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May is Haitian Heritage Month, a time to honor the culture and contributions of the Haitian community. One South Florida leader says her story is deeply rooted in that legacy — and she hopes it inspires the next generation to persevere through any obstacle. Linda Julien says service is...

Family, friends, and neighbors in Miami Beach’s North Beach neighborhood are grieving the loss of 25-year-old Abraham Fernandez, who was struck and killed while riding a scooter near 79th Street and Byron Avenue on Saturday. Loved ones said he had been called in to work on his day off and was on his way in, just three

Miami Beach residents will get some relief from one of their biggest headaches: towing. Under a new policy taking effect July 1, residents won’t immediately be towed for non-safety violations when they’re parked on public property. The Miami Beach City Commission unanimously approved the change at its May 20 meeting. T

A boating captain admitted he broke two Florida navigational rules in connection with the death of a 15-year-old who was struck and killed by a passing boat after falling into Biscayne Bay while wakeboarding two years ago. The incident happened during what began as a fun day on the water...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 18-year-old man from Miami-Dade County is facing charges after police said he chased a woman around with a knife. The incident happened Sunday on the sand in Miami Beach as many were enjoying the Memorial Day holiday. According to police, a group of friends...

MIAMI (WSVN) - A 20-year-old woman is accused of stealing about $60,000 worth of jewelry, designer clothing and other personal items from a man she met at a Brickell nightclub before accompanying him back to his hotel room, according to Miami Police. Deziree Hood was arrested on a second-degree grand...

Carnival Cruise Line is named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit filed by a 22-year-old woman who lost both legs after a catamaran propeller struck her during a shore excursion in Nassau, Bahamas, on May 12, 2025. Hannah Smith, a passenger aboard the Carnival Celebration, had booked the “Sun...

WEST MIAMI, Fla. — Two men who were born in Ukraine and live in New York were caught setting up a card skimming fraud on Monday in West Miami, according to police. Pylip Vionov and Anton Levkun “placed a skimming device on a credit card point-of-sale machine” at Sabor Tropical Supermarket in West Miami’s Alameda area,

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Police arrested a 29-year-old man on Sunday in connection with shooting that they say occurred outside a North Miami Beach nightclub earlier this year. Officers with the North Miami Beach Police Department said Stanley Guerrier, of Miami’s Little Haiti area, is accused of opening...

Attempts to prosecute two Miami-Dade Police officers charged in a 2019 shootout with suspects that left a hijacked UPS driver and a bystander dead in Miramar are over. Officers Richard Santiesteban and Leslie Lee had their manslaughter charges dismissed in March under Florida's so-called "Stand Your Ground" law. The Fl