The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week its plans to decertify Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, a major organ procurement organization (OPO) in Miami, following its federal investigation that allegedly uncovered years of “unsafe practices.” The Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency is a division of the…
About 100 people were displaced after a fire broke out at a Miami Beach hostel Monday night, officials say. Firefighters were called out to the South Beach Rooms and Hostel at 236 Ninth St around 5:15 p.m., according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The fire was contained to the…
A man who died after riding a rollercoaster at one of Orlando’s newest amusement parks died from blunt force injuries, according to an Orange County medical examiner. Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, died due to “multiple blunt impact injuries,” according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The manner of his death…
At least two workers are hospitalized following an electrocution incident that caused one of them to fall nine stories at a construction site in North Miami Beach, according to local media. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Monday at a building under construction near the 16300 block of Biscayne Boulevard.…
Investigators have not released what they believe to be the likely cause of a Cutler Bay house fire that killed at least one person and left another hospitalized Friday. Fire officials were called out to the blaze around 5:50 a.m. for a home on the 9700 block of Montego Bay…
Police continue to investigate after an elderly woman was found dead Monday morning following a dog attack a dog attack in Miami Gardens, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. Investigators have not released whether or not the woman was mauled by one animal or several and no name has…
At least four people were pulled from the water Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized near Haulover Inlet in Miami, according to reporting from local media. All four were found sitting on the overturned hull of their 25-foot boat around 4 p.m. The boat was found nearly seven miles short…
At least 29 people were hurt and over a dozen more were hospitalized after a crash on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade Thursday night, according to local media. About 18 vehicles were involved in the crash after a tractor-trailer allegedly failed to stop in a congested area of Ives Dairy Road…
Another child was hospitalized Sunday after she was the victim of a dog attack in Fort Lauderdale, according to local media. The girl, 2, was mauled by a rottweiler before 8:15 p.m. at a home near the 1700 block of Southwest 24th Street. Emergency responders were called out to the…
An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital after he was attacked by a Pitbull on Wednesday. The boy’s injuries are severe but do not appear to be life-threatening, according to reporting from Local 10 News. First responders were called out to a home along the 5500 block of Lakewood Circle…