Schlitterbahn Galveston finds great way to get rid of 1,200 life jackets
Visitors to Surfside Beach now have no excuse not to wear a life jacket, thanks to Schlitterbahn Galveston, which donated nearly 1,200 of the brand-new lifesaving devices to the tiny Brazoria County community. The transaction took a few weeks to complete, but once the two parties worked out the legalities...
Mother seeks answers nearly 20 years after son’s killing
Tracy Brown is pleading for new information nearly two decades after her son, Luis Leon Jr., was shot and killed in southwest Miami-Dade.
Family of bystander expects no charges filed against Miami police in fatal shooting
Relatives of Evelyn Valdez, killed during a June 2025 officer-involved shooting, say they left a meeting assuming no charges, but the State Attorney's Office says the case is under review.
Officer who shot bystander in Wynwood likely won’t be charged, attorney says
More than a year later, the family of Evelyn Caridad Valdes is no closer to getting answers about why the young Baptist Health social worker was killed by a Miami police officer’s bullet as she sat in a car in traffic in front of a Wynwood nightclub. And on Friday, they learned that the officer who shot Valdes likely won’t face criminal charges. Valdes, who was turning 28, was killed by a stray bullet fired by police in the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, outside a Wynwood nightclub. The o
Moldy Ice Machine and Live Roaches Prompt Emergency Closures at Two South Florida Restaurants
Florida inspectors ordered two South Florida restaurants to close on Oct. 5 after finding live roaches in both kitchens and, at one, a black and green mold-like buildup inside the ice machine. State inspection records list 44 violations at La Union Restaurant in Margate and 15 at Sawa in Coral Gables' Shops at Merrick Park.
FDOT announces road closures on I-395, SR 836, I-95 due to construction project
(WSVN) - The Florida Department of Transportation announced scheduled weekend closures along Interstate 395, State Road 836 and Interstate 95 for construction on the I-395/SR 836/I-95 Design-Build Project. All eastbound SR 836 travel lanes will be closed at Northwest 17th Avenue starting at 11 p.m. on Saturday until 10 a.m....
Viral Publix Closure Lists Mix Old Shutdowns with Rebuilds: The Status of Five Florida...
Lists of Publix store closures are circulating online again this week, but most of the stores on them closed months ago, and several are being rebuilt rather than abandoned. A review of local news reports and company statements shows that two metro Atlanta stores closed for good in December 2025, while stores in Kendall and Palm Bay closed so Publix could build new stores on the same sites.
Nearly 200 lobster tails vanish from Miami’s historic Biltmore Hotel
Nearly 200 lobster tails and more than 100 pounds of pork belly allegedly disappeared from the kitchens of the historic Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, leading to the arrest of a former employee accused of stealing nearly $8,000 worth of food. According to CBS Miami, 37-year-old Diego Alfredo Medina Acosta...
Police: ‘I told the guy to scare him,’ woman says after gunman wounded neighbor...
MIAMI — A 36-year-old woman faced charges on Friday after a gunman shot her neighbor in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. Police officers arrested Monica Williams shortly before 1:20 p.m. on Thursday at Southwest Eighth Avenue and Fourth Street, according to a police report. “That [expletive] got what he...
Miami Gardens Mom Still Waiting as Teacher’s Murder Case Drags Into Its Eighth Year
The latest court appearance brought no resolution in the case against former assistant principal Ernest Joseph Roberts, accused of killing Norland High School teacher Kameela Russell. Her mother, Linda Russell, told reporters she is trying to find a way to bring the case to a close, saying, “it’s been so many years,” according to The Miami Herald.
