A Miami Springs Senior High student has been charged after an alleged rape on campus. Jimmy Boatwright, 18, was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexual battery on a minor by … Click to Continue » ... Read More
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They asked her for help getting $480,000 cash — then they stole $18,000 of her jewelry
A gang of three pulled the Lottery Scam on an 80-year-old Davie woman and walked off with $18,000 in jewelry, police said. But cops hope images of the three from … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A Key West man stole the U.S. flag from the sheriff’s office flagpole, police said.
A Key West homeless man was arrested Wednesday after police said he helped himself to the American flag that was flying outside the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on March 2. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Two of Miami’s top real estate brokers are merging. Meet The Jills Zeder Group
Forget the old adage of never mixing business with family. Three formidable families of Miami’s real estate industry are joining forces — and brand names. The Jills, the Miami Beach-based … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Optometrist, sandwich king add to South Florida’s stack of billionaires
One founded a small sandwich shop in Illinois that’s now one of the fastest-growing fast-food chains in the U.S. The other is an optometrist by training who created one of … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Florida chief justice calls it ‘a sad day’ as Miami-Dade judge receives reprimand
With Chief Justice Charles Canady describing it as a “sad day,” the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday publicly reprimanded a Miami-Dade County judge after an investigation into free hotel stays … Click to Continue » ... Read More
They were at Burger King next to a South Beach gay club. Then came an anti-gay attack, suit says.
Raymond Ortega, a gay bartender, and Toni Llerena, a transgender woman, were eating at a busy Burger King when they say an employee ordered them to leave and called them … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Miami is best choice for Democratic convention — and not because we’re ‘fancier’ | Opinion
Wholesome Milwaukee — of “Happy Days” and “Laverne & Shirley” sitcom fame — thinks Miami is making the case to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention based on our looks. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Miami’s preservation board denies revamp plan for Grove Playhouse. What happens now?
Miami’s historic preservation board voted against a five-years-in-the-making plan by Miami-Dade County to revamp the Coconut Grove Playhouse on Tuesday, dealing a potentially crippling blow to the effort to revive … Click to Continue » ... Read More
He was spotted at school with an e-cigarette. What cops found in his backpack was worse
A 14-year-old Hallandale High School student was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on a school campus and perjury Tuesday after police say they found a loaded pellet … Click to Continue » ... Read More