Mom Says Miami Police Dog Mauled Her 9-Year-Old Son
Saile Herrera says she watched in horror as the dog lunged at her son.
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Miami Criminal Defense Attorney Disciplined After Federal Conspiracy Charges
The fallout from the case has guillotined Alfaro’s legal career.
Effort to Recall Hialeah Mayor About Halfway to Goal, Organizers Say
When you’ve got 30 days to recall the mayor, there are no days off.
Miami Pain Doc Who Fled to Haiti Sentenced to 17 Years for Illegal Opioid Sales
Dr. Jeanne Germeil was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison.
Federal Bill to Legalize Marijuana Is a Good Sign for Florida
The bill’s traction is adding legitimacy to a movement in Florida.
Five Things Miami Heat Fans Are Most Thankful for This Thanksgiving
It’s the perfect time to count our blessings as Heat fans.
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Dolphin Mall Will Be Open Thanksgiving, Because What Is a Holiday Anyway?
Multiple Miami malls will go dark, but Dolphin Mall is the exception.
Miami-Dade Stopped Prosecuting Minor Pot Charges, but Cops Keep Making Arrests Anyway
Prosecutors now drop any low-level marijuana cases, but Miami-area cops keep arresting people anyway.
OSHA Says Miami International Airport Contractor Jeopardized Worker Safety
OSHA found some of those working conditions severe enough to warrant penalties.
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Despite His Sleepwalking Defense, a West Palm Beach Man Was Convicted of Murder
After his arrest for murder, Randy Herman Jr. had a bizarre defense.
FBI Says Former Student Plotted ISIS Attack to Kill Dean at Miami Dade College
According to the FBI, Salman Rashid tried to contact ISIS to recruit someone to use explosives to kill deans at Broward College and Miami Dade College.
Elizabeth Warren Just Picked Up a Major Florida Endorsement
Sen. Elizabeth Warren just picked up a major endorsement from the Sunshine State.
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Despite Public Records Lawsuit, Miami Beach Still Fighting to Hide Towing Audit
For years, Miami Beach’s towing industry has had a dodgy reputation.
Miami-Dade Might Rename Dixie Highway Because the Name Is Gross and Racist
The day has finally come: Miami-Dade County might change the name of Dixie Highway, which is gross, racist, and a shamefully symbolic reminder of the state’s slaveholding past.
Some Very Familiar Faces Enacted Painful Revenge on Miami Sports Teams
The Heat, Dolphins, and Hurricanes all got a heaping scoop of potluck revenge at the hands of players who once led those teams.
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Miami-Dade’s Homeless Sex Offenders Get the Boot Again
For more than a decade, the sex offenders left homeless by Miami-Dade’s prohibitive residency restrictions have settled beneath bridges and highway overpasses, in abandoned lots, and along train tracks. Nobody wants them in their communities, and the sex offenders themselves would rather be anywhere but on the street.
Recreational Weed Would Pump $190 Million Into Florida’s Economy, Report Says
Sales of recreational marijuana and accompanying increases in tourism would account for about $190 million in tax revenue after the official industry was up and running, the report says. The analysts say the overall economic effect would be “slightly positive” — more or less a ringing endorsement from a state that was once ground zero for the war on weed.
Baby Trump Is the Shiny Object Florida Needs During Impeachment Season UPDATED
The secret to defeating Donald Trump? A big orange balloon, obviously.
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Heat Fans Love to See Trail Blazers Fans Grow Furious With Hassan Whiteside
When the Miami Heat traded Hassan Whiteside to the Portland Trail Blazers for Meyers Leonard and Mo Harkless this offseason, most observers outside Miami saw the move as a loss that was an unfortunate necessity so the Heat could afford adding Jimmy Butler in free agency.
Miami-Dade Suspends Evictions From Public Housing During Hurricanes
Miami-Dade police arrived at Maria Cazañes’ South Beach apartment on an August evening as she was making herself a cafecito. By the end of the night, Cazañes and her family were homeless.
Two Bills Could Dismantle Florida’s Medical Marijuana “Cartel”
In Florida, companies such as Philip Morris and Bacardi aren’t required to cultivate and process raw plant material and then package, distribute, and sell their cigarettes and rum. But for some reason, state law requires medical marijuana producers to operate exactly that way.
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Miami Commissioners to Cast Final Vote on Whether to Give Themselves Pensions
To much heckling, City of Miami commissioners voted to sharply reduce pay and pensions for employees when the Great Recession nearly toppled the city’s economy a decade ago. They also closed the pension program for incoming elected officials, but commissioners unsuccessfully tried to quietly restore it three years ago.