Rafael Olmeda

A life sentence for Kendrick Lincoln Williams was the only punishment that would serve justice, a Broward judge said Friday. Stepha Henry’s body was never found, but she was still able to pro…

An officer accused of forcing a woman to sexually gratify him by punching him in the groin has decided to take his chances with a jury, withdrawing his plea of No Contest to a charge of unlawful co…

Eight men accused of committing eight murders as part of a Broward gang were officially charged in court Wednesday, capping a 10-month investigation that officials say began with a fingerprint.

A Broward judge dismissed a second-degree murder charge Thursday against an Orlando woman accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend in North Lauderdale in 2017. Satoya Johnson, 36, was arrested in March 2018 and served a brief time in jail before being released on a $60,000 bond, but the prospect of a life sentence on a second-degree murder charge hung over her head the entire time.

Charges won’t be dropped against Mirlande Moltimer, 47, owner of a home health nursing service that was supposed to provide around-the-clock care for Deonte Atwell, a non-verbal Fort Lauderda…

Broward prosecutors dropped corruption charges against former Miami City Commissioner Alejandro “Alex” Diaz de la Portilla Wednesday, announcing there was no chance a jury would find him guilty.…

A Fort Lauderdale teenager accused of accidentally killing his friend in Wilton Manors in September while both were playing with handguns has been charged as an adult with manslaughter.

A man accused of killing his girlfriend, her daughter and their dog in Coconut Creek in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after accepting a plea agreement with prosecutors.

The last remaining defendant in a far-reaching public corruption scandal that snared three elected officials more than 15 years ago was sentenced this week to 16 months in federal prison.