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Opinion | Reader Response

Readers React to Hialeah Mayor’s Crusade Against The Rip

By Celia AlmeidaJanuary 27, 2026

Some users gave Bryan Calvo the benefit of the doubt, but most said the city has bigger fish to fry than a Netflix movie.

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Crime & Police

Ex-Plantation Official on Probation After ‘Misusing Position’

By B. Scott McLendonJanuary 27, 2026

A colon cancer diagnosis seemed to sway a Broward County judge to give former public works director Steven Rodgers leniency at a Monday sentencing.

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Politics & Government

How To Kill a Mockingbird: Florida Mulls Flamingo as New State Bird

By B. Scott McLendonJanuary 26, 2026

Jim Mooney hopes the flamingo’s Florida resurgence will sway lawmakers to unseat the mockingbird.

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Politics & Government

Coral Gables Mayor’s Outbursts Edited out of Commission Meeting Video

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 26, 2026

Commissioners Ariel Fernandez and Melissa Castro are demanding to know who ordered the edits of the public meeting recording.

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Film, TV & Streaming

Top Issue For the New Hialeah Mayor? The Movie The Rip, Clearly

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 23, 2026

Bryan Calvo held a press conference to express his disappointment in the film’s portrayal of The City of Progress.

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Politics & Government

Miami Meat Czar at Center of Gift Gate Received $730K from City

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 22, 2026

A January 2025 lawsuit described the owner of El Toro Loco as Carollo’s good friend and strong political ally.

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Politics & Government

FIU Police Will Comply with ICE on Campus: What to Know

By B. Scott McLendonJanuary 22, 2026

Florida International University students are worried they’ll be the latest targets of Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

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Politics & Government

James Fishback Took His Florida Vision to a Right-Wing Podcast. It Got Weird Fast

By Natasha YeeJanuary 22, 2026

James Fishback’s long-shot run for Florida governor is gaining attention for its internet-era politics.

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Politics & Government

Miami Debates Cuban Deportations Across Florida After New Report

By B. Scott McLendonJanuary 21, 2026

The New York Times found Cubans in Florida shocked by Trump’s deportations; Miami Redditors weren’t.

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Crime & Police

Coral Gables PD Investigates Video of Miami Officer Accepting Lavish Gift Basket

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 21, 2026

Major Winsor Lozano serves as the head of the internal affairs division within the department.

Crime & Police

CBP Agents Admit to Wrongfully Detaining U.S. Veteran on Miami Cruise

By B. Scott McLendonJanuary 16, 2026

Jose Martinez was celebrating his 50th birthday when three men clad in black stormed his room and arrested him on drug charges.

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Crime & Police

Florida Ranked No. 1 for Harshest Prison Sentences in Nation: Study

By B. Scott McLendonJanuary 14, 2026

A new study puts Florida at the top of the list for the nation’s toughest prison sentences.

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Politics & Government

7 Hot-Button Bills to Watch in 2026 Florida Legislative Session

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 13, 2026

This session could decide the future of property taxes in Florida, a priority for Gov. DeSantis.

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Crime & Police

Miami Cops Demoted Amid Rolex Gift Investigation Involving Ex-Mayor

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 12, 2026

Pierre Cazassus and Stanley J. Paul-Noel are no longer working as sergeants-at-arms.

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Crime & Police

‘Stay Tuned’: DeSantis Teases State Charges Against Nicolás Maduro

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 7, 2026

This would not be the first time DeSantis filed state charges amid an ongoing federal case.

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Crime & Police

Miami Police Investigate Possible Rolex Gifts From Ex-Mayor Suarez

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 7, 2026

Departmental orders prohibit officers from accepting or soliciting gifts to prevent corruption and bribery.

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Politics & Government

Miami GOP Rep. Urges Prompt Venezuelan Presidential Elections

By Alex DeLucaJanuary 6, 2026

Marco Rubio said that conversations about holding elections in Venezuela are “premature.”

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Politics & Government

List of South Florida January 6 Rioters Pardoned

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 6, 2026

It has been five years since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Two people on a motorcycle ride past a mural of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela
Opinion | Community Voice

Analysis: The Seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro Is Unprecedented

By Alan McPhersonJanuary 5, 2026

Though the U.S. has a history of intervention, Maduro’s seizure represents a first in modern foreign policy.

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Politics & Government

Miami Is a Town Divided After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

By B. Scott McLendonJanuary 5, 2026

Scores of Venezuelans in Doral have been in a jubilant mood, but many have pointed out chaotic results of other U.S. military interventions.

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Politics & Government

Florida Politicians React to Capture of Nicolás Maduro

By Naomi FeinsteinJanuary 5, 2026

Sen. Rick Scott and Rep María Elvira Salazar celebrated the military action, while other local politicians expressed concern.

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Politics & Government

Rick Scott Once Again Seems to Forget about His Own Fraud Scandal

By Alex DeLucaJanuary 2, 2026

Medicare fraud? What Medicare fraud?

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