by Michael Wilkins | Sep 14, 2025 | Miami News
When Tomas Picek first saw his dream home on 67th Street in Miami, it was love at first sight. But two months after moving in, inspectors knocked on his door with a bombshell: his home was under building code violations. “How is that possible? I didn’t do any...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 14, 2025 | Miami News
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox, once celebrated for his rise through the major leagues, has now been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in an underage sex sting operation. Maddox, 34, admitted guilt on two counts:...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 11, 2025 | Miami News
A U.S. Coast Guard officer is suing a Florida car dealership after being wrongfully arrested in July when his new truck was mistakenly reported stolen. Chief Warrant Officer Shane Sprague, a 27-year veteran who works on Marine One’s maintenance team, was pulled over...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 11, 2025 | Miami News
Exactly 25 years after one of South Florida’s most gruesome killings, family members gathered to remember four loved ones murdered inside a Miramar home. On April 30, 1997, Theresa Laverne, her daughter Marie Altidore, and Marie’s two daughters—6-week-old Sabrina and...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 11, 2025 | Miami News
Charlie Kirk, a rising conservative figure and close Trump ally, was killed Wednesday in what Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called a “political assassination.” Kirk was addressing a packed Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University when a single shot rang out from a...
