Immunotherapy giving new hope to patients with advanced melanoma
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A big win is emerging when it comes to treating the most dangerous form of skin cancer. For years, doctors struggled to treat melanoma, especially when the cancer spread to other organs in the body. Chemotherapy often did not work, but newer immunotherapy treatments are now helping save lives.
Broward teacher arrested, accused of ‘offense against student by authority figure’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County public school teacher was arrested Thursday and booked into the Broward County Main Jail, records show. Online jail records show Basil Billings, 63, faces charges of offense against student by authority figure and lewd and lascivious touching of certain minors. Billings is...
Florida Residents Urged to Prepare as Slow-Moving Storm System Brings Days of Heavy Rain
Miami, Florida — Millions of Floridians are being urged to prepare for days of heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding as a moisture-rich weather system settles over the state, bringing repeated rounds of thunderstorms through the weekend and into early June. Forecasters say the prolonged weather event could dump..
‘A proud day’: Teen stabbed by girlfriend honored with posthumous diploma at Miami Northwestern...
What was supposed to be a joyful graduation day became an emotional tribute for the family of a South Florida teenager whose life was tragically cut short. On Thursday, the family of 17-year-old Yahkeim Lollar gathered at the Ziff Opera House as Miami Northwestern Senior High School honored him with a posthumous diplom
City of Miami launches employee web portal for pay transparency
Critics say the City of Miami is spending too much taxpayer money on employee salaries. A recently elected city commissioner agrees, and proposed a pay transparency portal that has just gone live. A recent report from WLRN News partner Coconut Grove Spotlight found that 70% of Miami’s annual budget is...
Search underway for missing teen from Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood
MIAMI (WSVN) - A search is underway for a missing teen from Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. Detectives with City of Miami Police said 17-year-old Ciela Mendez was last seen in the area of Little Haiti on May 22. She stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.
North Miami police seek woman, 76, reported missing, endangered
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — The North Miami Police Department asked for the public’s help Thursday in locating a 76-year-old woman who they said was reported missing and endangered. Police said Marie Bernard was last seen around 6 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Northeast 133rd Street and Northeast...
This Miami Beach chef is quietly making the city’s best cheesesteak
It’s not every day that an acclaimed chef known for fine-dining cuisine opens a sandwich shop. Yet that might be exactly why Miami already loves Cheesesteak For Sale. The gourmet cheesesteak shop is a joint venture between some of Miami’s biggest hospitality names, including Jeff Lagowitz and renowned chef Pawan Pinise
Little Havana businessmen say they’re entitled to city’s $770K payout to Carollo
The city of Miami has delayed a scheduled vote approving a $770,000 settlement payout to former Commissioner Joe Carollo after plaintiffs in a separate lawsuit filed an emergency motion this week, arguing they’re entitled to those funds. The Miami City Commission agreed on Thursday to push a vote approving a six-figure
Joshua Lahai’s family starts GoFundMe after 11-year-old drowned off Surfside Beach
A family member says it is “devastated and struggling to cope with the emotional and financial challenges."
