by Michael Wilkins | May 5, 2026 | Miami News
A Dutch cruise ship carrying nearly 150 passengers and crew is stranded off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak killed three people and left others critically ill. The MV Hondius departed Argentina on April 1 on a multi-week polar expedition....
by Michael Wilkins | May 5, 2026 | Miami News
Five suspects have been charged following a federal takedown of a major cocaine trafficking network operating out of a luxury Midtown Miami high-rise, prosecutors announced Monday. “Operation Mousetrap” targeted an international pipeline moving drugs from...
by Michael Wilkins | May 4, 2026 | Miami News
After 43 years in the air, Spirit Airlines shut down operations at 3 a.m. Saturday following two bankruptcies in two years. On the last Spirit flight to land — arriving in Dallas just after midnight — the pilot addressed passengers over the intercom in an emotional...
by Michael Wilkins | May 4, 2026 | Miami News
Miami-Dade County is reviving its school bus camera ticketing program after suspending it last year following what the sheriff called “unacceptable errors” in enforcement. The relaunch begins with a 14-day warning and education period starting May 4, after...
by Michael Wilkins | May 3, 2026 | Miami News
Spirit Airlines shut down Saturday after 34 years, grounding its fleet of bright yellow planes and leaving roughly 17,000 employees without jobs — some of whom had spent over two decades with the carrier. The airline began as Charter One in the early 1980s before...
