PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A deadly invasive species is spreading across South Florida and experts say it’s putting pets at serious risk. Cane toads, also known as bufo toads, are showing up more frequently in neighborhoods across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. While they may look harmless, these toads secrete a...
A man accused of sending explicit messages and planning to meet a girl he believed was 15 years old during an undercover operation was arrested in Miami on Saturday, authorities said. Ricardo Javier Mitchell, 62, was charged with commercial sexual human trafficking, luring a child to engage in sexual conduct, and attempted sexual performance by...
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – A group of Oklahoma State University students was told to leave a rental property in Florida during spring break after complaints about disruptive behavior, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. In a social media post, the sheriff’s office said deputies responded to repeated calls about noise and rowdy activity at...
Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in the 2024 shooting death of a popular North Miami Beach barber, a development that came more than a year after the crime, following new information from a witness who said fear kept her silent for months. Ryan Sutton, 21, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of...
When the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office gets a call that an alligator needs to be wrangled or loose livestock needs to be herded in Myakka City, Sgt. Rob Hendrickson is sent to the scene. Counties throughout Florida have officers like Hendrickson who get the call on special cases that involve farming and agriculture. Once a...
Alberto Gutierrez and Andre Coker face cocaine trafficking charges after deputies allegedly found 68 grams of cocaine and a handgun in their car during a stop. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two Columbia men are facing gun and drug charges following their arrests in the Florida Keys on Sunday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announced that 34-year-old...
March 5, 2026, 9:28 a.m. ET Warning: This article contains graphic and disturbing details about animal abuse. A Florida man pleaded guilty to sadistic videos of monkeys being tortured for viewers’ sexual fetishes. Francisco Javier Ravelo, 36, of Coral Gables, admitted in Miami federal court March 3, he distributed videos of someone mutilating private parts...
Feb. 26, 2026, 8:18 p.m. ET Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold has been named in a Florida robbery case, according to court files released on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Though prosecutors say Arnold is associated with three men arrested in relation to the alleged robbery, Arnold himself has not been charged with a crime. In connection...
Here's why Vero Beach clinched the top spot on SafeWise's Florida safety list, boasting low crime rates and safe neighborhoods. Read more: bit. ly … Source link
Updated Feb. 15, 2026, 10:15 a.m. ET One person was fatally shot and two others wounded by gunfire in an incident at the Elks Lodge on North 24th Street, according to Fort Pierce Police on Feb. 15. Police about 12:46 a.m. Feb. 15 went to a 911 call regarding shooting activity at the establishment in...