Just after takeoff, an airliner crashed in Miami 30 years ago. See live coverage
The news stopped waiting on May 11, 1996. That’s when HeraldLink, the Miami Herald’s first website, went live. It happened earlier than planned. ValueJet Flight 592, with 110 people aboard, had just crashed into the Everglades shortly after taking off from Miami International Airport. So, editors decided to press the button and send the developing coverage to computers everywhere. The ValuJet DC-9 had...
Cops Say I-95 Driver Tried To Mow Down Two Men Before Slamming Into Unmarked...
A drive along Interstate 95 in northern Miami-Dade turned into a criminal case on Saturday, with police accusing 32-year-old Nathan Romero of trying to run over two men before crashing into a concrete wall and an unmarked police car. Authorities say the two men managed to jump out of the...
Teen charged with killing Florida stepsister on cruise ship pleads not guilty
MIAMI (AP) — A teenager charged with killing his stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship filed a not-guilty plea Tuesday and waived his appearance at a hearing in Miami federal court. Timothy Hudson has received the indictment and is waiving his appearance at an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday, defense attorney Eric Cohen said in a court filing. The 16-year-old also signed the...
Miami man arrested for arson after allegedly setting fires at ex-girlfriend’s property
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with second-degree arson after multiple fires at a Miami property, according to an arrest report. Adrian Herrera-Sanchez was taken into custody Monday, April 20, 2026. Authorities said the charges stem from an April 16 fire involving vehicles at...
Woman arrested for attacking elderly victim in Northwest-Miami Dade home
NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A 35-year-old woman was arrested on charges including burglary with assault or battery and battery on a person 65 or older following an alleged attack on an elderly victim, according to an arrest report. Vanessa Caridad-Rodriguez was taken into custody Monday in Hialeah. Police said...
Woman accused of attacking senior couple in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 26-year-old homeless woman was arrested Monday afternoon after police said she allegedly battered a senior couple in Miami Beach. According to an arrest report, Thalia Rodriguez was taken into custody by the Miami Beach Police Department following a disturbance call near the 400 block of Euclid Avenue.
Miami-Dade renames street to honor Jimmy Ryce, abduction victim whose death led to child...
MIAMI (WSVN) - A street in Miami will soon be changed in hopes of keeping the memory of Jimmy Ryce alive. The Miami-Dade County Commission has voted to rename a portion of Southwest 162nd Avenue, from Southwest 232nd Street to Southwest 240th Street, as Jimmy Ryce Avenue. In a statement,...
Police: Homeless Walmart worker confesses fraud was to pay for motel in Miami-Dade
DORAL, Fla. — A 26-year-old homeless Walmart employee told police officers that he was stealing to pay for a motel in Miami-Dade County, according to a Doral police officer’s arrest report. Lazaro Miranda-Alonso was a store associate at the Walmart Supercenter at 8651 NW 13th Terrace, in Doral,...
School Board meets to discuss proposal for Broward schools job cuts
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — During an emotional public meeting on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, School Board members discussed the possibility of hundreds of job cuts. Superintendent Howard Hepburn said the proposed job cuts were a response to Broward County Public Schools student enrollment’s $80 million budget shortfall. “We...
Hollywood man accused of threatening family, officer while holding machete
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Hollywood man was arrested over the weekend after he threatened his family and a responding police officer after grabbing a machete, authorities said. According to an arrest report, the incident occurred just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the family’s home. Police said the suspect’s...

















