Hialeah cracks down on years of illegal dumping
Officials emphasized that dumping on either private or public property is a crime. Police will enforce the law, and violators risk arrest.
Star-studded bash at Wynwood’s Sparrow Italia celebrates ABC Miami’s arrival on the airwaves
We’ll use any excuse to party and day drink — and party we did, when we celebrated our partnership with ABC in Wynwood. Some ABC stars were there, too. And so was Deco’s Alex Miranda, who was way too busy to party. He was interviewing celebrities, brought by ABC all the way from New York City and Los Angeles, to...
Police officers arrest 22-year-old man after pursuit with crashes in North Miami Beach
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 22-year-old man stands accused of pushing a police officer to get back in his white Honda during a traffic stop to flee in northeastern Miami-Dade County-- but not for long. Miami-Dade correctional deputies booked Jonathan Rivas on Thursday morning at the Turner Guilford...
Miami-Dade bail bondsmen arrested amid probe into armed kidnapping, other illegal activity
A group of bail bondsmen from Miami-Dade have been arrested amid an investigation into an armed kidnapping and other illegal activity, authorities said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Thursday announced the arrest of four men for acting outside the legal authority of bail bondsmen. Alexander Michael...
Surveillance video captures gruesome stabbing incident at Miami Beach housing complex
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A stabbing incident in Miami Beach was caught on surveillance camera. According to police, 83-year-old John Gula brutally stabbed the manager of Rebecca Towers, located at 150 Alton Road and owned by the Miami Beach Housing Authority, back on Aug. 4. It was around 10:40...
University of Miami organ procurement agency being closed by HHS, citing safety issues
A University of Miami organ procurement agency is being closed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over safety issues that date back a decade, officials said. The decertification of the Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, a division of the University of Miami Health System, was announced Thursday by...
Miami-Dade commissioner works for a nonprofit, pushes for wider charity funding
Local charities have a champion this year in Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee, who recently proposed creating a new stream of government revenue to support nonprofits that use county money to help provide social services. That’s a category that includes his employer, Children of Inmates, a well-known charity...
Miami Lakes man dead after dump truck rollover crash on Florida’s Turnpike, FHP says
Florida Highway Patrol said the man was partially ejected from the truck due to his "lack of safety belt usage."
Miami-Dade cop cleared in UPS truck shootout under Stand Your Ground: judge
A Broward judge on Thursday dismissed the case against a Miami-Dade police officer — charged in the death of a UPS driver during a 2019 shootout at a busy intersection — citing Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. Broward Circuit Court Judge Ernest Kollra ruled in favor of suspended officer Jose Mateo, who had argued...
New Sunny Isles Beach police drones helping crack down on overnight crime
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. — Police in Sunny Isles Beach are using their new drones to help enforce the law. Last Thursday at around 3:05 a.m., a drone spotted a man identified as Jeffrey Gibson on the beach. The police department scans the beach for anyone violating the city’s...

















