FLORIDA CITY

A woman told police officers that she was organizing the trunk of her Toyota when she felt it moving forward in Miami’s Little River neighborhood.

Javier Del Valle was wielding what appeared to be a rifle while riding a motorized bike when he recently approached his neighbor in southern Miami-Dade County, police said.

Nearly two months after a shooting inside a Florida City Walmart left one man dead and another injured, police released new body camera video Tuesday that shows the chaos and panic at the store in the moments after the gunfire erupted.

Police arrested a southwest Miami-Dade man Tuesday evening on an attempted murder charge after they said he shot a driver in a road rage incident in Florida City.

Marcus Terry has been at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center since Friday in Miami-Dade County accused of killing a fellow inmate over two years ago.

A Florida Keys deputy was arrested by Florida City police on a misdemeanor battery warrant Friday, according to his employer, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Odamyis Gomez, a married mother of two in Cuba, said she dreams of a family reunion in Miami-Dade County, and she had put her hope on President Joe Biden’s parole program. But in January, a group of 20 states challenged the case-by-case basis program to help Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

Kady Sewell says she’s learned her lesson. The now-35-year-old mother pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of child abuse and trespassing in a school safety zone after entering her son’s private Christian school in Florida City and hitting his classmate,13-year-old Nehemiah Johnson, with a belt.

A 32-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a fatal shootout that occurred earlier this month in Florida City.

Newly-obtained surveillance video showed the moments shots rang out inside a Florida City Walmart Wednesday.

Police made three arrests in Wednesday’s deadly shooting inside of a Florida City Walmart.

Terrified shoppers ran for cover in the moments after gunfire erupted in a Florida City Walmart on Wednesday afternoon.

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred at a Miami-Dade County Walmart.

Authorities asked for the public’s help Wednesday with identifying an armed robber who stole cash from two mini-mart stores in Florida City nearly two weeks ago.

Police arrested a 24-year-old woman Monday after they said she intentionally set fire to gas pumps at two separate gas stations in Florida City.

Police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another injured at a home in Florida City Wednesday afternoon.

A victim got into a car thinking he was going to the beach with friends, but it was an armed robbery — and a video of it went viral on Instagram, police said.

A Florida City man appeared in court Tuesday on multiple charges after police arrested him over the weekend after accusing him of beating two of his children so severely, one had to be airlifted to a local hospital.

A Florida City man faced 17 felony charges after police accused him of stealing roughly $8 million worth of materials from a lot near the Miami International Airport.

A woman told police officers that she shot a man inside her Florida City hotel room Thursday morning, according to authorities.

A Florida City man was arrested Wednesday after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Doral due to infidelity issues, authorities said.

Officials were asking Florida Keys residents on Monday to conserve water after last week’s leak depleted the area’s water reserves.

A 45-year-old migrant from Guatemala stands accused of sexually abusing a little girl for about a year in Florida City.

Police officers recently arrested a 32-year-old woman after a private school administrator in deep south Miami-Dade County reported that a student had shown up to class with two untreated head injuries.

Florida City Elementary School was placed on lockdown Tuesday after a shooting was reported nearby, authorities confirmed.

Police arrested a man accused of opening fire at an officer who was trying to pull him over.

Authorities are searching for a suspect who fired a gun at a police officer during a traffic stop in Florida City Friday morning.

Police arrested a 30-year-old man Tuesday, accusing him of shooting another man multiple times after an ill-fated October sex meetup in Florida City.

Medics took one person to the hospital after a house fire in Florida City Thursday morning.

An Inspector with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was at Piment Bouk Florida Bakery Monday and ordered management to cease operations.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to a home near the intersection of Northwest Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street, near Loren Roberts Park.

A 36-year-old man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly stole his new co-worker’s vehicle in Miami, authorities said.

An arrest report details the moments that led up to a police chase Thursday morning in Miami-Dade County.

A driver was arrested Thursday morning after he shot at someone during a road rage incident in Doral and then led police on a chase, authorities said.

A 47-year-old man accused of murder in Miami-Dade County has been at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center since Sunday morning without bond.

A 51-year-old man was shot Thursday morning in Florida City.

An adult and a 15-year-old were injured Tuesday night in a shooting in Florida City that was possibly gang-related, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

Joined by political leaders and community members, law enforcement in Florida City went door to door on Wednesday afternoon trying to solve a crime.

A woman on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning and was left in the street to die, authorities said.

Two people were reportedly injured Monday morning in a drive-by shooting in Florida City, including a child.

Police officers arrested a 38-year-old murder suspect, who detectives had been searching for since 2009, on Thursday afternoon at the Miami International Airport.

Esiquio Salinas, 41, known by the street name of “Zeek,” now faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Francisco Ferniza, Jr., 40, on Feb. 25.

Lingering moisture in the wake of former Tropical Storm Alex caused widespread flooding overnight for portions of south Miami-Dade County.

Janny De La Caridad Delgado-Hernandez, 20, was arrested on Monday morning after an infant was found improperly secured in a car she was driving that crashed into concrete barriers on U.S. 1, according to deputies.

New details have been released by police about an incident last week at a school in Miami-Dade County involving a mother who allegedly trespassed on school property to attack a student.

A woman who was captured on surveillance video striking a 13-year-old boy with a belt last week at a Florida City school was arrested Saturday and bonded out of jail the next day.

Mother seeks justice after her child was hit with a belt by another mother at his school.

The surging cost of energy pushed wholesale prices up a record 11.2% last month from a year earlier — another sign that inflationary pressure is widespread in the U.S. economy.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by State Rep. Robin Bartleman, State Rep. David Borrero, Everglades Foundation President Erik Eikenberg and Florida City Mayor Otis Wallace.

We live in divisive political times where people in elected office are often the targets of ridicule and abuse.

Voters in portions of Miami-Dade County headed to the polls Tuesday.

A neighbor told Local 10 News two people were possibly shot in the incident.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Florida City, and relatives say that woman is his mother.

A woman was fatally shot early Tuesday morning in Florida City, authorities confirmed.

Miami-Dade traffic homicide detectives arrested a man on Monday who is a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Homestead.

Police are working the scene of a suspected drive-by shooting Monday morning where two people were hit and one man died from his injuries.

A criminal complaint details the scary situation that unfolded when a U.S. Postal Service carrier was shot at while trying to deliver a package in Florida City.

A man opened fire on a U.S. postal worker Monday, missing the carrier but hitting the postal truck, the Florida City Police Department says.

Algunas empresas han eliminado el requisito del uso de cubrebocas para las personas que ya han sido vacunadas.

El video de vigilancia muestra a un ladrón que la policía dijo irrumpió en más de 30 unidades de almacenamiento en dos almacenes separados esta semana en el condado de Broward.

Una gran presencia policial se reunió en Miami Gardens cuando los detectives comenzaron a realizar una investigación pericial después de que los oficiales descubrieron el cadáver de un hombre de 39 años.

Smoke from a wildfire prompted authorities to close Card Sound Road in both directions on Monday in Miami-Dade County.

A brush fire just south of the Homestead-Miami Speedway has scorched at least 2,500 acres, but it was not burning near any homes or structures, officials say.

Un video de vigilancia muestra que dos ladrones de autos irrumpieron en la casa de Jorge Zubigaray en Westchester, los estrellaron contra el portón para derribarlo y se alejaron a toda velocidad, pero él pudo bloquear el sistema de los vehículos momentos después.

La policía de Hialeah está investigando un doble tiroteo ocurrido el viernes en un motel.

Los Centros para Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) publicaron nue-vas reglas de viaje y ahora señalan que aquellas personas que han sido vacunadas ya no requerirán una prueba neg-ativa de COVID-19 para realizar viajes nacionales o internacionales.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – At the Florida City Camp Site and RV Park, residents have been living in fear since Wednesday, March 11. Attorney Tom Culmo from the DV Culmo Law Firm is now representing the people living at the park in a class action lawsuit. This week a judge granted an order that stops a development project from moving forward until further notice. It also prevents Florida City, owners of the trailer park, from trespassing any of the residents living here. “This is a mobile home park, and under Florida statute 723, the city was required to give each resident formal, written notice of their attempt to evict them,” Culmo said.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – The clock is ticking for residents of a mobile home park in Florida City. Residents don’t think they have been given enough notice, but the mayor said they have known this was going to happen for months. The people living there are mostly low-income, long-term residents, and most have no idea where to go. “They told us they were going to sell the park but never told us specifically when they did,” said resident Yamil Soltura. AdLocal 10 News was also told an attorney is expected to file an injunction sometime Monday to stop the evictions.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Relatives said a woman who was out watering her lawn and her son, who was also out in front of the home, were shot just before noon Thursday. Sky 10 was over the scene as officers responded to the double shooting in the 800 block of Northwest Third Terrace. Florida City police confirmed that a woman was shot three times in the shoulder and a man was struck once in the back. Relatives at the scene said the woman was in her late 50s and the man was 30 years old. “It’s sad that a person can’t come outside and water their flowers without being shot,” Bowens said.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – On Saturday, anyone who showed up that was 18 or over with a doctor’s note or not, and who did or didn’t meet eligibility requirements were able to get a COVID-19 shot at a FEMA site in Florida City. Word spread quickly on social media about the shots-for-all in Florida City, prompting lines of people on Sunday hoping to get a shot at the Youth Activity Center. In fact, operators at the FEMA site reverted back to the governor’s order as soon as the site reopened Sunday morning. Florida City police were on hand for crowd control and to help get the message across. The back-and-forth at the Florida City site prompted Miami-Dade’s mayor to issue a tweet aimed at the governor urging him to expand the eligibility requirements.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The distribution of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-10 vaccine is underway at the new government site at Miami Dade College North Campus in Westview. The final count of doses distributed on Thursday was about 2,800, and more than 1,100 were Johnson & Johnson, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Related link: State’s site to pre-register for a vaccineThe two satellite locations distributed nearly 475 doses. AdAt the Florida City at the Youth Activity Center, 650 NW 5th Ave., pharmacists distributed about 120 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and 55 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. AdFor more information about how to pre-register for a vaccine in Florida, visit the state’s page or call any of these three Miami-Dade County lines: 1-888-499-0840, 1-888-256-8918, or 1-833-540-2065.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Federal and state officials said a new vaccination site is ready to open at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, just after Gov. “It just shows the strength of America.”U.S. Army soldiers fill syringes with COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday at a new government vaccination center in Miami-Dade County. Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Vincent Carey receives his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine on Tuesday at the new vaccination center at Miami Dade College. The state agencies involved include the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County. For more information about how to pre-register for a vaccine in Florida, visit the state’s page or call any of these three Miami-Dade County lines: 1-888-499-0840, 1-888-256-8918, or 1-833-540-2065.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Two people were injured Thursday morning after a carjacking and shooting in Florida City ended in a car crash in Homestead, authorities confirmed. Authorities said the Perez then fled the scene in the red car and encountered Homestead police officers, which led to a short pursuit. Authorities said Perez and victim were airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center, where Perez is listed in critical condition. AdA witness told Local 10 News reporter Madeleine Wright that the red car ran a red light and broadsided a black car. Police said a weapon was recovered at the scene of the crash.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – An officer with the U.S. Marshals State District Appeals Court was shot Thursday before noon when someone tried to enter his truck outside a Walmart in Florida City, police say. Florida City Police say the officer, 38-year-old Timothy Hunsberger, parked his black Ford F-150 on the store’s east-side access road to eat lunch when a man he didn’t know tried to open the driver’s side door of the truck. Hunsberger pulled his gun, and in a struggle with the unknown subject, Hunsberger was shot in his upper left shoulder. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Florida City Police.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

FHP is advising travelers to avoid the area of the 18-Mile Stretch after a fatal accident. FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – A fatal motorcycle crash and investigation had traffic backed up for miles for most of the afternoon near the 18-Mile Stretch area. After promising the roads would be closed for hours, Florida Keys Sheriff reported just before 2 p.m. that lanes were open, but that drivers should continue to expect delays because of the back up. The 11:15 a.m. motorcycle crash happened near Mile Marker 114 on the Miami-Dade County side of the 18-Mile Stretch, the section of Highway One that connects Florida City to Key Largo. “Given this is a holiday weekend, we expect heavy traffic inbound to Monroe County,” the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office stated.

MIAMI, Fla. – A Dade Correctional Institution sergeant was charged after allegedly making a deal with an undercover Miami-Dade Police officer to take cocaine into the facility in exchange for $3,000. Dade Correctional Institution Sergeant Travis Thompson was charged with one count of cocaine trafficking, according to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, who said her office worked with MDPD on the narcotics investigation. Thompson, who Rundle said in a statement, has worked for the Florida Department of Corrections since 2015, made contact with an undercover MDPD officer. It is alleged that he then agreed to accept $3,000 and an amount of cocaine with “the intention of bringing the cocaine into the Dade Correctional Institution premises.” Rundle said when Thompson took the cocaine and cash he was arrested. “Bringing drugs into a prison is like lighting a match near an open container of gasoline, dangerous and foolish,” Fernandez Rundle said.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Detectives are investigating a shooting on Tuesday and they set up a perimeter in the Florida City-Homestead border. The shooting victim was near the Laura Saunders Elementary School at 505 SW 8th St.Detectives surrounded a sports utility vehicle after a person was shot on Tuesday. There was a perimeter in the Florida City-Homestead area. The person injured was in a sports utility vehicle. Officers are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Some of the wealthiest areas in eastern Miami-Dade sided with Trump and agricultural areas in western Miami-Dade sided with Biden. 86.60%: 138 - North Miami Elementary School86.60%: 128 - Oak Grove Park at 680 NE 159 St., in Golden Glades. 86.52%: 141 - North Miami Public Library86.52%: 226 - Golden Glades Elementary School at 16520 NW 28 Ave., in Miami Gardens. 83.99%: 137 - North Miami Jaycees83.97%: 136 - Miami Union Academy at 12600 NW 4 Ave., in North Miami. 80.68%: 143 - First Church of North Miami80.57%: 133 - Miami-Dade County Fire Station #19 at 650 NW 131 St., in North Miami.

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – The post office in Princeton, where video surfaced which appeared to show mail containing possible vote-by-mail ballots stranded for at least a week, might not be the only place with a ballot pile up. McGee and community leaders spoke to Local 10 outside of the Princeton post office on Saturday. “There is a similar situation playing out at the Homestead postal service and the same issues are also happening within the Florida City post office,” McGee said. “The postal service is aware of an online video alleging mishandling of ballots at a post office in south Miami-Dade County. Postal Service, they did reassure us that those vote-by-mail ballots would reach the Supervisor of Elections office by Tuesday, Election Day.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Monroe County commissioners said they want to deter large crowds of tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s too late for them to push for the cancelation of the July 29-30 lobster mini-season, so they decided to issue other restrictions on Tuesday. Key Largo and Islamorada will be closing public boat ramps from July 24 to Aug. 19. Private boat ramps are allowed to remain open. Aside from adults, Monroe County also requires children older than 6 years old to wear face masks.

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FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Two disputes that occurred this week inside South Florida Walmart stores appeared to be over COVID-19 regulations, authorities confirmed. One video obtained by the popular @OnlyInDade Instagram page shows a group of people confronting a man wearing a black T-shirt inside a Walmart in Florida City. Meanwhile, tempers also were flaring this week inside a Royal Palm Beach Walmart store when a mask-less man pulled out a gun. It’s unclear whether anyone in the Florida City incident will face charges. Miami police spokeswoman Kiara Delva said one of the five people outside the café was not wearing a mask.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – The need for food in Florida City, as well as other parts of South Florida, is so great that people at Saint Matthews Holiness Church started lining up as early as 5:30 a.m. That was even earlier than many of the organizers of the event arrived. New York Jets linebacker James Burgess, a Florida City native, was among the people giving out bags of chicken, bread, orange juice and other food items at the church at 1238 NW 9th Ave.Farm Share provided the food at the drive-up distribution, much of which was donated by farmers. [Check Farm Share’s Upcoming Distributions Calendar]“We’re giving back to the community,” said Burgess. Joyce Hood, a full-time school worker who hasn’t been on the job since school buildings shut down in March, was also waiting in line. McGhee said he expected the grocery giveaway to continue until 1 p.m. Thursday.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Two new free coronavirus testing sites are opening this week in southern Miami-Dade County. Community Health of South Florida launched a COVID-19 testing site at Loren Roberts Park in Florida City that will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The CHI Marathon Health Center at 2805 Overseas Highway in Marathon will conduct COVID-19 testing every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by appointment only. Tuesday is the last day for COVID-19 testing at the Doris Ison Health Center at 10300 SW 216th St. According to a CHI news release, testing at the Doris Ison location will stop due to the new testing location down the street at the South Dade Government Center.