There are several plots of land that Sweetwater is interested in acquiring and thereby lowering taxes for its residents.

A group of four cities in west Miami-Dade are making a renewed, concerted attempt to acquire land from the county.

The city of Sweetwater has proclaimed May 6 to be Commissioner Manuel Duasso Day. Commissioners Jose Manuel Guerra, Isolina Maroñ... ;o, Jose Diaz, Duasso, Jose Antonio Bergouignan, Mayor Manny Maroño and Prisca Barreto celebrate the moment at the May 6 commission meeting. Duasso, who received the proclamation for serving on the commission for close to 20 years, was elected in 1995. He moved into the city in 1973. He applied for the position of maintenance director in 1978. He plans to continue to run for another four-year term when his seat is up for reelection in 2015.

Video of a 2012 firefight between a drug suspect and police that was seized from the home of suspected marijuana growhouse operators was air... ed at a hearing. The suspect was killed, and a detective was wounded.

Miami-Dade police say seven people recruited county bus drivers to help them file fake claims to the taxpayer-supported insurance program.