop is prison mental wardA Hollywood man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up an Aventura... [...]
Miami-Dade County Police is launching an audit in response to questions from New Times about its hate-crime reporting procedures.Source: www.miaminewtimes.com Miami-Dade Police Admit They Might Not Be Reporting Hate Crimes ProperlyLast week, the FBI released its yearly log of hate crimes reported across the nation. In Florida, the data appears to show reports jumped 33 percent between 2015 and 2016. But that wasn't the entire story: Many of... [...]
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com 8 Ways Divorce Attorneys Approach Relationships DifferentlyMarried divorce lawyers have an interesting perspective on relationships. Sure, they’ve seen things get ugly for their clients, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re pessimists who’ve lost all faith in love. In fact, their careers have arguably made them better partners. They know what unhealthy relationship habits look like, and they can... [...]
Florida Only So-So Place To Raise Family: StudyMIAMI, FL — Florida's high divorce and separation rate combined with its lack of affordable housing and low percentage of families with young children gave the Sunshine State mixed results in a new study of the best states to raise a family. Florida ranked 32 of the 50 states when it comes to raising a family, according to personal finance website WalletHub. Experts based the rankings on 42... [...]
Source: www.local10.com Lyft driver shot multiple times in back in northwest Miami-DadeMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A Lyft driver was shot multiple times in the back over the weekend in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities said.The shooting was reported just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 7700 block of Northwest 10th Avenue.The victim's stepfather, Michael Richardson, told Local 10 News that Eduard Pazdnik received a request to be picked up... [...]