The Latest Breaking News from Pembroke Pines

Venezuelan man came to the US legally 10 years ago. Now he’s in Florida ICE lockup and family worries he’s had a heart attack

IN FOCUS: EXCLUSIVE: Ricardo Páez fled Venezuela after being kidnapped. Now, after 10 years of living a suburban dream with his wife and dog in Pembroke Pines, he's been detained by ICE and is suffering behind bars as he faces deportation to parts unknown, his family tells Brendan Rascius

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

Florida school’s effort to stop filming fights spurs debate

When a video of a brawl at a Pembroke Pines high school started circulating, the principal alerted parents that anyone involved could face discipline — including those filming it.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

Michelle Kaufman: World Cup final Sunday is so much more than just a game for South Florida Argentines

MIAMI — It is hard to fathom just how much Sunday’s World Cup final means to Argentine soccer fans, but you get a pretty good idea after five minutes on the phone with Patricio Colazo, a 41-year-old handyman who runs a small construction company in Pembroke Pines.

Miami Herald · Dec 17, 2022

How a 13-year-old Florida girl was kept in detention for a crime she didn’t commit

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two months after being arrested and spending nearly two weeks in a juvenile detention center, charges were dropped against 13-year-old Nia Whims.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

Family of 13-year-old Florida girl falsely arrested for online school threats files lawsuit

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The family of a 13-year-old girl falsely detained and accused of threatening to kill a teacher and blow up a school has filed a lawsuit against the school and the social media giant where the threats were made by somebody who impersonated her.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2022

Cops said Florida girl, 13, made school threats. But now they say she was framed: A kid was impersonating her online

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 13-year-old girl who was arrested and charged with posting threatening messages via social media toward students and staff at Renaissance Charter School in Pembroke Pines has been exonerated, authorities said Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2022