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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Biscayne Bay is home to the hottest parties in Miami – and residents are fed up with it. During the pandemic, meetups on boats became the way to escape COVID lockdowns. But when the lockdowns ended, the parties didn’t. “Being a prisoner because laws are not being enforced is frustrating and saddening,” said Amy Voci. For four years, Voci has lived by the bay off Brickell Bay Drive. Before 2021, it was calm and peaceful. But in March of this year, a boat anchored next to the Rusty Pelican at three in the morning. Music traveled across the bay, disturbing Voci’s sleep. “Anyone...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall under new legislation Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Thursday as a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people. But while the measure was hailed by lawmakers, the senator who...

On Thursday, a property insurance reform bill passed by the state legislature in a special session this week was presented to and signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. It was the last step in a process many Florida homeowners have been following closely. Veronica Solomon is among them. When she...

The decision marks another setback in Sen. Annette Taddeo’s nearly two-year effort to expose the group’s financiers. Less than two weeks after ordering a dark money group behind attack ads in a 2020 state Senate Primary to disclose the identities of its secretive donors, a Miami judge vacated that decision and allowed the group to continue shielding its benefactors.

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 21,903 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 361 fatalities for every […]

Enjoy hundreds of vendors and thousands of show trucks and enthusiastic spectators in the South Florida Sun. The original “Daytona Truck Meet” hosted by Truck Fever, LLC has been rebranded to “Florida Truck Meet” and has officially moved to the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The World's Largest Truck Show is scheduled to take place June 10-12th, 2022.

KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. (WSVN) - Road repairs were underway near Key Biscayne after a pothole caused some traffic trouble. The large pothole opened up near the Crandon Golf Course on Crandon Boulevard, Thursday. Public Works crews covered it as a temporary fix until the road can be repaved. Copyright 2022...

Lauderhill, FL – May 26, 2022 – 6:00 PM – Vice Mayor Melissa P. Dunn and the City of Lauderhill is presenting its Second Annual Gun Violence Awareness Week to residents of all ages. June 2-5 the City will host various events to discuss the effects gun violence has had on our City, as well as the entire Country.

Anthony came off his flight from Mississippi Thursday afternoon ready to let the good times roll. “Nice weekends—always have fun in Miami. So we are here to have a good time,” he said while heading down the MIA concourse. Lots of people are thinking just like him. Soaring...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Little Haiti neighborhood makes up one of the most diverse communities in Miami. Its culture and influence have migrated to South Florida for decades and now it’s on full display during the Haitian Heritage Month Art Exhibition. “Noula in Creole means ‘we are here.’” And Haitian culture, history, and influence are on full display in the design district, at the Noula Exhibition. It walks us back in time. “With his timeline, we are able to show all of Haiti’s contributions to the world.” Many contributions, but few are familiar. “During the time of the Holocaust, Haiti actually opened their doors to Jewish people...

OPA-LOCKA, FLA. (WSVN) - A U.S. Air Force pilot is preparing to take to the skies above Miami Beach this holiday weekend as part of an annual celebration of military skill. The Hyundai Air and Sea Show will take flight Saturday and Sunday. More than a dozen of the U.S. military’s biggest and fastest jets will rip across the ocean.

Big decisions never come easy. Converting Melreese Country Club into Miami Freedom Park was no exception. As my fellow Miami City commissioners and I considered the proposal, Miami’s ill-fated history with stadiums hung heavy over our heads: Do we repeat past mistakes, or do we learn from them? Through years of hard-fought negotiations, I can say that we chose the latter.

Moving quickly after a special legislative session, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills to try to stem problems in the property-insurance market and to bolster the safety of condominium buildings. Lawmakers passed the bills in a three-day special session that ended Wednesday. In all, DeSantis signed 10 bills Thursday,...

The U.S. reported over 736,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 24, bringing the total count to more than 82.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 994,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

In the weeks following the tragedy, DeSantis promised to review condo association regulations. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law to require stricter inspections for condominiums codifying a deal legislators reached in response to the deadly condo collapse in Surfside last year. After the Senate passed the language on Tuesday...