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MIAMI (WSVN) - A man is accused of committing a creepy crime after breaking into a home while the family slept inside. According to police, 22-year-old Christopher Olivera snuck into a home in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 47th Terrace on Monday morning. The victim told officers “her...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Wednesday who they say participated in an illegal intersection takeover in the county’s Gladeview neighborhood. The suspect was identified in an arrest report as 27-year-old Evian Jamar Griffin. According to the report, detectives wi

MIAMI (WSVN) - A police pursuit ended with at least one person in custody. Broward Sheriff’s Office units began following the vehicle in the area of State Road 826 and Northwest 57th Avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade. Authorities discussed using a grappler but decided against it due to being on...

Ten years ago, on the heels of a flubbed sidewalk beautification project, the city of Miami broke ground on what was to be a total makeover of historic, bedraggled Flagler Street in the heart of downtown. To bring new life to Miami’s original Main Street, there would be wider, nicer, more durable sidewalks for outdoor

MIAMI (WSVN) - A woman was minding her own business while running errands in Miami’s Little Havana section when she was randomly sucker punched by a stranger. The whole incident was captured by surveillance cameras. Mónica Zapata, who recently opened Calle Ocho Sports Bar near Southwest 10th Avenue, told...

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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A longtime South Beach dining destination has closed its doors after 15 years in business, but the restaurant says it hopes the goodbye won’t be permanent. Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, known for its Southern comfort food, fried chicken and extensive bourbon selection, has...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A BJ’s Wholesale Club employee was arrested Wednesday after investigators with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office accused him of fraudulently approving tire replacement claims for “friends and associates,” costing the retailer thousands of dollars. According to an MDSO arrest report, Julio Cordov

A neighborhood store can move enormous sums through transactions that look small one receipt at a time. Federal prosecutors allege a Miami convenience store became the hub of a cash-for-benefits operation that generated nearly $20 million in fraudulent food-stamp activity. The case shows how a retailer’s access to the

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Authorities in Miami-Dade County are investigating a shooting. It happened early Thursday afternoon in the area of the 20300 block of Northwest 35th Avenue in Miami Gardens. Officers rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a shooting. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, one person...