After eight years in Palmetto Bay, Babe's Meat & Counter added roughly 40 seats and expanded its butcher counter, turning a grab‑and‑go spot into a casual sit‑down shop.

The Center for Biological Diversity notified the administration it will sue after NOAA declined to list the American horseshoe crab under the ESA. The move spotlights debates over biomedical bleeding, harvest quotas and coastal protections.

Miami Gardens will review a Beckham‑linked hotel and parking proposal adjacent to Hard Rock Stadium, opening a 60‑day competitive window for bids. City staff will vet the unsolicited public‑private partnership before any commitments are made.

Darius Lawshea was sentenced to 50 years after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old. The case traces back to a 2020 arrest that drew other victims forward.

Ytech secured a $25 million construction loan to expand and renovate the Nolan House at 1548 Brickell Avenue, the sales gallery for its 1428 Brickell condo project.

Miami-Dade commissioners approved a Rodriguez motion to push feasibility work on a possible second airport, tasking the mayor to vet sites and report progress every 90 days.

A Miami judge gave Leonardo Remedios six years after he pleaded guilty in the Coral Way crash that killed Suleyca Rodriguez. The sentence includes community control and probation after release.

A 20‑year‑old was arrested in Homestead after an alleged hit‑and‑run last Wednesday left two minibike riders hospitalized, one briefly intubated.

A non‑jury trial is set for Oct. 19, 2026, after a judge briefly approved a $2.2M loan tied to the Sapirs' Venetian Islands home and Yanina moved to void the order. The dispute will test how sale costs and short‑term loans are split while the property is marketed.

Authorities say a long‑sought Riviera Beach suspect who vanished after a 1988 armored‑car theft was identified after dying under an alias. The match came from fingerprints taken after his December death in North Carolina.

A 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a Jan. 24 fatal shooting in Oakland Park. Authorities say the victim was taken to Broward Health and later died.

Phase I of Miami's SAVE Pilot opens for single‑family homes and duplexes, offering faster permits and fee reductions for resiliency and energy upgrades.

Crime-scene tape sealed off a gas station in Opa-Locka after early-morning gunfire; investigators were on scene but police released few details. Authorities are still investigating.