Miami Beach FL

ORLANDO, Fla. - After 30 years since opening its first Bahama Breeze restaurant on International Drive in Orlando, Florida, Darden Restaurants Inc. said it will permanently close 14 of the chain’s 28 restaurants, while converting the remaining locations to other concepts. Darden presently operates Bahama Breeze...

There are 17 fewer places to get breaded, spicy chicken sandwiches and tenders after the bankruptcy of a Kendall-based Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchise owner closed Florida and Georgia stores in January. That’s about 13% of the 130 stores owned by Sailormen Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January....

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputy who was struck by a driver on Florida's Turnpike while he was helping out with a crash just days after Christmas is heading home. Deputy Leo Cantave left a hospital in Hollywood on Monday as he continues to recover from the Dec. 27 incident. Cantave had...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - After years of creating problems for the city and its residents, police reached an unusual agreement with a career criminal to buy him a one-way ticket out of town. Instead of waiting for another crime to occur that’ll lead to his arrest, beach police are...

Temperatures may be warming up for a bit, but keep your winter jackets handy later this week! A secondary cold front is expected to arrive in South Florida by late Thursday, just as we’re recovering from the recent historic cold snap. Last Sunday marked Miami’s coldest February 1 on...

The neon glow at Mac’s Club Deuce is a little dimmer this week. Argelio “Angel” Diaz Novo, the longtime bar manager and fixture of the iconic South Beach dive, died on Saturday, January 31. He was 60 years old. Known for a sharp wit and a steady...

A woman who was dragged and thrown to the ground by a police officer while trying to pay rent amid the mass eviction at Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park is on trial in Miami for several misdemeanors. The trial of Vivian Hernandez, 62, began Tuesday afternoon before Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria Cuervo. Hernandez is...

A Miami family and their pets were displaced after a fire broke out at their home early Tuesday morning.

Mayor Eileen Higgins, freshly seated in the official's chair since December 18, 2025, addressed the City of Miami with her inauguration State of the City via video. Adhering to the city's charter requirement, the mayor unveiled plans and progress, and she set the stage for her tenure by focusing on a Miami that...

MIAMI — When the temperatures dropped in South Florida, so did the iguanas. This week’s cold snap stopped the slithery reptiles in their tracks, with hundreds, if not thousands rounded up by Florida residents who were hoping to clear out the invasive lizards. Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill knows...