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Angie DiMichele

Angie DiMichele is a breaking news reporter at the South Florida Sun Sentinel, covering crime and public safety in Broward and Palm Beach County since 2021. She has won statewide awards, including for her coverage of Category 4 Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach in 2022. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida.

Jamisha Shamari Sylvain, 26, faces multiple charges including unarmed burglary of an occupied building, elderly exploitation, criminal use of personal identification information, theft of a financial card and grand theft against people aged 65 or older. (Broward Sheriff's Office/Courtesy)

Woman who posed as caregiver exploited blind woman, elderly with dementia, records say

January 2, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Jamisha Sylvain, 26, represented herself as a caregiver or nurse to elderly people ranging in age from 72 to 91. At least two suffer from dementia and one woman is...

17-year-old killed in New Year’s Eve shooting near Fort Lauderdale beach has been identified

January 2, 2026 at 12:15 p.m.

A teenager was shot and killed near Fort Lauderdale's beach late on New Year's Eve, police said.

Shooter still at large days after 5 injured in Fort Lauderdale’s Himmarshee district

January 1, 2026 at 2:27 p.m.

Authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in connection with a shooting in Fort Lauderdale's Himmarshee district early Sunday, where five were injured.

Teen dies in Tamarac shooting gunman claims was self-defense, BSO says

January 1, 2026 at 3:58 p.m.

A 16-year-old boy died and a woman was grazed by a bullet after a shooting in Tamarac on New Year's Eve. The shooter told deputies during questioning it was in...

The site of a fatal car crash in which three teens died on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, on the 1600 block of North Federal Highway. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel)

‘They were coming super fast’: 911 calls describe violent crash that killed 3 teens

December 31, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

Multiple witnesses described in 911 calls released Wednesday a white car speeding before flipping over in the 1600 block of North Federal Highway in Pompano Beach. Three teenage boys died.

Juan Alcocer, relative of the teens who died in a car crash Monday night on Federal Highway in Pompano Beach. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel)

3 teens killed in Pompano Beach crash were inseparable, family members say

December 30, 2025 at 4:54 p.m.

A 15-year-old, 16-year-old and 18-year-old died in a car crash at a bus stop in Pompano Beach on Monday night.

Man bit officer, choked another during fight in Hallandale, police say

December 30, 2025 at 2:17 p.m.

A West Park man is facing six felonies after an intense fight with three Hallandale Beach officers on Sunday that resulted in two officers hospitalized and the man's arm being...

Trenton Robinson, 24, of Georgia, is facing one count of second-degree murder with a firearm. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office/Courtesy)

Family argument ends in shooting death of 17-year-old in Boynton Beach, police say

December 29, 2025 at 6:35 p.m.

A 17-year-old boy died Sunday after he was shot once in the stomach by his sister's baby's father during an argument inside the teen's family home in Boynton Beach, police...

Martha Jo Blake, 66, is facing one count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of her mother, Patricia Blake, 97, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office/Courtesy)

Caregiver daughter accused of strangling 97-year-old mom

December 29, 2025 at 4:45 p.m.

Martha Jo Blake, 66, is accused of strangling her 97-year-old mother to death, a probable cause affidavit said. She told a detective the two had previously considered forms of suicide.

A Florida nonprofit with a mission to combat the state’s overdose epidemic is introducing an artificial intelligence tool that can alert communities about what potentially deadly drugs people are using in real time. (Carlos Giusti / AP file)

How a Florida nonprofit wants AI to warn communities in real time about drug use

December 24, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

Project Overdose is introducing an artificial intelligence tool that can alert communities about what potentially deadly drugs people are using in real time.

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