DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA

A privately owned high-speed passenger train service has been launched between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she is “The Water Warrior” as Miami-Dade County’s program to reduce sewage pollution continued to move forward on Thursday.

A new class of 43 Miami-Dade County police officers were sworn in at the Fire Tower Miami in Doral Thursday morning.

Animal rights advocates protested Thursday outside of the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in Miami.

Miami-Dade County residents will soon have to pay more to have their garbage picked up and hauled away.

The South Florida AFL-CIO, a labor council based in Miami Springs, is backing Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava for reelection.

Police arrested two 21-year-old men Sunday suspected of damaging a synagogue under construction in southwest Miami-Dade.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava visited the site of the Chabad of Kendall that was vandalized last week.

President Joe Biden’s administration will be awarding $40 million to a redevelopment project in Miami-Dade County’s Goulds community, officials announced on Tuesday.

Animal lovers’ worries in Medley continued on Friday despite assurances that everything was under control.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava held a news conference Wednesday morning, at which time she said Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez is “alert, awake and responsive” following his suicide attempt earlier this week.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava named a new interim head of the county’s police department Monday after incumbent Director Freddy Ramirez shot and wounded himself Sunday.

Miami-Dade's top cop has been with the police department since his start in law enforcement.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has released her proposed $11.7 billion county budget Monday and it lowers the county’s property tax rate for the second year in a row.

The Magic City has hosted various Navy Weeks and U.S. Navy ship visits before, but Fleet Week is coming to PortMiami in May 2024, county and naval officials said in a joint announcement Friday.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes President and CEO of Visit Lauderdale Stacey Ritter, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and author Wayne Black.

There is no question Miami-Dade County will be getting one or more new trash processing facilities to accommodate the growing amount of garbage.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and county commissioners pushed back on the county’s now-former trash chief’s ominous warning of an impending landfill crisis on his way out.

The trash chief warned about the possibility of a landfill crisis when he resigned from his post on Monday in Miami-Dade County.

Saturday marks two years since the Champlain Towers South collapsed in Surfside, killing 98 people.

Last week, Local 10 News reported on fish in South Florida waters that are swimming around in a cocktail of drugs.

As elevators and escalators in disrepair continue to be a growing problem at public transit stations in Miami-Dade County, local leaders took action Friday in order to get them fixed at a faster pace.

After riders voiced frustration over broken elevators and escalators at Miami Metromover stations, the elevator company responsible for maintaining them is defending its work after county officials said they’re looking for a new vendor.

Miami-Dade's mayor acknowledged rider frustration with the system's myriad broken elevators and escalators, saying the county is looking at a change.

Joined by Miami-Dade County's first Chief Heat Officer, the mayor of Miami-Dade County is speaking about

U.S. Customer and Border Protection officials are checking every flower making its way into Miami International Airport ahead of Mother's Day.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava was asked for her reaction to a public corruption investigation regarding drugs being smuggled into jails.

Some 6,000 students from more than a dozen different Jewish schools in South Florida came together at Miami’s loanDepot Park to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Israel’s creation Wednesday.

There are still nine out of 12 gas terminals in operation Thursday at Port Everglades, a spokeswoman for the port confirmed, and it’s unclear when the remaining three will reopen.

Nine out of 12 gas terminals are now fully operating at Port Everglades after recovering from last week’s severe flooding, a spokeswoman for the port confirmed Wednesday.

Girls Scouts of Tropical Florida (GSTF) is celebrating its storied history.

South Florida is full of soccer fans of all ages, but finding a field to play on can be difficult.

Three women who worked with famed orca Lolita at the Miami Seaquarium panned Thursday’s announcement that the attraction’s owners plan to return the captive whale to her “home waters” in the Pacific Northwest.

An executive with the Miami Seaquarium is expected to be joined by county officials and philanthropists Thursday morning to announce a plan to return beloved Orca Lolita to her “home waters.”

Large patches of what will become stinky shoreline seaweed, stretching from the west coast of Africa to just off the southern cost of Cuba is making its way to South Florida, and local leaders are getting ready.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle was set to announce charges in an elderly exploitation case Friday afternoon.

State and local leaders officially broke ground on a project that aims to help restore the Florida Everglades and Biscayne Bay Tuesday in southern Miami-Dade County.

Miami-Dade officials renamed a portion of Southwest 162nd Avenue after fallen Miami-Dade Detective Cesar Echaverry.

This year’s 24-Hour Cease Fire campaign is on. A community festival with a focus on preventing gun violence kicked off on Friday afternoon with a list of events in northwestern Miami-Dade’s Gladeview and Westview neighborhoods.

South Florida has already experienced record heat so far this year, and it’s only going to get hotter.

The speakers on Wednesday at the Aspen Ideas: Climate Conference in Miami Beach include Vice President Kamala Harris, Gloria Estephan and Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

Incumbent Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will seek a second term in 2024.

A massive project designed to help ease congestion is now open in Coral Gables.

A fire at a waste-to-energy facility in Doral continued burning Wednesday, three days after initially igniting and casting large plumes of smoke into the air.

A fire at a waste-to-energy facility in Doral continued burning Wednesday, three days after initially igniting and casting large plumes of smoke into the air.

A fire at a waste-to-energy facility in Doral continued burning Wednesday, three days after initially igniting and casting large plumes of smoke into the air.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava met with recently-released Nicaraguan political prisoners Wednesday morning.

A waste-to-energy facility in Doral continued to burn Monday, one day after catching fire and sparking a massive blaze.

South Dade’s wastewater treatment plant is getting a serious makeover, its first serious upgrade in 30 years.

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital announced Tuesday morning that they will begin building a new five-story surgical tower to ensure that children have access to high-quality health care.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes State Sen. Shevrin Jones, Miami-Dade Administrative Judge Nushin Sayfie, Pompano Beach High School students Ally Vagelos, Krystal Felix and Zoey Katz, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

The state of the county address is a chance for mayors to tout accomplishments, frame plans, and stage some optics for public consumption.

Miami-Dade County commissioners discussed the newly-named Miami-Dade Arena for the first time Tuesday since a federal judge terminated its naming rights agreement with the bankrupt cyber trading platform FTX.

Business owners expressed their dissatisfaction Friday after calling for a stop to annexation plans for a commercial area west of Miami International Airport in the village of Virginia Gardens.

Many were seen gathering underneath the statue of Haitian general and pioneer Toussant L’ouverture on Thursday for a moment of reflection in Little Haiti.

A longtime Miami-Dade County public servant has passed away.

On the first episode of This Week in South Florida of 2023, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Broward County Mayor Lamar Fisher, Monroe County Mayor Craig Cates and Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava pardoned two young pigs Wednesday, giving life to the animals ahead of the Christmas holiday.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava held a news conference Friday morning to announce the expansion of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program as part of the rollout of her HOMES Plan.

A man from South Florida says he is stranded abroad and is worried he may not be home for the holidays.

There is going to be a new man in charge of Miami-Dade's Corrections and Rehabilitation department.

The Latin Chamber of Commerce, or CAMACOL for short, held its 37th annual holiday food basket giveaway Wednesday, handing out 700 bags of groceries to families in need in Little Havana.

There’s been a major change in leadership on the Miami-Dade County Commission.

J.P. Morgan Chase announced on Friday a donation of more than $7.45 million to two nonprofit organizations that focus on affordable housing in Miami-Dade County.

Miami-Dade County commissioners overrode Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s veto of a controversial plan to expand the county’s Urban Development Boundary, allowing it to go through Tuesday.

Miami-Dade County is searching for the next company that will be willing to pay to name the home of the Miami Heat.

As expected, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava vetoed a controversial expansion of the county’s Urban Development Boundary Thursday.

It is now down to wire for those looking to uphold Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary and protect land environmentalists say is needed for Everglades restoration and saving Biscayne Bay.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m., on Tuesday, from the Stephen P. Clark Center in Miami.

After years of discussion and public clamoring, getting to Miami Beach by train may finally become a reality by the end of the decade.

After the U.S. Department of Agriculture made public a report that the Miami Seaquarium’s dolphins were more aggressive due to drastic food cuts, Miami-Dade County officials issued the park a formal notice of noncompliance.

Miami International Airport and American Airlines announced at an event Thursday morning that they are now offering everyday flights to Tel Aviv.

A July 6 report that the U.S. Department of Agriculture made public on Friday details how inspectors said the Miami Seaquarium drastically cut the diets of nine dolphins to get them to perform better — but instead this resulted in angry dolphins fighting back.

Experts reported Thursday in Miami-Dade County that the fish kill was in Biscayne Bay’s northern basin — mostly in the discharge areas of canal C-8 off Miami Shores and C-7 off Little River.

In order to get water lines up and running again, Miami-Dade County sent a large group of utility workers to the other coast of Florida to begin making critical repairs after Hurricane Ian decimated the area.

Evacuation and relief efforts continued in Southwest Florida on Tuesday, as the death toll surpassed 100 from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian.

Law enforcement and fire rescue crews in South Florida are doing what they can to help those most affected by Hurricane Ian.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Broward County Public Schools will close Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Ian zeroes in on Florida, officials said Tuesday.

As Tropical Storm Ian threatened to strengthen into a menacing hurricane, Miami-Dade County officials asked residents to start preparing this weekend.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is set to brief residents on Tropical Depression Nine, with South Florida now in the cone of the strengthening storm.

A vote was held on Thursday regarding whether developers should be allowed to build on sensitive land in southern Miami-Dade County.

A very moving ceremony took place in Miami Beach as dozens of first responders, including Miami Beach police and firefighters, paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives that were on this day exactly 21 years ago.

Miami-Dade County will host its first-ever Hometown Heroes Parade on Sunday, Oct. 30 to celebrate the sacrifices first responders and healthcare workers have made for residents, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Monday that the proposed 2022-23 budget includes $85 million that will be devoted to solutions for the housing affordability crisis.

Public officials gathered in Homestead Tuesday to mark 30 years since the landfall of Hurricane Andrew, which remains one of the single-most destructive storms in Florida’s history.

State and local officials have promised a coordinated response to ramp up monkeypox vaccinations, but a series of contradictory directives suggest a lack of communication among government agencies.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is holding a news conference on monkeypox vaccination efforts at a vaccination site in Miami Beach Wednesday afternoon.

South Florida leads the state in number of positive monkeypox cases.

The mayor of Miami-Dade County's memo to her Board of Commissioners cites a number of concerns at a proposed homeless camp on Virginia Key.

Miami-Dade County commissioners have approved Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s proposal to cut the countywide UMSA, library and fire millage rates by 1%.

A superstar student was honored at the Miami-Dade commission meeting on Tuesday morning.

Data from Miami-Dade County courts shows roughly 600,000 people are driving with a suspended license.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Parkland parent and activist Manuel Oliver, State Rep. Jim Mooney, and Farmshare President and CEO Stephen Shelley.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Parkland parent and activist Manuel Oliver, State Rep. Jim Mooney, and Farmshare President and CEO Stephen Shelley.

Miami-Dade's mayor has a plan to cut property taxes in the county, and as always, the devil is in the detail.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava proposed a property tax reduction of 1% for the first time in a decade

A somber ceremony was held Tuesday to honor detention officers who passed away after contracting COVID-19 last year.

Miami-Dade County officials hosted a summit on affordable housing on Thursday at the LoanDepot Park baseball stadium in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.

Secretary Marcia Fudge was given an inside look at the housing crisis happening in South Florida.

In a memo sent to commissioners Tuesday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava outlined new safety measures coming to the Rickenbacker Causeway spurred by the deaths of two cyclists struck and killed by a vehicle on the causeway in May.