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Family seeks justice in mother and son's tragic killings two decades apart
Tragedy revisited a South Florida family after one of their loved ones was fatally shot in a Wynwood parking lot earlier this month, 21 years after the unsolved murder of his mother in Miami Gardens. DaMarco Harris, 24, had been discovered suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at 3500 North Miami...
$214 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Lottery said a person who purchased a ticket in Miami Shore won $214 million in the May 6 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were 7–23–24–56–60, and the Powerball number was 25. The winning ticket was sold at a Publix at 9050 Biscayne Boulevard.
15-year-old accused of joyriding in deadly Hialeah crash charged as adult
A 15-year-old from Hialeah who allegedly crashed into a family car, killing two women and sending a third to the hospital, is no longer being treated as a juvenile in the eyes of the court. State attorneys on Tuesday officially filed adult charges against Maykoll Santiesteban: two counts of vehicular...
Daring Rooftop Burglary Attempt at Miami Jewelers Thwarted, Suspects Leave Without Loot
Thieves made a daring rooftop break-in attempt at a Miami jewelry store, but left empty-handed, police say. In the pre-dawn hours on Monday, at around 3:30 a.m., Miami police were summoned to Ashley Jewelry, located at 4561 NW 7th Street, following reports of a burglary in progress, as Local 10 News reported.
New safety regulations pushing Miami condo owners out
Miami condo owners are being priced out of their homes due to new safety regulations brought on by the 2021 Surfside condo collapse.Why it matters: The Champlain Towers South collapse killed 98 residents and spurred the passage of Florida's Building Safety Act, which requires condo buildings to fund their reserves and conduct safety inspections after 30 years.Owners who cannot afford steep special assessments to make repairs are now trying to sell their homes for pennies on the dollar, the Wall Street Journal reports.Zoom in: Ivan Rodriguez, an owner at North Miami's Cricket Club, paid $119,000 for his unit in 2019, but was forced to sell it after his building passed a $30 million special assessment for repairs, the Journal reports.It sold last month for $110,000 after originally listing for $350,000.The big picture: There are more than 18,000 units for sale in South Florida — more than double the number in the first quarter of last year, per the Journal.Most of the units are in buildings older than 30 years.Read more
Miami Gardens Police Investigate After Man Found Bound and Shot Near Canal
The Miami Gardens community is grappling with the unsettling discovery of a man found shot to death, his hands bound and a bag covering his head, on the bank of a canal last Friday. The victim, identified as 38-year-old Christopher Lee Henry, was discovered by residents of the neighborhood near the 3900 block of Northwest 207th Drive just after 8 a.m.
High school blocking college scholarship
(WSVN) - He is a very good high school football player, offered a college scholarship by many schools but he can’t get into college because of what a school he went to in the ninth-grade is not doing, and that’s when he turned to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser for help.
Cruisers caught with fake IDs, bank cards, skimmer, meth after return to Miami, cops say
MIAMI – Police arrested a pair of cruise passengers on six felony charges after they said federal agents found methamphetamines and a trove of counterfeit bank cards and identification documents upon their return to Miami. Miami-Dade police arrested Jaclyn Abaya, 46, and Enrico Ronquillo, 36, both of Las Vegas,...
Arrest made in deadly Mother's Day shooting outside Miami Beach nightclub
MIAMI - An arrest has been made after a deadly shooting outside a Miami Beach club early Sunday morning. It happened just before 2:30 a.m. at the Exchange South Beach at 1532 Washington Avenue. Dvonn Reaux, 28, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Marley Case."We heard shots and that was it," said Levi Fuller. "And all of a sudden people started running."Security guard Case was shot and killed in front of the club. According to a GoFundMe post, friends remember Marley as a father who was generous and kind, and who worked hard to provide...
Miami’s real estate ‘king’ tells Council of purchase and big plans for the Sands Beach Resort
It's one of Key Biscayne's last connections to "yesteryear." Now, Terra Group CEO David Martin, the proclaimed "King of Miami" when it comes to real estate development, plans to turn the Silver Sands Beach Resort, a quaint motel built in 1956 at 301 Ocean Drive, into a modern 56-residential, climate-resilient condo with a floating beach bar.
Cuban rapper Chocolate MC accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend in Miami, then raping her
MIAMI – A well-known Latin music artist was arrested Friday after he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend outside of an apartment building and then drove her to Palm Beach County, where he raped her, authorities said. According to an arrest warrant, the victim and her friend had just exited an Uber...
South Florida parents push back over school-repurposing plans
MIAMI - Changes could be in store at some Miami-Dade public schools and it's not sitting well with some parents. One proposal would move children out of Shadowlawn Elementary in Little Haiti to two different schools, miles away.Shadowlawn which was built 100 years ago has a little more than 130 students and has lost population in the past few years. Still, parent L'Chaundra Willis, whose son is in second grade, worries that a transfer will have a negative effect."The teachers at Shadowlawn care," she says. She points out that Shadowlawn is a 'B' rated school and many of the teachers speak Creole...
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