by Michael Wilkins | Sep 1, 2025 | Miami News
This year’s Florida Python Challenge ended with record-breaking results: nearly 300 Burmese pythons captured. Held each summer, the event invites hunters from across the country to help curb the invasive snake population threatening South Florida’s ecosystem. The 2025...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 1, 2025 | Miami News
South Florida officials are testing an unusual new weapon against invasive Burmese pythons: robot rabbits. The snakes, which can grow over 16 feet long, have wiped out nearly all small mammals in parts of the Everglades and continue to devastate native species. Since...
by Michael Wilkins | Aug 31, 2025 | Miami News
A serious crash involving multiple vehicles and a tractor-trailer left 29 people injured Thursday night in Miami-Dade County, officials said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews arrived to find several passenger cars heavily damaged. Thirteen people were hospitalized,...
by Michael Wilkins | Aug 31, 2025 | Miami News
Health officials are warning consumers about a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs, which has already sickened 95 people in 14 states, the CDC announced Thursday. The recall involves large brown cage-free “Sunshine Yolk” eggs distributed by California-based...
by Michael Wilkins | Aug 28, 2025 | Miami News
A viral video showing a South Florida woman defending herself after a racist remark has been viewed over half a million times. The incident happened Tuesday at a Coral Springs La Quinta, where 23-year-old Colleen Dagg confronted 39-year-old Summer Cortts after...
by Michael Wilkins | Aug 28, 2025 | Miami News
Broward County Public Schools is weighing school closures and major boundary changes as enrollment plummets. This year alone, the district lost over 8,000 students, leaving 34 schools under review for repurposing or closure. The list includes legacy institutions like...
by Michael Wilkins | Aug 27, 2025 | Miami News
The Powerball jackpot has soared to $815 million after no one hit the grand prize in Monday’s drawing. It’s now the seventh largest jackpot in Powerball history. Monday’s numbers — 16, 19, 34, 37, 64 and Powerball 22 — produced two $1 million winners in Georgia and...
by Michael Wilkins | Aug 27, 2025 | Miami News
A dramatic shootout unfolded Tuesday at the Monte Carlo Apartments in West Miami-Dade, leaving a woman critically wounded and the suspected gunman dead. Deputies rushed to the building on NW 72nd Avenue after multiple 911 calls reported gunfire just before 4 p.m....
by Michael Wilkins | Aug 26, 2025 | Miami News
Jurors recommended life in prison for Daniel Lugo and Noel Doorbal, two members of Miami’s infamous “Sun Gym Gang” convicted of the 1995 murders of Golden Beach couple Frank Griga and Kriztina Furton. The pair, previously sentenced to death, had their sentences...
by Michael Wilkins | Aug 26, 2025 | Miami News
Three South Florida residents were killed on August 12 in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike near Fort Pierce. Authorities say the driver of a tractor-trailer, 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, attempted an illegal U-turn in an area marked for “official use only.” The victims...
