by Michael Wilkins | Jul 11, 2025 | Miami News
Starting Monday, June 9, 2025, Miami-Dade County will open the application window for its Project-Based Voucher (PBV) affordable housing program. The online-only application period runs through Friday, June 20 at 11:59 p.m. The PBV program allows low-income households...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 9, 2025 | Miami News
Families are raising the alarm over harsh conditions at the Everglades migrant detention facility nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Eveling Ortiz says her boyfriend, Vladimir Miranda, a Cuban migrant detained after a court hearing, is now suffering in the facility...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 9, 2025 | Miami News
A former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue lieutenant has been charged with secretly filming coworkers in fire station bathrooms. Manuel “Manny” Fernandez, 55, faces 11 counts of video voyeurism after investigators uncovered more than 600 hidden camera clips from two fire...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 8, 2025 | Miami News
Sidney Holmes spent 34 years in a Florida prison for a crime he didn’t commit. At 23, he was sentenced to 400 years as a supposed getaway driver in a 1988 robbery. Despite proclaiming his innocence, a vague description and a yellow car led to his conviction. “I...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 8, 2025 | Miami News
A major medical breakthrough took place in Miami as a paralyzed military veteran, known as RJ, became one of the first patients to receive Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip. Implanted by Dr. Jonathan Jagid and his team at UHealth, the chip allows RJ to control devices...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 7, 2025 | Miami News
A 14-year-old boy in Hollywood, Florida, has been charged with manslaughter after accidentally shooting his best friend in the head while playing with a loaded pistol. Jeff Dilworth and 13-year-old Daniel Torres were at Dilworth’s home on April 28 when they accessed a...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 7, 2025 | Miami News
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season approaches—with predictions remaining above average—meteorologists are raising red flags not about storms, but about a worsening data crisis. Crucial forecasting tools are being dismantled. Saildrones, unmanned vehicles that once...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 6, 2025 | Miami News
The new $450 million migrant detention center deep in the Florida Everglades—dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”—is facing backlash as reporters and lawmakers highlight extreme conditions, including swarms of mosquitoes and rising floodwaters. Built in just eight days, the...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 6, 2025 | Miami News
Florida remains the top destination for retirees, according to a 2023 study by SmartAsset analyzing U.S. Census data. The Sunshine State gained a net 44,504 new residents aged 60 and over—more than double the next most popular state, North Carolina. Meanwhile,...
by Michael Wilkins | Jul 3, 2025 | Miami News
As South Florida gears up for Independence Day celebrations on Friday, July 4, 2025, here’s a guide to which stores and services will be open or closed. Grocery Stores: Open: Publix, Walmart (until 11 p.m.), Trader Joe’s (until 5 p.m.), Target, Sam’s Club (limited...
