Miami Beach FL

The city of Miami Beach is negotiating a deal for the construction of a private padel facility on the roof of a parking garage near Lincoln Road. Why it matters: City leaders hope programming the garage with the trendy racket sport will drive business to Lincoln Road shops. Catch up...

The Archdiocese of Miami is condemning Florida’s controversial migrant detention facility — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — calling it “unbecoming of public officials” and “corrosive of the common good.”. In a strongly worded statement posted to the Archdiocese’s website, Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticized...

MIAMI, FL – On July 10, 2025, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced the arrest of two bail bondsmen, Juan Carlos Soto-Arraga and Alexander Michael Rispa, in connection with an organized scheme to defraud and extort multiple victims. Rispa is a Venezuelan national. According to investigators, the...

Images from Chopper 4 showed a heavy police presence at a shopping plaza in the 19000 block of Biscayne Boulevard.

Commissioners are taking a second and final vote on a proposal to limit elected officials to two four-year terms as mayor and commissioner.

MIAMI (WSVN) - A beloved hospital dog got a big celebration for their third birthday. Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami threw a party for their pediatric facility dog Mahi Mahi on Wednesday afternoon. Patients and staff enjoyed moments with their Golden Retriever-Lab mix during the Chick-Fil-A-themed celebration...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A southwest Miami-Dade woman is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say she embezzled more than $615,000 from her employer over a three-year period. Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said Vanessa Arochena, 40, was arrested Wednesday following an investigation that...

SWEETWATER, Fla. – Police arrested two executives of a South Florida contracting company after they claimed the pair engaged in a six-figure scam targeting a Sweetwater senior. Yordanka Riech, 51, and Geisy Valdes Caballero, 48, are each facing a charge of theft from an elderly person, a first-degree felony.

A high-ranking Miami-Dade County jail official found himself behind bars over the weekend after causing a two-car wreck while nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit, troopers said. Around 8:50 p.m., when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper arrived at the site of the car crash, they found Omar Fernandez, 50,...

There is a reported mosquito infestation around Alligator Alcatraz located deep in the Everglades.