After a jury cleared him, ICE denied Carlos Della Valle humanitarian parole and called him a flight risk. His U.S. wife has spent seven months following transfers from St. Thomas to the Everglades.

A federal jury convicted a life-sentenced inmate in the December kidnapping of a rideshare driver after a Georgia jail escape. Federal prosecutors and FBI Miami say the victim was rescued in South Florida and the lead defendant now faces federal penalties.

A Quick Pick sold at a Sunrise Publix matched all five Fantasy 5 numbers on Thursday, producing the only jackpot — $120,278.76 — which remains unclaimed.

A hit‑and‑run early Friday in Miami left a pedestrian dead; police say surveillance footage captured the crash and they are searching for the SUV and driver.

Federal health officials say 153 people fell ill with norovirus on Princess Cruises' Star Princess during a March 7–14 Caribbean sailing. The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program has opened a field investigation as the ship returned to Fort Lauderdale.

Coral Gables approved a deal with Miami‑Dade that includes a $1.5M payment and a lease extension while the city builds a $7.5M biochar plant to turn yard waste into reusable material.

Newly released dashcam shows an FHP trooper use a PIT maneuver to stop a 109 mph chase on I‑95 near North Miami Beach; the driver was arrested and no one was hurt.

Surveillance video shows a mother slap an assistant director at an Opa‑Locka daycare, and court filings say she confronted staff over a lice‑check policy. Bond was set at $2,500.

A Port St. Lucie man was sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty in a 2024 Boca Raton hit-and-run that killed a 65-year-old pedestrian. The court also ordered concurrent tampering time and a three-year license suspension.

Crews finished paving to raise a short stretch of Biscayne Boulevard one foot between NE 11th and NE 13th as part of drainage upgrades to reduce tidal and storm flooding.

The Miami Film Festival’s 2026 program mixes live music, anniversary screenings and A‑list guests — opening April 9 with Tuner and closing April 19 with Power Ballad.

An 8,900-square-foot Palm Beach estate at 160 Clarendon sold for $36 million after years on and off the market.

A landscaper died Tuesday evening after contacting an overhead power line while trimming a tree in Dania Beach. Responders and investigators were on scene; officials have released few details.