Netflix’s Griselda: What to Know About Miami’s Queen of Cocaine
New Times has chronicled Griselda Blanco’s violent past since the late 1990s. She’s now the subject of a six-episode miniseries on Netflix.
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Artificial Intelligence Makes 2024 Miami Sports Predictions
ChatGPT, our makeshift crystal ball, takes a stab at predicting what Miami sports teams’ upcoming seasons will look like.
Average Floridian Would Trade 5 Years of Life to Live Like a Millionaire
Survey participants nationwide believe a mountain of wealth is worth an early death.
Sunny Isles Beach to Deploy Red-Light Cameras
Florida cities have wavered on their use of red-light cameras as controversy swirls over their safety benefits.
Killjoy: Florida State Rep Aims to Ban High-Potency Recreational Weed
Florida House Rep. Ralph Massullo seeks to harsh pot smokers’ mellow by capping the THC content of recreational flower.
Covanta Loses Bid to Trash Lawsuit Over Doral’s Giant Garbage Fire
The lawsuit claims “airborne contaminants rained down on people’s heads” as the fire raged at Covanta’s plant.
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New Report Highlights Spike in Sexual Assault Cases Aboard Cruise Ships
Cruise law expert Jim Walker says cruise liners’ crime reporting is “the bare minimum” of what the law mandates.
Drivin’ Dirty: Filthy Florida License Plates Rejected in 2023
CONMAN 8, P00PIE1, and MR DUI were summarily denied by the license plate review unit.
Pompano Beach Man Sentenced for Choking, Tackling Officers in Capitol Riot
An Army veteran and police sergeant assaulted by Kenneth Bonawitz called the riot “a nightmare…that nearly cost me my life.”
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Miami Billionaires Are “Gentrifying” Millionaires Out of Indian Creek
Sorry, millionaires. Your bank balances don’t cut the mustard in Indian Creek anymore.
Hard Knocks Finale: HBO Throws in the Towel Harder Than the Dolphins
The final episode of Hard Knocks chronicled the end of a Miami Dolphins season that inspired the highest hopes, only to end on a painfully familiar note.
Feds Probe Spate of Brightline Crash Deaths in Melbourne
Fatalities from Brightline collisions are starting to pile up in a coastal Florida community after the railway operator’s recent expansion of train service to Orlando.
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Unrepentant Miami Con Man Jimmy Sabatino Finds Federal Prison Too Confining
Drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and Miami con man Jimmy Sabatino are the only current residents of the solitary confinement unit known as “The Suites.”
Zoo Miami Reacts to Ranking Among North America’s “Worst Zoos for Elephants”
An animal rights group claims a 13-year-old elephant has endured “frequent invasive anal procedures to extract sperm.”
Don’t Harp on It: University of Miami Settles Master String Player’s Gender Discrimination Case
UM’s own report showed that its music department’s female lecturers on average brought home salaries equal to 70 percent of their male peers’ pay.
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Curse of the Tequesta: Newest Evidence in Dolphins Season-Ending Loss to Chiefs
Star players wiped off the roster one by one, a mansion fire – What more is needed to confirm the Curse of the Tequesta?
Fort Lauderdale Ranks in Top 10 for Illegal Gun-Toting at U.S. Airports
Firearm interceptions at U.S. airport security checkpoints hit an all-time high in 2023.
Ex-Miami-Dade School Board Member Arrested on Fraud, Grand Theft Charges
When investigators searched Lubby Navarro’s home, they found it was stocked with pricey items allegedly funded by a county credit card.
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Ex-Proud Boy, Former GOP Committee Member Sentenced on January 6 Riot Charges
Gilbert Fonticoba hung out with Proud Boys chief Enrique Tarrio at a Baltimore hotel room after the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Former Broward Mayor’s Daughter Charged With Campaign Funding Fraud
Richelle Holness, the second daughter of the former mayor to be charged with fraud, is accused of a scheme to divert her father’s campaign funds.
Come and Get It! Joe Carollo Responds to $63 Million Judgment Seizure
Defiant in the face of the property seizure, the commissioner quipped that his rivals will hang his underwear and socks from their chandeliers.
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Miami Dolphins’ Hardships Laid Bare in Hard Knocks Episode 8
Hard Knocks Episode 8 exposed the team’s darkest moments, from Tyreek Hill coping with his house fire to coach Mike McDaniel’s past struggles with alcohol.