Man convicted in 2020 murder of roommate in Miramar, sentenced to life in prison
A jury on Monday convicted a man in the 2020 murder of his roommate in Miramar. Marvin Jean-Pierre, 26, had been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the 2020 killing of 52-year-old Jose Mondelus. Jurors reached the guilty verdict nearly a week after Jean-Pierre's trial started. “While we respect...
Parkland ‘Landscaper’ Arrested Again After Planting Only Empty Promises
A man with a history of defrauding customers through fake landscaping jobs has been arrested again, this time accused of scamming a Parkland resident, according to Broward County court records. According to Broward County Sheriff’s Office records, Enrique Miguel Calderon, 30, of Miramar, was taken into custody on...
Roaches fall to the floor during inspection; 7 eateries ordered shut last week
Six South Florida restaurants and one food truck were ordered shut last week after state inspectors found serious health hazards. At Walter’s Coffee Shop in Palmetto Bay, roaches were so prevalent, they were falling out of an oven. Fresh & Wild Fish in Hallandale Beach was cited for roaches...
1 injured after impact with SFRTA train in Miami, authorities say
MIAMI — A person was injured on Saturday in Miami after an impact with a train just east of Northwest First Avenue and 14 Street. Officer Kiara Delva, a spokeswoman for the Miami Police Department, identified the person injured as a pedestrian. Saturday evening report:. “The circumstances surrounding what...
Top Miami-Dade officials hail proposed agreement for future of embattled Miami Seaquarium
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado applauded a on Friday a proposed agreement to resolve a long-running battle over the Miami's Seaquarium's future and animal welfare. The agreement, which aims to renovate and modernize the Virginia Key property, follows a...
“Facing South Florida” previews Tuesday’s Miami mayoral debate
CBS News Miami anchor Eliott Rodriguez joins Jim DeFede on the set to talk about next week's Miami mayoral debate.
Here’s why Florida’s corals bleaching crisis matters for us on the mainland, too.
South Florida is home to the only barrier reef in the continental United States. But does it matter to people on land that the corals – like anywhere else in the world — are bleaching? To answer our readers’ questions, we spoke to Shannon Jones, senior director of conservation & biological programs at the Phillip and...
King of the Rickenbacker? Key Biscayne leaders cautiously optimistic about developer David Martin’s $22...
One magazine called developer David Martin the “King of Miami.”. Now, a deal in front of a bankruptcy judge might grant him another title of nobility: ‘King of the Rickenbacker”. For some Key Biscayne leaders, that’s not necessarily a bad thing — as they reacted mostly positively to...
Card Sound Road closes in both directions after fatal crash in Miami-Dade
The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.
Expect Big Move For Miami in Coaches Poll After 3 Teams Lose in Front...
Miami should move up to third in the USA Today Coaches Poll after three teams ranked ahead of the Hurricanes lost on Saturday/
