Deadly Wreck Brings 79th Street Causeway to a Standstill in North Bay Village
A deadly crash on the 79th Street Causeway in North Bay Village Friday night shut down traffic near Adventure Avenue and turned the evening commute into a crawl. Emergency crews arrived within minutes, and initial reports from the scene indicated at least one person did not survive. Investigators kept the area closed...
1 killed, 8 injured in major northwest Miami-Dade crash, officials say
At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in a crash in northwest Miami-Dade on Friday, officials say.
This 70-Year-Old Florida Farm Draws Hours-Long Lines For Its $2 Cinnamon Rolls
If you ask any true Floridian where they’d willingly, even happily, idle hours away in the South Dade sun for a sweet, there’s only one real answer: Knaus Berry Farm. Since 1956—when brothers Russell and Ray Knaus began selling strawberries at their Redland farm—locals have been flocking to Knaus for a taste of their...
‘Hit him on his face’: Florida woman admittedly beat 7-year-old son with autism with...
A Florida woman was recently arrested for beating her autistic son with a belt after he kissed a classmate, Sunshine State police say. Kelly Michel, 27, stands accused of one count of child abuse without great bodily harm, according to the Miami Police Department. The underlying incident occurred on Tuesday...
$1.3M in pot and cocaine found on suspected smuggling boat off Miami: Coast Guard
An estimated $1.3 million worth of cocaine and marijuana were found on a suspected drug smuggling boat that was stopped off Miami, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Friday. The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge’s crew stopped the boat around 2:15 p.m. Saturday about 8 miles offshore of Miami, officials said.
Miami mother arrested after beating autistic son for kissing classmate’s cheek: Police
MIAMI — During a recent child protective services interview, a 7-year-old boy, who was diagnosed with autism, described abuse that was so scary that it caused him to wet himself, according to police. The boy had “visible injuries” when he met with a case coordinator at the University of...
2 people apprehended in 25-car and $1.5 million ‘credit bust out’ fraud in Miami-Dade:...
A former car dealership finance manager, as well as an alleged straw buyer and money mule, are facing charges after Miami-Dade investigators discovered a major “credit bust out” fraud operation involving more than two dozen vehicles valued at more than $1.5 million. Deinier Dominguez, 39, of Cutler Bay,...
Who are the ‘hidden homeless’? In Miami-Dade, they could fill Hard Rock Stadium
Going by the official count , roughly 3,500 people are experiencing homelessness in Miami-Dade on any given night. Some sleep in shelters, others on the street. But a population nearly 20 times that size exists beyond that tally. An estimated 66,000-plus county residents are part of Miami-Dade’s “hidden homeless,”...
Hollywood Woman Catches Fire, Rushed To Miami Burn Center
A woman in Hollywood, Florida accidentally set herself on fire early Wednesday morning, prompting a trauma alert and a rapid transfer out of Broward County to Miami’s major burn and trauma center. She was first stabilized at Memorial Regional Hospital before being sent on to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami....
Overtown Garden Case: Boys 12 And 13 Charged As Adults In Rape Of 12‑Year‑Old
Two boys, ages 12 and 13, are now facing adult charges after Miami police say they raped a 12‑year‑old girl in Overtown last June. Investigators allege the attack happened at a neighborhood community garden and lasted roughly half an hour. Prosecutors’ decision to file in adult court marks an uncommon move for...
