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DeSantis, Florida first lady announce $2M for FIU cancer research, avoid 2026 election questions
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.”
Fatal crashes cause weekend temporary Turnpike closures in southwestern Miami-Dade
Two fatal crashes prompted southbound closures on the Florida Turnpike on Saturday night and early Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded.
Retention pond crash in Miami-Dade affects University Park and Tamiami traffic
Florida Highway Patrol troopers closed the southbound Turnpike extension at Southwest Eight Street on Friday morning in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade police: Video showing action-movie-like theatrics uncovers fraud
A surveillance video helped police officers uncover a fraud scheme that involved at least four people in Miami-Dade County, according to police.
Suspicions of stolen credit card prompt roommate’s kidnapping in Miami-Dade, police say
A recent dispute among roommates over a stolen credit card prompted a confrontation that devolved into arrests for kidnapping and drug possession in Miami-Dade County, according to police.
FIU students fear ‘creepy’ man stalking women in Miami-Dade’s University Park
Detectives are searching for a stalker who has been targeting students at Florida International University’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus in Miami-Dade County.
FBI: Hialeah man robs 3 banks in 3 months in Miami-Dade
A 25-year-old Hialeah man was in federal custody for robbing three banks in three months in Miami-Dade County, the FBI announced on Thursday when the investigation was still ongoing.
Miami-Dade woman just can’t stop getting arrested for ID fraud, police say
Junixsy Zambrana has an arrest record as an adult in Miami-Dade County that goes back nearly a decade. She has a long history of fraudulent use of personal identification, and she is in trouble again.
FIU marks 5-year anniversary of fatal pedestrian bridge collapse
Five years ago, Wednesday, a 174-foot-long pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed after a section splintered just outside Florida International University’s main campus in Miami-Dade.
New details released about man accused of stabbing, carjacking that led to police chase
A fugitive stabbed a man, stole a car from a woman in Homestead, took police officers on a pursuit northbound on the Florida Turnpike, and crashed at Florida International University on Sunday in Miami-Dade County, police said.
FIU warns students about sextortion threat
Detectives warned the Florida International University community about an increased risk of becoming a sextortion victim.
Bronze sculpture unveiling marks anniversary of FIU pedestrian bridge collapse
Gina and Orlando Duran marked the fourth anniversary of their 18-year-old daughter Alexa’s death on Wednesday with a tribute at Florida International University.
Activists prepare for Miami-Dade caravan to demand freedom in Cuba
Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat is among the activists in South Florida who are showing solidarity with the Cubans who plan to protest on Monday.
Ex-ASA College students face charges in FIU student’s 2016 murder in Miami-Dade
Two men, including the brother of an NFL player, were both booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday and appeared in front of a Miami-Dade County judge on Thursday to face charges for a murder that happened more than four years ago in Sweetwater.
Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run crash involving white Mercedes-Benz
Derek Mann said one moment he saw a man looking at products in the Miami Gun Show and the next he was dying on Saturday in Miami-Dade County’s University Park neighborhood.
President of construction company in FIU bridge collapse: ‘We wish we would have done more’
Munilla Construction Management was one of the companies behind the deadly Florida International University’s pedestrian bridge collapse. It has since rebranded Magnum Construction Management.
Fireworks burn child, man near Miami-Dade’s Tamiami Park
Fireworks injured a child and a man on Thursday night at a home in Miami-Dade County, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Coronavirus could see South Florida tourism taking a hit
South Florida tourism could be affected by the coronavirus, officials fear.
Undercover officers use online ads to set up prostitution deals in effort to rescue sex trafficking victims, FBI agents say
After finding an online prostitution ad on the Skip The Games site, an undercover officer called a woman and set up a $300 per hour meeting at a hotel room in Miami-Dade County’s University Park neighborhood, records show.