Gang Violence

Alvarez a No-Show at the NAACP

State Attorney Rundle: Just Say No to Gangs

The Mall's No Place for an Ahol

Grandmas Gone Wild

Dutch Treat

Irish Blood

Feds say Cutler Bay man funded Irish terrorists through Port of Miami scheme.

Wacked-Out Weirdness at Art Basel

It included horsy porn and hopscotch.

Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida

They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.

Johnny Charles, Angel of Death

Local accused of being the most prolific serial killer in Miami history.

Messing With The Man

Three kids from suburban Miami found a clever way to relieve their boredom: They launched an attack on a police station

Revolver

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Ghosts of Cité Soleil

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Peso

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Concrete Jungle Gym

In Crackdown, the city is your playground.

Copycat Killer

Saints Row shamelessly apes Grand Theft Auto

Zac Brown Band and Wideawake

Saints Row shamelessly apes Grand Theft Auto

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Street Fighters

The Warriors nicely complements the bloody cult classic that inspired it

Terrorist or Trickster

Did a career criminal foil a potentially catastrophic attack on Miami? Or was I just duped?

Dance, Dance, Revolution

Hip-hop, clowns, and war dances meet on the street in Rize

Miami Gun Rhapsody

Who's packing heat in the Magic City? You don't have to conceal your curiosity a second longer

Guns & Haiti

When your country is bristling with weapons, peace and democracy begin to look like targets, not dreams

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Ancient Spanish Monastery

God Forsaken

The brutal, brilliant City of God takes us inside Rio de Janeiro's urban decay

Meaner Streets

Martin Scorsese looks at the roots of New York's violence, with mixed results

The Fast Life and Near Death of Nica

He was raised to be a soldier by the contras in Nicaragua. When he came to South Florida, he found his calling as a gang warlord.

Hero or Villain?

He was raised to be a soldier by the contras in Nicaragua. When he came to South Florida, he found his calling as a gang warlord.

Letters

He was raised to be a soldier by the contras in Nicaragua. When he came to South Florida, he found his calling as a gang warlord.

Death of a Warrior

The murder of fifteen-year-old Jarvis Hilbert hardly came as a surprise. In fact some would say it was inevitable.

Letters

The murder of fifteen-year-old Jarvis Hilbert hardly came as a surprise. In fact some would say it was inevitable.

Rich Thug, Poor Thug

How gangs overran a school in an affluent neighborhood. And how administrators reclaimed it.

News of the Weird

How gangs overran a school in an affluent neighborhood. And how administrators reclaimed it.

A Weekly Winner

How gangs overran a school in an affluent neighborhood. And how administrators reclaimed it.

The Fuss Over the Bus

In six months of smog-free service, the Beach's ElectroWave shuttle has traveled a rough road

El Donahue

Forget Jerry and Phil. When it comes to Spanish TV, Miami's own Pedro Sevcec is the tiger of talk.

News of the Weird

Forget Jerry and Phil. When it comes to Spanish TV, Miami's own Pedro Sevcec is the tiger of talk.

The Old Gringos

With local interest on the wane, a graying biker gang resolves to head south of the border. Como se dice "raisin' hell"?

Once and Future Kings

Not so long ago the infamous Latin Kings ruled Miami's gangland streets. Now their missionaries are bringing a new message.

Snoop Dogg Howls Again

Not so long ago the infamous Latin Kings ruled Miami's gangland streets. Now their missionaries are bringing a new message.

News of the Weird

Not so long ago the infamous Latin Kings ruled Miami's gangland streets. Now their missionaries are bringing a new message.

Excess Baggage

Bagged meters mean you can't park along a stretch of Washington Avenue late on weekend nights -- and you can't buy crack there, either

No Comment

Metro-Dade officials wouldn't let grudges and ego get in the way of exemplary police work, would they?

Eliminate the Negatives

Herald editors nix a photo-essay about girl gangs. Was it not a good story? Or was it not good news?

South Dade Gangsters Thump All Day, Every Day

Alex Izaguirre Cigarette and Black-N-Mild smoke wafted throughout the already stifling hot warehouse at 19100 SW 106 Ave. in unincorporated Miami-Dade. It was shortly after 9 p.m. this past June 20 when more than 100 relatives, friends, and members of the street gang Latin Syndicate filed into Bad D ... More >>

Thirty-Six Charged in Huge North Miami Beach Gang Bust

In the early morning hours of Jan. 8, 2008, in a dark alley off South Glades Drive, a gang member named Andrew James Rolle walked up to a white Ford Taurus and blasted the man inside to death.​The driver was an off-duty Miami detective named James Walker, and his murder helped fuel a joint local a ... More >>

Two Florida Men Face Five Years in Jail for Posting Gang Signs on MySpace

Do I get five years in the slammer for posting this? ​Thanks to a law championed by a former Miami-Dade Police officer, two Florida men face up to five years in prison for photos allegedly showing gang signs posted to their MySpace accounts. The whole thing is ridiculous. Taxpa ... More >>

Two Teenage Girls, Including a 14-Year-Old, Arrested for Little Havana Armed Robbery

Miami Police arrested four young suspects, including two teenage girls, on suspicion of robbing a Little Havana man at gunpoint early this morning.​Salene Cala, age 14, and Estefay Ferrera, 16, were arrested after police pulled their car over just after 6:30 a.m. They're accused of helping an ... More >>

South American Jewelry Thieves Terrorize Miami; Feds Offer $20K for Help

In 2008, a New Times investigation brought you the story of the growing problem of South American gangs targeting local jewelers in violent robberies. Illustration for New Times Broward-Palm Beach by Kyle T. Webster​"Highly organized South American theft gangs" are targeting local merchants, ... More >>

A report from Juarez, the bleeding front line of the war on drugs

In 2008, a New Times investigation brought you the story of the growing problem of South American gangs targeting local jewelers in violent robberies. Illustration for New Times Broward-Palm Beach by Kyle T. Webster​"Highly organized South American theft gangs" are targeting local merchants, ... More >>

Breaking: Jamaica State of Emergency Not Yet Affecting Best of the Best Concert

CC by 2.0, via Sr Atlantico on FlickrJamaica-based Capleton is one artist whose travel plans could be affected by Kingston's state of emergency.​Kingston, Jamaica is under siege. The city is the current battleground for a standoff between authorities and gang members sympathetic to an alleged drug ... More >>