By David Ovalle From Miami Herald MIAMI—Miami-Dade prosecutors have dropped the case against one of the suspected gunmen in a North Miami-Dade banquet hall mass shooting, saying homicide detectives improperly got a confession after he asked for an attorney. The state on Wednesday chose not to formerly charge Warneric Buckner, 20, of Miami Gardens, with…
Suspect in Miami Club Shooting Cut Loose, Prosecutors Say Police Mishandled Confession
Sunny Days for Tech: Startups Drawn to Miami’s Emerging Venture Ecosystem
Shunning traditional hubs like San Francisco and New York, entrepreneurs are taking their laptops and heading to—the beach. Miami Beach, that is. With a skyrocketing number of venture dollars swirling in the air, it seems the breeze is beckoning to tech startups to come and test the waters throughout the Miami area. Venture deals have…
Miami Mayor to Accept Next Paycheck 100 Percent in Bitcoin
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said Thursday on Fox Business’ Cavuto: Coast to Coast that he will be accepting his next paycheck entirely in bitcoin in a move to showcase Miami as one of the most “innovative cities on the planet.” Suarez, 44, made the announcement as a followup to a tweet reply by Anthony Pompliano,…
Versailles Restaurant: Come for the Cuban Sandwiches, Stay for the Community
Since its opening 50 years ago in Miami, Versailles has become arguably the world’s most famous Cuban restaurant. The accolades are well-deserved, with its wide array of house specialties including picadillo, chicken chicharrones, an epic café cubano, and the best Cuban sandwiches north of Havana. The location on Southwest 8th Street—Calle Ocho—is far from the…
Authorities: Body of Missing College Student Miya Marcano Found
MIAMI—Authorities say they have found the body of a missing Florida college student who disappeared a week ago. A maintenance worker who entered her apartment unauthorized the day she disappeared and later killed himself is the prime suspect. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said Saturday that authorities found Miya Marcano’s body in a wooded area…
One Man Arrested in Shooting at Miami-Area Rap Show in May That Left 3 Dead and 20 Wounded
By David Ovalle From Miami Herald MIAMI—Police have arrested one man for his alleged role in the mass shooting that killed three people and wounded 20 others outside a Northwest Miami-Dade banquet hall in May. Davonta Barnes, 22, of Miami Gardens, was booked into a Miami-Dade jail Thursday night on three counts of first-degree murder…
2 Atlantic Disturbances Could Be Tropical Depressions Soon; There’s Another Wave, Too
By Michelle Marchante and Alex Harris From Miami Herald MIAMI—Forecasters are monitoring three disturbances Thursday and two have a high chance of turning into tropical depressions soon as they move across the Atlantic. None of the systems is currently a threat to Florida. The disturbance closest to the United States is several hundred miles to…
Miami Airport Rolls Out COVID-19 Detection Program That Uses Dogs
The international airport in Florida’s second-largest city is now using dogs that are said to be able to detect COVID-19. The two canines, Cobra and OneBetta, recently started sniffing employees at Miami International Airport. One is a Belgian Malinois and the other is a Dutch Shepherd. The dogs were trained with protocols developed by Florida…
Surfside Mayor: Tenants Must Leave His Building for Repairs
Miami—A Miami Beach apartment building owned by the mayor of the Florida town where a condominium collapsed in June has given his tenants 45 days to vacate the building so extensive repairs can be completed. The lease termination letter from Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said they’ve been waiting for the city of Miami Beach to…
New Video Shows Evidence of Extensive Corrosion in Collapsed Florida Condo Building: Experts
New video footage of investigators working at the condominium building that collapsed in Florida in June, killing 98, shows structural issues, according to experts. The footage was released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as the federal agency announced it would launch a technical probe into the collapse of the building, which…
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