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A coalition of parents, educators, and community leaders is protesting what it calls an "unfunded mandate" and the "unprecedented surge of 'Schools of Hope' charter operators" who seek to open programs inside hundreds of South Florida's public schools. The groups — including the United Teachers of Dade, NAACP...

The eeriest part about when a Brightline train collided with a car on Wednesday, seriously injuring someone, was not the crash itself, but the moments afterward, passengers told the Miami Herald. Riders aboard the train, which was headed to Fort Lauderdale when it struck someone in North Miami, said there was a...

TITUSVILLE, FL — Federal investigators are examining the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Florida teenager found dead under a bed aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship earlier this month. A medical report now confirms she died from asphyxiation resulting from a bar hold, a restraint involving an arm placed...

MIAMI LAKES, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miami Lakes attorney is behind bars after he allegedly attacked an elderly man on a cruise. Phillip Ortiz, 38, was taken into custody on Saturday after the Norwegian cruise docked at Port Miami. Details of the incident on the cruise remains unclear. Ortiz is...

MIAMI, FL — A disturbing viral video from a Miami dance studio is sparking outrage across social media after a man was caught rushing in and sniffing a couch immediately after a female student — reportedly underage — stood up from it. The unsettling footage, which quickly circulated on X (formerly Twitter), has...

A man is dead and three other suspects are on the run after a home invasion turned into a shooting in Kendall on Saturday evening, deputies said.

Florida is famous for sunshine, beaches, and theme parks, but there’s another sweet side to the Sunshine State that often goes unnoticed. Tucked away in bustling neighborhoods and quiet corners are some of the most delicious dessert spots you’ll ever find. These aren’t fancy chain restaurants or trendy...

Manatees, a familiar sight for Key Biscayne residents who often spot the gentle mammals feeding around Mashta Bridge, are facing renewed pressures statewide. Florida has recorded 587 manatee deaths so far in 2025, slightly higher than the 565 reported during the same period last year, according to new reporting from...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 30-year-old motorcyclist was arrested late Thursday night after authorities said he fired shots at a car in southwest Miami-Dade. The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. near the 26000 block of South Dixie Highway in the Princeton area. According to an arrest report the Miami-Dade...

A former manager at an assisted living facility in Coral Springs is facing a series of second-degree felony charges after investigators say she financially exploited an 82-year-old woman under her care. According to Plantation Police Department arrest records, Anita Sandy Hasnali, 35, of Sunrise, was arrested on...