17 new stores and restaurants are coming to Aventura. Where are they all going?
Are there growth hormones on the land where competing malls Aventura and Esplanade operate? The two shopping and dining complexes, with no love between them, are growing — apart. Aventura Mall, Florida’s largest, has been a success since opening in 1983. The mall, recently voted the best in the U.S. , is still...
Fort Lauderdale triple shooting suspect’s vehicle found, victims ID’d: Police
Days after three people were shot in Fort Lauderdale, the suspect's vehicle was recovered on Wednesday, police said. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, on Sunday, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 200 block of Las Olas Circle. Police said that a group of people were gathered at...
Operation Showdown: 80 firearms, 10 kg of drugs seized in South Florida
MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — South Florida law enforcement revealed its targeted crackdown on violent crime resulted in 31 arrests. On Monday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Gordon Mallory of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Miami Field...
Miami Is Unhinged After New Pollo Tropical ‘Platter’ Price
If you grew up in Miami, chances are you've found yourself at a Pollo Tropical drive-thru, windows rolled down, hoping your "Tropichop" bowl loaded up with chopped grilled chicken, black beans, and white rice, would hit just right. For many of us (myself included), Pollo is more than fast food. It's a rite of passage...
Operation Viper nets 65 arrests, seizes 21 guns across South Florida, FBI says
The operation, conducted from mid-May to late June 2025, focused on apprehending the most violent offenders across South Florida, the FBI said.
Man accused of pushing woman in Miami River identified, set to appear before judge
MIAMI (WSVN) - A man accused of shoving a woman into the Miami River has been taken into custody, officials say. 47-year-old William Bill Youmans was caught and cuffed Tuesday morning after he allegedly shoved a woman into the water in the area of North River Drive and Southwest 1st Street.
Notorious Broward triple murder was drug hit ordered by traffickers, new witness says
Attorneys for Pablo Ibar, a man convicted in a notorious 1994 triple murder case that has lingered in South Florida courts for decades and garnered international attention, say they have a new witness who claims that two other men — not Ibar — committed the killings as a drug-related hit. Ibar, 53, was convicted in...
Save the Olympia: Miami’s most historic theater is at risk | Opinion
The Olympia Theater is about to be given away by the Miami city commission this Thursday — quietly, with no input from cultural or downtown stakeholders, no public discussion of the options and certainly no transparent, charter-mandated procurement process. Instead of restoring one of Miami’s most iconic historic...
Could Rising Oceans Swallow Miami by Mid-Century?
Miami, with its vibrant culture, beautiful beaches, and iconic skyline, faces an existential threat that grows more serious with each passing year. The Magic City, built largely on low-lying limestone at the southeastern tip of Florida, stands at the frontline of climate change in the United States. Scientific...
Roofer recruited by developer Sergio Pino to plot hit job on his wife pleads...
A roofer who was working on Sergio Pino’s waterfront home when the Coral Gables developer recruited him to organize a hit job on his wife pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a murder-for-hire conspiracy and related charges. Fausto Villar, 43, an ex-felon known by the nickname “Cuba,” also pleaded guilty to stalking Pino’s...
