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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Miami, FL – A strong cold front will push across South Florida early next week, bringing the region’s first real taste of fall and possibly some stunned iguanas by Tuesday morning. According to the National...

Florida knows how to press a proper Cuban sandwich, and I’ve spent years hunting down the best spots where bread gets buttery, pork gets tender, and that signature crunch makes your taste buds do a happy dance. From Miami’s bustling Little Havana to Tampa’s historic Ybor City, these counters...

MIAMI (WSVN) - The FBI’s Miami office is investigating after a passenger died while traveling on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship, officials said. Carnival Cruise Line said it is cooperating fully with federal authorities and focusing on supporting the passenger’s family. The ship returned to PortMiami as scheduled...

MIRAMAR, Fla. — A 23-year-old Miramar man who told police he was “hearing voices and seeing things” is accused of killing his family’s dog and then discarding it in the trash, authorities said. According to an arrest report, officers responded around 5 p.m. Thursday to a...

MIAMI (WSVN) - Lotus House gave a first look at The Children’s Village, a facility that will provide several vital resources for children and families. The Children’s Village is located on Northeast 14th Terrace in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, directly across from Lotus House’s 500-bed shelter. The...

MIAMI (WSVN) - A man wanted on homicide charges in Pennsylvania was arrested in Miami, authorities said. According to the Allegheny County Police Department, 37-year-old Harvey Scott was taken into custody on Nov. 4 by the U.S. Marshal’s Florida Caribbean Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force. Scott is accused of...

A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy who was shot when he responded to a traffic crash in the southwest area of the county on Friday afternoon died at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital. Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, during a news conference at the hospital, said that while Deputy Devin Jaramillo, 27, responded to the...

Listen to the podcast series Killer Train here, or find it on your favorite podcast platform. Other stories in the WLRN / Miami Herald reporting series can be found here. There was nothing Darren Brown could do to save the man who dove headfirst in front of his train. The...

A longtime champion for women and children, Gloria Estefan lends her voice to local causes. Gloria Estefan and Gisele Bündchen are lending their voices and star power to a critical cause in the heart of Miami. Proving that they are not just pretty faces, the Latin music legend and the Brazilian supermodel have joined...

AVENTURA, FLA. (WSVN) - - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a Florida Missing Child Alert for 14-year-old Rachel Jacobs, who was last seen in Aventura. Authorities said Rachel was last seen on Friday in the area of the 3600 block of Yacht Club Drive wearing a dark-colored hoodie, gray sweatpants,...