Florida moves to kill property taxes as Miramar braces for fallout
The Florida House has passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would exempt homestead properties from all non-school property taxes, a measure that now awaits Senate action. The bill, CS/CS/HJR 203, would strip cities and counties of one of their most reliable revenue streams, and municipalities like Miramar...
We Found A Real New York Bagel Right Here In Florida
What if the most authentic New York breakfast in Florida is waiting just around the corner?. Some mornings call for more than coffee. They call for that perfect first bite, the one with a crisp edge, a warm center, and the kind of texture you cannot fake. You walk in...
If You Love Vintage Cars, This Florida Museum Belongs on Your Bucket List
This place will make your heart race before you even see the first engine. Chrome gleams. Tailfins soar. Every corner hums with stories from a louder, flashier, gasoline-soaked past that refuses to fade quietly. Step inside and time snaps backward. One moment you’re standing today… the next you’re surrounded by...
15 Florida Restaurants That Stay Packed Without Ever Advertising
Some of the best meals I’ve had in Florida happened at places I stumbled upon by accident or heard about from a friend who swore I had to try them. No billboards, no commercials, no flashy social media campaigns. Just incredible food that keeps people coming back and telling...
Miami Zoom Circus as ‘Deepfake’ Witness Halts Court Cold
A man who looked uncannily like Nicolas Cage popped into a 2023 Miami-Dade Zoom hearing, introduced himself as a cyber specialist, and rattled the courtroom so much that the judge shut the whole thing down. Plaintiff Roy Miller says the on-screen visitor’s speech and mouth movements did not sync, so he blurted out,...
Miami Is Getting Another Cold Front Next Week, Dropping Temperatures Into The 40s
If you’ve stepped outside today, or at any point this week for that matter, you probably thought we were already in July. It’s been pretty warm, with temperatures pushing the upper 80s, making for a perfect beach day this weekend or keeping the South Beach Wine & Food Festival celebration going.
Pembroke Park commissioners sideline mayor amid residency dispute
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — The mayor of Pembroke Park walked out of a special town meeting Friday without taking questions after fellow commissioners voted to have Commissioner William Hodgkins run the meeting instead. In a recorded vote, commissioners approved handing the gavel to Hodgkins for the remainder of the...
1 killed, 1 hospitalized after multi-vehicle collision on Florida Turnpike near Hollywood Boulevard exit
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - A multi-vehicle collision caused a major pile-up at the southbound exit near Hollywood Boulevard on the Florida Turnpike Saturday morning. First responders arrived on the scene and took one victim to the hospital. Hollywood Fire Rescue stated that one person was declared deceased on scene....
Miami, FL Weather Alert: 62% Rain Chance Sunday, Wet Roads by Evening
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Miami, FL – Rain chances will climb across South Florida on Sunday as a cold front moves through the region, bringing scattered showers and a shift to cooler temperatures heading into next week. According...
Teen Molestation Claim Rocks Miami Flock, Loxahatchee Pastor Busted
A Loxahatchee pastor is facing serious felony charges after a 15-year-old member of his Miami congregation told investigators he repeatedly touched her inappropriately on church grounds, according to deputies. Deputies identified the pastor as 50-year-old Elco Vallier. He is charged with lewd or lascivious...
