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Alex Diaz de la Portilla Accused of Trespassing, Voter Intimidation at Senior Housing Complex
Just five months after facing allegations of ballot tampering after a WhatsApp chat was leaked to New Times, Miami-Dade County Commission District 1 candidate Alex Diaz de la Portilla is now accused of further misconduct on the campaign trail.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Quietly Honors Sarah Sanders With County Plaque
In January 2017, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez became nationally known as the first big-city official in the nation to comply voluntarily with President Donald Trump’s demands to ban so-called sanctuary cities, which refuse to detain people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Weather Data Confirms Miami Fall Is a Hellacious Rerun of Summer
It’s basically still summer in the Magic City. Take one step outside without sunglasses, and the searing sun instantly blinds you. Go for a short walk, and the sticky humidity soon drenches your clothes in sweat.
Miami Beach Officially Bans Public Smoking of Marijuana and Hemp
For the past three and a half months, marijuana has essentially been decriminalized in Miami. After Florida legalized hemp July 1, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced it would no longer prosecute most minor marijuana charges because the substance is virtually indistinguishable from hemp.
The 1526 Project: Horrors in Florida’s Black History You Didn’t Learn in School
The horrors of slavery in United States history and its continued impact today are undeniable. Though Florida’s pristine beaches and palm trees aren’t typically regarded as part of America’s Deep South, the facts say otherwise.
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Former Hialeah Cop Says He Was Fired for Testifying in Ticket Quota Lawsuit
A former Hialeah Police sergeant claims he was fired in retaliation for testifying in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the department was illegally requiring officers to meet ticket quotas.
You Have to Watch How the Dolphins Began and Ended Their Loss to the Bills to Believe It
The Dolphins lost another football game yesterday, this time 31-21 to the Buffalo Bills. Rather than boring you with all of the statistics and takes about whether it’s good the Dolphins moved to 0-6 this season, we’ll just present video evidence of how Miami bookended the game with two of the worst football plays you’ll ever see.
Five Reasons Why Miami Drivers Are the Absolute Worst
Miamians have their own version of the DMV handbook. Between the speeding, hit-and-runs, honking, and lack of turn signals, driving in Miami-Dade County should come with a warning sign.
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Drowning City to Host G7 Summit, but “Climate Change Will Not Be on the Agenda”
Nobody should be surprised that President Donald Trump selected his South Florida golf resort to host the G7 summit. Ever since this year’s summit wrapped up in France, he’s been pushing the Trump National Doral Miami as a venue and dismissed allegations of Emoluments Clause violations.
City of Miami Reaches $65,000 Settlement With Man Arrested by Capt. Javier Ortiz
Ever since he was roughed up and arrested in a 2015 traffic stop on the Rickenbacker Causeway, Ruben Sebastian has been clamoring for some sort of justice. Despite the fact that prosecutors dropped the charges against him, Sebastian lost his job as an armed security guard and had to move out of his apartment because he couldn’t make rent.
Dozens of People in Miami-Dade Have No Legal Name or Identity
In Miami-Dade County, there’s a man whose legal name is simply “Unnamed Shiggs,” though he normally goes by the more standard “Jesse Lee.”
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Vegas Says the Dolphins Have Historically Terrible Odds of Making the Playoffs
Perhaps you’ve seen it in the newspapers, but for those who just returned from a backpacking trip through the Amazon, we have some very sad and unfortunate news: The 2019 Miami Dolphins are a hideous football team with which you should under no circumstances make eye contact.
Recreational Marijuana Would Create More Than 100,000 Jobs in Florida, Study Says
The number of jobs related to hemp, cannabis, and marijuana could increase more than sevenfold in Florida by 2025 — that is, if recreational marijuana gains approval in the November 2020 election.
Trump Says He’ll Host G7 Summit at His Miami Resort
In a news conference this afternoon, Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, announced to the media that the president will host the 2020 G7 Summit — a meeting in which leaders of the seven largest economies on the planet meet to discuss world issues — at Trump National Doral Miami, which the president owns (and profits from).
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House Republicans Invite Harvard Professor to Exaggerate Risks of Recreational Pot
As momentum behind legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida continues to grow, Republicans are tapping new wells for cold water to throw on the movement. Tuesday, Harvard Medical School professor Bertha Madras gave an hourlong presentation about the dangers of marijuana in front of the state House Health and Human Services Committee.
Five Predictions for Ben Carson’s Upcoming Miami Visit
When Ben Carson was in Miami two years ago, he got stuck in an elevator at an Overtown housing complex. The Housing and Urban Development secretary had gone on a national “listening tour” of public housing developments weeks after his 2017 confirmation.
Ex-Carollo Aide Said in Court the Miami Commissioner “Engaged in a Felony”
For months, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office has been reportedly looking into whether Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo — known to some as “Loco Joe” — broke campaign-finance laws to help his old pal, former state Sen. Alex Diaz de la Portilla, in 2018. But in an explosive new lawsuit, Carollo’s former aide cut directly to the chase: In a suit filed Monday, the aide, Steven Miro, said publicly for the first time that he witnessed Carollo straight-up “engaging in a felony” while serving as a city commissioner.
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Post-Parkland Laws Place Kids at Risk, Southern Poverty Law Center Warns
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) warns that recommendations issued by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission are militarizing public schools in Florida and putting students at risk.
Say Goodbye to Wayne Messam, the Presidential Hopeful Who Raised Just $5 Last Quarter
Yesterday afternoon, Wall Street Journal politics reporter Tarini Parti was the first to announce that Wayne Messam — the mayor of Miramar, in Broward County — had raised just $5 this quarter for his incredibly long-shot bid for the 2020 presidency.
Five Distractions That Will Make Dwyane Wade’s Retirement Hurt a Little Less
Perhaps those hundred or so games Dwyane Wade played with the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers from 2016 to 2018 have prepared Miami Heat fans for life without the franchise’s greatest star. Maybe Wade’s incredible farewell season and the fact he had nothing left to prove or accomplish will lessen the sting a bit.
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Report: Rundle’s Office Teaches Prosecutors to Avoid Talking About Lying Cops
Defense lawyers and justice-reform advocates have known for years that cops routinely get away with lying in court and on official documents without punishment. Cops, in fact, lie in sworn statements so often that critics even created a phrase — “testilying” — to describe the problem.