Miami commission settles $770K lawsuit with Joe Carollo over frozen pension program
MIAMI — Miami city commissioners are avoiding a legal fight with former Commissioner Joe Carollo. They agreed to settle a decades-old frozen pension program lawsuit for $770,000, rather than go to trial with Carollo. But the city still has another legal fight with Carollo, who was a two-time mayor...
2 Miami men arrested after dogs, pigeons found suffering in 102-Degree U-Haul truck in...
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies on Thursday arrested two men after finding two dogs and two pigeons suffering inside the metal cargo area of a U-Haul as temperatures climbed to 102 degrees, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said a caller reported seeing a dog...
Victim confronts attacker in court as former transit worker receives life sentence for kidnap,...
MIAMI (WSVN) - A South Florida man who was convicted of a heinous crime learns his fate. A former transit worker who was convicted of kidnapping and raping a teenager twice was punished for the crime and sentenced on Friday. The victim was 18 years old and pregnant when she...
Traffic stop over handicap parking permit ends with officer assaulted, police say
WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - An 18-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after Miami police said she interfered with an investigation into the alleged misuse of a disabled parking permit, struck an officer and violently resisted arrest during a traffic stop. Jaley Rivalta, 18, faces charges of battery on a law...
Family of woman accidentally killed by Miami police at Wynwood club files suit
The family of a woman who was shot dead by Miami police officers who were firing at someone else outside a Wynwood nightclub last summer is suing the department, the city, the club and the security company that was working that night. Evelyn Caridad Valdes was sitting in the backseat of a Mazda SUV stuck in traffic out
Miami-Dade Schools names six semifinalists for superintendent
With Miami-Dade Superintendent Jose Dotres' contract ending in February 2027, school board members are now looking to have his replacement by August. Dotres has served as the superintendent for the third-largest school district since 2022. The school board started the search for his replacement in April. More than 20 p
Man hospitalized after reports of fight in Miami; unclear if victim fell or was...
MIAMI (WSVN) - Rescue crews took a man to the hospital following reports of a fight in Miami. City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the incident at a building along Northwest 57th Avenue, near Seventh Street, just after 8 p.m. on Thursday. Detectives...
Miami food truck serves up Asian-Caribbean fusion delights
We’ve all heard the phrase. Miami is one big melting pot. Well now, one local food truck is putting that idea on a plate. From Asian to Caribbean flavors, the unique pairing of two cultures are winning customers over one bite at a time. Two Flamingos and One Truck....
Bidding farewell to North Beach, Miami’s best neighborhood
After nearly four years, I'm no longer living on the beach. Why it matters: As someone who once vowed she'd never live in Miami as an adult, North Beach welcomed me in and showed me a different side of what 305 living could be. Plus, I made living on the...
This Italian mother-and-son duo just opened their second restaurant in Miami
A mother and son team from Italy have opened their second restaurant in Miami. Giovanni and Silvia Moretti, who took over and transformed a Miami Beach restaurant into the current neighborhood spot Giotto, have opened a new downtown Miami location near Edgewater. Giovanni Moretti said that the move won’t change the hom
