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MIAMI - It's been a race against time.  Activists for the farmworker's association spent Wednesday placing flyers in as many businesses as possible in Homestead. "So they can sympathize, empathize with the migrant community, we are asking people not go to work, not to consume and call their legislators and revoke the law, the new immigration law," said Yvette Cruz, from the Farmworkers Association of Florida, one of the organizations heading the labor strike. One of the local businesses who is willing to close its door is  Acapulco Records and Sports.  There is a sign at the door, in Spanish saying: the...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A west Miami-Dade man was arrested on a lewd and lascivious molestation charge early Wednesday morning after police accused him of grabbing a 14-year-old girl working out at a gym. According to police, the incident happened Tuesday night at the LA Fitness at 14100 SW...

A pregnant woman was rushed to the hospital after she was shot outside a 7-Eleven store in northwest Miami-Dade early Thursday, officials said. Miami-Dade Police said officers responded to the scene in the 9400 block of Northwest 17th Avenue in the West Little River Neighborhood after receiving calls of a person being shot around midnight.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Getting in three car wrecks over a span of three months, including crashes on back-to-back days, would be considered exceptionally bad luck for most people. Police said a 29-year-old woman claimed she got in that many car crashes, but investigators didn’t chalk it up to...

On Wednesday June 1, the official start of the 2023 Hurricane Season, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami continues to track an area of low pressure over the Gulf of Mexico which has become a little more concentrated since Wednesday. The NHC says environmental conditions appear marginally favorable for...

A man with the middle name "Chaos" was apprehended for allegedly perpetrating an armed robbery outside of a Miami-Dade motel on Monday.

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. – The Miami-Dade Police Department released a flyer Tuesday regarding a suspicious incident that recently occurred in the Village of Palmetto Bay. According to authorities, a man followed a woman into a gas station convenience store, located at 15199 S. Dixie Highway, and then screamed at the woman, ordering her to leave the store and get into his SUV.

The owners of a Florida seafood company doing business in the Florida Keys has been ordered to pay $250,000 in fines and was sentenced to five years of probation, despite prosecutors asking for 18 months in prison. Aifa Seafood, Inc., (Aifa), which operates out of Florida City, and company president Jiu Fa Chen, 57, of Parkland, were sentenced Tuesday, May 23, after pleading guilty earlier this year to exporting falsely-labeled spiny lobster from Florida to China, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office in Miami. ...

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police officers arrested one of their colleagues after she was involved in an apparent love triangle dispute that turned violent at a Palmetto Bay restaurant, according to an arrest report. According to police, Officer Anna Elicia Perez, 34, was involved in a romantic relationship...

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – On Tuesday morning, Kelsey Dewane Toomer Jr., a 32-year-old South Miami man, was once charged with tried homicide after allegedly shooting and injuring his father of their house within the 5900 block of Southwest 62nd Street. According to the police file, officials discovered Toomer’s father...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Homestead police investigated a shooting Monday afternoon that sent a man to a local hospital. The shooting happened at around noon in the 500 block of Northwest Third Avenue, near Homestead Junior High School, authorities said. Medics airlifted the victim to Jackson South Trauma Center, according...

With her pivotal poem placed on Miami-Dade's book ban list, the poet laureate has experienced a boost in sales placing her on the national bestseller's list. Just days after it was announced that Amanda Gorman‘s acclaimed poem “The Hill We Climb,” was formally banned in Florida‘s Miami-Dade elementary school curriculum, the poet laureate has experienced a major boost in interest and support.

The Miami-Dade Police Department has identified the victim of a deadly shooting in Homestead Saturday night. Around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a ShotSpotter alert. When they arrived on the scene, officers found 19-year-old Derrick Houston Jr. suffering from multiple apparent gunshot wounds. The preliminary investigation revealed that there...

Guso led Westminster Christian to a 19-2 record and state runner-up finish.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that he “had nothing to do with” a poem recently being moved from an elementary school library to a middle school library.

KEY LARGO, FLA. (WSVN) - A 62-year-old Homestead man was apprehended on Saturday after allegedly brandishing a pipe and threatening a man at the Reefhouse Resort & Marina in Key Largo. Norris Anthony Johnson now faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s...

(WSVN) - Miami-Dade County’s Department of Solid Waste Management’s Special Investigations Unit recently conducted investigations into two cases of illegal dumping, resulting in felony arrests and substantial fines. In the first incident, officials discovered a man illegally dumping a boat and trailer along NW 105th Street, between NW...

WHITE SPRINGS — It wasn’t your typical produce being trucked into Florida over the weekend. Rather, when officers with the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement inspected the Michigan produce truck around 11:40 p.m. Saturday at Ag Inspection Station 9B on Interstate 75, they found more than 40 pounds of marijuana being smuggled into the state.

In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Miami-Dade Animal Services has come under fire for the confiscation of a beloved dog named Precious. The story began when Precious, a 10-year-old family pet, bit a young boy who was riding his bike near her owner's property. While the incident itself was unfortunate, what followed has left both the dog's owner, Scott Davis, and animal advocates in disbelief. This blog post delves into the details of the case, the alleged violations of rights, and the ongoing legal battle to reunite Scott Davis with his cherished companion.

MIAMI -- Miami-Dade police on Sunday were searching for the person who shot and killed a man late Saturday night after an argument led to gunfire, officials said.Derrick Houston Jr., 19, of Homestead, died at the scene after being shot multiple times, according to a written statement by police.Police did not say if they have identified any suspects in connection with the incident, which occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. at SW 260th Terrace and 130th Avenue.Investigators said a group of people were in the back of home when several men began arguing in the roadway before the dispute turned physical. At...