NWS Miami issued a Spanish marine warning for waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee through 7:45 PM EDT. Boaters were urged to seek safe harbor as gusts topped 34 knots.

A Homestead middle‑school Bible teacher was arrested after parents told police their child’s mouth was taped shut following a classroom dispute. Police have opened an active investigation and the teacher has since bonded out.

Tyko Capital provided Related Group and BH Group a $360M loan for Icon Beach, clearing the way for the 38‑story condo to break ground this spring.

A judge has ruled the man accused of killing a golfer at Sandhill Crane Golf Club is competent to stand trial; jury selection is set for Dec. 3, 2026. The 2024 attack left 65-year-old Brian Hiltebeitel dead.

Deputies say a 60-year-old man hurled a dining table and TV off a Brownsville Transit Village balcony on May 2, narrowly missing pedestrians. He was arrested and booked into Turner Guilford Knight.

Muggy, mostly sunny Tuesday in Miami with a moderate rip‑current risk on area beaches and a heat spike arriving midweek.

A construction worker fell from a Publix rooftop near Mills Drive in southwest Miami‑Dade and later died. Deputies and Miami‑Dade Fire Rescue responded and officials are investigating.

A Local 10 reporter says a plainclothes Miami‑Dade deputy shoved and threatened him at Haulover Park; Local 10 found the sheriff’s office has no written ID policy for plainclothes deputies.

A Secret Service employee was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to guests at a DoubleTree near Miami International Airport. The agency has placed him on leave as investigators proceed.

Federal prosecutors say five people were indicted after agents seized hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, a cache of weapons and more than $3 million in a Midtown Miami apartment.

The Palm Island parcel where Capone once lived is under contract at $23.5M, moving a controversial teardown toward a new waterfront build.

Lawmakers approved a bill to relaunch state licensing for naturopathic doctors and create a Board of Naturopathic Medicine; supporters tout access, critics warn unproven care.

Florida made certain hurricane‑prep items permanently sales‑tax exempt effective Aug. 1, 2025. Batteries, specified generators, gas cans and safety gear are now tax‑free year‑round.