According to officials, a construction worker died after falling several levels from a parking garage in Miami. The incident occurred on Tuesday at the Bal Harbour Shops, which are located close to Collins Avenue and 96th Street. According to a witness, the worker died after falling several levels from a…
Two people were injured following a helicopter crash near the Miami Beach shore on Saturday, according to reports from the Miami Beach police. The two passengers were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital where they were listed as in “stable” condition. There was apparently a third passenger in the helicopter who…
A Roman Catholic priest in Florida is facing charges that he drugged a female parishioner and raped her. The man was in a Miami-Dade County jail late Saturday charged with sexual battery on an incapacitated victim. According to reports, in October, the 64-year-old priest invited the victim to his home…
Authorities say a Florida police officer is dead following an all-terrain vehicle crash. Miami-Dade police say the officer was patrolling an area near a canal Wednesday afternoon when he hit a tree. He was following up on nuisance and theft complaints by residents. Police say the officer had been called…
Miami Beach’s Catalina Hotel, the scene of the 2012 CW network reality series “The Catalina,” has been slapped with twin lawsuits brought by two female tourists who allege the resort’s manager escorted one of them to their room then sexually abused them both. The incident, according to the lawsuits filed…
Drivers should anticipate an increase in motorcycle traffic on Florida roads, as thousands of motorcyclists ride into Daytona for the 76th annual Daytona Bike Week March 10-19. With that said, Florida has the most motorcycle crash fatalities in the nation, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to…
A cruise ship passenger alleges he was injured after he slipped and fell near the food court on the ship. The man filed a suit on Feb. 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Celebrity Cruises Inc. alleging negligence. According to the complaint, the…
A Kentucky woman claims a slippery deck near a hot tub on a Miami-based cruise ship caused her to fall. The woman filed a complaint on Feb. 13 against Carnival Corp., doing business as Carnival Cruise Lines Inc., alleging negligence. According to the complaint, the woman claims that on Feb.…
A Carnival passenger alleges he was injured because he slipped on a deck that was wet with rain. The man filed a complaint on Jan. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Carnival Corp. alleging negligence. According to the lawsuit, the man alleges that…
A lawsuit has been filed by 18 passengers who were aboard an American Airlines aircraft that caught fire last month on the tarmac of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after an engine failed. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Cook County Circuit Court and targets American aircraft manufacturer Boeing Inc. and…