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A detective who has been with a South Florida sheriff’s agency for nearly 21 years is accused of falsifying information and closing out sex crimes cases without a thorough investigation.

In Monroe County, the growing number of drug overdose deaths — driven in part by the rise of fentanyl — are leading law enforcement to prosecute alleged drug dealers for murder to stem a deadly crisis.

Charlie Adelson is the first member of his family to be arrested in the slaying of the Florida State University law professor.

Police say gunmen have left a threatening message for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi and opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina's third-largest city.

A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman.

Court records show a Florida judge has issued an arrest warrant for rapper Kodak Black for failing a drug test while on bail for a drug charge.

On the South Florida Roundup, we explored the wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment. A Miami Herald reporter and two nursing professionals provided their insight on the federal case.

A man from Miami Gardens cunningly spent the last year stealing rental car key fobs at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new law and order agenda, that includes a proposal to expand the death penalty to certain sex crimes.

Romanian authorities hauled away a $3.9 million trove of luxury cars, watches and cash as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation looking into the self-styled male dominance influencer.

Although Virginia law does not set a minimum age for criminal prosecution, the traditional principles of criminal justice "don't really apply" when the offender is so young, one legal expert said.

More than four years after gunmen killed emerging rap star XXXTentacion during a robbery outside a South Florida motorcycle shop, three suspects are about to go on trial.