John MacLauchlan

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | John MacLauchlan |Mauricio Maldonado

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office has released the name of the man who was fatally shot by a deputy Tuesday after a brief chase. Just after 5 p.m., when deputies with the Robbery Intervention Detail attempted to stop a yellow Corvette near NW 66th Street and NW 22nd Avenue due to illegal window tint, the driver, identified as 24-year-old Kristofer Laboy, sped off, according to the sheriff's office.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | John MacLauchlan

Two people were injured in a stabbing Monday morning in southwest Miami-Dade. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said just after 10:30 a.m. deputies were dispatched to the area of Brid Road and SW 112 Avenue to check out reports of a person armed with a knife. When deputies arrived, they took one man into custody, according to the sheriff's office. Two men with were taken to an area trauma center by Miami -Dade Fire Rescue. One of the men was in critical condition, the other was listed as stable.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | John MacLauchlan |Hunter Geisel

A Lauderhill father who tried to save his daughters from drowning Sunday night near a Fort Lauderdale hotel has died. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said around 7:20 p.m. they received 911 calls reporting an ocean drowning near the B Ocean Resort on Fort Lauderdale Beach. The call came in about 20 minutes after Ocean Rescue lifeguards had gone off duty, FLFR said, but Ocean Rescue lieutenants heard the call as they were wrapping up their day and rushed to the scene.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | John MacLauchlan

One person was killed and three others were injured in an early morning shooting in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood. According to Miami police, just after midnight they received a ShotSpotter alert in the area of NW 62 Street and NW 2 Avenue. When officers arrived they found a male who had been shot. He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center. The body of a second person who had been shot was found at NW 2 Avenue and NW 56 Street.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | John MacLauchlan

South Florida mall voted best in the country The people have spoken and America's best mall is right here in South Florida. Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise? Nope. The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale? Not quite.  It's the Aventura Mall, which has been voted the Best Mall in America in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. The publication points out that Aventura Mall, the largest mall in Florida, has more than 300 retail shops, experiences, and dining options.