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Rachel Cheng delivers her salutatorian speech at the BB&T Center in Sunrise on June 8. Rachel Cheng, a 17-year-old senior at Western High School in Davie, didn't learn that she had moved up from fifth in her class to second until a few days before her graduation ceremony. She didn't feel compelled to write an ordinary salutatorian speech, and she procrastinated about writing it.

Two drivers exchanged gunfire during a road rage incident on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade Monday morning, officials said. Florida Highway Patrol officials said a Toyota Venza and Camry were both driving south on I-95 near Northwest 151st Street around 7 a.m. when there was some sort of road rage incident.

Miami International Airport had a special arrival on Father’s Day. A mother gave birth to a baby girl inside a restroom near Gate D43. She had just arrived on an American Airlines flight from Chicago with her aunt when she went into labor, airport spokesman Greg Chin said. The baby...

Tyler Van Dyke is a man listed at 6’4” 224 pounds. The Connecticut born Suffield Academy field general was a consensus four-star prospect by all the major publications. TVD also distinguished the number two rated pro-style quarterback coming out of high school. Van Dyke held offers from Michigan, NC State,...

(WSVN) - Chick-fil-A is looking to hire an additional 200 team members. The company announced a hiring event set for Friday, June 25 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The events will take place at 22 different locations across South Florida, and any applicant who visit during the event will be provided with an application and will be interviewed onsite.

Royal Caribbean International’s Freedom of the Seas left PortMiami on Sunday night on the cruise company’s first simulated cruise to test its COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The ship left Miami about 7 p.m. with a fully vaccinated crew and about 600 volunteer passengers, many of them company employees. The...

On Friday, June 18, Wynwood Pride returned to Miami's arts district for a full weekend of LGBTQ+ events. Kicking things off was a performance by hyperpop queen Charli XCX at the Oasis, along with plenty of drag performances, including RuPaul's Drag Race star Kandy Muse. Photography by Michele Eve Sandberg.

The commitment from three-star wide receiver Landon Ibieta on Sunday was the second at the position for the Miami football program for 2022. Three-star WR Quan Lee committed to the Hurricanes earlier this spring. Miami still has several prospects at WR they are pursuing in the Class of 2022. Miami...

Miami is a city that knows what it means to go over the top: From showy, celebrity-ridden restaurants and clubs that stay packed until the early morning hours to beaches that double as fashion runaways and home prices that break record after record, an understated destination this is not. The...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — South Florida rescue crews responded to the Everglades after reports of two stranded airboats rang in Sunday afternoon. Both airboats were 10 miles north of Tamiami Trail near SW 8th Street and Old Tamiami Trail with five people on board. One was in a difficult-to-reach location and had to be evacuated by helicopter.

Tana Carson and Tiffany Zepeda, best friends since age 2, are on a mission: They want to bring the joy of being in the water to children with disabilities. Since both Carson and Zepeda grew up in Key Largo, they know the special pleasure that water activities can bring. So in July, for the first time, with the help of sponsors and volunteers, the friends are organizing iCan Swim: Florida Keys, an adaptive swim summer camp where children and youth with disabilities in the area can gain essential water safety skills and swim instruction in a fun, family-centered and caring program.

The Miami Hurricanes added a pair of commitments to its 2022 recruiting class over the weekend. Four-star cornerback Khamauri Rogers and three-star wide receiver Landon Ibieta committed, giving Miami four commitments in the class. Current Hurricane tight end Will Mallory has been paying attention to Miami’s recruiting efforts, which includes...

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Niven Patel came to Miami for a job seven years ago but stayed for the vibrancy and energy of the city and its people. The 2020 Food & Wine Best New Chef leads five restaurant concepts under his company Aya Hospitality. He fell in love with the Homestead area south of the city and bought a house and a two-acre farm, affectionately known as Rancho Patel, where he lives with his wife and twin girls. Here are his favorite weekend spots to dine, explore, and shop in Miami. --Melanie Hansche.

The Miami Hurricanes had a big official visit weekend. Miami picked up two out of state commitments over the weekend in four-star cornerback Khamauri Rogers and three-star receiver Landon Ibieta. Through the Smoke’s Gaby Urrutia and David Lake share their thoughts on those commitments, what it means for UM’s 2022...

Catcher/outfielder Jared Thomas and outfielder Chad Born are among five Miami reserves who are in the transfer portal according to a 247Sports source. Left-handed pitcher Alex Munroe and infielder Adam Frank entered the portal late in the regular season while third baseman Luis Espinal, Thomas and Born entered shortly after the Hurricanes ended their season in the Gainesville Regional.

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - Crews at Miami International Airport had a delivery on duty. On Sunday, a baby was born at the airport with help from Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue crews. Pictures were shared on Twitter by the airport’s terminal team. After being born at MIA, the...