University of Miami linebacker Adarius Hayes was arrested in connection with a crash that authorities said left two children and a woman dead back in May.

Three people who were killed earlier this month in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike have now been identified.

Police say a man told officers, “Today is (my) birthday” after being told he was under arrest for stealing a Conch Tour Train on the Fourth of July.

The program, launched last year in partnership with Miami-Dade Public Schools and BusPatrol, aimed to catch drivers illegally passing stopped school buses using automated cameras.

The two victims who were found dead inside the wheel well of a JetBlue plane in January at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport have been identified.

The two victims who were found dead inside the wheel well of a JetBlue plane in January at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport have been identified.

Authorities are investigating after the bodies of two people were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane at a Florida airport.

A 24-year-old woman from North Carolina died after a boat collided with a sailboat in the Florida Keys.

Drivers in Florida will have beaver nuggets and brisket sandwiches to look forward to during their next gas stop on the Treasure Coast.

Nine people have died after a vehicle crashed into a canal in Palm Beach County Monday night, according to News 6 partner WPLG.

Cleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps is facing a drunken driving charge in South Florida after police said he slammed an SUV into a Key West restaurant Wednesday night.

A fire erupted Monday morning at a four-story apartment building in the city of Miami, and a man was found shot on the third floor of the building, authorities confirmed.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers released dash cam video of a recent police chase related to pending cases in Miami-Dade County court.

Two teens have been charged after video showing them dumping out two trashcans from a boat off the shores of Boca Raton sparked intense scrutiny.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Miami to announce additional funding to provide toll relief for Floridians.

Rapper Diddy’s home on Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island was among three of the music mogul’s properties raided by agents with the Department of Homeland Security Monday, according to the Associated Press.

Two Florida police officers were shot Wednesday night while conducting an investigation at a home, authorities said.

Wednesday marked a big day for PortMiami as the Icon of the Seas pulled into its new home port there for the very first time.

Rapper 2 Chainz was rushed to a Miami hospital following a crash on Interstate 95 overnight Saturday, entertainment news website TMZ reports.

In a major announcement today, Royal Caribbean revealed that its revolutionary ship, Star of the Seas, will make port in Port Canaveral.

A man was arrested in the Florida Keys after a traffic stop for a suspected DUI ended in a profanity-laced tirade that included threatening deputies, body camera video from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office shows.

During questioning, the boy's mother confessed to using a tablecloth to attack him while he slept in the backseat of her car, according to police.

A news viewer spotted a shark on Interstate 95 Tuesday.

A speeding car went into a Florida canal, and it was all caught on camera.

The former president of a Florida condominium association was caught slashing tires and trying to set a truck on fire back in April, according to News 6 partner WPLG.

The FWC describes American crocodiles as “shy and reclusive.”

Twenty people were injured when a Nissan Altima crashed into a restaurant at a shopping center.

A family living in southwest Florida got quite a shock this past weekend, when they were surprised by a wild predator peering in their window.

Medics airlifted a man to a Miami-Dade hospital after a shark reportedly bit him as he was spearfishing off the Florida Keys Friday, according to sheriff’s officials.

Florida House Bill 999 aims to target diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, also known as DEI, and the study of critical race theory at all of the state’s public universities.

A police officer had to take a scaly suspect into custody.

An 85-year-old woman was attacked and killed Monday by a gator in a Florida retirement community.

The parents of Gabby Petito have released a photo they say proves officers should have taken action during a domestic violence stop involving Petito and her then-fiancé Brian Laundrie.

The video shows the man loading up on items in the store, a total of $5,000 worth of goods.

The U.S. Department of Justice routinely sends monitors to precincts around the country to make sure that Election Day is going smoothly, but on Monday Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration objected to the oversight in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

As the Parkland school shooter’s death penalty phase gets closer to an end, the jury has been prepared to be isolated and away from their families in a secret location.

A boat captain has been arrested, several months after a woman was killed and her son and nephew were injured in a parasailing accident in the Florida Keys.

Leaders in South Florida’s Venezuelan-American community gathered in Doral to denounce Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to send two planes filled with undocumented immigrants to Massachusetts.

Fire units responded to the parking lot outside Hard Rock Stadium after multiple vehicles caught on fire.

More migrant landings occurred overnight, into Friday morning in the Florida Keys, authorities confirmed.

Video making the rounds on social media shows a police officer’s comments to a man during a traffic stop.

Deputies announced charges against a man, known as the “Pillowcase Rapist,” for cold cases from the 1980s.

What was once a 47-foot majestic sperm whale was later devoured by hungry sharks off Big Pine Key.

A dolphin attacked a trainer at Miami Seaquarium Saturday, and it was caught on camera by an audience member at the Flipper show, according to WPLG.

A prospective juror in the sentencing phase of the Parkland shooting trial used an interesting excuse when asking to be dismissed.

A hammerhead shark about 11-feet long washed ashore in South Florida.

A woman was able to save herself and her 3-month-old daughter from getting struck by a Brightline train in South Florida after her car got stuck on the tracks, authorities said.

A man accused of opening fire in the middle of a Florida Publix has been arrested.

Gov. Ron DeSantis once again refused to confirm whether he would receive or has already received a COVID-19 booster shot when asked by a reporter during a news conference in Sarasota.

The victim of a scam shares how fraudsters fished for his code and accessed his wallet to tip a driver who never got there $200.

A 74-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after making a false bomb threat at Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

The reptile species is native to East Africa and were likely introduced to Florida as exotic pets.

Miami-Dade police are investigating a mass shooting that occurred early Sunday morning following a graduation party in Kendall.

The investigation into who is responsible for a mass shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade continues with information trickling in about what led to 20 people being injured and two killed at the scene outside of a banquet hall early Sunday morning.

A whopping 23 bricks of cocaine washed ashore in the Florida Keys, the U.S. Border Patrol confirmed in a tweet Wednesday.

The Florida Highway Patrol was notified about the body on April 17 after the victim was found lying on the northbound I-95 exit ramp near Atlantic Boulevard.

Actress Lindsey Lohan’s father, Michael John Lohan, was arrested in Delray Beach after an investigation involving patient brokering.

A property invasion in Miami Beach prompted a heavy police presence late Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

Police officers surround a 12-year-old boy after they said he was abducted, sexually assaulted and shot. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police are searching for the person they say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy before shooting him, reports News 6 sister station WPLG. Police said the boy was walking on the street around 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. Saturday in the Brownsville neighborhood of Northwest Miami-Dade County. That’s when a man pulled up, forced the boy into a vehicle, sexually assaulted him, shot him and then forced him out of the vehicle, police said. That’s the general area where the boy was sexually assaulted and shot, police said.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – WPLG reports the City of Miami Beach has declared an emergency as police and elected officials react to large crowds and lawlessness during Spring Break. Pepper balls were used to control crowds of people on South Beach Saturday night as law enforcement attempted to enforce a newly imposed curfew. Several roads were also closed in Miami Beach as officials hoped to stem the rise in crime. Pepper balls were fired into the crowds of hundreds of Spring Break partygoers on South Beach after multiple attempts by police to disburse them. “Quite frankly, I am concerned that the behavior is getting more for us to be able to handle,” said Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 74-year-old man was found dead after police say he drowned while searching for his golf ball at a country club in Florida, News 6 partner WPLG reported. According to officials from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the tragedy took place at the East Lake Woodlands Country Club Sunday morning, where 74-year-old Hermilo Jazmines was playing golf with a friend. “Jazmines ‘teed off near the third hole’ and ‘was last seen looking for his ball near the green,’” the sheriff’s office said. They later dispatched their dive team, which “located Jazmines submerged in the water near his putter.”Jazmines was pronounced dead at the scene. In a press release released by the sheriff’s office, friends of the golfer say he enjoyed searching the golf course for lost balls.

NAPLES, Fla. – Despite the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic, no one at a crowded grocery store in Naples was wearing a face mask. That’s because Alfie Oakes, the owner of Oakes Farms - Seed to Table Market, is not enforcing customers or employees to do so, News 6 partner WPLG reported. “Please do your research,” Oakes said, as he defies all scientific research. “Please do your critical thinking and research.”Collier County issued a face mask mandate. Ron DeSantis has not issued a face mask mandate.

MIAMI – Officers surrounded Jackson Memorial Hospital on Friday afternoon after an inmate who was thought to be wearing a hospital gown attempted to escape, News 6 sister station WPLG reports. The inmate identified as Jermaine Henderson was supposed to be taking a shower before scheduled surgery when he escaped through the ceiling of the bathroom, police said. Miami police officers surround Jackson Memorial HospitalOfficers quickly put the hospital on lockdown and set up a perimeter. Officers caught him in the area of Northwest 10th Avenue and 38th Street. Inmate caught after escaping before surgery at Jackson Memorial HospitalRecords show Henderson has a history of criminal cases that goes back to 2002 in Miami-Dade County.

Ron DeSantis spoke at Hard Rock Stadium Wednesday afternoon, at which time he announced that a “soft opening” has begun to partially covert the testing site into a vaccination site, News 6 partner WPLG reported. DeSantis said two drive-through lanes are currently being used to provide COVID-19 vaccines to those 65 and older, and that will soon expand. He said the state will soon provide seniors a way to make an appointment there. The Hard Rock Stadium testing site is one of the largest testing sites in the state and has been looked at as an ideal location for vaccine distribution, but it’s still unclear how soon it will be fully converted. DeSantis said they are also speaking with officials from the county and Jackson Health to possibly open a vaccination site at Marlins Park.

MIAMI, Fla. – A golden retriever rescue group based in South Florida awaited the arrival of 20 dogs from China being flown into Miami along with 20 eager dog lovers waiting to take their new pet home, reports News 6 partner WPLG. A spokesperson for Golden Rescue South Florida said the dogs were abused in China and would have most likely been butchered and ended up in the dog market as food. The group raised money to bring the golden retrievers here — they said it costs a minimum of $2,600 per dog. China is just one international location for Golden Rescue South Florida. The nonprofit organization has rescued retrievers from Turkey and Puerto Rico, as well as working with other animal advocacy groups and shelters in South Florida.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A service dog that was inside a truck when it was stolen outside a South Florida gas station was located Saturday, a day after going missing. WPLG in Fort Lauderdale reported that the truck was found by a friend of owner Luisa Escudero in a Fort Lauderdale apartment complex, its door open and the 9-year-old brown and black bull mastiff inside. | Pilot killed in Fla. gyroscope crash]Escudero's truck was stolen outside a gas station in Fort Lauderdale on Friday afternoon when she went inside. The 110-pound dog named Odin works with Escudero at a center for children with cerebral palsy. Reached Saturday morning by the South Florida Sun Sentinel before Odin was found, Escudero described Odin as “a very sweet dog.” Escudero said at the time that whoever stole the truck could keep it.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A San Antonio family was certain they would never see their beloved pet again, after it was stolen from their yard six years ago. The dreams of that family are coming true as the missing canine was found in South Florida, according to News 6 sister station WPLG in Miami. His family reporting him missing from their back yard in 2014. “I posted everywhere I could, all the animal shelters in San Antonio and surrounding areas,” said Debi Vazquez. The family drove 19 hours from San Antonio to Fort Lauderdale for this reunion.

“As I was parking, I heard a bottle hit the back of my car, so I called 911. The person that was first beating Pedro is believed to be the daughter of the woman who was driving. Pedro told Local 10 she is scared because she is a single mom with no family in the area. “My knees are all bloodied from the pavement where I was dragged.”Pedro said that the mother told the son to pull the license plate from the car. “That’s what they were doing when I approached the vehicle.” Police said the move was intentional so that no one could take note of the license plate number.

DAVIE, Fla. – An argument over a parking space in a Walmart lot turned violent quickly on Tuesday afternoon, according to Davie Police. It all happened at the Walmart on University Drive and Griffin Road over a parking-space disagreement, News 6 partner WPLG reported. Police said one woman had been waiting for a parking spot but when the space opened up, a silver Mercedes sped into the spot before she could pull in. At that time, when she got out of her car, she was attacked by three people from the Mercedes-Benz, according to police. Video shows the woman on the ground being attacked by the group while other shoppers try to help stop the assault.

MIAMI, Fla. – A Miami woman walked into a Walmart Supercenter in South Florida and walked out a millionaire. According to the Florida Lottery, Dora Maceda played the $1,000,000 Gold Rush Classic Game at the store at 8400 Coral Way, and was a winner, News 6 sister station WPLG reported. The Walmart Supercenter will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the ticket. The game, launched in 2019, gives players the chance to win $200.5 million in prizes. There are 32 top prizes of $1 million.

MIAMI, Fla. – Authorities are searching for a missing 11-year-old girl who was last seen in Miami, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. A missing child alert was issued for Jayla Jones Monday afternoon. [READ MORE: What is the difference between an Amber Alert, Missing Child Alert?] News 6 partner WPLG reports that Jayla told her mother she was taking out the trash and never returned. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Miami Police Department at 305-603-6300 or 911.

KEW WEST, Fla. The Key West Police Department is in hot water after a video surfaced of an arrest at an elementary school, News 6 partner WPLG reports. Police body cam footage shows an officer trying to handcuff a crying 8-year-old boy reportedly with special needs who attends Gerald Adams Elementary School in Key West. @KWPOLICE used scared straight tactics on 8yo boy with special needs. Crump is now representing the boy's mother in a federal lawsuit to be filed this week against the Key West Police Department and the Monroe County School District. In a statement to the Miami Herald, the Key West police chief said that his officers did not do anything wrong.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – A man is being evaluated at a hospital after bizarre behavior on the Florida turnpike Saturday afternoon, according to News 6 sister station WPLG. He then climbed over the median wall from the southbound to the northbound side, slowing traffic. He then jumped on top of a moving semi tractor-trailer and began beating on the windshield with his hands. Viewer discretion is advised]FHP said the truck continued driving northbound from the 86 mile post to around the area of the 95 mile post with the man still on the hood. A state trooper stopped the truck and detained the truck jumper.

Whether your child will be returning to the classroom in person this fall or not, WPLG reports Floridas back-to-school sales tax holiday will allow you to save some money next month. The sales tax holiday was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Broward County has already announced that it plans to begin the school year Aug. 19 with virtual learning. Miami-Dade County has not yet set a start date and has acknowledged that the school year could begin later than usual. Full details of the tax holiday can be viewed at this link.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. Nine employees of a Miami area television station have tested positive for COVID-19. WPLG-TV announced Wednesday that the station is taking every precaution, including the testing of 147 employees and their family members this week. Many of the stations employees are quarantined at home, including news anchor Nicole Perez and her reporter husband, Roy Ramos, along with anchor Louis Aguirre, who all tested positive. She said she's concerned about her husband who has experienced more severe symptoms, including painful coughing and shaking. Aguirre said hes feeling no symptoms and is taking a second test because he believes his first test may have been a false positive.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Detectives are investigating if a man who officers arrested on Tuesday after a chase on Interstate 95 is related to the deaths of two people in Fort Lauderdale, according to News 6 sister station WPLG. Jones said the man, identified Wednesday by police as Daniel S. Dovi, 64, was camping on his property and was in a white Jeep Wrangler with a Pennsylvania tag. [WATCH: CLICK HERE TO SEE I-95 CHASE VIDEO]Jones said when he asked the man to leave, things got ugly. Officers chased Dovi north on I-95 until a Florida Highway Patrol troopers maneuver caused him to crash. and to the aggravated battery about three hours later at 2613 Center Ave.Jones said officers told him Dovi was armed with two hunting knives.

ISLAMORADA, Fla. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has arrested a man who they said was captured on camera trying to remove an identification band from the leg of a brown pelican, News 6 partner WPLG reported. The incident allegedly occurred earlier this year at Robbies Marina of Islamorada. FWC officials said Robert Charles Hovey Jr., 33, of Louisiana, captured a wild animal within the boundaries of a state park, violated the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and tormented an animal in a cruel and inhumane manner.An arrest warrant was obtained for Hovey on March 13 and he turned himself in to authorities in Monroe County on Monday. Its unclear why Hovey was allegedly trying to remove the ID band. According to the FWC, the brown pelican is the smallest of the six different species of pelicans in the world and is found on both coasts of North and South America.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – An Instagram model from Los Angeles was arrested Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium after she jumped over a rail to access the football field during Super Bowl LIV, News 6 partner WPLG reported. According to witnesses, the incident occurred during the first half of the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. At one point in the video, it appeared that Green intentionally pulled up her dress to expose her buttocks. Green was arrested on a trespassing charge and taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Green boasts 266,000 followers on Instagram, where she has posted numerous scantily-clad photos, many showing off her derriere.

TULSA, Okla. – A woman posted a touching ad to Craigslist asking whether “Anybody need a grandma for Christmas?" The woman who lives in Tulsa claimed she had no family, but wanted to take part in the holidays with others, according to KJRH. The post continued with the woman saying “I cook, and I’ll cook dinner and even bring gifts for the kids. Some said the woman was attempting to take advantage of families, according to News 6 sister station WPLG. Carlock hoped to show Carrie that there were people who would welcome her for the holidays, but he says she’s hesitant to join anyone after the negative posts.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – That darn wind is always causing trouble, especially for "Florida Man." A man pulled over by police in Fort Pierce last month claimed the cocaine residue found inside a Budweiser can along with a crack pipe was blown there by the wind, according to News 6 sister station WPLG. Police noticed Joseph Zak, 37, appeared to be trying to discard an item when he was stopped for failing to pause at a stop sign, The Smoking Gun reports. When cops asked Zak about the white residue inside the can which eventually tested positive for crack cocaine, he told them "the police or the wind must have placed it there." Zak was arrested and jailed.