Inmates brawl after Miami-Dade jail security gaffe leaves doors open

- The Miami Herald , Jul 3

A ‘group release’ feature at TGK Jail was accidentally triggered, allowing a group of inmates to attack another man, who leape... d from a second-level tier to escape.

Knife-wielding man shot and killed by Miami-Dade police identified

- The Miami Herald , Jun 30

Miami-Dade police are investigating a police-involved shooting that left a man dead Saturday evening.

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Mars or bust: FIU student wants one-way ticket

- The Miami Herald , Jun 28

A college student with out-of-this-world aspirations takes time to share his passion for space exploration with first-graders once a month.

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Chileans find second home at ‘Sabores Chilenos’ in Sweetwater

- The Miami Herald , Jun 28

When South Florida’s Chilean residents get homesick, there’s a place in Sweetwater where they can feel right at home.

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Southwest Miami-Dade slaughter farm raided

- The Miami Herald , Jun 21

During an eight-month undercover investigation, video captured animals being abused and cruelly butchered.

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Farm Share holds food drive at Tamiami Park in Sweetwater

- The Miami Herald , Jun 18

Farm Share held a Free Food Distribution event at Tamiami Park in Sweetwater on Saturday, June 15. Farm Share is a large-scale food bank and... food-packing house that works to end hunger by feeding families and helping local churches, homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Volunteers from Baptist Health and the offices of state Reps. Erik Fresen, Michael Bileca, Jose Felix Diaz and Frank Artiles helped distribute food and other goods.

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Naked Politics: Another Miami ballot-fraud scandal: Cops raid home of operative for Commissioner Xavier Suarez mayoral campaign

Naked Politics, Jun. 13, 2013

Law enforcement officers investigating absentee ballot fraud raided the home early Thursday of Juan Pablo Baggini, the operations director for Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez?s mayoral campaign.

Detectives searched Baggini?s Southwest Miami-Dade residence after the Miami-Dade Elections Department reported a series of online applications for 20 absentee ballots submitted [...]
Riptide 2.0: Miami Woman Dies After Receiving Butt-Enhancing Injections

Riptide 2.0, Jun. 12, 2013

On April 11, 28-year-old Suyima Torres went into an office in a West Miami-Dade strip mall to receive cosmetic injections in her buttocks. Ten hours later, she was dead. Police are investigating...
Continue reading "Miami Woman Dies After Receiving Butt-Enhancing Injections" > [...]
HOMESTEAD IS HOME: Congressman Joe Garcia Explains Factors for Absentee Ballot Fraud

HOMESTEAD IS HOME, Jun. 1, 2013

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Miami Herald Excerpt: In a news conference held at his West Miami-Dade office Saturday morning, Garcia, a Democrat, maintained that he had no knowledge of the failed plot during last year?s primary election. He said he learned about his campaign?s involvement only the previous afternoon from chief of staff [...]
Naked Politics: Joe Garcia: 'Flawed' absentee-voting system, 'reckless abandon' contributed to ballot scandal

Naked Politics, Jun. 1, 2013

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Congressman Joe Garcia on Saturday attempted to control the damage inflicted on his office a day earlier, when he dismissed his chief of staff for apparently orchestrating a scheme to submit hundreds of fraudulent absentee-ballot requests.

In a news conference held at his West Miami-Dade office Saturday morning, Garcia, a Democrat, maintained that he had [...]
Naked Politics: Miccosukee Tribe's tax troubles continue with $170 million lien

Naked Politics, May. 22, 2013

From MH's Jay Weaver:
The Internal Revenue Service has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West Miami-Dade tribe?s failure to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members, according to court records.
In a long-running battle, the IRS also has [...]

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