Miami Beach to face audit from state after lawmaker alleges ‘mismanagement’
Miami Beach will face an audit from the state of Florida after a committee on Monday approved a lawmaker’s request to dig into the city’s operations. The idea came from state Rep. Fabian Basabe, R-Miami Beach, who accused the city of “financial mismanagement” and “a lack of transparency” in a letter to the Joint...
TV host Ryan Seacrest opens ‘Seacrest Studios’ at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Ryan Seacrest, host of “Wheel of Fortune” and “American Idol,” opened “Seacrest Studios” at the pediatric care pavilion of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Tuesday. “This moment marks the beginning of a new chapter in our mission to bring joy,...
Man in critical condition after being hit by car in Miami
MIAMI — Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Miami. It happened just before 6 p.m. in the area of Northwest 36th Street and 21st Avenue. According to police, officers responded to find a 66-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive. First responders performed life-saving measures...
Record heat and aging housing are putting Miami’s low-income renters at risk, study shows
Months after South Florida baked through a record-breaking summer marked by relentless heat advisories, soaring energy bills, and indoor temperatures that became unbearable for thousands, a growing body of research is making one thing clear: for people living in older, under-resourced affordable housing, extreme heat...
‘Allow me to leave’: Man detained at Alligator Alcatraz says he wants to be...
OCHOPEE, Fla. (CBS12) — A man being held at Florida's controversial Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the Everglades told CBS News Miami he wants to be deported. According to our news partners at CBS Miami, Alexis Rodriguez, 59, a Cuban national, was detained last month after reporting for...
Miami family accused of $1 million fraud scheme at Brickell Motors, investigators say
Police say a longtime employee funneled hundreds of refund checks to her husband and son.
Rick Ross Honored With His Own Day In Miami
Rick Ross gets his own day in Miami during his first-ever Holiday Brand Showcase
Defense highlights troubled past as Jason Banegas fights death sentence
Attorneys argue his childhood trauma and mental health struggles should spare him from execution in officer's killing.
2 Miami Men Sentenced To Nearly 5 Years In Prison For $28 Million Drug...
Two Miami men have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in schemes that endangered patient health and breached drug safety rules, dealing a significant blow to illegal pharmaceutical operations. Boris Arencibia, 52, and Jose Armando Rivera Garcia, 45, were sentenced to 57 months each on Oct. 30 for...
‘What the f— was that?’: Driver threatened to kill woman backing into her own...
A Florida man is behind bars after police said he threatened a woman with a knife while she was backing her car into her driveway. Kayan Dealmeida-Fernandes, 32, was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a road rage incident that occurred in Miami on Nov. 6. According...
