Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava was re-elected mayor Tuesday, winning 59% of the votes.

Tuesday is Primary Election Day, and voters in South Florida are heading to the polls with several major races on the line.

Your Miami-Dade tax rate stays flat in the mayor’s proposed budget that’ll pay to run the county. But that same tax rate does not mean you will pay the same tax bill.

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

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

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Shane Strum, Jared Moskowitz, Alberto Carvalho and Manny Cid.

At last check, more than 10,000,000 Floridians had completed their two-dose regimen of vaccine shots, or one shot of Moderna or Johnson & Johnson.

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. – Stolen cars out of Broward County have been found in one Miami-Dade town — along with guns and drugs — and police are crediting some new technology for the busts. Authorities in Miami Lakes say they’re finding success catching crooks using license plate readers. Tucked away, off the roadways, these cameras catch every single license plate that passes by. They say the license plate readers are not tracking small-time violators, but stolen cars and wanted criminals. “We’ve seen a huge reduction in terms of crime in the town of Miami Lakes,” Ruiz said.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Occasions around South Florida paid tribute to the victims on the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In Southwest Miami-Dade, the lives of those lost during 9/11 became part of a Salute to Healthcare workers sky dive by The Black Daggers, members of the Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team. In Miami Lakes, 2,977 flags were planted at Picnic Park West overnight creating a blanket of red, white and blue. Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid hosted a 9/11 Flag Memorial Ceremony on Friday morning along with town officials, police and the city’s fire department. And, in Fort Lauderdale, the city’s Fire Rescue draped an American flag across Broward Boulevard and Southwest 2nd Avenue using one of the department’s firetrucks.

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. – The town of Miami Lakes made a major announcement Tuesday about a bridge to Hialeah. Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid told Local 10 News that his town is willing to compromise on what’s turned into a legal fight with Miami-Dade County and Hialeah. It separates Miami Lakes and Hialeah and goes over Interstate 75. Miami Lakes officials said the street cannot withstand the traffic that will be unleashed by the opening of that bridge. The town claims Lennar contractors destroyed the Miami Lakes road without telling the town or getting the right permits.