by Michael Wilkins | Jun 18, 2026 | Miami News
The wildfires scorching western Miami-Dade County have grown into one of the largest firefights South Florida has seen in years, with three separate blazes now burning across the dry Everglades fringe and crews bracing for at least another week on the lines. The...
by Michael Wilkins | Jun 18, 2026 | Miami News
A routine morning at a Miami-Dade County vehicle maintenance yard turned deadly when an explosion ripped through the fuel pumps, killing one worker and injuring four others. The blast struck a county facility in the 6100 block of Southwest 87th Avenue, where...
by Michael Wilkins | Jun 18, 2026 | Miami News
Two wind-driven brush fires tore through the dry scrubland of western Miami-Dade County on Wednesday, blanketing South Florida in smoke and pushing firefighters into a grueling third straight day on the lines. The larger blaze, dubbed the Quarry 2 Fire, had grown to...
by Michael Wilkins | Jun 16, 2026 | Miami News
A brush fire in western Miami-Dade County forced at least one business to evacuate Tuesday as it continued to burn hundreds of acres and push smoke into the sky. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said crews responded shortly before 3 p.m. Monday to the area of Northwest 137th...
by Michael Wilkins | Jun 16, 2026 | Miami News
U.S. allies at the Group of Seven summit worked Tuesday to move the war in Ukraine back up President Donald Trump’s agenda, more than four years after Russia’s full scale invasion. The Iran conflict had dominated headlines in recent weeks, but after...
