The head of a now-defunct organization intended to assist military veterans had been convicted in March.

Danny Valdes, 30, was driving a stolen car but relatives say he was not violent; no weapon was found.

Nearly 3,000 students from 15 middle schools and their families from around Miami-Dade County attended Jungle Island as it hosted the 2013 ... Hip Hop 4 Health Fair and Final Dance Competition on Saturday, May 4. At the event, music and dance were used to encourage physical activity, cardiovascular health and other positive healthy behaviors.

Jurors took just over two hours to convict Walter Bailey of September 2006 slayings; he now faces the death penalty.

About 200 teens gathered in Little Haiti on Sunday, April 28, to help beautify Morningside Elementary as part the annual J-Serve Internation... al Day of Jewish Youth Service. Among their accomplishments: a newly painted mural and a spruced-up, re-mulched garden and green area.