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...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 11, 2025 | Miami News
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis denounced the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, calling it a targeted political attack and a tragedy for the nation. Speaking in Miami-Dade, DeSantis said he and his wife, Casey, had known Kirk for years. “Charlie was a...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 9, 2025 | Miami News
Torrential downpours drenched South Florida on Monday, turning streets into rivers, stalling vehicles, and delaying hundreds of flights. In Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood, residents waded through knee-deep water as pumps struggled to push floodwaters back into...