Miami billionaires won’t even buy a house until their kids get into these elite...
The relocation of high net worth families to South Florida has made luxury real estate purchases contingent on private school admissions. Exclusive institutions such as Ransom Everglades, Miami Country Day and Gulliver Preparatory lead preferences among top business executives. Annual tuition costs exceeding 56,000 dol
Man with phone registered under name ‘Alex Boom’ calls in bomb threat to Salvation...
HIALEAH, Fla. — A 63-year-old Hialeah man is facing a felony charge after deputies said he called in a bomb threat to the Salvation Army in northwest Miami-Dade. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a woman was working at the front desk of the Salvation Army located at 1907 NW 38th St. when she received two ca
Father arrested after son, 4, found wandering alone along Collins Avenue, police say
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. — A father was arrested Wednesday on a child neglect charge after his 4-year-old son was found wandering alone along Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department, an officer was conducting a...
Behind-the-wheel brawl between women in Coral Gables leads to crash into tree, arrest, cops...
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — A Miami woman is facing an aggravated battery charge after authorities said she caused a car crash while fighting with another woman as the two were driving in Coral Gables just after midnight on Thursday. Coral Gables police said Mariah Rose Scuiletti, 27, of Shorecrest,...
Alligator Strolls Down Miami Lakes Street, Driver Nudges It With Tow Truck
An alligator strolled down Northwest 67th Avenue in Miami Lakes on Wednesday, drawing a crowd of drivers who slowed down to snap photos as the reptile ambled along the pavement. At one point, a driver tried nudging the animal off the road using a tow truck, but the gator held its ground and remained on the street.
Girl severely burned in crash gets emotional sendoff from Holtz Children’s Hospital
Firefighters from all over South Florida joined dozens of staff from Holtz Children's Hospital to say goodbye to Abigail Alcenat. She had been a patient in the burn unit since January. Sitting in a wheelchair, Abi’s father wheeled her through the crowd of well-wishers to a waiting van. They...
This Mediterranean spot is closing in Miami Beach. Guess what’s replacing it?
After five years on Lincoln Road, Issabella, the Mediterranean restaurant that took over the former space of Balan’s, is closing its doors. And now, almost 30 years after the first Balan’s opened on Lincoln Road, Balan’s is returning to fill the Issabella space at 1022 Lincoln Rd. Issabella, which opened in 2021 and wa
Miami woman entered jail with thousands stuffed inside body, deputies say
The suspect, 31-year-old Moniquie Love Turnbull, of Miami, is facing several charges connected to the incident.
Secret Service agents work with Hialeah and Homestead police to remove 13 credit card...
HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A major crackdown in Miami-Dade County brought together federal and local authorities to take aim at credit card skimmers. Authorities said surveillance video shows two crooks at work inside a grocery store. Investigators said one subject distracts a cashier while the other person installs a skim
Woman accused of threatening to shoot employee during Opa-locka store robbery
NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A 41-year-old woman was arrested after police said she threatened to shoot an employee while stealing merchandise from an auto parts store in Opa-locka before fleeing with two other people. According to an arrest report, Opa-locka Police officers responded to an Advance Auto Parts st
