On the day Cubans celebrated their independence, FIU and the city of Sweetwater unveiled a statue commemorating the efforts of one of the country’s most beloved freedom fighters.
Miami philanthropist and real-estate magnate Jay I. Kislak was honored by Spain for his work in cultural preservation.
Ronald Poppo’s doctors will give an update of his condition at a news conference Tuesday at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
A member of the Santiesteban marijuana grow-house gang was found not guilty of kidnapping and killing a rival who stole a load of pot from the Southwest Miami-Dade clan.
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami and Wynwood’s O Cinema have won a combined $350,000 from a national foundation that supports the arts.
A water purification system created by students from Gulliver is now providing clean, bacteria-free water to a Nigerian health clinic.
A West Miami-Dade woman accused of leaving her baby to die in a sweltering car will remain jailed. Her lawyer said Monday that she suffers from depression associated with the child’s birth.
Miami Gardens police found a missing child and arrested her father Sunday evening after asking for the public’s help in finding the girl.
The board that runs Jackson Health System is up for re-approval by the Miami-Dade County Commission after two years of working to turn around the hospital system’s dire financial situation. One member faces ethics questions.
The popular television show has helped solve Miami homicides, but critics say the cameras can be a distraction to investigators and the show seems to focus more on African-American communities.
A motorcycle accident claimed a man’s life Sunday afternoon after he lost control of his bike.
Cuba Nostalgia, a three-day event that celebrates pre-Castro Cuba, once again drew those wanting to relive the past and those trying to reconnect with their roots.
A wide-ranging immigration bill provides a pathway to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigrants but more than 300,000 may not qualify.
The Heiken Children’s Vision Program provides free comprehensive eye examination and glasses when prescribed to low-income school children who fail their vision screening and have no insurance or other resources for eye care. The program was started in 1992, and since then, 75,000 children have received exams with 83 percent needing and receiving free eyeglasses.
Persistence paid off for an Archbishop Coleman Carroll senior. She asked (and asked) and ultimately received Dwyane Wade as her prom date.
Homeowners could save up to 70 percent on their insurance premium with a new policy offering from Citizens, but only 47 people have signed up for the cheaper coverage.
For sale: a $12.6 million Bombardier Challenger jet presumably grounded at the Opa-locka Airport.
Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of Managua.
One cop was arrested and claims his girlfriend’s pimps set him up. Another officer was charged with gun trafficking while a third was in an accident that killed a Miami Dade College student.
The largest oil drilling operation in South Florida is a stark contrast to the wild surroundings of the Big Cypress National Preserve.
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