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Public school ally In his Jan. 29 online Miami Herald op-ed, “ The education that shaped me: Finding a new Miami-Dade superintendent is personal,” Jaret L. Davis makes important points about the need for transparency in selecting our next public schools superintendent. He is right that this decision is deeply...

New bodycam video shows how a man was forced to the ground after police said he “mule-kicked” the door of an apartment in Hollywood. Neighbors say they awoke to banging and screaming as a man they did not recognize tried to kick in a door inside of their gated community on Sunday.

MIAMI — In some areas of Miami, there are so many shopping carts on streets and sidewalks that the city’s removal crew sometimes can’t keep up. Miami Commissioner Rolando Escalona said code enforcement is reporting property owners, and his team is working on a public awareness campaign.

Fort Lauderdale police have identified a child seen on surveillance video allegedly killing a duck in a residential yard and are working with child welfare authorities as the investigation continues.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Pembroke Park Town Manager David Lynch told police that he fears for his life following an alleged phone call with Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs, according to a police report obtained by Local 10 News. According to the report, Lynch said Jacobs made threatening and alarming statements...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Miami Beach police arrested a 27-year-old tourist after they said he punched a restaurant manager and later assaulted multiple officers at Mango’s Tropical Café on Thursday evening. The attack happened just after 6 p.m. at the restaurant, located at 900 Ocean Drive on...

Over a thousand students walked out of class to protest the ongoing immigration crackdown across the country.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Bianca R. DeSouza, the Boca Raton mother who pleaded guilty in connection with the 2022 death of her newborn son, is scheduled was sentenced on Friday in Palm Beach County court. DeSouza, now 23, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter of a child and child...

Andrew Hamilton Jacobus, a financial advisor from Fort Lauderdale, received a 20-year sentence on Monday for his role in a massive investment fraud scheme. Jacobus, 64, admitted guilt to charges of wire fraud and money laundering, which contributed to an international deception that swindled over $94 million from...

A South Florida health care worker whose apartment was destroyed in a fire is relying on the kindness of coworkers and a community fundraiser as she faces an uncertain future.