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Incumbent state Rep. Roy Hardemon, left, is claiming the Democratic Party recruited attorney Dotie Joseph, right, to run against him in the Aug. 28 primary. Joseph Beauvil, center, a self-employed immigration consultant, is also running.

Elections

Black lawmaker says Miami Democrats have ‘lynched’ him in primary

State Rep. Roy Hardemon is running for re-election, but he faces a primary opponent he believes Miami-Dade Democrats recruited to challenge him. Party leadership denies involvement.

Community Voices

Rotary Club of Coconut Grove funds after-school programs, youth sports, a learn-to-swim project for underprivileged youth, and numerous health initiatives. From left: Joe King, recently installed president for 2018-2019; Drew Monaghan, Rotary district governor; and Clint Bush, Rotary assistant governor.

Rotary Club of Coconut Grove installs new president

A prayer to God for the sake of our nation

United Way LINC volunteers renovate beach volleyball court

Prime minister honors South Florida pioneers of Bahamian descent

My faith brings me out of the darkest valleys

Miami Fire Rescue workers try to get to Abel Orlando Zuniga-Fajardo and Osman Aldubin Montalvan-Ardon after a concrete barrier fell on them Feb. 4.

Archer Western, part of the Walsh Construction Group, faces $33,259 in proposed fines after OSHA investigated the deaths of two men. A concrete barrier fell on them as they worked along Interstate 95 in Miami, FL.

Watch swarm of robbers invade flea market jewelry stand

Crime

They hit a flea-market shop for $750,000 in jewelry. Video caught the robbery and faces

Miami-Dade police are looking for the gang that robbed P&S Jewelry in The Village Flea Market Tuesday afternoon. Police say $750,000 in jewelry was taken in the robbery, which was caught on video.

Teens carry a Mothers Fighting for Justice banner during the fourth annual Walk for Justice, held Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Goulds.

Homestead - South Dade

She lost her son to gun violence. She’s determined to stop the shootings.

At the fourth annual Walk for Justice in Goulds, Romania Dukes and other parents who’ve lost their children to gun violence honored the children and raised the issue of common sense gun legislation in Florida.

Miami police tweeted this image of a Liberty City street Friday night, July 20, 2018, as they searched for a man who tried to rob two men as they were doing mechanical work on a car. One of the victims was shot multiple times.

Crime

Miami police release description of gunman who shot a man fixing a car in Liberty City

Miami police released a description of the gunman who approached two men on a Liberty City, FL, street as they did mechanical work on a car Friday night. One man was shot multiple times as gunman tried to steal jewelry.

Car chase leaves one dead after fatal car wreck in Northwest Miami-Dade

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Stolen vehicle rams cop car, takes off and crashes. A woman is ejected, killed, cops say.

Miami-Dade police responded to a fatal traffic accident in Northwest Miami-Dade, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon.

Crime

She saw young girls twerking. Now, the church guitarist is accused of fondling 5 of them.

Reniero Rodriguez, 43, was arrested Monday night on lewd and lascivious behavior charges almost a year after elementary school age girls at Miami's Ministereo Evangelistico accused the former church guitarist of fondling them in the church van.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, right in hat, talks with Sen. Bill Nelson, center, about how gun violence has affected Liberty City.

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Her son was shot dead on the street — and these politicians came to listen

Sen. Bill Nelson met with Liberty City residents and local officials on July 6 at the Liberty Square Center to talk about the gun violence plaguing Liberty City and other neighborhoods in South Florida

Crime

Miami police investigate three separate shootings that left three men in Jackson Hospital

Miami police are investigating three separate early-morning shootings that sent three men, one a juvenile, to Jackson Hospital on Saturday, July 7, 2018.

Sunday, July 1, 2018- David Jenkins, father of Sherdavia Jenkins stands next to the monument and time capsule in honor of his daughter who was killed by a stray bullet in 2006 as an annual remembrance is held in her honor. The park is called Sherdavia Jenkins Peace Park which is located on the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard on NW 62nd street and 12th avenue in Miami and the gathering is to pay tribute to Sherdavia and more than 300 other kids killed in Miami-Dade over the past decade.

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'What society tolerates this?' Community gathers to remember children lost to gun violence

More than a dozen community members gathered in Liberty City on Sunday to honor the life of Sherdavia Jenkins, a nine-year-old girl killed by a stray bullet in 2006. Since her death, hundreds more have faced a similar fate.

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New housing complex brings the beginning of transformation to Liberty City

On Friday morning, the Urban League of Greater Miami celebrated the grand opening of The Villages Miami Apartments, a $40 million modern residential community with 150 units of affordable housing.

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New housing complex brings the beginning of transformation to Liberty City

A brand new affordable housing complex in Liberty City celebrates change and hope with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Villages Miami offers residents a gated community with 150-units, a resource center, playground and a swimming pool.

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Former Florida State, Northwestern High basketball player still missing

Miami police want the public's help in finding 41-year-old Corey Louis, a 6-9, 190-pound black male who has been missing since June 17. Louis was a McDonald's All-American basketball player at Miami Northwestern High, then played four years at Florida State.

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