Inter Miami told MLS that Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul will sit out the club’s next two games and the MLS All‑Star Game as they rest after the World Cup. The moves follow FIFA guidance on post‑season recovery.

Federal data show Miami’s metro has edged past New York in overall cost of living, driven by steep home‑price gains, rising taxes and soaring insurance bills.

Margate commissioners and animal advocates blocked a proposed sloth‑encounter storefront by a controversial exhibitor with a troubled record, citing safety and welfare concerns. The denial follows public outrage over dozens of sloths that died at an Orlando attraction.

Floyd Mayweather’s Palm Island estate closed for about $18.5M — a markdown from a $22M transfer in 2024. Brokers say buyers are choosy on turnkey, top‑lot product.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on July 20 listed three rare South Florida reptiles as endangered, citing habitat loss and climate pressures that leave only scattered pockets for the animals to survive.

Hot and breezy Tuesday in Miami: highs near 90, gusts to 20 mph, and a moderate rip‑current risk for some Gulf beaches. Drier air should keep Heat Advisories at bay for now.

Surveillance video shows thieves loading motorcycles into a white Comcast‑branded van across Miami and Hollywood; one bike was recovered in North Miami after a tracker led police.

A newly finished spec home inside Jupiter’s Bear’s Club sold last week for about $34M to tech investor Derek Kreunen. The 10,900‑sqft estate was completed in 2025.

A towed 112-foot motor yacht struck a Fort Lauderdale stormwater pump-station dock on the New River Monday, ripping pilings and damaging the station roof while crews assess structural harm.

A Deerfield Beach man was arrested and charged after a Sunday night shooting that left a 25-year-old dead. Deputies say the two had argued earlier and detectives are investigating.

Police say a dispute over a smile ended with a Miami Gardens man chasing and shooting a neighbor in an apartment lot; the suspect was arrested and faces attempted felony murder charges.

A 24-year-old Sunny Isles Beach man was arrested in connection with a July 5 Allapattah drive-by that wounded three; investigators say video, license-plate readers and cellphone data tied him to the Audi.

Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a possible fatal hit-and-run after a body was found Monday on the 2600 block of West Commercial Boulevard. Investigators say a vehicle and a bicycle were involved; no arrests have been made.