Liberty City gunfire leaves man wounded, home struck by bullets, police say
Residents reported hearing five to six gunshots around 11 a.m. in the middle of Northwest 61st Street near 15th Avenue.
Our public schools built this county. Let’s not give them away
Before we invite outsiders like Success Academy into Miami, we must protect what already works, our public schools. From Liberty City to Overtown to Richmond Heights, our schools have always been more than classrooms. They are the heartbeat of our neighborhoods, the places where children find mentors, families find...
Miami Beach’s unique new attraction: A traffic jam, underwater, of concrete cars
A nearly life-size car made of concrete weighing over 14 tons was slowly lowered to the ocean floor on Monday, just a short swim from the sands of Miami Beach. It’s the first of a small fleet of similar cars — 22 in all — that make up the initial installation of an ambitious 11-phase project called REEFLINE, which...
Immigrant dies in ICE custody in Miami, the 17th death this year
Another person has died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody — the 17th this year. ICE reported that Hasan Ali Moh'D Saleh, a 67-year-old man from Jordan, died of cardiac arrest after being hospitalized from Krome Detention Center in Miami. He was briefly revived but later pronounced dead, on Oct. 11.
Mater Academy Biscayne Employee, Adolfo Eusebio Cotarelo, Arrested for Alleged Inappropriate Comments to 15-Year-Old...
Miami, FL – A 61-year-old maintenance manager and security guard at Mater Academy Biscayne has been arrested after police say he made sexually inappropriate remarks to a 15-year-old student inside the North Miami charter school’s cafeteria. Authorities identified the suspect as Adolfo Eusebio Cotarelo, who was taken...
Animal Advocate: Miami Shores maltese-shitzu dies under care of Rover dogsitter who may have...
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — Eilyn Jimenez left her three dogs Baxter, Bentley and Aria with a sitter while she went on vacation only to find out Aria died and was cremated while she was away. Jimenez said she found Barbara Paz, a dogsitter, on Rover, an online marketplace for...
Attorneys set stage for death penalty trial of man accused in 2021 murder of...
Attorneys on Monday were setting up the stage in the next death penalty case in Broward County for a 22-year-old man charged with killing a Hollywood Police officer in 2021. Jason Banegas' trial is set to start on Wednesday. He is accused of shooting Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino as Chirino tried to arrest...
Florida lawmakers weigh major property tax cuts, giving homeowners new hope
The proposed changes would not affect school taxes but would apply to homesteaded properties.
‘I’m a fighter.’ Survivor of fatal boat crash honored at Nicklaus Children’s ball
Katy Puig vomited a gush of seawater as a boater hoisted her unconscious body out of the water, fighting the current to get her to a yacht that had come to the rescue before first responders arrived in a flotilla. Once Miami-Dade firefighters got to the chaotic scene in Biscayne...
Cruise lines face threat of fuel supply shutdown in Miami
Cruise ships’ continued access to fuel is in jeopardy in the Cruise Capital of the World.