Commissioners approved a first reading to amend the Republic Services franchise, restoring curbside recycling with AI contamination checks and electric collection trucks. The change includes new carts, limits on bulk pickups and a modest rate increase for households.

About 130 Miami International Airport concession workers authorized a strike that could affect 10 shops as World Cup crowds move through MIA.

Archaeological digs in Brickell are turning up Indigenous burials, prompting repatriation demands, state reviews and delays for developers.

A Sunny Isles grocery stop turned into a $7.752M payday when Monica Rubio claimed a Florida Lottery top prize from a $20 scratch‑off. She claimed the lump sum at the Miami district office on March 10.

Saturday’s Fantasy 5 drawings produced multiple winners in Miami‑Dade, Broward and at two Central Florida Publix locations. Here are the numbers and claim details.

Fort Lauderdale’s Jungle Queen has been acquired by Bill Fuller, the Mai‑Kai restaurateur. The move hands a beloved riverboat attraction to a local operator known for historic restorations.

Eight children from three families flew from Miami to Guatemala as local organizers scrambled to arrange travel and chaperones amid rising deportations.

Miami Gardens will host a Juneteenth Experience Park‑In & Party at Risco Park on July 4, featuring DJs, food trucks and a fireworks finale at 9 p.m.

Two Miami‑area Publix stores sold Wednesday’s Fantasy 5 winners — Coral Gables and Aventura slips are now worth roughly $110K and $55.7K. Claim details follow.

Two Florida players matched Fantasy 5 numbers Sunday for six‑figure payouts — one in Cutler Bay and another in St. Petersburg. Winners must claim at Florida Lottery district offices.

Survivors who leave abusive partners say police reports still don’t free them from shared leases — a bill to change that stalled in Tallahassee.

The state is backing a plan to equip every county and municipal law‑enforcement office with Bexley Boxes — refillable comfort kits for children who witness violence. Walmart pledged $100,000 to jump‑start distribution.

Volunteers and sanctuary staff are searching Dania Beach for a vervet monkey believed missing from the Dania Beach Vervet Project sanctuary.