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...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 9, 2025 | Miami News
A Miami-Dade woman who made national headlines after becoming mysteriously pregnant while behind bars has been denied her request to drop a murder charge. Daisy Link faces second-degree murder charges in the 2022 shooting death of her husband, Pedro Jimenez. She...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 8, 2025 | Miami News
A year-long investigation into drug trafficking in South Florida has led to 19 arrests and the seizure of drugs, weapons, vehicles, and nearly half a million dollars in cash. Dubbed “Operation Trackside,” the investigation began with a tip in July 2024 and grew into a...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 8, 2025 | Miami News
Florida is on track to become the first state to scale back its school vaccination requirements, with changes expected to take effect in about 90 days. The plan, announced by the state health department, would make immunizations against illnesses such as chickenpox,...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 7, 2025 | Miami News
Winning the lottery might feel like instant freedom, but taxes quickly take a bite. Saturday’s $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot winners face an immediate 24% federal withholding on lump-sum payouts, followed by an additional 13% due when filing taxes. That means from an...
by Michael Wilkins | Sep 7, 2025 | Miami News
After more than three months without a jackpot winner, Saturday’s Powerball drawing delivered life-changing news for two players. Tickets sold in Texas and Missouri matched all six numbers—11, 23, 44, 61, 62 and the red Powerball 17—winning a combined $1.787 billion,...
