‘We are devastated’: Opa-locka woman dies 4 days after driver struck her while walking...
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — Agatha “Aggie” Hunter died on Friday in the hospital about four days after a driver struck her during an early morning walk with her dog in northwestern Miami-Dade County. Relatives said the 75-year-old matriarch, who was independent, suffered a head injury and bone fractures...
$258,769.58 Jackpot Hit on Dragon Link Slot Machine at Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood,...
The Dragon Link slot machine strikes again. This time a $258,769.58 jackpot was hit at the Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The guest, who wishes to remain anonymous, wagered just $25 on a $1 denomination to land the grand jackpot. The progressive has since reset to $200,000. A progressive slot machine st
New Construction Home in Miami’s Bay Point Neighborhood Sells For Record-Setting $27.25 Million
Casa Moderne, a newly completed waterfront residence at 790 Lake Road in Miami's exclusive Bay Point neighborhood, has sold for a record $27.25 million. The transaction establishes a new record-setting canal-front price per square foot in Bay Point at $4,284 per square foot, reflecting not only the continued demand for
From ‘hell hole’ to healing: Judge’s 20-year fight to open Miami mental health center
For almost 30 years, the ninth floor of the Miami-Dade Pre-Trial Detention Center served as the largest psychiatric ward in the state — despite only having one psychiatrist on staff. Now-retired county Judge Steven Leifman called the conditions on the ninth floor a "hell hole": prisoners slept on the...
Suspect sought after 12-year-old girl shot in Gladeview, MDSO says
Authorities are searching for a suspect after a 12-year-old girl was shot in the Gladeview area of Miami-Dade early Tuesday, the sheriff's office said. Deputies responded to the gunfire just before 1 a.m. at Northwest 21st Avenue and Northwest 64th Street, where they said they found the girl "with an apparent gunshot w
What’s happening with Florida’s property tax amendment? Plenty of opposition, almost no campaign for...
Editor's note: Few statewide ballot measures have the potential to affect Key Biscayne as directly as Amendment 3. Property taxes fund much of the Village's annual budget, including police, parks, road maintenance and major infrastructure projects. While supporters say the amendment would provide meaningful tax relief
Florida Man Pleads Guilty In $4.2 Million Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
US Currency (File) A Miami man pleaded guilty Monday to filing a false tax return...
The comeback: Florida bonneted bat houses at Zoo Miami now make up the planet’s...
On a back trail at Zoo Miami, the silence broken only by an occasional braying zebra, wildlife veterinarian Frank Ridgely attaches a tiny camera to a painter’s pole and hoists it through the steamy morning air to what looks like a bird house atop a towering pole. Inside he...
VIDEO: Miami commit ATH DeMarcus DeRoche at UA Next S7VNS
BRADENTON, Fla . — Watch Miami commit and Cardinal Gibbons athlete DeMarcus DeRoche at the UA Next S7VNS. DeRoche, who stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 215 pounds, is considered a four-star prospect and the 18th-best athlete in the class according to 247Sports. He is shown playing in five games in the 7-on-7 tournament with
Missing Miami-Dade dancer who performed with Latin artists found dead, officials say
A missing Miami-Dade dancer who has performed with musicians like Rauw Alejandro and Rosalía has been found dead, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. Michael-Anthony Leones Espino, known as "Mykee" to friends and on social media, was last seen Sunday at around 12:30 p.m., leaving the 14200 block of Southwest
