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MIAMI — Firefighters used their 1952 Peter Pirsch surplus fire truck on Wednesday to help Santa Claus deliver hundreds of Christmas gifts in Miami. Miami Fire Rescue and the Miami Firefighters Benevolent Association have been teaming up with Claus for more than seven decades. “We don’t just drop off...

His wife, daughters and brother were murdered, but Eli Sharabi said he still finds hope in the darkest of times.

MIAMI (WSVN) — A 15-year-old teenager charged in the fatal stabbing of his mother appeared in court virtually on Tuesday. Derek Rosa, who was 13 when he was accused of killing his mother more than two years ago, appeared before the judge, who asked whether he was doing OK with his defense team.

Bachata fans rejoice! The king and prince of the genre, Romeo Santos and Prince Royce, have officially announced their long-anticipated joint tour following the release of their collaborative album Better Late Than Never, a landmark project that unites two of bachata’s most influential voices over 13 captivating...

The Miami City Commission last week approved a $250,000 grant requested by outgoing Mayor Francis Suarez in his final days in office, steering the bulk of his discretionary spending to a for-profit events and branding company based in California. The grant, approved unanimously and without discussion at Thursday’s...

Fresh out of the auditorium after watching Brévo Theatre's production of Langston Hughes’ classic, “Black Nativity,” Darlene Hargrove had one takeaway:. "They've made the birth of Christ come alive; this is what it's about. It's not about the presents. It's not about the history. It's about life.”

There has been a big crackdown on homelessness in Florida, with local and state bans on public encampments that risk worsening the street-to-jail-back-to-street cycle that makes this problem so hard to solve. That’s why officials across South Florida have been touting a planned facility that would treat some of the...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 41-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on accusations that he carjacked another man at knife-point in northwest Miami-Dade. According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred just after 10 p.m. last Friday in the 4400 block of Northwest 30th Avenue.

Forget about your holiday shopping, your many December obligations, and trying to get work done in double time. Remember, there’s a birthday to celebrate: The Cape Florida Lighthouse turns 200 years old on Wednesday. The celebration at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park will be one steeped both in...

The husband of actress Devon Aoki has been arrested in a hit-and-run in Coral Gables that left a scooter rider with serious injuries, police said. James Hunter Bailey, 40, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash causing serious bodily injury and resisting an officer without violence, Miami-Dade jail records...