Miami-Dade County is home to nearly 3 million residents. A large number of visitors also pass through the area each year. The county operates with a substantial budget and employs a significant number of people.
Its airport and seaport are major hubs, contributing to the local economy. Further information about the county's efforts and goals can be found through local community news sources, which provide more details about Miami-Dade County's status and initiatives.
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Ask any artist. Inspiration can come from anywhere. It can be somewhere close or a long way from where you are. One local artist is using her love of the ocean and its most unique creatures to create a must-see exhibit. There’s an entire world happening at the bottom of the sea a...
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Authorities have recovered the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash in Northwest Miami-Dade that killed a 10-year-old girl and left her 15-year-old brother critically injured. Detectives are continuing to search for the driver.The crash occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m. Wedn...
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Parents of students at Sunset Park Elementary School are stunned following the arrest of a former teacher accused of inappropriately touching students and displaying pornographic images.Cesar Oriol Cardoso, 53, was arrested Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, and is being held without bond a...
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Friends and family gathered at Gwen Cherry Park to honor Peyton as investigators still search for the driver who killed her.
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(AP) — The Miami Dolphins’ season-opening loss to the Las Vegas Raiders was a sobering reminder of the growing pains that come with a full organizational rebuild. The Dolphins are carrying roughly $183 million in dead cap money this year, and absorbing that hit means that in addi...
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Sunbeam Properties and the City of Miramar collaborated to send support to the victims of the earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela. Over the past few weeks, Sunbeam, the sister company of Sunbeam Television, owner of WSVN-7 and ABC Miami 18, teamed up with city officials to coll...
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Four people were injured after an 85-foot drilling rig collapsed in Miami's Brickell neighborhood, crushing vehicles and trapping two workers.
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A classroom at a high school in Hallandale Beach received a makeover thanks to a grant from Florida Power & Light. The monetary award presented to Hallandale Magnet High School was used to update their aeronautical STEM lab. The school was one of 20 schools to win the FPL STEM Cl...
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An antisemitic message carved into the side of a bathroom stall at a Miami Beach high school has triggered an investigation by school district officials. The school district announced they would begin investigating after the phrase “[expletive] Jews” was found scratched onto the ...
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An estimated 1 in 50 Americans is living with an unruptured brain aneurysm, and many have no idea it is there.During Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, one South Florida woman's story serves as a critical reminder to always follow up with medical care, even when feeling fine.Martha ...
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In the coming days, showers and storms will maintain temperatures in the high 80s.
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Following a wet and stormy weekend, the work week has started with more dry time. Here’s a look at downtown Miami with quiet weather conditions. The sky wasn’t as blue on Monday. The reason? Thin Saharan Dust moved over us. On the satellite view (above) the light shade of orange ...
