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Jacob Bickelhaupt looking at a dish at his restaurant, Konro.

South Florida Restaurant Konro Loses Michelin Star After Scandal

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Jul 30, 2025

SoFlo restaurant Konro lost its Michelin Star after owner-chef Bickelhaupt was charged with attempted second-degree murder.

Miami-Dade Police officer gives a thumbs up to one of the officers as he sits in the truck.

'Good Job': Miami-Dade Cop Applauds Officers After Fatal Osvaldo Cueli Shooting

By Naomi Feinstein

Jul 18, 2025

The officer turned off the audio on his body camera shortly after arriving at the scene of the shooting.

Carlos Gimenez ad with him looking at the camera standing in front of the Capitol. It says "Congressman Carlos Gimenez."

How Florida Representatives Voted on Epstein File Release

By Naomi Feinstein

Jul 16, 2025

South Florida Republicans did not break from Trump and support the release of the Epstein files in a House vote.

Beba Sardiña Mann looks at the camera next to Thomas Kennedy

'I Took His Camera': Miami Police Investigate Carollo Fan's Clash With Billy Corben

By Naomi Feinstein

Jul 16, 2025

A Joe Carollo superfan grabbed Billy Corben's phone out of his hand while he was recording inside Miami City Hall.

A Reminder That Marco Rubio's Brother-in-Law Was a Prolific Cocaine Trafficker

By Naomi Feinstein

Jul 14, 2025

While Trump deports immigrants for old drug charges, Rubio's brother-in-law was the frontman of a drug trafficking operation.

Miami Outlaw: A Wild (Mostly) True Crime Tale During the Cocaine Cowboys Heyday

By Francisco Alvarado

Jul 14, 2025

Scott Sherouse's Miami Outlaw is a raw, annotated memoir of friendship, crime, and coming-of-age during Miami's drug boom of the 1970s and 1980s.

An American flag with bullets placed on each star

Dear Morons: Don't Shoot Your Guns in the Air on Fourth of July

By Naomi Feinstein

Jul 4, 2025

On New Year's Eve 2025, a 10-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet in Miami-Dade while watching fireworks.

Closeup of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs holding a microphone to his lips, surrounded by a crowd holding out their phone cameras

Diddy Trial in Week Eight: Jury Reaches Verdict

By Emily Ferguson

Jul 2, 2025

Sean Combs has been found guilty of violating the Mann Act on two counts, but was found not guilty on racketeering and sex trafficking.

Stacks of T-shirts at a Hollister store.

Lawsuit: Pembroke Gardens Mall Cop 'Negligence' Sends Man to Rikers

By B. Scott McLendon

Jun 24, 2025

A New York City man is suing Pembroke Pines Mall employees, accusing them of misidentifying him as a thief.

Miami Fine Art Gallery boarded up in Coconut Grove

Leslie Roberts' Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty in Warhol Forgery Scheme

By Naomi Feinstein

Jun 23, 2025

Roberts paid $5,500 to Carlos Miguel Rodriguez Melendez, who posed as an auction employee and authenticated the fake art.

Is It Legal to Pick Mangos off Your Neighbor's Tree?

By B. Scott McLendon

Jun 20, 2025

The arrest of the apparent mango defender armed with a black pistol sparked the time-honored Miami question.

Jacob Bickelhaupt: What to Know About Chef's Domestic Violence Charges

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 18, 2025

Bickelhaupt owns Konro, a Michelin-starred omakase restaurant in West Palm Beach.

Police: Florida Man Found With Loaded Gun at Stonewall Pride Parade

By Naomi Feinstein

Jun 16, 2025

Monheit faces one count of unlawful carry of a concealed firearm and one count of trespassing, according to the news release.

A protester with her back towards the camera holds a black sign that reads, "Stephen Miller did someone deport your hair?"

Miami-Dade GOP Executive Committeeman Jokes About Running Over Protesters

By Naomi Feinstein

Jun 16, 2025

"Turn on off-road mode," the former Proud Boy wrote on X.

Ron DeSantis wearing a blue tie sitting at his desk

DeSantis Gives Floridians Permission to Run Over Protesters

By Naomi Feinstein

Jun 12, 2025

"You don't have to sit there and just be a sitting duck and let the mob grab you out of your car."

Chef Jacob Bickelhaupt Faces New Charges After Domestic Violence Arrest

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 11, 2025

Bickelhaupt owns Konro, a Michelin-starred omakase restaurant in West Palm Beach.

Michelin-Starred Konro Restaurant Temporarily Closed After Chef's Arrest

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 11, 2025

West Palm's Michelin-starred spot Konro has closed after chef Bickelhaupt was accused of beating a woman for hours.

Twin brothers Alon and Oren Alexander stand with arms crossed while posing for photo at an event

Alexander Brothers File $500 Million Defamation Suit Against The Real Deal

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 10, 2025

The Real Deal publisher Amir Korangy called the suit a "frivolous and cynical attempt to weaponize the legal system."

screenshot of a man with a shaved head and a full beard, seated at a kitchen counter

Chef of Michelin-Starred Konro Restaurant Arrested for Domestic Violence — Again

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 3, 2025

Jacob Bickelhaupt has been arrested for domestic violence for a second time. Against a second wife.

Former Hialeah Police Chief Arrested on Fraud, Theft Charges

By Theo Karantsalis

Jun 3, 2025

FDLE arrested former Hialeah police chief Sergio Velazquez, accusing him of organized fraud and stealing department funds.

Crime

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Virgin Launches True Crime Cruise from Miami

Nadia Bickelhaupt Recovers After Alleged Assault

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