South Florida’s Catholic community is celebrating the historic selection of the first American pope, with the Archdiocese of Miami calling him not just a U.S. citizen, but a “global citizen” shaped by missionary work abroad.

A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed with Local 10’s Christina Vazquez Wednesday that “multiple incarcerated individuals became disruptive at the Federal Detention Center Miami” at around 5 p.m. Tuesday.

From parking a vehicle to moving around the terminals, life for travelers could be easier at Miami International Airport.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the state was making a $2 million investment in cancer research and said questions about the 2026 election should be left to the “imagination.”

In 2022, Christi Fraga won a special runoff election to become Doral's first female mayor.

For the first time since Miami-Dade County told its tenant — Miami Seaquarium operator The Dolphin Company — that it needs to vacate the Virginia Key site by April 21 amid mounting animal welfare concerns, Local 10 News is getting a look inside.

Millions of spectators along a narrow corridor stretching from Mexico to the U.S. to Canada witnessed Monday’s total eclipse, and those in South Florida saw a partial eclipse.

Neighbors at an extended-stay hotel in Tamarac told Local 10 News Monday that there were serious signs of trouble leading up to the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old girl over the weekend.

“Rain, rain go away” was what some of the kids were saying on Wednesday morning after Broward County Public Schools announced that they canceled all of their after-school activities/operations due to heavy rains and potential flooding in the area.

The Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida are going all out, again! On November 4, the group will be hosting its third Campfires to Cocktails event at Camp Mahachee in Coral Gables.

In a one-on-one interview with Local 10 News Monday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, fresh off announcing his entry in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, talked about his campaign for the White House as well as recent local scrutiny over his outside dealings with a developer.

A national report found that Florida ranks third in the nation in human trafficking cases, with most in Miami-Dade County.

Five people were displaced after a fire erupted overnight Saturday inside their home in Fort Lauderdale.

For the last five years, no day has gone by without the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community in our minds, whether or not in the headlines, and there have been plenty of those.

Next week is the sentencing hearing for confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz.

U.S. Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement agencies responded to six separate maritime smuggling events over the weekend in the Florida Keys, CBP Miami Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar confirmed Monday.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Christina Vazquez speak to Rep. Ted Deutch, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, FIU Associate Dean Dr. Cheryl Holder, Rep. Anthony Sabatini and Rep. Robin Bartleman.

Last week in a 9-to-3 vote, Miami-Dade County commissioners sided with developers, choosing to expand the county's urban development boundary in deep south Dade to create an industrial park on hundreds of acres of farmland.

Authorities have detained 11 people after the Broward Sheriff’s Office was notified that a boat carrying migrants came ashore in Pompano Beach.

A Local 10 News team earned runner-up honors for South Florida’s best public service reporting for exposing the shill candidate scheme in November’s election that led to two arrests.

The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that about 19% of people in Miami-Dade are hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine, while in Broward County that figure is almost 20%.

Ron DeSantis held a news conference Tuesday morning at a Navarro Discount Pharmacy in Hialeah, at which time he announced that all 31 Navarro and 35 CVS Y Mas stores in Miami-Dade County will soon begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to seniors 65 and older. The governor said 15 traditional CVS stores across Florida would also begin administering the vaccine to seniors, including one in Miami-Dade County, two in Broward and one in Palm Beach County. AdThe pharmacies have received their first shipments of the vaccine and expect to begin administering them on Thursday. The governor, however, praised the state’s handling of vaccine distribution for seniors, highlighting that more than 2 million seniors have been vaccinated across the state, including 42% of seniors in Miami-Dade County. He said the state is close to vaccinating 50% of seniors across Florida, and said that 45% or 46% of seniors have been vaccinated so far in the state.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is holding a news conference Wednesday afternoon regarding the county’s CombatCOVID MDC app and new mobile testing vans. The phone doesn’t have to be active as long as the app is running in the foreground. This is needed as Apple operating system manages the use of all apps on their devices to save battery life. This does not occur with Android devices, even without the API and unique ID, the Android operating system allows the user to manage the applications on their devices. The CombatCOVID app still provides a mechanism of anonymous contact tracing that will benefit the county.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Kimberlee Falkenstine was arrested again over the weekend after she and two other people held a protest on South Beach, demanding that local beaches be reopened amid the coronavirus pandemic. Falkenstine, 33, spoke to Local 10 News reporter Christina Vazquez on Tuesday outside a library where Gov. My charges have not been dropped, she told Vazquez, adding that no citizens should face jail time for these kind of infractions. Falkenstine maintains that holding a protest on the beach is within their rights and that they broke no laws. We were within our First Amendment rights to protest on the beach, Falkenstine said.

MIAMI – Miami Police Assistant Chief Armando Aguilar speaks with Local 10’s Christina Vazquez about the artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition software they are currently beta testing to solve cases and how they plan to be in dialogue with the community about this new technology.

MIAMI – Mixed Martial Arts fighter Michael Nates, of Hialeah, remains at a hospital in intensive care after he sparred with Miami police officers following his arrest on Sunday. Local 10 News reporter Christina Vazquez spoke to Nates’ mother Thursday following a bond court hearing for his case. The girl’s father, Alex Torres, spoke to Local 10 News this week. Authorities said Michael Nates got into a fight with officers at a Miami police station. “That is when he tries to grab a hold of the officer’s handgun,” Miami police spokeswoman Kenia Fallat said.

Local 10 News reporter Christina Vazquez explains why record-breaking prices are expected at this year's Super Bowl in South Florida. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

On a stormy afternoon, while being pelted with rain, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at Miami’s Seaport scan incoming cargo. Related Link: CBP Warn Consumers Ahead of Holiday Shopping SeasonLast summer, the CBP in Miami seized more than $11 million in high-fashion counterfeit handbags. On a typical day, CBP officers around the country seized counterfeit goods totaling more than $3.4 million. In fiscal year 2014, the CBP made more than 23,000 seizures of counterfeit goods worth an estimated $1.2 billion. In fiscal year 2015, CBP officers at ports of entry arrested 8,246 people wanted for serious crimes, including murder, rape, assault and robbery.

A Local 10 viewer who decided to Call Christina said he got "ripped off" by a man once dubbed a "golf cart con man." 'This guy is ripping me off'When Gary Dubeck of Key West dropped more than $6,000 on a golf cart he ordered with the Golf Cart Warehouse, his contract stated it would be "street legal." Dubeck, who is now spending more money to fix the golf cart, told Local 10 News, "I want what I bought." The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration allows a golf cart to be converted to a low-speed vehicle. But once he had the golf cart, he learned it was a 2012 model based on the serial number on the Club Car golf cart.

This Call Christina investigation was prompted by a call into the hotline about deplorable living conditions at Arms of Hope. On its website, Arms of Hope Recovery and Transitional Home stated it had three locations in Broward County. As Local 10 News investigative reporter Christina Vazquez began to dig into claims the company made on its own website, Arms of Hope wiped its website clean, deleting all text. On a URL page with a header that stated, “A Secure Environment," the Arms of Hope website claimed, “Arms of Hope wants to make sure that all residents are safe in our facilities. establishes a voluntary certification program for recovery residences• The Florida Association of Recovery Residences, Inc. is currently approved by the department as a credentialing entity for recovery residences.

Here are some things consumers should know before signing and Assignment of Benefits with a contractor. "It was just black stuff. Mejia didn't think that black stuff in her bathroom was a big problem but wanted to take care of it. She signed an AOB, authorizing the restoration company to bill the insurance company directly. After a long silence, Mejia's insurance company did respond with a decision.

A savvy Local 10 News viewer Called Christina after narrowly avoiding a scam that utilized a name he trusted -- Amazon.com. "I start searching for this car on Craigslist and I thought that it was an amazing deal," Edwin Reategui said. AMAZON: "We don't sell cars:"The seller instructed him to call Amazon at the number on the invoice to make a payment. Cook also confirmed that the number the seller provided Reategui was not their customer service number. Before buying a used car, make sure to visit the Call Christina page of Local10.com and follow the Call Christina Used Car Shopping Checklist.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – South Florida continues to be a hotbed for impostor scams. Every day, many South Floridians receive phone calls from people claiming to be from the IRS or a debt collection agency. In one case, a viewer played an audio recording of the call he received from a man claiming to be from the IRS. The message warned the viewer that it was his final notice to pay a certain amount of money before he received a lawsuit. Local 10 News investigative reporter Christina Vazquez sat down with Cindy Liebes, director of the Southeast Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission, who said impostor scams are on the rise.

When she asked Bruna Enclosures for a refund for the $2,800 she spent, the contractors refused. County records show the Class A General Builder license number listed on the front door for the Broward County business expired in 2008. Additionally, licensees can file an unlicensed activity complaint with DBPR against the individual or company using their license number. Floridians are asked to report any suspected unlicensed activity by emailing ULA@myfloridalicense.com or calling the DBPR Unlicensed Activity Hotline at 1 (866) 532-1440. With regard to state-licensed contractors, the license number (not simply the term "licensed") is required to be on all advertising.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Many people offer help with immigration services, but not all are authorized to do so. Citizenship and Immigration Services is warning of potential scams. U.S. officials began the Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law initiative to identify resources that can help people avoid becoming victims of such scams. To find out more about how to avoid becoming a victim, click here. Follow Christina Vazquez on Twitter @CallChristinaTVFollow Local 10 News on Twitter @WPLGLocal10