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Miami-Dade will officially lift its COVID-19 curfew on April 12th after a year in place. The county’s mayor Daniella Levine Cava made the announcement on Monday during a news conference. The county’s midnight curfew was put in place after South Florida endured an influx of COVID-19 infections in the early …

Miami-Dade Police are investigating the mysterious death of a young couple who were found dead inside their short-term luxury rental home on Tuesday morning.  On Thursday, Miami-Dade police identified the victims as Tyron Coleman, 23, and Jessica Moye, 26. A cleaning crew entered the rental at approximately 11:30 a.m. and …

Early Thursday morning, a Miami-Dade police officer was taken into custody by federal law enforcement. According to law enforcement sources, the officer was investigated as part of a sting conducted by agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The officer was identified as Rod Flowers, he is the son of Bal …

On September 10, Miami-Dade Pastor Gregory Boyd was shot dead by Nathaniel Roberson, 31, and Latravia Bell, 20–both have since been arrested. According to the Miami-Dade police, the suspects ambushed four victims as they started firing their guns into a crowded parking lot close to the Village Flea Market and …

Eight years after the untimely death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a street in Miami-Dade county will bear his name. The 0.3 mile stretch of road in front of Martin’s former high school will soon be known as Trayvon Martin Avenue.  According to CNN, the resolution was approved by Miami-Dade County …

As coronavirus continues to run rampant in several states, especially Florida, the family of veteran Florida Sheriff’s Lieutenant is mourning the loss of their father, husband, and friend after he succumbed to the virus. Lt. Aldemar “Al” Rengifo Jr., 47, was a 20-year veteran of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, …

On August 18th, incumbent Katherine Fernandez Rundle and criminal and civil rights attorney Melba Pearson will face off for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. The office is one of the largest of its kind in the nation, and is chiefly responsible for criminal prosecutions in the county. Incumbent, Fernandez, is …

A Miami prison officer was charged with battery and failure to report a use of force, both misdemeanors, after slapping a handcuffed inmate in the back of the head. Reinaldo Palenzuela, 28, was a prison officer for three years. He resigned from the Everglades Correctional Institution in July 2019. According …

Florida Sen. Rick Scott has finally sent a strong message to those people who are packing the beaches in the state amid this outbreak of coronavirus: “Get off the beach.” The former governor appeared on CNN’s New Day and told host John Berman that, “Unless you can figure out how …

Two socialite friends Emma Afra and Viviane Brahms have died after their car fell off a ferry in Miami and sank. Authorities found Afra, 63, of Miami, and Viviane Brahms, 75, of Harrison, New York, embracing one another in the backseat of a 2019 Mercedes after it had fallen off …

A mosquito-borne illness alert for Dengue Fever is in effect for Miami Dade County, after the Florida Department of Health announced another confirmed case of the locally transmitted virus, bringing the year’s total to 11. According to the Miami Herald, a person can contract dengue through the bite of an …

On Wednesday, Donald Trump issued an executive order to stop funding communities that act as “sanctuaries” for illegal immigrants. As a result, on Thursday, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez moved to reverse the county’s position as a “sanctuary” by forcing the county jail to respect the federal immigration detention request. Back …