South Florida-based Food For The Poor, a nonprofit founded in 1982, had a team of volunteers rushing to help the victims of two earthquakes in Venezuela.
A judge on Friday set a $100,000 bond for a woman accused of fleeing the scene after fatally striking a bicyclist on the Southeast 17th Street Causeway in Fort Lauderdale.
A suspect is in custody after a shooting in the city of Plantation left one person hospitalized, police said.
Programa de Ayuda Humanitaria Para Venezuela, a nonprofit organization based in Weston, announced on Friday that an existing effort to help first responders in Venezuela was intensifying.
To help the earthquake victims in Venezuela, Miramar officials announced on Friday that they will be accepting disaster relief donations from the public at six drop-off locations “24/7″ through July 31.
Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins announced on Friday that the city’s fire rescue personnel were preparing to deploy to Venezuela’s disaster zone.
The Centro Comunitario Amor, Fe y Esperanza plans to host a collection drive on Saturday in northwestern Miami-Dade County to benefit the victims of the two earthquakes in Venezuela.
Three men were arrested after Pinecrest police said they were scouting the town for smash-and-grab vehicle burglaries.
Andrea Brito was among the donors and volunteers who worked hard on Friday despite their pain after the devastating 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck Venezuela.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue announced on Friday that the U.S. State Department “activated” the department’s search-and-rescue team to work in Venezuela after the two earthquakes.