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Blanche expects Castro to answer to indictment in U.S. ‘by his own will or by another way’
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based…
Surveillance shows masked thieves burglarizing 19 cars in northeast Miami-Dade
Deputies say thieves targeted residents in northeast Miami-Dade, burglarizing 19 cars and stealing one from an apartment complex early Wednesday.
‘Loving kid’: Family mourns 6-year-old who ran off and drowned in Miami-Dade canal
A family is grieving after a 6-year-old boy drowned Tuesday in a southwest Miami-Dade canal blocks from his home.
What to know about Divine, a new app aiming to revive ‘Vine’-like content and bans AI-generated videos
Do you remember scrolling through Vine back in 2014, watching quick, funny clips that somehow said everything in just a few seconds? That format helped shape…
U.S. Coast Guard urges boaters to prepare for the busy Memorial Day weekend
With Memorial Day weekend coming up, when it will feel like a million boats are on the water, the Coast Guard wants to get the message out that preparation…
Influencer ‘Baby Alien’ also avoids jail in alleged gator shooting involving Clavicular
An influencer known as “Baby Alien” has also avoided jail time in the alleged shooting of an alligator in Miami-Dade involving controversial…
What is Brothers to the Rescue and what happened to their planes?
Founded by emigré José Basulto, Brothers to the Rescue aimed to help Cuban refugees in the Florida straits by dropping supplies from small planes and alerting…
Man accused of assaulting and filming burned girlfriend breaks down at hearing
A South Florida man who police say failed to get medical help for his severely burned girlfriend and instead sexually assaulted her must stay in jail until…
1 month after woman killed in Miramar, family demands police for answers
A grieving South Florida family is demanding that Miramar Police make an arrest in the shooting death of a loved one.
‘Life in prison or the death penalty’: What the charges filed against Raúl Castro mean
Castro, who at the time was Cuba’s minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR)—placing him at the top of the military chain of command that decided to…