Miami widened its marine-enforcement zone, added $500 daily fines and is seeking grants after crews pulled dozens of derelict boats last year.

A demolition on Grand Avenue has renewed local fears that market‑rate redevelopment is displacing West Coconut Grove's Black residents. Community groups and longtime neighbors say the loss is personal and systemic.

Florida’s Aug. 18 primary will decide hundreds of local and statewide races. Register or change party by July 20 and request a mail ballot by Aug. 6.

A 38-year-old Arizona man was ordered to serve 40 years after prosecutors say he groomed and abused a teenage girl in Vero Beach, then preserved images of the abuse. The sentence follows a multi‑agency probe led by the FBI Fort Pierce resident agency.

A Nashville operator has filed a competing proposal to run Miami‑Dade’s long‑delayed mental‑health center, intensifying a fight over budgets and who will manage the 2200 NW Seventh Ave. building.

Prosecutors declined to pursue a child‑abuse case against a Dwyer High paraprofessional after reviewing bus video and police reports.

Surveillance video shows bullets flying outside a Pinecrest strip club after two men were ejected. Authorities are investigating and reviewing the footage.

Lawmakers broadened Florida’s public‑nuisance law to include gambling houses, boosting fines and letting cities place liens and force foreclosure for repeat offenders.

A Subway worker in South Beach was arrested after police say she pulled a gun on six people and threatened them in a parking‑lot dispute early Wednesday. Authorities say the worker was booked on multiple weapon‑related charges.

Pasta & Juliet’s Brickell outpost has closed after roughly six months. The Business Journal says a new Italian concept is planned for the 1000 S. Miami Ave. space.

Florida’s attorney general has subpoenaed Discord in a civil probe into whether the chat app exposes children to predators. The state is seeking moderation, age-verification and NCMEC records.

A Miami jury convicted Ramon Arellano Sandoval of attempting to traffic and coerce a 14‑year‑old into explicit videos. He now faces federal sentencing.

A 16-year-old reported missing from Columbus was found safe in Fort Lauderdale and a suspect was arrested, authorities say.