More Details on Local Martial Arts Studio Owner Charged with Secretly Taping Students
The owner of Master Franco’s Taekwondo Academy, Robert Franco, is facing charges that he secretly video-recorded the bathroom of his taekwondo studio. In all, he reportedly taped up to 150 people who used the studio’s bathroom, both children and adults. A student name Jade, a 17-year-old who attended the studio, apparently discovered the cameras after…
Read MoreCar Crashes into Miami-Dade Assisted Living Facility Leaving 2 Hospitalized
A car slammed into a Miami-Dade assisted living facility on Monday, resulting in two people being hospitalized. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at about 11:45 a.m. when two vehicles crashed near 400 block of Northwest 101st Street, in the vicinity of an assisted living facility. The force of the crash caused one of the…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian dead after being struck by vehicle in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating the death of a pedestrian in Pompano Beach last week. The incident occurred Thursday morning in the area of Powerline Road and South Palm Aire Drive just after 8 a.m. Traffic homicide detectives say the pedestrian was crossing Powerline Road near the…
Read MoreNews: Off-duty police officer hospitalized following crash in SW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A crash on the Don Shula Expressway in southwest Miami-Dade Friday morning injured an off-duty Coral Gables police officer, according to NBC Miami. The accident happened in the northbound lanes near Killian Parkway at about 6:30 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the officer was in her personal vehicle, a Toyota…
Read MoreLocal Martial Arts Studio Found to Have Hidden Camera in the Bathroom
The community of Pembroke Pines is a little safer after a local martial arts studio was found to have a hidden camera in the bathroom. WSVN.com reports that Master Franco’s Taekwondo Academy is owned by 64-year-old Robert Franco. The camera was discovered by a 17-year-old student at the school, who then contacted the police. Police:…
Read MoreBicyclist Hospitalized Following Hit-And-Run Crash
A Miami area bicyclist is hospitalized following a collision with a vehicle on Sunday. According to Local10.com the vehicle, a black SUV, ran into the cyclist after making a right turn in the vicinity of Northwest 27th Avenue. The SUV struck the cyclist, 20-year-old Anthony Johnson, severely injuring him. Johnson’s mother said that “He got…
Read More2 Injured When Van Collides with Car then Slams into Man
A van was involved in multiple collisions on Friday, resulting in several injuries. WSVN.com reports that the van was headed toward Northwest 135th Street and Fifth Avenue when it collided with a vehicle then struck a man who was working on a fence. The crash resulted in rescuers transporting the worker and another man to…
Read MoreNews: Driver killed in car accident at Pompano Beach intersection
POMPANO BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports a driver was killed and two other people were injured in a crash in Pompano Beach. Deputies responded to the scene Saturday night at the intersection of Southwest 26th Avenue and North Palm Aire Drive. According to investigators, 25-year-old Nelson Ervin of Pompano Beach was…
Read MoreNews: Boynton Beach car crash leaves 2 women dead, husbands seriously injured
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office said a collision near Boynton Beach left two elderly women dead, according to WPTV. The accident occurred in the area of Le Chalet Boulevard and Military Trail at about 7:44 p.m. Investigators said 90-year-old Jerry Lapenson of Boynton Beach was behind the wheel of a Nissan Altima on…
Read MoreNews: Passenger dead, driver injured after vehicles collide on I-75 south
HIALEAH, FL – State troopers said a man died after two vehicles were involved in a collision on Interstate 75 south early Monday morning. According to WPLG, the accident occurred on I-75 in the vicinity of Northwest 154th Street near Hialeah at about 1:10 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a Toyota SUV and an…
Read MoreNews: Driver sought in hit-and-run crash on the Julia Tuttle Causeway
MIAMI, FL – Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami Wednesday morning, according to WSVN. The Florida Highway Patrol said the accident involved an Infiniti and a Nissan that collided near Alton Road at about 7:10 a.m. Emergency crews had to extricate the Infiniti…
Read MoreU.S. Coast Guard Searches for Missing Kayaker
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing person after a kayak washed ashore without its owner in West Palm Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for the owner of a kayak that washed ashore Monday night near The Breakers. https://t.co/gaDjfSPTJl — WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) August 3, 2021 WSVN.com reports that an…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider fatally struck by car on I-195 West in Miami
MIAMI, FL – State troopers said a driver left the scene after hitting and killing a man on a scooter on I-195 in Miami early Saturday morning, according to the Miami Herald. Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Honda sedan crashed into the scooter while both were heading west on the…
Read MoreNews: Motorcycle rider dies after collision with car in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A man died after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car in West Palm Beach Saturday morning, the Palm Beach Post reports. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Apollo Bummolo was riding a Yamaha motorcycle east on Southern Boulevard at about 1:30 a.m. There was…
Read MoreUF Doctor Discovers that the Man He Attempted to Help Is Fallen Colleague
After a university executive was harmed in a jet ski crash, he was attended to by another doctor who worked with him. Now the Good Samaritan is speaking out about the crash. ActionJaxNews.com reports that Dr. Joseph Cody responded to Dr. Haley after he crashed the jet ski on which he was riding. A group of fishermen…
Read MoreNews: Woman killed when car crashes into Broward County Transit bus
MARGATE, FL – Police say a woman died after her car crashed into a Broward County Transit bus in Margate Friday morning, WPLG reports. The accident happened in the southbound lanes of State Road 7 just south of West Atlantic Boulevard in Margate Police said a woman driving a Honda Accord slammed into the rear…
Read MoreNews: 4 dead, including 2 teens, in Palm Beach Gardens car wreck
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – Four people were killed when two sport utility vehicles collided in Palm Beach Gardens on Friday afternoon, according to the Palm Beach Post. The accident happened on the Beeline Highway near PGA Boulevard at about 4:09 p.m. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said a 17-year-old was driving a northbound Nissan…
Read MoreNews: Driver dies in tanker truck accident on I-595 ramp in Davie
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver died in a fiery truck accident in Broward County Sunday afternoon, according to WSVN. The incident involving a fuel tanker truck occurred on Interstate 595 near the Florida Turnpike in Davie at about 3:45 p.m. State troopers said the 53-year-old driver was heading west when…
Read MoreHialeah Crash Kills One and Leaves Another Seriously Injured
A crash early Monday morning left one person dead and another seriously injured. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 1:10 a.m. near Hialeah. The crash occurred when a gray Acura and a gray Toyota SUV collided as they were traveling south on I-75. The crash resulted in the SUV diver losing control and…
Read MoreMiami Police Searching for Driver In Hit-and-Run Crash That Left a Motorcyclist Hospitalized
Miami police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist hospitalized. WSVN.com reports that on Sunday morning the motorcyclist was struck by a driver in a blue pickup in the vicinity of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 20th Street. Police were able to locate the vehicle involved in the crash,…
Read MoreWrong-Way Crash Leaves Many Injured in Miami
Published reports indicate that a driver who allegedly caused a wrong-way crash in Miami was hospitalized Saturday, in addition to multiple other victims. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred on the Don Shula Expressway at about 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. The crash involved a northbound Mercedes-Benz that collided with a blue Honda and black pickup truck.…
Read MoreNews: Man charged with causing fatal wrong-way crash in SW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A man is under arrest in connection with a fatal car accident late last year in Southwest Miami Dade-County, WSVN reports. This is an update to a previous story. The suspect in the Dec. 27 wrong-way crash is 21-year-old Wilvert Canovas-Moreno. Authorities say he was driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV east in…
Read MoreNews: Crash involving tanker on Florida’s Turnpike injures driver, slows traffic
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Crews were at the scene of a tanker crash on Florida’s Turnpike Friday morning that caused a major fuel spill and extensive traffic backups. According to WPLG, the fuel tanker was one of four vehicles involved in the accident in the turnpike’s southbound lanes near Bird Road at about 6:15 a.m.…
Read MoreNews: 1 dead, 4 injured in car accident on Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A collision in Palm Beach County last weekend killed a teenage driver, the Palm Beach Post reports. The accident occurred Saturday night in the vicinity of Southern Boulevard and Avacado Avenue in the West Palm Beach area at about 11:25 p.m. Authorities said a 17-year-old male was driving a Toyota Avalon eastbound…
Read MoreGenerac Recalling Generators Due to Risk of Finger Maiming
Electrical generator manufacturer Generac is recalling hundreds of thousands of generators due to a defect that could result in the devices maiming those that operate them. #Recall: Generac has recalled about 321,000 portable generators because an unlocked handle can pinch a consumer’s fingers against the frame when the generator is moved, potentially resulting in a…
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