Kristina Bugante

Josef Barmoha, a retired U.S. Army Sergeant-turned-realtor, wants to turn cargo containers into mortgage-free homes for veterans in South Florida. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports.

As South Florida and the rest of the country honors veterans Monday, one retired U.S. Army Sergeant-turned-realtor is making sure no veteran ends up homeless.

A dog is home safe after his owner was beaten by attackers Monday during their morning walk in Wilton Manors.

From speaking zero English after moving here from Haiti, Anna Blaise became one of the top students at Edison in just three years’ time. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

From speaking zero English after moving here from Haiti, Anna Blaise became one of the top students at Edison Senior High School in just three years’ time.

DNA testing is exposing long-hidden family secrets. More than 20 million people have shared their DNA with home testing companies which make it clear the results can be “unexpected facts” about yourself. But for one family, the unexpected fact shook their family tree down to the roots.

The father of a 17-year-old who died after trying to save a mother and child from drowning was granted a humanitarian visa and will be able to come to South Florida to give his last goodbyes to his son.

For students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, homelessness could be as close as the kid sitting next to them in class.

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer shows us how Miami-Dade County Public Schools are helping its neediest students and families.

A homeowner says a contractor they connected with on a popular website took their money and never came back. She called NBC 6 Responds.

A couple is being accused of selling fake Botox and other counterfeit cosmetic pharmaceuticals at their Miami medical clinic, prosecutors said.

Cellphone video shows the commotion during a SWAT standoff Monday afternoon at a hotel in Plantation.

A SWAT standoff in Plantation ended with a person in custody. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.

What’s now a popular park in South Florida was once a hideout for fugitive slaves, who would make a 123-mile trip across the Atlantic to reach the Bahamas. NBC 6 anchor Jawan Strader has the story.

The Underground Railroad stretched across Northern United States, but it also stretched into Florida. Escaped slaves would travel to Key Biscayne to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to freedom.

A woman says she was told her state-issued disabled parking placard and ID wasn’t enough for her to be able to park in an ADA parking spot at a popular venue.

A woman called NBC 6 Responds after she tried to park in an ADA parking spot at the Hard Rock Stadium.

Deepak Chopra’s latest book, titled “Metahuman,” focuses on moving beyond our present limitations to access infinite possibilities and enter a new state of awareness.

A 15-year-old student was arrested and another was hospitalized after getting into a fight in the hallway of Coconut Creek High School.