Gunfire Rocks Miami Gardens Block, Sends One To Trauma Center
Gunfire shattered the quiet of a Miami Gardens neighborhood early Tuesday, sending one person to a trauma center and kicking off a fresh police investigation near the 17300 block of Northwest 36th Avenue. Neighbors told reporters they heard a burst of gunshots before emergency crews flooded the street. First responders
Dave Hyde, longtime South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist, laid off after 36 years
The sports-writing ranks got a little thinner on Tuesday. Dave Hyde, longtime sports columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and author of several books including “Still Perfect: The Untold Story of the 1972 Miami Dolphins,” was laid off by the newspaper he worked at for 36 years. Hyde announced the news on social
Miami woman charged in Medicare fraud scheme involving thousands of patients
MIAMI, Florida - A Miami woman has been indicted for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to obtain and sell confidential Medicare beneficiary information, according to the Department of Justice. Kenia Marrero, a 46-year-old resident of Miami, is accused of paying Joan Navarro Bruguet, a 51-year-old former employee of a Mi
Miami auto show has been canceled this year. Will it return in the future?
One of South Florida’s signature events has reached the end of the road this year. The Miami International Auto Show is canceled. Miami Beach communications director Melissa Berthier confirmed that the event “is not taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center this year.” But the event may not be gone for good. Be
Mahjong fever sweeps Miami: Social nights and beginner classes take off
It’s a game that’s been around for centuries. But these days, Mahjong is having a major Miami moment. From social nights to beginner classes, people are putting down their phones and picking up tiles. You may recognize Mahjong from the film “crazy rich asians,” but in Miami, the...
Miami police investigating online threats against city commissioner
The Miami Police Department is investigating threats against City Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela that appeared in the comment section of a recent video posted to Instagram by filmmaker Billy Corben. The investigation lands amid ongoing tensions between Gabela and Corben, who has posted several videos to Instagram in
Traffic alert: Miami airport has permanently shut street. Check what’s coming next
Miami International Airport has permanently shut down one of its access roads to make room for the expansion of a passenger terminal. Drivers used Northwest 20th Street between Mclaughlin Drive and MIA to access the airport via 42nd Court. Now, the stretch has been permanently closed to traffic for the expansion of the
‘A wound that will never heal:’ Family of slain Doral woman, 2 girls releases...
DORAL, Fla. — The family of a 46-year-old Doral woman who was slain alongside her daughters in what police said was a murder-suicide carried out by the girls’ father released a statement this week to the media. “We are the family of Melanie Lauren Hyer — her mother...
Cuba earthquake shakes Miami, felt as far as Flagler County; buildings evacuated in Dade
Seismic activity from a 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Cuba on Monday afternoon reportedly swayed buildings in Miami and rattled the nerves of many in Florida, particularly in East Central Florida, at Disney World, and all the way up to Flagler County. Reports of a building shaking a 2307 SW 1st...
Daughter locked up mother with dementia and Alzheimer’s, refused to change her dirty Pampers...
A Florida woman who was accused of locking up her mother with dementia and Alzheimer's while refusing to change her dirty Pampers also drained the 78-year-old's "life savings," according to police. The post Daughter locked up mother with dementia and Alzheimer's, refused to change her dirty Pampers while draining the
