A Homestead family lost everything Sunday morning when a fire gutted their home.
The family, who lived in the home at 15200 SW 184th St., got out safely before the swift moving fire engulfed their home, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Arnold Piedrahita Jr.
The home, and the Christmas gifts inside, were a total loss.
The American Red Cross has stepped in and will help the family find a temporary home.
The IRS has imposed hundreds of millions of dollars in tax liens against the Miccosukee Indian Tribe and its members for failing to pay taxes on shared profits from their West Miami-Dade casino.
Aliya Moktadier, Kasia Williams, Jayson Plasencia, Ashley Sierra and Hunter Alvarez of Coral Reef Senior High School were selected to participate in the summer agroecology internship hosted by Florida International University.
Ronald Poppo, 66, is in good health and spirits despite being blind and having cut off contact with family members, his caregivers said.
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