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Miami-Dade officials said the measure will help expand rapid transit in a county that has some of the worst traffic in the United States.
With much of the country caught in a deep freeze, it's a luxury to walk out the back door and jump into your very own pool — or is it?
The incident resulted in two area schools being placed on lockdown while police activity disrupted traffic for hours around Little Havana.
Fired Miami Beach building director Mariano Fernandez was booked into a Miami-Dade County jail on corruption charges.
The National Weather Service is investigating why some people received a false tsunami warning on Tuesday.
Kenneth Cole had been last seen in the 3500 block of NW 37 Avenue on Monday.
A woman was threatening to commit suicide in the 500 block of busy Washington Avenue on Monday afternoon.
Nathaly Ramos allegedly stabbed her two-year-old toddler to death and attempted to take her own life and the life of her boyfriend.
Miami Beach police said that additional charges may be forthcoming depending on the results of a toxicology report.
Miami Beach police said they were investigating to determine if alcohol was a factor.
Two construction workers were killed early Sunday morning when a concrete barrier came crashing down on a median along I-95.
Two people were extricated from a pickup truck on Saturday after the vehicle crashed into a palm tree.
Edwidge Pierre, Jr. had Missing since 7 p.m. Friday.
North Bay Village police on Friday reported a drop in crime for the second straight year.
Miami-Dade police will be stopping cars from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Friday.
By the time the hours-long standoff was over, Johnnie Bowling was placed under arrest for animal cruelty.
It turns out that the federal courthouse in Miami generates a lot of money for Uncle Sam, mostly from criminals.
If you're looking for an authentic Super Bowl 2018 experience, Patch has you covered around the Miami area.
The last of Miami's infamous Cocaine Cowboys pleaded guilty in U.S. district court on Thursday to cocaine-related offenses.
The Miami police officer who arrested funnyman Hannibal Buress probably should have just heckled him instead.
