Miami FL

Authorities are searching for Andrew Jansen of Palmetto Bay after the tragic death of Maverick, a husky belonging to a deployed Colorado Airman. Jansen was hired via a pet-sitting platform but disappeared after a month; Maverick was later found dead in a car. Police and the pet-sitting company are cooperating as the investigation widens across state lines.

Nobu Hospitality is getting into Miami real estate in a serious way, and it’s doing it with a familiar promise: better living, dialed up with a side of science. The company’s first condo play in the city – 619 Brickell – is not just another glass tower chasing views of Biscayne Bay. It’s pitching something bigger, or at least more ambitious: longevity, biohacking, and a kind...

Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown on Monday was honored by the Pulitzer Prize Board for her groundbreaking and impactful investigation into sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the people and institutions that enabled him to abuse girls for decades. The 2026 Pulitzer Prizes also recognized the Miami Herald and WLRN journalists as finalists in the Local Reporting category for their joint investigation into...

MIAMI, Florida - A federal grand jury has indicted five South Florida residents for their involvement in a cocaine trafficking operation linked to an international network, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. The indictment charges Daniel "Mickey" Hernandez, 38, of Miami; Frank Gonzalez, 45, of Hialeah; Alexander "Al Biggs" Walker Caraballo, 50, of Miami; Jose...

Rapper, author, and entrepreneur Trina once again proved why she remains a pillar in both culture and community with the success of her 2nd Annual Motherhood & Mimosas: She Is Everything celebration. Held on Saturday, May 2nd at the elegant Glass Box in Miami, the highly anticipated Mother’s Day brunch brought together influential women, tastemakers, and community leaders for an unforgettable afternoon of honor, empowerment...

BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Fla. — A 51-year-old man stands accused of using his position as a valet parking attendant to burglarize an apartment in Bay Harbor Islands. On Thursday, a property manager at Bijou Bay Harbor, at 9521 East Bay Harbor Drive, reported finding “a safe that had been forced,” according to a police report.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — An Iowa woman traveled back to Miami to surrender to authorities, nearly two months after she punched a teenage girl in the face while on a Carnival cruise ship, an arrest report obtained Tuesday by Local 10 News shows. According to the report, Jennifer Frost,...

MIAMI, Florida - A Nicaraguan national previously deported has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his involvement in a cyber-enabled international bank impersonation scheme that defrauded victims across the United States of more than $29 million. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom sentenced 41-year-old Ernesto Ortega Padgett after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — The Chief of the Secret Service Uniformed Division has confirmed that the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrested an off-duty Secret Service officer. John Andrew Spillman is accused of indecent exposure. At the time of his arrest, Spillman was an employee of the U.S. Secret Service...

A teen who tried to rob a victim during a watch sale in Miami Gardens wound up hospitalized after he was shot by the victim, police said. The incident happened around 6:20 p.m. Sunday when the victim met with the 17-year-old in the area of Northwest 187th Street and Northwest 44th Avenue to sell a watch, Miami Gardens Police officials said...