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Clerk of the Court Fernandez-Barquin: Extends Operation Hours
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Juan Fernandez-Barquin, Esq., Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller, announces to Miami-Dade County residents additional hours of operation at three of our court locations. Extended hours will be available on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m....
In Miami, a child of Haitian immigrants helps his fellow countrymen find work
On a recent afternoon in Little Haiti, more than 100 recently arrived Haitians bustled around tables of community organizations offering social services and employers scouting for workers. People passed heaping plates of diri kole avec poule fri — rice and beans and fried chicken — from one pair of hands to the other. The sound of Creole filled the air.
Famine to feast: South Florida swamped by tropical rains
On Tuesday, the first slug of tropical rains overspread South Florida in what’s forecast to be a multi-day deluge for the lower tier of the Sunshine State. Already widespread rainfall of 3 to 7 inches has fallen across parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties since Tuesday morning. An additional...
Man injured in drive-by shooting on Turnpike in south Miami-Dade
MIAMI - A man was rushed to the hospital after he was shot while driving on the Turnpike in south Miami-Dade. According to Miami-Dade police, just before midnight, they received word of a shooting in the northbound lanes of the highway near SW 112th Avenue. Arriving officers found a white sedan on the side of the road with bullet holes in the driver's side window. The man driving the car had been shot, the woman next to him was not injured. The man was taken to Jackson South Medical Center in critical condition. Police said their preliminary investigation revealed that a vehicle drove alongside the man's car, someone inside fired into it, and then it sped off.Police believe the man and woman knew the person who shot at them. A person who police believe is connected to the shooting was taken into custody about five miles away from the scene of the shooting at an apartment complex at SW 284th Street and Sw 145th Avenue.
Police: Arrest made in killing of Norland football coach Keon Smith
MIAMI - The Miami-Dade Police Department announced they had made an arrest in the killing of beloved Miami Norland High School football coach Keon Bernard Smith.Police said Lance Brian Rolle, 39, is facing murder charges for the killing of Smith on June 3rd in Opa-locka. Smith, 49, was gunned down early morning at 12:50 a.m., at an apartment building in the area of N.W. 132nd St. and 28th Ave in Opa-locka. Investigators say Smith was outside of his girlfriend's home when Rolle shot him several times before fleeing on foot.Edward Scamp, Smith's brother, said Keon was "a great person, a...
Second arrest made after 3 French bulldogs stolen from southwest Miami-Dade home
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A second arrest was made last week, months after three French bulldogs were stolen from a home in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed. According to an arrest report, Elliot Joseph Gonzalez-Misdraji, 18, of Miami, was taken into custody Friday. 2 men killed in southwest Miami-Dade shooting.
Village Council to address new regulations for golf cart and e-bikes/e-scooters at Tuesday meeting
Two second readings of ordinances – one involving golf carts and the other addressing motorized mobility devices – are on Tuesday night's Village Council agenda. The 6:30 p.m. meeting in Village Chambers is open to the public and can be viewed live online at VKB-TV. The first item...
World Record Blackfin Caught at Miami Tourney
A monster blackfin tuna caught during The Miami Dolphins Fins Weekend tournament is an unofficial world record. The 50.1-pound blackfin was certified by an IGFA biologist, and it outweighs the existing IGFA all-tackle world record by a little less than three-quarters of a pound. Angler Bob Kowalski landed the huge...
Florida has a beach sand shortage. Could your beer bottles be part of the solution?
Florida’s coastal counties spend millions trucking in sand to preserve the eroding beachfront. But what if a cheaper possible solution could be found in the garbage and recycling bins of Miami bars or even in that six-pack of Miller Lite you brought home the other night?. Glass is made...
How Miami residents can prepare their finances for hurricane season
As we enter what’s predicted to be an above-average hurricane season, many Miami residents may have an emergency plan, but it’s also important to make sure you are financially ready. Here are five tips to help you prepare ahead of the significant impacts of a storm:. 1. Create...
Key Biscayne’s Monday “feel-like “high approaching 100
Key Biscayne early risers will see wet streets and puddles after a thunderstorm passed through the island around 5 a.m. Monday, part of the 055” inches of rain Key Biscayne received during the last 24 hours. Today forecast calls for a 60% chance of rain, with scattered thunderstorms, mainly...
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