Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, right, talks with George Galindo, who is homeless, left, on Saturday in Miami. The Homeless Trust and other agencies are encouraging the homeless to go to a shelter for the night in advance of a cold front. Temperatures are forecast to be in the high 30s overnight in South Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (Lynne Sladky/AP) ... Read More
E. Darwin Fuchs, who built Miami-Dade’s Youth Fair into an all-ages attraction, dies at 85
When Ernest Darwin Fuchs, the longtime president and CEO of the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition, first strolled onto the grounds of the then-named Dade County Youth Fair off … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Fight escalates over an electric-bus depot as Miami-Dade mayor issues first veto
Miami-Dade County’s mayor launched her first direct fight with county commissioners on Saturday, vetoing legislation that blocked her administration from building an electric-bus facility on 47 acres that a business … Click to Continue » ... Read More
COVID-19 update: Florida reports 22,705 new cases; hospitalizations continue to decline
The average number of daily vaccinations increased for the second day in a row to 39,128, CDC data shows. At the peak of the omicron wave, the state was average 118,177 vaccinations per day. About 64.9% of Floridians are fully vaccinated and 36.7% have received booster shots. ... Read More
Florida COVID update: Your county’s new case tolls. South Florida sees more weekly declines
Florida on Saturday reported 22,705 new cases and seven new deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to Miami Herald calculations of CDC data. In the past … Click to Continue » ... Read More
How cold was it? See how these people — and pets — were all bundled up on Miami Beach
South Florida woke up to temperatures in the 50s on Saturday morning, which for us is pretty darn cold. But that’s going to seem downright balmy when temperatures dip into … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Corruption keeps growing in Latin America, but most countries are fighting it the wrong way | Opinion
The alarming levels of corruption in Mexico, Argentina and other Latin American countries, reflected in a new Transparency International survey, proves what many of us have long suspected: One-man solutions … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Winter storm cancels dozens of flights at South Florida’s airports. Here’s how to check
Feel that chill? See things blowing around your yard as gusty winds from a major cold front from Canada are already here and about to plunge temperatures into the 30s … Click to Continue » ... Read More
The Biden $1 billion Everglades plan: What will it pay for?
The extent of the Everglades has been reduced by about half by cities and farms. What remains has been degraded by a lack of clean water, causing a loss of habitat for fish, alligators and birds. The Biden administration recently announced $1.1. billion for the multi-year project to restore the Everglades. (John McCall/South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Read More
Many famous people went to Palmetto and other Miami-area schools. Did you know all these?
Move over billionaire Jeff Bezos. You may have founded Amazon and may be the richest person in the United States — and in space, apparently — according to Forbes’ 2021 … Click to Continue » ... Read More