Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.
As a group of police officers are awaiting trial, a series of videos helped investigators put together the timeline of a police shootout gone wrong after a chase from Miami-Dade to Broward County in 2019.
On Dec. 5, 2019, Frank Ordonez would go to work at UPS and never return home. He'd be taken hostage by two armed robbers and end up in the midst of a police shootout in Miramar Parkway. Richard Cutshaw would be driving home from work and he'd be caught in the crossfire and shot in the head while in his car. Hear the stories of what happened that day and where things stand 3 years later.
The chief medical examiner who conducted the autopsy of Anna Nicole Smith in Broward County has died.
Seminole County Supervisor of Elections and The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced earlier this week that a 68-year-old man is facing election fraud charges.
Authorities in Miami-Dade and Broward counties continue to face a great challenge, as some South Florida families are suffering from both grief and unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic.
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