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Police find Body Found in North Miami Nursing Home with Missing Patient. What Happened?

A body was found in a closet at the same Miami nursing home from where a 71-year-old man was reported missing, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.  Police were called out to the North Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center around 10:30 a.m. Monday morning. The man who had been…

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Miami-Dade Drivers Don’t Know School Traffic Laws, School Bus Cameras Footage Shows. What You Should Know.

Do you have to stop for a school bus in Florida? In the first two weeks of school, approximately 11,500 Miami-Dade County drivers were cited after footage captured from 950 school district buses caught them disobeying traffic laws.  The cameras were authorized last year to add extra protections for students…

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Woman faced felony charges Wednesday in fatal Pensacola crash involving U.S. Navy Sailors

A 19-year-old woman was charged Wednesday for a crash in June where police say she ran a red light in Pensacola, killing an Uber driver and injuring two U.S. Navy sailors.  The woman was charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injuries and two counts of DUI, according to…

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Teen Lauded as Hero after Following Electric Shock Incident that Injured Five People at Indiana Swimming Pool

Five people, including three children and two adults, are recovering at a local hospital after electrocution at an Indiana swimming pool, according to reporting from national news outlets.  The incident happened over the weekend at a home in Logansport, Indiana, an almost two-hour drive from Indianapolis, when the swimmers “felt…

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Broward County Schools Superintendent Calls for Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Following at least two gas-related incidents at Broward County schools in as many weeks, the district’s superintendent called for carbon monoxide detectors to be installed at every campus. “We also discovered that we don’t have carbon monoxide detectors in our kitchens and in our cafeterias,” Superintendent Howard Hepburn told local…

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One person hospitalized after propane leak at Broward County Elementary School Monday

An elementary school employee was taken to the hospital for evaluation Monday morning after a propane gas leak in the school’s cafeteria, officials say.  Emergency responders were called out to Oriole Elementary, 3081 NW 39th St. in Lauderdale Lakes, around 9 a.m., according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The…

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Broward School Cafeteria Evacuated, Several People Hospitalized Following Possible Carbon Monoxide Leak.

An entire school cafeteria was evacuated from a Broward County High School Friday morning for a possible carbon monoxide leak, officials said.  Five people were hospitalized and said they experienced symptoms of lightheadedness, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. None of the people who were taken to the hospital…

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Girl, 3, drowned at Miami-Dade County Park in Hialeah over the weekend.

A 3-year-old drowned Saturday in a lake at the Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah after she was separated from her family member, police say.  Alarm bells were sounded when the family member told park rangers they could not find the little girl. Park officials began searching and found the child’s…

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Miami Gardens crash Wednesday leaves at least 10 people injured. A look at Miami Crash Data.

A five-car pileup car crash Wednesday in Miami Gardens left at least 10 people injured, according to police.  The car crash happened Wednesday morning at an intersection near NW 27th Avenue and NW 199th Street. In reporting from NBC 6 South Florida, officials said it was a chain-reaction crash requiring…

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Woman permanently injured after ‘stampede’ at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, lawsuit says

A woman is suing Walt Disney World following claims she was permanently injured in a “stampede” that ensued before an event at its Magic Kingdom park.  The alleged incident that injured the Pennsylvania native took place on June 25, a day that saw the park “packed and extremely busy,” her…

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