Attorney says Mississippi man’s drowning on Miami River ‘completely preventable’
The family of a visitor who fell off a boat near the Brickell Avenue Bridge on St. Patrick’s Day and drowned in the Miami River has hired a law firm, which plans to hold a news conference Tuesday about what its lawyers call a “completely preventable” death.
Man arrested wearing victim’s watch months after South Beach robbery, cops say
After identifying an Atlanta man as a suspect in a New Year’s Eve armed robbery in a South Beach parking garage, police say they tracked him down to a Brickell hotel Thursday — and he was wearing a key piece of evidence right on his wrist.
Panel votes to designate Brickell land as archaeological site, but project had been previously approved
Native American activists held a prayer vigil at the famed Miami Circle Tuesday morning ahead of a city vote on potentially preserving a significant archaeological site nearby in the city’s Brickell neighborhood, containing numerous artifacts believed to be from the Tequesta people.
After flyers torn down, Miami rabbi finds creative way to keep missing Israelis in spotlight
A Miami rabbi is taking action after a string of incidents where people were seen on video taking down flyers posted to raise awareness for the plight of Israelis missing and believed to be kidnapped after Hamas’ attack.
Rabbi seeks hate crime charges after man caught on video vandalizing Brickell synagogue
The rabbi of a synagogue in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood is asking state and federal authorities to file hate crime charges against a man authorities said was caught on camera vandalizing the house of worship Saturday.
Police: Man wanted by ICE was involved in Brickell carjacking, chase before fatal police shooting
Records released on Monday identified the suspect who detectives said was a Brickell armed carjacker and the driver involved in a dangerous high-speed chase that ended with a crash and the fatal shooting of his partner in crime in Miami-Dade County.
New video shows woman Miami police say stripped, jumped in water with nephew to avoid arrest
New video obtained by Local 10 News shows the moments before Miami police rescued a woman Thursday morning who they said got naked and jumped into the water with her 3-year-old nephew to avoid being arrested.
Gunman gets 20 years of probation following racist tirade on Brickell Avenue Bridge
A man who wielded a gun on Miami’s Brickell Avenue Bridge while yelling racial slurs to protesters on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2019 accepted a plea deal Tuesday, pleading guilty to all five counts in the case and was sentenced to a total of 20 years of probation.
Residents, activists pack meeting over historic designation for Brickell archaeological site
The city of Miami’s Historic & Environmental Preservation Board saw an unusually large crowd for its meeting Tuesday as it considered whether to move forward on designating major archaeological dig along the Miami River a historic site.