Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the first bills of the 2022 Legislative Session on Thursday — two proposals creating a $500 million rainy day fund in the Governor’s name. Under the bills (SB 96 and SB 98), lawmakers are empowering the Governor with what they dub the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund. The fund will provide DeSantis — and subsequent […]
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced a number of leadership changes Friday, including a promotion for Police Director Freddy Ramirez. Other changes involve senior staff members in the mayor’s office and jobs within the police and corrections departments. Ramirez will now be the county’s chief public safety officer. He will be
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Azora Capital investment firm founder Ravi Chopra paid $5.1 million for a waterfront house in Coconut Grove. Chopra, who also is chief investment officer at Miami-based Azora, bought the property at 3600 Matheson Avenue in the gated Entrada Estates community from Almon Glenn Braswell Jr., according to a deed. The property includes a three-bedroom main
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VIRGINIA KEY, Fla. – It’s a dire outlook about the health of famed killer whale Lolita. Local 10 News has learned the 56-year-old orca is now on a 24-hour health watch at the Miami Seaquarium. A former employee of the Miami Seaquarium said they are concerned about the killer whale and predicted she may die in
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A Miami-Dade County woman got a whole lot more than groceries on a recent trip to Publix. Francis Flores, 57, of Homestead, claimed a $1 million top prize from the Struck By Luck scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials announced Friday. She decided to take her winnings in a lump sum worth $880,000. State
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins announced the hiring of three former players as part of new coach Mike McDaniel’s first coaching staff with the team. Among the hires, many of which had already been revealed but were finalized Friday: Wes Welker as wide receivers coach, Sam Madison as a cornerbacks and pass game
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A street sign honoring 8-year-old Jada Page was revealed to her family and the community on Thursday to honor her life and carry on her legacy. Page was shot dead outside of her grandmother’s northwest Miami-Dade house in August 2016. County commissioners adopted a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Jean Monestime to designate a portion
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Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has submitted a proposal to construct a 6.2-mile underground transit system in Miami, Insider can reveal. The North Miami Beach Loop would ferry Tesla vehicles between seven stations along State Road 826, between the Golden Glades Transit Center and Sunny Isles Beach at Newport Pier, according to the proposal, seen
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – When a woman said she drank an ice tea and woke up naked in a bed about two hours later, with her priest standing over her — while he was only wearing his underwear — he called her a liar. A Miami-Dade County jury of all women believed her and found him guilty about
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A man was stabbed inside an apartment in Miami Beach Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed. The incident was reported around 2 p.m. at an apartment building at 730 Third St. Miami Beach police said officers arrived and tried to make contact with the people inside, but were unsuccessful. Additional officers were called to
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