Neighbors raced to rescue kittens abandoned at Donn Eisele Park; most were adopted quickly and police are investigating.

USCRI says a sudden loss of federal funding will force the closure of its Lake Worth Beach shelter. Forty‑two children will be moved and 53 staff face layoffs.

A Mansfield, Texas man was extradited to Miami on sexual-battery and false-imprisonment charges after police say he lured a 19-year-old to a Brickell apartment pool on Dec. 28, 2025.

A 19-year-old man was shot Monday in Allapattah and taken to Jackson Memorial’s Ryder Trauma Center in serious but stable condition while police investigate.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Firefighter/Paramedic Steven Lepselter died April 5 after a medical emergency on duty. He had served 19 years with the department.

A deadly crash shut down the northbound Turnpike in Cutler Bay, snarling commutes and forcing lengthy detours across southwest Miami‑Dade.

Publix recalled 12-count garlic knot rolls after labels failed to list egg as an allergen. Affected packs were removed from shelves and refunds are available.

State inspectors ordered an Allapattah bakery to toss dozens of pastelitos and other foods after finding serious temperature and sanitation violations.

Three men were arrested after allegedly masturbating on wooded trails at Amelia Earhart Park; they face indecent‑exposure charges and were booked by county corrections.

A Miami-Dade judge ordered Adler to pay roughly $1.2M after finding the developer avoided paying a finder’s fee tied to the Modera Riverside financing.

A Broward Sheriff's deputy was struck by a car while directing traffic near Port Everglades and taken to a hospital with non‑life‑threatening injuries.

A man was arrested after pulling a handgun on a RaceTrac security guard in Pembroke Park; deputies recovered the weapon and made an arrest after a nearby traffic stop.

A large junkyard fire on Cairo Lane drew a second‑alarm response from Miami‑Dade crews; aerial ladders were used and crews stayed overnight while the cause is probed.