Backyard fire at Miami duplex displaces family, knocks out power to dozens
A shed fire behind a duplex blew a transformer, cutting electricity to about 35 customers as crews worked through the night to restore service.
Miami-Dade Schools Seek Clarity on Charter Schools Using District Campuses
MIAMI, Fla. — The Miami-Dade County School Board is asking the state for guidance on a new law that allows charter schools to move into existing public school property free of charge. The request comes after concerns about the law’s logistics and costs. Under the law, charter schools—which...
79-year-old man killed in three‑vehicle Miami crash; charges pending
Surveillance video shows chaotic moments before impact as police investigate whether impairment played a role.
Jury awards Miami condo owners $6.3 million after mismanagement claims
A group of Miami condominium owners says a massive special assessment left them with no choice but to fight back. In 2023, owners at the Palm Bay Yacht Club Condominiums were hit with a proposed $48 million assessment to cover the building’s 40-year recertification and a major window replacement project, according to...
‘I can’t stay in Miami’: Why young people are leaving the Magic City
By Nina Ramirez and Francesca Cagnana Peter Gutierrez, 21, has lived in Cutler Bay for much of his life, but when he reached adulthood, he began to question whether Miami was where he wanted to settle down. “There wasn’t really a specific moment I realized I wanted to move away,” Gutierrez said.”It was more of an...
You can dine and recline in a reinvented movie theater at The Falls. Take...
The Falls mall has spent five months without its signature movie theater. But moviegoers at the open-air Kendall shopping landmark have reason to pause streaming and head to the neighborhood cinema again. The Falls movie theater, revamped and rebranded as Regal Bistro, a dine-and-recline movie palace, had an informal...
Police chase of stolen Ferrari Purosangue ends in blackout crash
A stolen Ferrari Purosangue turned a quiet stretch of Miami’s Brickell neighborhood into a high speed stage, ending with the V 12 super SUV wrapped around a utility pole and a swath of the city plunged into darkness. What began as a reported luxury car theft escalated into a dramatic police pursuit, a fiery...
At Least 20 People Arrested In Miami-dade Murder-for-hire And Cocaine Trafficking Investigation
At least 20 people were arrested Tuesday following a major law enforcement operation that dismantled a cocaine trafficking ring and disrupted a murder-for-hire plot, according to Miami police. The early-morning operation, known as “Operation Primo,” or “Operation Cousin,” unfolded across multiple neighborhoods in the...
Family of slain Liberty City activist Dwight Wells asks for help finding shooter
Family members of prominent community activist Dwight C. Wells — who was gunned down in October — pleaded with the public Thursday to come forward with information about his killing, saying it would “mean more than a million dollars” to have answers. “People don’t know how I hurt because I want to know who is the...
Founder of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings is charged with fraud
The founder of Tricolor Holdings and other company executives have been charged with what federal authorities say was a massive fraud that led to the subprime auto lender's bankruptcy. Daniel Chu, the company's founder and chief executive, was charged in an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday....

















