On May 17, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip touched down at Miami International Airport in a chartered Concorde, kicking off a visit to South Florida—and WPLG was there to cover it.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez won reelection Tuesday night with more than 79% of the votes tallied. Max Martinez, his main opponent and a sports podcast producer, had about 11%.

Esteban “Steve” Bovo and Daniella Levine Cava will face each other in a runoff for Miami-Dade County mayor in November. I entered this race because I was frustrated with the direction of Miami-Dade County and felt that I could make a difference. Tonight I have come to understand that you can still make a difference even if you don’t win.”Levine Cava would be the first woman to lead Miami-Dade. Though the race for Miami-Dade County mayor is non partisan, Bovo has been campaigning as if it were. Former Miami mayor Xavier Suarez started strong then lagged in both money and polling despite solid credentials.

The new county mayor replaces two-term incumbent Carlos Gimenez, who must leave office in November. I have a very interdisciplinary approach; I am a lawyer and a social worker, candidate and county commissioner Daniella Levine Cava said. Former Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas said: "I did the job before, I managed a whole host of crises." It does not help us if we speak in two separate voices, Bovo, currently a county commissioner, said. Penelas said his former role as the county mayor is what's especially needed now as he believes the county needs firm leadership and working relationships.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. On next month's ballot, Miami-Dade County voters will be electing a new mayor. Four current commissioners are running, including Xavier Suarez. He joined Local 10s Glenna Milberg on This Week in South Florida to discuss his campaign and thoughts on the upcoming election.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. The race for Miami-Dade County mayor may be flying beneath the radar with everything else going on, but the candidates are hard at work vying for your vote. Four strong candidates will be colliding at the polls Aug. 18, aiming for the seat Carlos Gimenez must vacate after nine years because of term limits. Daniella Levine Cava, a county commissioner, would be the first woman ever elected mayor of Miami-Dade. Im not saying it takes a woman to do the job, she says. Theres only going to be one candidate thats going to talk about conservative values, about minding our budgets, making sure we dont raise taxes, we dont misspend money, he says.

COCONUT GROVE, Fla. On Friday, the state of Florida is expected to release numbers for COVID-19 antibody testing. These numbers will come from data collected at drive-thru sites in Miami Gardens, West Palm Beach, Orlando and Jacksonville. We need very accurate tests, and the FDA let too many tests that were not accurate, says U.S. Rep Donna Shalala, D-Fla.As state numbers are being made public, Coconut Grove is opening a new antibody testing site at the Frankie Rolle Community Center. People would love to know that theyve had the virus and overcome it, Miami-Dade commissioner Xavier Suarez said at the new testing site. Suarez says this site will be reporting results to the state, and they expect to test about 100 people for COVID-19 and administer about 20-30 antibody tests Friday.

Former City of Miami mayor and current county commissioner Xavier Suarez formally announced Friday he would run for mayor of Miami-Dade. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

MIAMI - Former City of Miami mayor and current county commissioner Xavier Suarez formally announced Friday he would run for mayor of Miami-Dade. Making his announcement in South Miami, Suarez says transportation would be his top priority by building new miles of Metrorail lines north and south. "It's about transportation, transportation, transportation," said Suarez. Suarez says Penalas, who got voters to approve the transportation tax in 2002, didn't deliver on his promises. If elected, Suarez would be Miami-Dade mayor while his son, Francis, was mayor of Miami, leaving some to wonder how that would work.