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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Police in Delray Beach want to make sure everyone is on alert for possible distraction thieves. The warning comes after detectives said two men appeared to attempt to scam an 83-year-old woman, last week. The incident took place Wednesday afternoon when two unknown men knocked...

MIAMI – Back in 2012, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a noise ordinance restricting "plainly" audible music was vague and unconstitutional.  That law also excluded ice cream trucks and political campaign messages.  A new law has updated language, removing the exclusion, which will require more drivers to turn their volume down."Noise tends to ricochet around buildings, and people like to relax in their homes, and they have their sliders open," Fort Lauderdale Police Department Capt. Tim McCarthy said.FLPD has been getting complaints about loud music all over the city but starting July 1 drivers could face being ticketed for $114."We...

A couple is facing charges after authorities said they didn't seek medical care for their young daughter after she nearly drowned at a family gathering in Miami. Jerry Acosta, 31, and Irma Trejo, 36, both from Lake Worth, were arrested Tuesday on a charge of child neglect with no great bodily harm, according to arrest reports.

Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Robert Weech provided a verbal resignation Wednesday afternoon to the county, with a written resignation expected Thursday.

Bam Margera's wife is speaking out after he's been in and out of court-ordered rehab.. A rep for his wife, Nikki Boyd Margera, told TMZ that the Jackass alum allegedly fled rehab for a second time because of his son. She additionally claimed through her rep that Margera, 42, worried he wouldn't be able to prove he's a good dad from inside a rehabilitation facility.

Cellphone video showed decapitated and dying animals that a witness says were sacrificed by two men on a South Florida beach. Elisa Alonso recorded the carnage that was left behind on the public beach in Virginia Key. She said the animals — who were dying or in distress — were being sacrificed and tossed into the water as offerings.

What is Fort Lauderdale’s Roger Stone trying to hide?. For 15 years, the IRS has been dunning ex-President Donald Trump’s political confidant and Stone’s wife, Nydia, for failing to pay assessed income taxes, penalties and interest for the years 2007-2011 and 2018 that now total a whopping $1,997,398.60.

MIAMI - Neighbors quietly gathered Tuesday, heartbroken they say a mother and her two children died in a hit-and-run crash the night before."Because I'm a mother. I'm a grandmother. Like Cindy, I came to this country working hard for a future. She did the same from Dubai," said Estrella Garcia Ramos.Ramos organized the vigil outside homes at Harbor Island. She was joined by other neighbors sharing grief in the tragedy."Yesterday was a shock. Now, I think it's more reflection and realizing what happened here and the lives that were lost," said Chris Joly.Although the accident has been cleared, charred crosswalk...

Officials call it a crime of opportunity. It's one of two recent Sunday morning attacks. Police believe there's one suspect responsible for the two different robberies in Fort Lauderdale, with the most recent much more violent than the first. At around 5:20 a.m. on June 12, a man attacks a woman in a shopping plaza in the 3200 block of West Davie Boulevard. The assault was caught on security camera footage.The victim says he was trying to steal her purse."My instinct was to tussle with him because I never suffered an assault, and I got really scared," she said.The victim...

PALM SPRINGS, Fla. — A woman accused of stabbing her husband 140 times was sentenced to 35 years in prison after taking a guilty plea in court Tuesday. Joan Burke, 62, had her charges lowered from first-degree murder to second-degree murder with a weapon after both sides agreed because of her age.

Bam Margera has been found again following his second escape from rehab in two weeks, and thanks to an intervention, he is now reportedly on his way to a new facility. The embattled star, 42, was found Monday, June 27, at a hotel in Deerfield Beach, Fla., after he was last seen Saturday, June 25, in the early evening at the in Deerfield Beach, Fla., LifeSkills center.According to TMZ, the police who located the Jackass star were joined by a crisis intervention team consisting of his mom and dad, who held the intervention on the spot with other family members...

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for a missing and endangered man in Lake Worth who they say has been diagnosed with dementia.

NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida woman posted on social media that she had been kidnapped, leading to the arrest of her alleged captor. NBC Miami reports Albert Myers, 63, was arrested in North Lauderdale Saturday on false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence charges.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Days before a new law is set to go into effect in Florida, Fort Lauderdale Police officers have taken steps to remind drivers to turn down the music. 7News on Wednesday followed several officers as they stopped drivers who cranked up their radio along a...

Bam Margera has been found following his second escape from rehab in two weeks – and is reportedly on his way to a new center, thanks to an intervention. The “Jackass” star, 42, was located Monday at a hotel in Deerfield Beach, Fla., according to TMZ, after last being seen Saturday evening near LifeSkills South Florida residential facility. The outlet reports that police officers were joined by a crisis intervention team, which included Margera’s mother and father, who held an intervention on the spot. Other family members called in to speak with him, per TMZ, but it’s unclear if the stunt performer’s...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Supreme Court recently declined to review a Broward County megachurch’s petition to review the high standard that public figures and entities face during defamation lawsuits. The petitioner was D. James Kennedy Ministries, formerly known as the Coral Ridge Ministries for its association with...

WIMBLEDON, England (CBS12) — Delray Beach Native Coco Gauff survived a scare in round one of Wimbledon, further proving that she can win on the big stage, even on a day when she's far from living up to her potential. Gauff was only able to convert four of twenty-five...

J.P. Taravella pitcher Derek Rodriguez is officially committed to playing college baseball at St. Thomas University in Miami. Rodriguez started his high school career in Orlando and then played two years on the varsity baseball team at Marjory Stoneman Douglas before coming to J.P. Taravella. In his career, he is 4-1 with six saves in 20 relief appearances.

MIAMI - Two people were carjacked at gunpoint in Pembroke Pines late Monday night. Now the search is on for those responsible.According to police, the two residents had just gotten out of their vehicle at the Marela Apartments complex, NW 129th Avenue and NW 1st Street, when they were approached from behind by a person with a gun who demanded their keys. The suspect then drove off in their vehicle, followed by a red sedan which police believe was driven by at least one additional suspect. The victim's vehicle was later found at a Sunoco gas station in Miramar, it was unoccupied. Pembroke Pines and Miramar police established a perimeter, and a Broward Sheriff's helicopter assisted in a search, but no suspects were found. Police believe they likely drove off in the second vehicle. Video from the Sunoco gas station was able to provide detectives with a clear picture of the face of one of the suspects, the other was wearing a black ski mask. Anyone with information on the armed carjacking is asked to contact the Pembroke Pines Police at (954) 431-2200.

POLICE: Tara Fradley Had Suspended License At Time Of Arrest. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Tara Fradley, 25, is facing multiple charges following her arrest by police in Lantana who took the Delray Beach resident into custody on Monday. According to records provided by […] [BocaNewsNow.com]