New law expands Florida swimming voucher program
New law expands the age range of eligible children for free swimming classes, from four years and younger to between ages one and seven.
‘I squeezed the baby’: Broward woman accused of abusing child, report says
Kimberly Rivera, 29, was charged with aggravated child abuse and child neglect with bodily harm.
Bodycam shows cops shoot at suspects, rescue hostages during Sweetwater armed robbery
New police body camera video shows officers opening fire on suspects and rescuing hostages who’d been tied up during a frightening armed robbery at a…
Expected closure of Everglades detention center is no accident given timing, environmentalists say
A federal appellate court decided last month to keep open the detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz," for the time being, blocking a lower court…
Man accused of molesting girl, 12, on her way to school in Miami Gardens, report says
Carlos Jean, 37, was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation on a child 12-16 years old and battery.
Waymo continues to expand footprint in Miami
According to Waymo, the company is expanding its service by another 50 square miles, bringing the total footprint to 150 square miles.
Miami Jackson Senior High teacher accused of kissing student granted house arrest
A teacher at Miami Jackson Senior High School arrested for alleged sexual conduct with a student was in court Wednesday where a judge granted him house arrest.
Teens save man having heart attack in Cooper City; son says God ‘sent those boys’
Three Cooper City High School students were recognized by the city after stepping in during a medical emergency that could have ended in tragedy.
14 arrested in $7.6M retail theft ring run out of Florida family’s home, AG says
More than a dozen people including several family members are facing charges in a massive multi-million retail theft ring that was fund out of the Florida…
What’s open and closed in South Florida during Memorial Day 2026
Most places, including grocery stores, pharmacies, beaches and park are open most of the day throughout 2026 Memorial Day weekend.
Man ‘high on mushrooms’ when he fatally shot Miami Beach tourist in 2021 pleads guilty
A gunman who said he was high on mushrooms when he randomly and fatally shot a tourist eating dinner with his family at a Miami Beach restaurant back in 2021…