April 21, 2014
A South Florida jury has awarded more than $5.2 million to a boy who sued a charter school claiming he was bullied and sexually assaulted by an older student. The jury verdict Tuesday came in a lawsuit the boy and …
March 18, 2014
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has replenished 5.1 miles of beaches in South Florida eroded by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Sandy didn’t make landfall in Florida, but the storm contributed to ocean swells that sent water crashing …
January 9, 2014
A South Florida doctor has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for his role in a major pill mill operation that illegally dispensed oxycodone and other painkillers. Court documents show that 54-year-old Dr. Scott Becker of …
September 17, 2013
South Florida officials are considering improvements for a memorial and mass grave for hundreds of victims of the 1928 hurricane, still the deadliest natural disaster in state history. A fence and marker were installed in 2003 at the West Palm …
May 31, 2013
The alleged leader of an $800 million South Florida insurance fraud scheme was found competent to stand trial Wednesday despite severe pain from a spinal cord ailment that requires him to take powerful drugs including morphine. U.S. District Judge Robert …
April 19, 2013
A South Florida man is facing a potentially lengthy prison sentence after a jury convicted him of attempting to defraud the BP oil spill claims fund out of $1.2 million. A jury on Tuesday convicted 32-year-old Jean Mari Lindor of …
January 16, 2013
Two South Florida mothers have been sentenced to prison for their roles in staging car accidents to commit fraud on insurers. Federal prosecutors said Monday that 42-year-old Ana Ovando of West Palm Beach was sentenced to more than six years …
January 9, 2013
Miramar, FL, 01/08/13 – Atlantic Specialty Lines announces the opening of their newest office located in South Florida. The office in Miramar will be led by Nancy Riveron and Marianne Correa. ASL is looking to better serve their South Florida …
December 20, 2012
A sunbather had to be hospitalized after a beach safety truck ran over him on a South Florida beach. The 55-year-old man was lying near a dune on a Hollywood beach when he was run over Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say …
November 14, 2012
The state fire marshal says careless smoking sparked a fire that displaced 25 families living in a South Florida apartment building. Battalion Chief Joel Gordon says an occupant in the Plantation apartment where the fire started admitted he had been …