These Miami ZIP codes saw steep drops in gun homicides. A report credits community...
Residents in Miami ZIP codes long plagued by gun violence saw local homicide rates plummet between 2020 and 2024, and a new report says it’s due in large part to community-based violence prevention and victim service programs. The analysis by Scaling Safety — a joint public safety effort by...
Top 10 Cities Where Rent Is Eating Everyone Alive
Miami Takes the Crown of Housing Hell Miami Takes the Crown of Housing Hell (image credits: unsplash) Imagine opening your paycheck and watching over 37% of it vanish into thin air-that’s reality for Miami renters today. While Miami being at the top of this list may surprise you, Florida’s lower median incomes...
Judge denies bond for pediatrician accused of murdering daughter in El Portal
MIAMI — An Oklahoma pediatrician accused in the death of her 4-year-old daughter in South Florida has been ordered held without bond after pleading not guilty to a newly added second-degree murder charge. Dr. Neha Gupta, 36, of Oklahoma City, was not present in a Miami-Dade courtroom Friday, but...
‘Someone could have died’: Miami homeowner seeks help after hit-and-run crash outside home
A driver crashed into an SUV parked outside a home in Miami near Aventura – taking out a couple of motorcycles and part of the fence – and the driver responsible for the crash didn't stick around. Sophy Rindler said she heard the noise, but from inside her...
Miami police officers, horses undergo extensive training for mounted patrol unit
MIAMI — A new group of South Florida law enforcement members are getting ready to hit the streets on saddles!. After six weeks of intense training, five Miami police officers and their horses are set to officially become part of South Florida’s local mounted patrol units. There’s nothing...
At least 6 Florida prison officers accused of beating handcuffed inmate, covering up injuries
WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - At least six Florida Department of Corrections officers were arrested on charges ranging from battery on a detainee to perjury and evidence tampering, according to arrest reports. According to officials, six of the officers are accused of beating an inmate at the Dade Correctional...
Man dies after shooting in Miami-Dade apartment building’s parking lot
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A man died at the hospital after a shooting on Thursday in northwestern Miami-Dade County, deputies said. Deputies responded to the shooting shortly after 11:40 a.m. in the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 155 Lane, according to Detective Joseph R. Peguero Rivera, a spokesman for the...
South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge
Abdias Datis, an alleged longtime illegal broadcaster in the Miami area who is also known as “DJ AJ” and “DJ 305,” was arrested while on the air Tuesday by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies. He was charged with a third-degree felony for “unauthorized transmissions to, or...
Woman threatened to shoot mother during elementary school drop-off in Miami-Dade: Cops
The first day of classes got off to a rough start for a mother who was arrested after she allegedly threatened to shoot another mother during morning drop-off at an elementary school in Miami-Dade, authorities said. Erika Letisha Cruz, 39, was arrested Thursday on charges including exhibiting a weapon on...
Police say North Miami children neglected, malnourished. Now, parents are jailed
The children of a North Miami couple were severely malnourished and neglected, with their 4-year-old child weighing just 15 pounds and their 7-year-old never enrolled in school, police said in arrest reports. On June 24, North Miami officers arrived to Jackson North Medical Center and met with a Department of...
