A Miami-Dade teen girl has been missing for a week. Have you seen her?
A teenage girl hasn’t been seen for a week and Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office wants the public’s help in finding her. The last time MDSO knows 16-year-old Nicole Rodriguez was seen was around 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 in Miami Lakes, the 8700 block of Northwest 149th Terrace. Nicole stands about 5-foot-4, weighs...
Urgent Search Continues for Man Missing from Allapattah, Miami Police Request Public Assistance
Concern is growing in the Allapattah community as authorities continue their search for Ivan Jose Alonso, a 44-year-old man reported missing since September 14. Alonso was described as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing approximately 230 pounds, with black hair and eyes. Notably, he was last seen clad in a...
Why Locals Say This Miami Burger Shack Is The Best In Florida
Hidden on a sunny corner in Miami’s bustling Wynwood district sits a burger joint legendary with locals. Cowy Burger isn’t flashy or pretentious—just a small shack with outdoor seating and a line often stretching down the block. I’ve lived in Miami eight years and sampled every burger...
Senior affordable housing complex opens in Liberty City
MIAMI – An aged -restricted affordable housing complex in the heart of Liberty City is now open for business. After a year of construction, Edison Towers is completed and local dignitaries celebrated with a grand opening of the 115-unit senior affordable housing at 5821 N.W. 7th Avenue thanks to efforts of the...
Doral Clinic Workers Accused of Operating an Insurance Fraud Scheme
Two women have found themselves in the grasp of the law after a Doral clinic became the focal point for an insurance fraud investigation. Valentina Villa Del Gordo and Sonia Villa Mizarvera stand accused of crafting false insurance claims connected with purportedly staged car accidents. The charges levied against...
Another dolphin dies at troubled Miami Seaquarium, adding to deaths, welfare concerns
Another dolphin has died at the Miami Seaquarium, an embattled marine park at the center of ongoing controversy for repeated animal safety violations and “suffering,” inspection violations, bankruptcy and an eviction battle. The Seaquarium, owned by the MS Leisure Company, under which subsidiary The Dolphin Company...
Investigation Underway After Man’s Body Found in Canal Near Miami International Airport
Authorities are investigating after a body was discovered in a canal near Miami International Airport over the weekend. According to the Local 10 News, Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a waterway running alongside the Airport Expressway, in proximity to McLaughlin Drive and North Service...
‘It’s my legacy.’ Congregants protest surprise sale of multiple South Florida churches
At 83 years old, Jerry Hicks still remembers the day he helped build his West Park church in the early 1960s. For him, the House of God church is more than just a place to worship on Sundays. “I was there when we dug the foundation. I helped put steel in the ground. And we build that church, we birthed that church....
Latin American buyers dominate Miami’s new construction market
Latin Americans are certainly becoming even more neighborly in the Miami area, as well as many cities throughout South Florida. Earlier this summer, the MIAMI Association of Realtors reported that Latin Americans are still the leading buyers of new construction in Miami, indicating they accounted for 86% of...
Miami Officer Cleared of Manslaughter in 2019 UPS Shootout Under Florida’s Stand Your Ground...
In a decision that has stoked controversy, a Broward County Circuit Judge has dismissed manslaughter charges against Miami-Dade Police Officer Jose Mateo, citing Florida’s “stand your ground” law as the basis for the ruling. The case, stemming from a 2019 shootout that resulted in the death of UPS driver Frank...
