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Lawsuit filed to reinstate Miami Beach homelessness tax vote
Read full article: Lawsuit filed to reinstate Miami Beach homelessness tax voteA day after Miami Beach commissioners voted to rescind a question on the November ballot about authorizing a 1% food and beverage tax for homelessness — just days before the election — a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of several Miami Beach residents seeking to have their votes count.
Florida faces $315 billion cost if Trump’s mass deportation plan comes to pass, study finds
Read full article: Florida faces $315 billion cost if Trump’s mass deportation plan comes to pass, study findsThe threat of mass deportation under a potential new Trump administration looms large, with a new report indicating that hundreds of thousands of Floridians might be expelled from the country if the plan is enacted.
Man lives with a bullet in his brain for nearly a decade after teen shoots him in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Man lives with a bullet in his brain for nearly a decade after teen shoots him in Miami-DadeJunior Roberts lived with a bullet in his brain for nearly a decade after a teenage boy shot him during an argument in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade commissioners once again postpone vote on new incinerator
Read full article: Miami-Dade commissioners once again postpone vote on new incineratorMiami-Dade County commissioners once again delayed a decision on the controversial trash incinerator that environmentalists worry will dump massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the hemisphere and residents just don’t want in their backyard.
Shopping center owner takes stand in corruption trial of Miami-Dade ex-Commissioner Joe Martinez
Read full article: Shopping center owner takes stand in corruption trial of Miami-Dade ex-Commissioner Joe MartinezTestimony continued Thursday in the corruption trial of former Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez.
Real estate mogul George Pino facing homicide charge in 2022 boat crash
Read full article: Real estate mogul George Pino facing homicide charge in 2022 boat crashMiami-Dade prosecutors have filed a vessel homicide charge against George Pino Thursday in connection with a 2022 boat crash near Boca Chita Key that killed a 17-year-old girl and left another person seriously injured over two years ago.
Vote 2024: Turnout in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe surpasses 40% as early voting continues
Read full article: Vote 2024: Turnout in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe surpasses 40% as early voting continuesThe latest official electoral data available Thursday shows voter turnout in South Florida surpassed 40%, as early voting, when a ballot can be cast at any designated location before election day, was ongoing.
Incinerator impacts polarize Miami-Dade mayor, environmentalists ahead of commission vote
Read full article: Incinerator impacts polarize Miami-Dade mayor, environmentalists ahead of commission voteA consequential vote is happening next week that will impact all of South Florida, and not just the general election.
New details released after man arrested in connection with murder of Cuban rapper El Taiger
Read full article: New details released after man arrested in connection with murder of Cuban rapper El TaigerAuthorities announced Wednesday that a man who was known to be friends with Cuban rapper El Taiger has been named the primary suspect in his murder, marking a significant development in the high-profile case.
Just 6 days before election, Miami Beach commission votes to take homeless tax question off ballot
Read full article: Just 6 days before election, Miami Beach commission votes to take homeless tax question off ballotEarly voters who were lined up at the Miami Beach City Hall site on Wednesday had no idea that three floors up, commissioners had just voted to cancel a question put on the ballot by a previous commission.
Grieving mother says daughter died while helping after I-95 crash in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Grieving mother says daughter died while helping after I-95 crash in Miami-DadeMillienne Jean Charles said Wednesday that although she was puzzled, she wasn’t surprised that her 25-year-old daughter, the youngest of six, died while trying to help others.
Man who says he was victim of South Beach fake rideshare robber speaks about ordeal
Read full article: Man who says he was victim of South Beach fake rideshare robber speaks about ordealA Wilton Manors man who says he was the victim of one of two men accused of posing as rideshare drivers in Miami Beach and robbing victims is speaking about the ordeal.
Elderly man recounts being attacked by neighbor near Shenandoah bus stop before early voting
Read full article: Elderly man recounts being attacked by neighbor near Shenandoah bus stop before early votingMiami police arrested a suspect Monday morning after he allegedly attacked his elderly neighbor at a bus stop in Shenandoah, leaving the victim hospitalized, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
Police: Miami arsonist destroys 3 cars, displaces apartment building’s residents
Read full article: Police: Miami arsonist destroys 3 cars, displaces apartment building’s residentsA surveillance camera recorded video showing an arsonist in action Wednesday in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood, police said.
Man faces 10 charges after confessing to mail thefts in Coral Gables
Read full article: Man faces 10 charges after confessing to mail thefts in Coral GablesA 28-year-old man confessed to stealing checks from business mailboxes in Coral Gables to commit fraud, according to Sgt. Michelle Christensen, of the Coral Gables Police Department.
Man claiming to be rapper Sexyy Red’s manager committed armed rape after Booby Trap event, cops say
Read full article: Man claiming to be rapper Sexyy Red’s manager committed armed rape after Booby Trap event, cops sayA Miami Gardens man picked a woman up from a Sexyy Red event at a South Florida strip club, claiming to be the rapper’s manager, drove the victim to his home, then forced her to take cocaine at gunpoint and raped her for “several hours,” according to police.
Man out on bond for threatening to leak ex’s nude photos now accused in deadly shootout, cops say
Read full article: Man out on bond for threatening to leak ex’s nude photos now accused in deadly shootout, cops sayA man out on bond for threatening to leak his ex-girlfriend’s nude photos unless she bought him new clothes is now facing murder and attempted murder charges, according to police.
Testimony underway in corruption trial of former Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez
Read full article: Testimony underway in corruption trial of former Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe MartinezTestimony got underway Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez.
Suspect arrested in disappearance of South Florida mother, daughter appears in federal court
Read full article: Suspect arrested in disappearance of South Florida mother, daughter appears in federal courtEight years after Liliana Moreno and her daughter Daniela vanished without a trace, the child’s father is in custody.
Swim South Florida: South Florida family goes high tech to keep children safe in the pool
Read full article: Swim South Florida: South Florida family goes high tech to keep children safe in the poolFlorida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and its why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us.
Miami police looking into whether medical issue led to fiery, deadly Little Haiti crash
Read full article: Miami police looking into whether medical issue led to fiery, deadly Little Haiti crashMiami police are looking into whether the driver in a fiery crash in the city’s Little Haiti neighborhood suffered some type of medical emergency before crashing his car Monday.
Miami police arrest man accused of beating elderly neighbor at Shenandoah bus stop
Read full article: Miami police arrest man accused of beating elderly neighbor at Shenandoah bus stopMiami police arrested a suspect Monday morning after he allegedly attacked his elderly neighbor at a bus stop in Shenandoah, leaving the victim hospitalized, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
Miami-Dade ballot box mishap caught on camera; elections employee fired
Read full article: Miami-Dade ballot box mishap caught on camera; elections employee firedWith just a week before Election Day, Miami-Dade County’s Elections Department is responding to a troubling incident caught on camera involving early voting ballots inside a ballot box on a Miami-Dade road after falling from an unlocked truck.
Hialeah police arrest 2 in separate shootings possibly targeting same victim
Read full article: Hialeah police arrest 2 in separate shootings possibly targeting same victimPolice announced the arrests of two 22-year-old men Tuesday who they said were wanted for firing multiple gunshots at two individuals in a Hialeah parking lot earlier this month. Authorities say the incident may be connected to a separate shooting involving the same victim in Miami.
Former employee accused of embezzling more than $500K from Miami-Dade company
Read full article: Former employee accused of embezzling more than $500K from Miami-Dade companyA former employee of a northwest Miami-Dade real estate business is facing nearly 20 felony charges after police said he stole more than a half-million dollars from the company.
Full closures of portion of NB I-95 ramps begin for I-95, I-395 and Dolphin Expressway project
Read full article: Full closures of portion of NB I-95 ramps begin for I-95, I-395 and Dolphin Expressway projectFull closures of the ramps on a portion of Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County begin Tuesday as crews work to install overhead beams.
SWAT team responds to Miami Beach apartment building after man barricades himself inside unit
Read full article: SWAT team responds to Miami Beach apartment building after man barricades himself inside unitMiami Beach police officers and SWAT team members responded to an apartment building Monday night after a man barricaded himself inside a unit, and the police scene remained ongoing until early Tuesday when the man was finally detained.
'We welcome that': Artists behind Dwyane Wade statue pleased with work, appreciate criticism
Read full article: 'We welcome that': Artists behind Dwyane Wade statue pleased with work, appreciate criticismThe big reveal of Dwyane Wade’s big bronze statue outside Kaseya Center in Downtown Miami left some fans wondering how much it resembled the former Miami Heat superstar.
Republican running for Miami-Dade elections head heckles Democratic Senate candidate
Read full article: Republican running for Miami-Dade elections head heckles Democratic Senate candidateFlorida's U.S. Senate race reached a boiling point when the two campaigns came face to face during an early voting event in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade woman threatened to shoot husband over infidelity suspicions, cops say
Read full article: Miami-Dade woman threatened to shoot husband over infidelity suspicions, cops sayA domestic dispute between a separated couple escalated when a southwest Miami-Dade woman pulled out a gun on her husband outside his residence amid suspicions of infidelity, authorities confirmed Monday.
Miami man accused of handing loaded gun to son, 12, during dispute with daughter’s companion
Read full article: Miami man accused of handing loaded gun to son, 12, during dispute with daughter’s companionA Miami man was arrested Friday after entering his estranged wife’s home without permission, armed with a gun, and threatening his 17-year-old daughter’s companion during a heated confrontation, authorities confirmed Monday.
TGI Fridays on Miami Beach, nearly 50 other locations shut down amid bankruptcy talks, according to report
Read full article: TGI Fridays on Miami Beach, nearly 50 other locations shut down amid bankruptcy talks, according to reportTGI Fridays on Miami Beach has closed its doors abruptly after talks of a bankruptcy filing for the restaurant chain, according to reports.
Pair wanted in $1.7 million Nashville jewelry store heist captured in Miami Beach
Read full article: Pair wanted in $1.7 million Nashville jewelry store heist captured in Miami BeachA duo sought by police in a nearly $2 million armed robbery of a Tennessee jewelry store were jailed in South Florida over the weekend after being captured at a Miami Beach hotel.
This Week In South Florida Podcast: Oct. 27, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Podcast: Oct. 27, 2024Local 10 News “This Week in South Florida” Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott; Lucia Báez-Geller, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in the District 27 race; and Annette Taddeo and Juan Fernandez-Barquin, who are running for Miami-Dade Clerk of Court.
This Week in South Florida Episode: Oct. 27, 2024
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Episode: Oct. 27, 2024Local 10 News “This Week in South Florida” Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott; Lucia Báez-Geller, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in the District 27 race; and Annette Taddeo and Juan Fernandez-Barquin, who are running for Miami-Dade Clerk of Court
This Week in South Florida Debate: Miami-Dade Clerk of Court candidates Annette Taddeo and Juan Fernandez-Barquin
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Debate: Miami-Dade Clerk of Court candidates Annette Taddeo and Juan Fernandez-BarquinDid you get a traffic ticket? Called to jury duty? Getting married? Those things and more mean you need the county clerk of court, and Miami-Dade voters are about to elect one in the first partisan election in recent history. It’s one of the five newly created constitutional offices for the county, and one of those offices you probably don’t think about until you need it.
This Week in South Florida: Lucia Báez-Geller
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Lucia Báez-GellerEvery member of Congress was up for election this year. Of the seven South Florida districts, six lean Democrat or Republican, but one is so evenly split that voters have flipped the district a few times over the last decade.
Southern Miami-Dade neighborhood shootings worry advocates
Read full article: Southern Miami-Dade neighborhood shootings worry advocatesThis October was bloody in Cutler Bay. After the shooting injured a teenage boy at the Cutler Manor Apartments, another shooting injured two and terrified the kids of the Cutler Bay Vipers who were playing nearby at Franjo Park.
Shuckers Waterfront Grill throws 3-day closing party — but is iconic restaurant gone for good?
Read full article: Shuckers Waterfront Grill throws 3-day closing party — but is iconic restaurant gone for good?A three-day going-away party kicked off for Shuckers Waterfront Grill in North Bay Village on Friday.
Man convicted of murdering high schooler over Yeezy sneakers gets life sentence after outburst
Read full article: Man convicted of murdering high schooler over Yeezy sneakers gets life sentence after outburstA judge gave a 23-year-old man convicted of murdering a Miami-Dade high schooler during a sneaker sale in 2020 a life sentence Friday. But Adrian Cosby went on the attack before learning his fate.
Vote 2024: Salazar faces congressional challenge from Miami-Dade school board member
Read full article: Vote 2024: Salazar faces congressional challenge from Miami-Dade school board memberDemocrats are once again trying to flip the District 27 U.S. congressional seat, currently held by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar.
Miami-Dade homeowners’ association fraud suspect appears in court, faces 5 charges
Read full article: Miami-Dade homeowners’ association fraud suspect appears in court, faces 5 chargesA suspect in the Hammocks Homeowners Association fraud case appeared in court before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on Friday in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade tire shop owner accused of trying to bribe county inspector
Read full article: Miami-Dade tire shop owner accused of trying to bribe county inspectorA 72-year-old man who owns a tire shop in northwest Miami-Dade was arrested Thursday after he tried to bribe a county inspector who fined him, authorities said.
Police: 2 men posed as rideshare drivers to rob victims in Miami Beach’s Entertainment District
Read full article: Police: 2 men posed as rideshare drivers to rob victims in Miami Beach’s Entertainment DistrictMiami Beach detectives arrested two men who they said robbed multiple people while posing as rideshare drivers in the city’s Entertainment District.
I-95 NB shut down in northwest Miami-Dade after fatal crash
Read full article: I-95 NB shut down in northwest Miami-Dade after fatal crashAll northbound lanes on Interstate 95 near Northwest 119th Street in Miami-Dade County were shut down Friday morning following a fatal crash, authorities confirmed.
Woman accused of trying to run over ex pleads no contest to 1 charge; all others dropped
Read full article: Woman accused of trying to run over ex pleads no contest to 1 charge; all others droppedA Miami woman accused of trying to run over her ex-boyfriend in 2023 pleaded no contest to a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and received probation, court records show.
Post-op recovery home owner sexually battered at least 2 cosmetic surgery patients, cops say
Read full article: Post-op recovery home owner sexually battered at least 2 cosmetic surgery patients, cops sayA 49-year-old man who owned a post-operative recovery home in southwest Miami-Dade is accused of sexually battering at least two women after they had cosmetic surgeries.
In rare public appearance, former MDPD Director Freddy Ramirez makes sheriff endorsement
Read full article: In rare public appearance, former MDPD Director Freddy Ramirez makes sheriff endorsementFormer Miami-Dade Police Department Director Freddy Ramirez made a rare public appearance on Thursday. He was joined by his wife to announce his endorsement of Miami-Dade County sheriff candidate James Reyes.
Miami commissioner urges rethink on Live Local Act projects
Read full article: Miami commissioner urges rethink on Live Local Act projectsA developer’s mixed-use proposal for the Sears property site adjacent to Miami’s Coral Gate neighborhood is stirring up concern from some single-family homeowners. It’s one of nearly two dozen projects being considered in the city under Florida’s Live Local Act.
Authorities announce new arrest in Hammocks HOA fraud investigation
Read full article: Authorities announce new arrest in Hammocks HOA fraud investigationMiami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is holding a press conference Thursday to announce the most recent arrest in the ongoing investigation into the Hammocks Community Association.
Man shot by Miami cops reflects on incident as prosecutors decide not to pursue charges
Read full article: Man shot by Miami cops reflects on incident as prosecutors decide not to pursue chargesMiami-Dade prosecutors announced Thursday that they will not pursue charges against Donald Armstrong, who authorities said was tased and shot multiple times by Miami police officers back in March.
Retention pond overflow at southwest Miami-Dade treatment plant causes temporary flooding
Read full article: Retention pond overflow at southwest Miami-Dade treatment plant causes temporary floodingA retention pond at the Alexander Orr Water Treatment Plant in southwest Miami-Dade overflowed Wednesday night, flooding a nearby neighborhood due to a deficiency in the pond’s rock wall, according to officials.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez vetoes lifetime pensions for city commissioners
Read full article: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez vetoes lifetime pensions for city commissionersCity of Miami commissioners recently voted “yes” to lifetime pensions for themselves, but Miami Mayor Francis Suarez vetoed that decision this week amid an onslaught of public criticism.
Cuban American support for Trump at record levels, according to poll
Read full article: Cuban American support for Trump at record levels, according to pollA record number of Cuban American voters in Miami-Dade County said they were voting for Trump, according to a poll released by Florida International University on Wednesday.
Aventura carjacking suspects bail out of stolen Lamborghini in West Park; 1 of 2 in custody
Read full article: Aventura carjacking suspects bail out of stolen Lamborghini in West Park; 1 of 2 in custodyAuthorities say two suspects carjacked a Lamborghini SUV in Aventura and ditched the vehicle in a West Park neighborhood Wednesday.
Video shows teen, 19, attacking doctor at Mount Sinai Medical Center
Read full article: Video shows teen, 19, attacking doctor at Mount Sinai Medical CenterSurveillance footage played in court Wednesday captured the moments police said a 19-year-old man assaulted his mother’s gynecologist over a week ago,
Coral Gate residents concerned over Sears redevelopment plan under Florida’s Live Local Act
Read full article: Coral Gate residents concerned over Sears redevelopment plan under Florida’s Live Local ActLongtime residents of Coral Gate, a close-knit community, are voicing concerns about a potential surge in large-scale development driven by Florida’s “Live Local Act.”
Vote 2024: Culture war issues, vouchers take center stage in Miami-Dade School Board race
Read full article: Vote 2024: Culture war issues, vouchers take center stage in Miami-Dade School Board raceAs the November elections approach, two of the nine seats on the Miami-Dade School Board will be contested, creating an opportunity for significant change in the district.
Ohio mom left 3 kids home alone while she went to South Florida for liposuction
Read full article: Ohio mom left 3 kids home alone while she went to South Florida for liposuctionA mom from suburban Cleveland left her kids home alone for three days while she took a trip to South Florida for cosmetic surgery.
Miami-Dade Schools partners with BusPatrol to curb dangerous driving around school buses
Read full article: Miami-Dade Schools partners with BusPatrol to curb dangerous driving around school busesMiami-Dade County Schools and law enforcement have teamed up with BusPatrol to reduce dangerous driving around stopped school buses.