Miami/ Community & Society
Published on May 14, 2020
Top Miami news: Teen charged in girl's fatal shooting; Marlins to furlough some employees June 1Photo: David Armano/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Miami.

Miami enlists FDOT in cleanup of I-95 homeless camps

People with nowhere else to live are setting up camps under Interstate 95 in Miami's Overtown neighborhood, prompting the city to have the state Department of Transportation post "no trespassing" signs.

Read the full story on NBC6.

Mayors across Miami-Dade County work together on Phase 1 reactivation plan

City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said he and the other mayors have worked together to ensure that their phases of reopening are “in line with each other.”

Read the full story on Graham Media: WPLG Local 10.

Teen charged in shooting death of 15-year-old girl 

Thalys Gabriel Olivera, 17, of Miami has been charged with manslaughter with a deadly weapon in the shooting death of Arya Gray. Police said the gun the girl was shot with was stolen.

Read the full story on Graham Media: WPLG Local 10.

Marlins to furlough some employees June 1, source says

The Miami Marlins will temporarily furlough 90 to 100 baseball operations employees beginning June 1 due to the pandemic, a person familiar with the decision said Wednesday.

Read the full story on www.denverpost.com.

Miami ex-congressman sued over contract with Venezuela's Maduro

A consulting firm owned by former Miami congressman David Rivera has been sued over allegedly breaking a $50 million consulting contract with Nicolas Maduro's socialist government. The lawsuit alleges that Rivera failed to describe any work that he had actually performed, preparing just two of seven promised biweekly progress reports while collecting the first $15 million of the agreed-to $50 million.

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.


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