Animal rights activists rally as Miami Seaquarium prepares to close
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Animal rights activists gathered outside the Miami Seaquarium on Saturday, celebrating its upcoming closure. Protesters said it’s long overdue. “I saw this coming,” said Holly, an activist with SoFlo Animal Rights. “This was coming for a long, long time.”. The facility, which...
‘She is relentless’: South Florida Venezuelans hail the morale boost of Machado’s Nobel Prize
Friday's announcement that democracy champion María Corina Machado had won the Nobel Peace Prize was of course a big boost for a country struggling against a brutal dictatorship like Venezuela's. But it was also a much needed morale lift for Venezuelans outside the country — especially in the U.S.,...
Vote 2025: Michael A. Hepburn wants to make history as Miami’s 1st Black mayor
MIAMI — Michael A. Hepburn, the co-founder of the Allapattah Neighborhood Association, is among the 13 candidates running for Miami mayor on Nov. 4. Hepburn, 43, the principal officer for the Reimagine Miami Foundation, a nonprofit organization he started in 2021, wants to make history as the city’s first Black mayor.
The Weeknd drops $54.9M on waterfront mansion in exclusive Florida enclave, breaking local record
The Weeknd is bringing "a buzz" to America's priciest community, as he's under contract to buy a local record-breaking $54.9 million waterfront mansion equipped to fit a 200-foot yacht.
‘A pillar for this community’: Slain activist Dwight Wells started ‘Wheels Up Guns Down’...
MIAMI — Just hours after his murder in Miami, slain activist Dwight C. Wells’s grieving mother, Mary Brown, talked to Local 10 News about her son’s legacy after years of annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day demonstrations. Brown, a regular churchgoer, said she was proud of him...
2 hospitalized after armed robbery at rental home in Hollywood: Police
Two people are recovering from their injuries following an armed robbery at a rental home in Hollywood Saturday morning, police said. According to Hollywood Police, officers received reports of a possible armed home invasion and robbery at a home at the 700 block of North Southlake Drive. When officers arrived...
Person hospitalized, suspect detained after shooting on Ocean Drive in Hollywood
A person was hospitalized and a suspect was detained after a shooting on Ocean Drive in Hollywood on Thursday, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. at 3725 S. Ocean Drive, just south of the Diplomat Beach Resort, Hollywood Police officials said. When officers arrived they found a...
Miami Seaquarium shuts down Sunday. PETA calls for safety of surviving marine animals
As the Miami Seaquarium prepares to shut down its operations on Sunday, animal rights activists are planning a celebration and calling for the facility’s surviving animals to be moved to sanctuaries or released into the ocean. Supporters of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, and allies...
‘He was Liberty City.’ Activist shot and killed while playing dominoes in Miami, cops...
A community activist was gunned down in Miami while playing dominoes outside of his restauant on Friday night, according to police. Police say Dwight C. Wells, 40, was playing with two other men when a man walked up and shot him. The shooter ran off on foot, police say. Around 9:20 p.m., Miami officers responded to...
Publix allows open carry, but what about Miami-area Winn-Dixie, malls, theaters?
Florida is now an open-carry state. But not everywhere. Businesses have the final say on whether customers can holster a firearm outside their clothing. So far, many aren’t putting out the welcome mat for customers who open carry, citing existing “no guns” policies. But Florida-based Publix has announced it is...

















