by Michael Wilkins | Apr 6, 2025 | Miami News
Tom Hanks’ daughter, E.A. Hanks, is offering a rare and emotional glimpse into her childhood, alleging abuse by her late mother, Samantha Lewes (born Susan Dillingham), following her parents’ 1980s divorce. In her memoir The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open...
by Michael Wilkins | Apr 6, 2025 | Miami News
A Tampa woman risked her life to save her dog during a terrifying alligator attack. Kimberly Spencer was walking her nine-year-old rescue dog, Kona, when a six-foot alligator lunged from the water and clamped down on the dog. “All of a sudden I heard something and I...
by Michael Wilkins | Apr 3, 2025 | Miami News
A Florida influencer, Logan Guminski, 27, has been arrested for engaging in and filming sexual activity with a dog, allegedly for payment from a social media user, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities began investigating in January after...
by Michael Wilkins | Apr 2, 2025 | Miami News
Surveillance footage captured the harrowing moment floodwaters surged into an elevator at a Miami Beach condo, trapping residents, including a 4-year-old child, inside. Rick Sardana, a resident of Vendome Place Condominiums, has avoided elevators since the incident...
by Michael Wilkins | Apr 2, 2025 | Miami News
Republican Jimmy Patronis secured victory in Florida’s 1st Congressional District special election Tuesday, bolstered by former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Despite being outspent by Democrat Gay Valimont, Patronis maintained the district’s long-standing...
by Michael Wilkins | Apr 1, 2025 | Miami News
A horrific act of violence unfolded in Pembroke Park when Stephen McKenzie fatally shot his estranged girlfriend, Julie Cruz, and three of her young children before turning the gun on himself. Authorities confirmed Monday that McKenzie died at the hospital on...
by Michael Wilkins | Apr 1, 2025 | Miami News
Despite heavy rain and flooded streets on the final day of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, the event carried on as planned. Attendees and drivers faced challenging conditions on Sunday, but thunderstorms and rising water didn’t put a damper on the festival’s...
by Michael Wilkins | Mar 31, 2025 | Miami News
A Fort Lauderdale jeweler testified Wednesday in the $1 million fraud trial against singer Sean Kingston, claiming Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, falsified a wire transfer and made false promises to expand his business. Moshe Edery, the jeweler, said he...
by Michael Wilkins | Mar 31, 2025 | Miami News
A rare piece of Miami history is now for sale for the first time in over 100 years. Nestled in the unique Spring Garden neighborhood near Coconut Grove, the estate of civil rights activist and musician Ruth Greenfield is listed at $2.75 million. Known as Seven Oaks,...
by Michael Wilkins | Mar 30, 2025 | Miami News
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Tamiami is grieving the unexpected loss of sophomore Lucas Osuna. The school described the tragedy as “unimaginable grief.” Osuna, a member of the Belen water polo team, was participating in a Ransom Everglades...
