Inundating the news media this week is the trial of former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, the accused sex offender who is charged with sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years. Each of these alleged victims were specifically chosen by Sandusky during the time he founded a charity for underprivileged…
Last week, the driver of a pickup truck carrying four Broward County teenagers lost control and rolled into a canal, killing one teen and injuring another. According to witnesses, a four door Toyota Tacoma driven by 18-year-old Vincent Terracciano was traveling westbound on Krome Avenue when the vehicle suddenly veered…
Statistics have shown that texting while driving is a leading cause of car accidents today. In fact, motor vehicle accidents involving negligent drivers who are sending texts while driving down the road are reaching epidemic proportions. In 2010 AT&T launched a campaign “Texting and Driving…IT Can Wait” to raise public…
This week a man was shot and killed and another man was seriously injured outside the nude dancing Miami night club, called “Club Lexx”, located on NW 27th Ave. in Miami, Florida. A witness stated that an altercation took place between the security guard and the two men who were…
Polo mogul John Goodman was released from Palm Beach County Jail on Friday pending his appeal of a 16-year prison sentence following his DUI manslaughter conviction earlier this year. At trial, Goodman was accused of driving his Bentley while intoxicated, speeding, failing to stop at a stop sign, and colliding…
A recent investigation by the Miami Herald revealed that many assisted-living facilities are allegedly ignoring a Florida law designed to protect residents. The 1980 Resident Bill of Rights was enacted to protect elderly and mentally ill care facility residents who sought an alternative to traditional nursing homes. Florida’s Agency for…
Miguel Angel Rocafort was taking an early morning bike ride, when a hit and run driver struck his bicycle sending him to Kendall Regional trauma center. Rocafort was treated for multiple fractures and other injuries. He was sent home from the hospital, and was told he would be able to…
In the early morning hours today, two men were injured at Spotlight nightclub in Hialeah, Florida, after a fight ensued and gun shots were fired. Currently, two people are at Jackson Memorial Hospital. A third man was arrested and taken into custody by police. The shooting occurred at East 25th…
On Friday, April 27, 2012 Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill requiring anyone who suspects a case of child sexual abuse to report it to law enforcement. The Protection of Vulnerable Persons law will take effect on October 1, 2012, giving Florida the harshest mandatory requirements for reporting…
On Thursday, four people were killed in three early morning motor vehicle crashes on Miami-Dade and Broward County highways. A Miami Herald newspaper carrier and her father who was visiting from Nicaragua were killed in Miami-Dade County while on the way to a warehouse to pick up newspapers for delivery.…