by Michael Wilkins | Jul 13, 2026 | Miami News
The escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf is beginning to register far from the Strait of Hormuz, including at gas stations and in household budgets across South Florida, as oil prices climb amid renewed fighting between the United States and Iran. Global oil prices...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 13, 2026 | Miami News
South Florida remains locked in a stretch of oppressive summer heat, with high temperatures and thick humidity combining to push feels like readings well into the triple digits across Miami-Dade and Broward. Forecasters point to a familiar summer culprit: a plume of...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 10, 2026 | Miami News
Local governments across Miami-Dade are opening their budget deliberations with a familiar tailwind: a countywide taxable property value increase of 5.4 percent, a rise that will translate into a significant boost in operating revenue under existing tax rates. The...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 10, 2026 | Miami News
Miami-Dade’s newest transit line is finding its audience even as the county’s older systems shed passengers. The 368 million dollar South Dade Bus Rapid Transit service has posted month over month ridership gains through most of its first six months, at a...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 9, 2026 | Miami News
The City of Miami is considering a change to its charter that could reshape how the city handles sudden vacancies in its highest offices. Under the proposal, future vacancies in the offices of mayor and city commissioner would have to be filled through elections,...
