Miami Surgeon Left Paralyzed After SUV Hits Him in Rickenbacker Bike Lane
Dr. Gilbert Beauperthuy-Rojas, a 63-year-old orthopedic surgeon at HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, remains hospitalized with a spinal cord injury after a driver in a sport utility vehicle struck him while he was cycling in a designated bike lane on the Rickenbacker Causeway. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. Saturday nea
Flanigan’s workers cite federal employment violations in growing lawsuit
At least 26 Flanigan’s workers have come together in a federal lawsuit against the jolly green Big Daddy, accusing management of forcing them to work “off the clock” to make their paychecks slimmer. The Fort Lauderdale-based restaurant chain has become a pillar of the South Florida dining...
Tropical moisture increases the chance of rain across Florida
High pressure east of Florida will continue the onshore flow across the Sunshine State. However, deep tropical moisture will also continue to move into the region. Some of this tropical moisture is associated with the remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Dolly. Higher-than-normal rain chances will continue through
Nightlife mogul lists $12M Miami Beach home. See luxury listings, contracts, sales
The longtime manager of Norwegian DJ Kygo listed his Mid-Beach home for just under $12 million last week. The listing of the six-bedroom home at 4442 Prairie Ave., which backs up to Biscayne Waterway, was a top listing in a relatively slow week for Miami-Dade’s luxury real estate market.
Ken Griffin Denied Buying Mana Wynwood in January. Eight Months Later, Sources Say the...
Citadel founder Ken Griffin's rumored purchase of Mana Wynwood, developer Moishe Mana's 30-acre convention center complex, has shifted from a denied rumor to what sources describe as a mostly closed deal. The Real Deal reported this week that the majority of the transaction has closed and is expected to be finalized by
Miami yacht captain accused of smuggling Colombian national from the Bahamas
Federal agents pulled over a yacht off Miami Beach they say was smuggling a woman from Colombia by way of the Bahamas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents stopped the 64-foot 2013 Prestige 620 Flyer, named the Mi Amore, around 10:45 a.m. Sunday about one nautical mile east of Government
Bond denied for South Florida developer accused of drunk driving crash that killed elderly...
A South Florida real estate developer accused of driving drunk and crashing his SUV into a Southwest Miami-Dade home, killing an 82-year-old man who was sleeping inside, will remain behind bars until trial. Allen Matis, 68, is facing up to 30 years in prison if convicted in connection with the...
Grenade Joke at Miami Airport Ticket Counter: Florida Felony Has No Mercy Clause
Bomb joke airport Florida felony: Osniel Blanco-Lopez, 52, faces up to 15 years in prison after saying 'I have a grenade' in Spanish at an American Airlines counter at Miami International Airport. Florida Statute 790.163 bars judges from ever withholding conviction for false bomb reports -- saying 'just kidding' or lau
EDITORIAL: Hope report out. Voters must judge
Thanks to some good work by CBS Miami and other media outlets, the grand jury report on the Hope Florida scandal was revealed last week.
Arrests announced in Disabled Parking Permit fraud scheme
Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez joined Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz following the arrests of 11 individuals as part of Operation Parking Denied, an ongoing investigation into an alleged fraudulent scheme involving the improper issuance of Disabled Person Parking Permits. The investigat

















