A man was convicted of hate crime charges and sent to prison after he yelled homophobic slurs and battered two gay men while they were walking their dog in downtown Miami. Quenton Moss was sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to hate crime charges connected to a battery on May 18.
Miami-Dade County is ready to have fun inside again, with coronavirus safety rules in place “I’ll be signing order by Friday to open indoor spaces, if ready,” said Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. The mayor forecast a Friday reopening of indoor entertainment, such as movie theatres and bowling alleys. Gimenez was flanked by of two of
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Ravyn Rodriguez, 13, was in the middle of distance learning Wednesday when a fire started at a home nearby, generating white plumes of smoke. “I just saw smoke and then I told my friend, ‘Why is it so dark outside?’” she said. It was a tense scene for neighbors in the 5900 block of NW
Subscribers to el Nuevo Herald, the Spanish-language sister publication of the Miami Herald, opened their papers on Friday to find a paid insert called “LIBRE.” In a column headlined, “American Jews and Israeli Jews” in the insert, an author claimed that American Jews support “thieves and arsonists” and equated Black Lives Matter protesters with Nazis.
Over 30 pounds of cocaine was discovered onboard a vessel in the Miami River, U.S. Coast Guard and Customs officials said Wednesday. The vessel, La Temperance, was boarded on Monday due its previous stop and “suspected fraudulent mariner credentials,” the agency said. While onboard, K-9 units sniffed out 20 packages of cocaine. Officials say the
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A once-standout U.S. narcotics agent admitted Monday to conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian cartel he was sworn to fight — one of the most egregious betrayals of the badge in the history of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The disgraced agent, Jose I. Irizarry, pleaded guilty to 19 federal counts, including bank fraud
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A civilian panel is saying a Miami police sergeant was in the wrong when he detained a South Florida doctor who was helping the homeless at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The panel’s decision comes months after Miami PD said its treatment was justified. Tuesday night members of Miami’s Civilian Investigative Panel sided with