A developer wants Boynton Beach to move up the schedule for tax-increment incentives tied to The Pierce, a 300-unit downtown project that includes workforce apartments.

United Teachers of Dade must haul in half of 23,079 mail ballots to avoid decertification, a fight the union calls engineered by Tallahassee. Ballots were mailed May 27; count starts July 7.

An early‑morning shooting on Collins Avenue left a man in critical condition as Miami Beach police launched a major investigation. Traffic near 67th Street was diverted while detectives processed the scene.

Miami Beach rolled out a pink carpet this week to thank the people who helped stage World Cup programming. Copa Del Sol, beach watch parties and a June 11 kickoff concert join a month of beachfront activations.

North Miami Beach police say a couple ran an ATM‑skimming operation; investigators found a pinhole camera and more than 140 cloned or re‑encoded cards. DHS is involved and detectives are asking for tips.

Monroe County deputies arrested a Big Pine Key man after they found a 6‑year‑old unbuckled in his truck and the driver allegedly threatened a deputy's family.

A family office tied to Peter Thiel has leased 18,158 sq ft at 830 Brickell for about $250 per sq ft, setting a new benchmark for Miami trophy office rents. The deal underscores Brickell's pull for wealthy out‑of‑state tenants.

Crews have reached the seventh floor at Bentley Residences Miami after a record 36‑hour foundation pour; the 62‑story tower will include 216 condos and in‑unit sky garages.

A 6-year-old was left alone on a school bus in southwest Miami‑Dade and the driver was arrested on a child‑neglect charge; bond was set at $2,500.

Opa-Locka's parks director was fired after a local TV report said a child was left overnight in a city vehicle. The development raises questions about oversight and Florida rules on unattended children.

Environmental advocates say the FY27 NOAA budget request would cut research and observing systems, risking less-accurate hurricane forecasts and delayed warnings in Florida.

Miami immigrants say long-planned master calendar hearings were pulled forward — sometimes by years — forcing last-minute legal scrambles and raising detention fears.

A Miami‑Dade man was arrested after deputies say he forced a gun into his ex's mouth, fired a shot and assaulted her while their 9‑month‑old lay nearby.