ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The new $2,500 A Week For Life scratch-off game launched July 5, and Florida Lottery has just announced the first top-prize winner. Dianne Vanderveen, of St. Petersburg, hit it big on the $5 ticket, and lottery officials say she decided to take her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,330,000 instead […]
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Miami Heat announced that they have re-signed guard/forward Max Strus. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “As one of our young developing players, Max proved he can be very productive for us,” said HEAT President Pat Riley. “He stepped up when needed last season and produced. His shooting and overall game
MIAMI – A 35-year-old man appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Wednesday to face charges for soliciting a 15-year-old girl for sex on Instagram after officers accused him of preying on her while she was walking her dog at a public park in Miami. Officers arrested Jonathan Galindo, also known as “Jonny G,” on Tuesday at
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who had been arrested for child abuse in 2019 has officially been fired from his position. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), former BSO Deputy Willard Miller has been terminated from the BSO after their Internal Affairs investigators investigated an incident that occurred two years ago
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NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – It seems burgers are having a moment in Miami. From the flat-pressed, “smashed” varieties over at Ted’s Burgers and United States Burger Service, to the classic, local favorites over at Le Chick and Kush, burgers have been thriving in the Magic City. Now, there seems to be a new contender in the competition — meet La Birra
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Florida officials announced the largest pandemic-era municipal-bond sale backed by port revenue, hoping to tap into investor demand for local-government debt tied to recovering sectors of the U.S. economy. Miami-Dade County said Monday it is selling around $1.4 billion of bonds due 2050 and backed by revenue from the Port of Miami, or PortMiami—the county’s largest municipal
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A pair of thieves targeted a home in Northwest Miami-Dade that they knew would be an easy target. That’s because the home was under construction and the owners were out of town. The crime took about 30 minutes. They walked onto the property that is undergoing renovations and made their way inside
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami Gardens police are investigating a shooting that left three men hospitalized Tuesday. The shooting was reported just after noon at the Stadium Hotel at 21485 NW 27th Ave. According to Miami Gardens police spokeswoman Carolyn Frazer, one of the victims was taken to a hospital in critical condition while the other
MIAMI – Miami police are investigating an early morning shooting that left one man hospitalized. Authorities received a ShotSpotter alert around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Northeast 79th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues, near ONE Gentleman’s Club. Miami police spokeswoman Kenia Fallat said officers initially arrived at the scene, but didn’t find any
MIAMI – City officials have deemed a Miami apartment building unsafe to live in, a sudden shock to the people who reside there. Residents were informed Monday that they must evacuate and were given time to collect items from their homes. The building is located at 5050 Northwest 7th Street. On Tuesday morning, residents were still
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