US Energy Secretary: All of Venezuela's oil revenues are under US control
3 week agoAn official statement from the U.S. Department of Energy dated January 7, 2026, announces plans to improve Venezuela's deteriorating electrical grid as part of an energy agreement to boost oil production and improve the quality of life.
3 week agoThe U.S. government assesses that about 75 people were killed during the military raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Officials said the fatalities include Venezuelan and Cuban security forces as well as civilians caught in the fray
3 week agoVenezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA, confirmed it is in talks with the United States to sell Venezuelan crude
At least one person has died following a car crash in Deerfield Beach
Pembroke Park police are urging the public to avoid the area near the 3100 block of Hallandale Beach Boulevard after a contractor struck a gas line
White House: US is rolling back sanctions on Venezuelan oil
3 week agoThe St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office arrested two 18 year old men in connection with shots fired near Collin’s Park. According to SLCSO, deputies pulled over a man who had spent shell casings and a stolen firearm in his car
Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined a three-phase plan for Venezuela before the U.S. Congress following the capture of Maduro: Stabilization: preventing chaos and controlling key resources such as oil. Recovery: reintegrating Venezuela into global markets and promoting political reconciliation, with amnesties and the release of prisoners. Transition: consolidating internal political change toward a new direction. Rubio stated that the first stage is crucial to preventing social and institutional disorder in the country.
The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed it supported a US operation to seize the oil tanker Bella 1 (also known as Marinera). British forces provided planned support at the US's request, including basing, assistance from RFA Tideforce, and RAF surveillance in the North Atlantic
CNN, citing sources: Trump has told allies and senior officials of his desire to keep Iran, Russia, and China out of the Western Hemisphere
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: "Only legitimate and legal energy trade, as determined by the U.S., will be permitted."
The Russian Ministry of Transport accusing U.S. in violation of international maritime laws: US Navy forces boarded the Mariner on January 7 at approximately 3:00 PM Moscow time in the open sea outside the territorial waters of any state. Contact with the vessel was lost.
3 week agoSouth Command: In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department of War, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident. The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. Coast Guard is escorting M/T Sophia to the U.S. for final disposition. Through Operation Southern Spear, the Department of War is unwavering in its mission to crush illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere. We will defend our Homeland and restore security and strength across the Americas
3 week agoSecretary of War Pete Hegseth: The blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in FULL EFFECT — anywhere in the world
3 week agoU.S. European Command: The @TheJusticeDept & @DHSgov, in coordination with the @DeptofWar today announced the seizure ofthe M/V Bella 1 for violations of U.S. sanctions. The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro
3 week agoMARINERA (9230880) is now facing east-by-southeast towards northern Scotland/Shetland
U.S. forces boarded sanctioned oil tanker between Iceland and the British isles before Russian warships and a submarine could arrive, officials say. The tanker was previously called Bella 1, but had reflagged to become a Russian vessel
3 week agoMultiple U-28A “Draco” Special Operations Aircraft with the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have departed from Wick John O'Groats Airport in Northern Scotland and are heading northwest towards Iceland, expected to pass almost directly over where operations are currently ongoing to seize the Russian-flagged Iranian-linked oil tanker, Marinera
The United States is attempting to seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic. The seizure, which could stoke tensions with Russia, came after the tanker, originally known as the Bella-1, slipped through a U.S. maritime "blockade" of sanctioned tankers and rebuffed U.S. Coast Guard efforts to board it
3 week agoMilitary forces are attempting to board the Russian-flagged tanker 'Marinera', a source tells Russian State News Agency RT
A fire erupted Wednesday morning at an abandoned building in the city of Miami
Fort Lauderdale ER doctor and woman found dead in murder-suicide, police say
Gunfire at Miramar gas station kills 1, injures others, police say
The officer, as well as the woman who crashed into the cruiser, were taken to the hospital as a precaution, officials said
Police in Miramar are investigating a fatal shooting that took place at a gas station
A SWAT team was dispatched to Hialeah regarding a call for a barricaded subject inside a house in Hialeah
Colombia's foreign minister on Tuesday said the country's military must defend the country's territory and sovereignty in the event of a hypothetical U.S. invasion
The New York Times, citing US officials: Washington is pressuring Venezuela to expel advisors from China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran.
Russia sends submarine to escort oil tanker that the US tried to seize off the coast of Venezuela, according to The Wall Street Journal
3 week agoPresident Donald J. Trump announces Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America
3 week agoDelcy Rodríguez, after Trump's threats: "Personally, to those who threaten me, I say: my destiny is decided only by God. That is my response."
Delcy Rodríguez: There is no external agent governing Venezuela. In a ministerial meeting, she stated: "Venezuela is currently on a painful path due to the aggression it has suffered, which is unprecedented in our history and in the history of South America. However, the Venezuelan people are active in the streets, with the women of Venezuela marching today for peace in our country, demanding the freedom of our heroes, President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. This is a people who do not surrender. We are united and governing alongside the people. The government of Venezuela is governed by its constitutional government; there is no external agent governing Venezuela. It is Venezuela, it is its constitutional government, it is the consolidated power of the people."
A man was shot Tuesday morning at a Fort Lauderdale hotel, and a woman was detained as police investigated the shooting that was possibly domestic-related, authorities confirmed
A man was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert after a shooting at a Fort Lauderdale hotel, where police detained a woman for questioning as the investigation continues
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said two of its officers shot and killed a man Monday night after he pulled a gun while he was being questioned in the Bartram Park area near the Duval-St. Johns County line
3 week agoVenezuela’s Ministry of Communication and Information has now confirmed that gunfire heard earlier tonight near the Miraflores Presidential Palace Complex in Caracas, was the results of warning shots being fired by police at “unidentified drones” flying over the palace without permission from the Ministry of Defense. “We want to clarify that what happened in downtown Caracas was because some drones flew over without permission and the police fired dissuasive shots. No confrontation took place. The whole country is in total tranquility,” said a Spokesman for the Information Ministry.
Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Fort Lauderdale
DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN - Police in Fort Lauderdale are searching for a hit-and-run driver
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating an officer-involved shooting near Egrets Nest Drive by Luxor Club Apartments