Hialeah FL

A U.S. Postal Service employee in South Florida was arrested after investigators allegedly caught him opening mail packages inside his work truck and removing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and jewelry.

Federal investigators say two people are behind a drug operation on the dark-web that shipped hundreds of packages across the country—including into the hands of undercover agents in South Florida. Nicholas Aguilar and Jessica Marcolina are accused of selling drugs as a vendor on the dark-web called “HotGirlzClub” and...

A man acting as an insurance agent—24 years after his license was revoked—and a south Florida insurance agency owner have been charged with taking premium payments and providing fake workers’ compensation certificates of insurance to a contractor. Florida’s chief financial officer announced that Yaudat Antonio Ohan, 52,...

For a patient managing diabetes, the medication keeping them healthy could suddenly cost more or become unavailable. For hundreds of patients at a Miami health center, concern is growing as the federal government is changing how safety-net clinics get discounts on drugs, starting in January. Under a program called 340B, clinics buy medications at a discount and use the savings to fund care for uninsured and underinsured patients. Now, the discounts are shifting from upfront price cuts to post-pu

Mold in the ice machine and ice tea dispenser, food on allegedly “clean” dishes, rodent dookie and dirty equipment all were among a whopping 55 violations a state inspector found at Shorty’s Bar-B-Q last week. This inspection wasn’t of the Shorty’s on Biscayne Boulevard near Dadeland Mall, but the one at 11575 Bird Road, just east of Florida’s Turnpike and HCA Florida Kendall Hospital. Barely passing Friday’s re-inspection — “Follow-Up Inspection Required,” 32 violations — got Shorty’s back open

Newly released body camera footage shows the June 14, 2025, police shooting outside a Wynwood nightclub in Miami that killed an armed man and a bystander, 28-year-old Evelyn Valdés. Footage begins in silence as officers fire outside Electric Lady Sergeants Jose Cabrera and Javier Herbello and Officer Acosta were outside the Electric Lady nightclub when...

Hialeah police are putting a Chevrolet Corvette seized during a criminal investigation to a new use: promoting traffic safety at community events, rather than chasing down speeding motorists. The sports car is part of the city’s new initiative to crack down on aggressive driving initiative, made up of a police unit of one sergeant and four officers dedicated to traffic enforcement. While the Corvette will serve as a public outreach vehicle, five regular patrol vehicles will be used by officers a

Neighborhoods have been bracing for another round of flooding after streets were underwater and people became stranded.

All signs point to this week’s king tide as the highest in South Florida’s history — supercharged by onshore winds and sea level rise. From Miami to West Palm, an unprecedented amount of saltwater surged ashore. It submerged lanes of major thoroughfares, leaving drivers to navigate intersections with water up to their wheel wells. It crept to the doors — and beyond — of coastal businesses, including several in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale. “I couldn’t even open the door because if I opened it

The FBI is looking for a Colombian man accused of taking part in a massive drug-money laundering operation. Investigators say Victor Julian Duque (who may also go by Victor Julian Duque Tobon), worked as a courier, collecting cash in the U.S. and depositing hundreds of thousands of dollars into accounts tied to fake businesses on behalf of the criminal organization Clan de Golfo.