Kengo Kuma’s Mirai Design District has broken ground in Miami after developers closed an $85M construction loan, promising sculptural retail and boutique offices on NE Second Avenue.

A Rockway Middle School teacher is accused of Spartan‑kicking a 13‑year‑old in December, prompting a child‑welfare report, a district probe and a planned civil suit.

Three teenagers were thrown from a runaway boat near Islamorada and rescued by a passing boater and a Monroe County deputy. The vessel was stopped and no one was hurt.

A first-alarm house fire broke out Tuesday in Westchester near SW 82nd Street as crews worked to knock down heavy smoke and flames.

Two Quick Pick Fantasy 5 tickets sold Monday paid five‑figure prizes — one at a Miami Fresco y Mas and another at a Palm Harbor Shell minimart.

A Palm Beach County pursuit that hit 90+ mph ended inside St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach; the driver was identified and faces multiple charges.

A state-funded levee expansion along the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area is finished, boosting flood defenses for The Acreage and Loxahatchee as hurricane season begins.

Spectacled caimans have set up breeding pockets in Miami‑Dade and Broward, prompting targeted removals and monitoring by UF and state agencies.

County and village leaders broke ground on a 20,000‑sq‑ft Key Biscayne library; Friends launched a $500 legacy‑brick fundraiser to help pay for the build. The new branch is slated to open in 2028.

A Lauderhill cold case from 1975 now has a name: Robert Freese. BSO detectives hope his family will come forward to help solve the murder.

A 39-year-old motorcyclist, Albert Humphrey, died after his motorcycle struck an SUV at State Road 7 and Victoria Groves Boulevard. The crash is under investigation by PBSO's traffic division.

A CBP Black Hawk helped stop a 25‑foot smuggling boat north of San Juan; agents recovered five bales — about 391 pounds — of cocaine and three people were detained.

A Publix near Boca Raton sold a Florida Lotto ticket that matched Saturday's numbers for a $29.25 million jackpot; the prize remains unclaimed.