A report finds Florida staff activated wearable panic badges more than 54,000 times last school year, but most calls were for behavior, drills or medical issues. Districts praise faster help; watchdogs want tighter oversight.

Play Sporting Lounge's 12,000‑sq‑ft flagship opened at CityPlace Doral, stacking simulators, darts and an elevated menu for game days and late nights.

Two Venezuelan mothers slept at Miami International Airport after airlines denied boarding without passports or a salvoconducto; a local nonprofit stepped in to help.

Florida’s attorney general issued an opinion saying state bans on funding religious institutions are unconstitutional, potentially opening charter schools and scholarships to faith-based institutions.

Judge Mark Walker gave GOP hopeful James Fishback two weeks to hand over personal financial records as efforts continue to enforce a $228,988 judgment tied to his former employer.

Falcone Group‑led JV bought Miami Worldcenter’s retail plaza and two garages in a deal insiders say reached nine figures. The purchase consolidates control of roughly 300,000 sq ft of shops, dining and entertainment.

Boca West has begun a full rebuild of Golf Course 1 as part of a roughly $95M upgrade that includes a $20M pickleball center and new pool and social facilities.

Gusty easterly winds are keeping the Atlantic choppy and pushing a high rip‑current risk into Miami‑Dade beaches through Saturday night.

NWS Miami issued a special weather statement for Miami-Dade through 8:00 PM EDT warning gusty thunderstorms and winds up to 50 mph. Officials advise sheltering and securing outdoor items.

Permit filings and Century Town Center's leasing pages show Tropical Smoothie Cafe will take a ground-floor suite in Midtown Doral. No opening date has been announced.

A U.N. report found four rape allegations involving members of the Kenya-led mission in Haiti were substantiated, including victims as young as 12.

Valoro paid $19M for 2125 Biscayne in Edgewater, a discounted buy that preserves cash flow and opens a Live Local redevelopment path.

Doral police say a Homestead man allegedly tricked an 83‑year‑old into withdrawing $30,000 and handing the cash to a courier. Detectives pieced the case together with video and phone records.