Search underway for 33-year-old man with autism reported missing from Little Havana
HAVANA (WSVN) - The City of Miami Police is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 33-year-old man with autism reported missing from the Little Havana area. According to deputies, Wilber Daniel Vado was last seen Tuesday near Little Havana wearing a gray T-shirt and gray shorts. Officials said...
Felon in G-Wagen hurts scooter rider in Venetian Causeway hit-and-run, police say
MIAMI — A convicted felon may be adding to his rap sheet after Miami police say he hit and injured a scooter rider while driving on the Venetian Causeway and then fled. Michael Anthony Fraga, 33, of northwest Miami-Dade, surrendered himself at the Miami Police Department on Tuesday, five days after Thursday’s crash.
Mystery as Body Found in Burned Car at Miami-Dade Walmart Parking Lot, Homicide Bureau...
A person was found dead inside a burning car in a Miami-Dade Walmart parking lot, authorities said. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office responded to the incident yesterday evening around 7:22 p.m., as flames consumed a vehicle at the corner of Southwest 136th Avenue and 288th Street, according to NBC Miami. Witnesses...
Florida DOGE to probe Miami-Dade over budget deficit, citing revenue boom
Florida’s controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has set its sights on Miami-Dade, demanding a sweeping set of records to scrutinize how the county reached a $402 million budget deficit despite surging revenues. In a letter (viewable below) to Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Chief Financial Officer...
Electric scooter driver dies after Miami Beach crash involving car: Police
An electric scooter driver has died after a crash involving a car in Miami Beach on Wednesday morning, officials said. The crash happened shortly before 10 a.m. in the area of 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Miami Beach Police officials said the scooter operator was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's...
Police: Man shot in abdomen in Miami
MIAMI — Miami police are investigating a shooting that injured a man on Tuesday. According to police, a man in his 20s was shot in the abdomen just before 5:45 p.m. in the 800 block of Southwest Sixth Street. He was alert and conscious as Miami Fire Rescue transported...
Police: Miami Pastor, Accomplice Ran Illegal Immigration Scheme Out of Church
Miami authorities charged a pastor of a Spanish-speaking church and an accomplice in what appears to be a fraudulent immigration service scheme after they allegedly defrauded over a dozen victims. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) announced the Thursday arrests of Nelson David Ochoa-Vasquez, 46, and Ismer...
4 arrested after SWAT conducts major drug bust at home in Miami: Police
Four people were arrested after SWAT teams conducted a bust at a home in Miami linked to shootings and drug activity, police said. Althea Brunson, Edwin Demps and two 17-year-olds are facing multiple drug possession and trafficking charges. According to Miami Police, on July 31, detectives and SWAT teams were...
These Black Miami neighborhoods may become a city. How does that work?
Residents in unincorporated Miami-Dade County can be divided on whether their communities should become a city. While some worry about increased taxes, those in favor of incorporation often express concern about the threat of annexation from other cities and say that they would like to have a voice in what...
OK, We Hear You! Miami Bros Are Also Bummed about Brickell Key Closure
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