3 different incidents on the road impacting Broward's morning commute
NBC 6 South Florida
by Johanna Torres and NBC6
58m ago
Broward’s morning commute has been impacted after three different incidents on the road, including a fatal crash, caused heavy traffic and delays. Florida’s Turnpike NB – Coconut Creek Parkway A fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike North before Coconut Creek Pkwy and Atlantic Boulevard is causing major delays. All lanes remain closed after a crash involving two vehicles happened around 3 a.m. NBC6 camera footage shows a Jeep rolled on its side and a white car, half destroyed, on the Turnpike. Broward drivers should consider I-95 as an alternate route this morning. Florida’s Turnpike NB – Atlantic ..read more
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Fatal crash in Florida's Turnpike North near Coconut Creek Parkway causing major delays
NBC 6 South Florida
by NBC6 and Johanna Torres
3h ago
A fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike North before Coconut Creek Pkwy and Atlantic Boulevard is causing major delays. All lanes remain closed after a crash involving two vehicles happened around 3 a.m. Broward drivers should consider I-95 as an alternate route this morning. Live traffic cameras show the standstill traffic as police keep investigating the crash. NBC6 camera footage shows a Jeep rolled on its side and a white car, half destroyed, on the Turnpike. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating. NBC6 has requested further information on this accident. No confirmation yet on how many people ..read more
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Plantation man who killed family was ‘struggling,' sought mental health support
NBC 6 South Florida
by Christian Colón
11h ago
A Plantation man who police say killed his wife and toddler before trying to take his own life served in the military and had recently reached out for help to address his mental health. Forty-year-old Jean Carlos Aponte is in critical condition at the hospital after an apparent self-induced drug overdose. On Tuesday, his wife Sara Ashley Gama, 38, and 2-year-old son, Ethan, were found dead inside their home. Army veteran and Purple Heart honoree Chris Haley told NBC6 on Wednesday that Aponte reached out to Catch A Lift Fund, a group that provides former service members mental health suppo ..read more
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Surveillance shows alleged arsonists setting Hialeah barbershop ablaze
NBC 6 South Florida
by NBC6
14h ago
Newly released surveillance video captured two alleged arsonists setting a Hialeah barbershop ablaze last week. The fire happened last Friday at Fresh Parras Barbershop on West 1st Avenue and 49th Street. Miguel Reyes Jr., 38, and Alberto Gonzalez, 56, were caught on CCTV committing the act and causing about $100,000 in damages, according to police. Authorities said the surveillance footage shows Reyes, wearing a mask, using a pipe wrench to shatter the front glass door. Another man — later identified as Gonzalez — is seen throwing two Molotov cocktails made from what appears to be Mason jars ..read more
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Police search for car after couple found shot to death at Fort Lauderdale home
NBC 6 South Florida
by Brian Hamacher
16h ago
Police in Fort Lauderdale are investigating after a couple was found shot to death in a home last week. The discovery was made just before 7:30 p.m. Friday at a home in the 600 block of Southwest 30th Terrace. Fort Lauderdale Police officials said officers responded to the home and found a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Police haven’t released their identities but said they were married. A homicide investigation was begun to determine if foul play was involved and detectives learned the couple’s vehicle was missing from their home. Detectiv ..read more
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Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' private jet returns to South Florida following raids
NBC 6 South Florida
by Chris Hush
16h ago
The private jet belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs returned to South Florida Wednesday, days after the music mogul’s mansions in Miami Beach and Los Angeles were raided by federal agents. The jet arrived at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport shortly before noon. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the dark-colored plane parked on the tarmac. Just 48 hours earlier, the rap star was seen pacing back and forth at the same airport, as seen on video obtained by TMZ. DIDDY LATEST Sean "Diddy" Combs Mar 26 Authorities searched Diddy's properties in sex trafficking probe. Here's what to know Sean ..read more
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Two bodies recovered as Baltimore bridge collapse investigation continues
NBC 6 South Florida
by Lea Skene and Brian Witte
16h ago
Investigators began collecting evidence Wednesday from the cargo ship that plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse, while in the waters below divers searched through twisted metal for six construction workers who plunged into the harbor and were feared dead. The bodies of two men, ages 35 and 26, were recovered from the water, Col. Roland L. Butler Jr., secretary of Maryland State Police, announced at a news conference. They were located by divers inside a red pickup submerged in about 25 feet of water near the bridge’s middle span. The investigation ..read more
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Coral Springs man slashed parents, tried to stab dog after smoking vape pen: Police
NBC 6 South Florida
by Maria Toledo
17h ago
A Coral Springs man was arrested after authorities said he attacked his family with a knife after smoking a THC vape pen. Alexander Figueroa, 21, was arrested Saturday on attempted murder and aggravated battery charges, records showed. According to the arrest report, Figueroa was walking around a neighborhood with his cousin when he started acting strange. Alexander Figueroa Figueroa’s cousin told the authorities they had been smoking a THC vape pen earlier in the evening before going for a walk, the report said. The cousin said that during the walk Figueroa started exhibiting unusual behavior ..read more
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Gov. DeSantis signs law that allows squatters to be immediately evicted
NBC 6 South Florida
by NBC6
19h ago
Gov. DeSantis announced during a news conference held Wednesday in Orlando that Florida is “ending the squatter scam.” “The squatter scam ends today with my signature on this piece of legislation and the state of Florida will be better for it,” said DeSantis. Before this bill, squatters were considered to be tenants and there would need to be a process to evict them. But now, this bill strips squatters of those rights. “If you are the victim of squatting you can simply fill out a form, give it to your local sheriff and the sheriff is instructed to go and remove the people who are inhabiting yo ..read more
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Settlement reached in lawsuit between Florida Gov. DeSantis' allies and Disney
NBC 6 South Florida
by Michael Schneider
22h ago
Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort’s government by the Florida governor. In a meeting, the members of the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District approved the settlement agreement, ending almost two years of litigation that was sparked by DeSantis’ takeover of the district from Disney supporters following the company’s opposition to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. The 2022 law bans classroom lessons on ..read more
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