Consider this a World Cup edition of the South Florida Dirt. From Coral Gables to Hallandale Beach, South Florida and its large population of Argentinians and soccer fans have embraced the sport and its biggest star, Lionel Messi. The World Cup, which ended its Miami run Saturday with the third-plac
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Happy Sunday, South Florida! It’s going to be a good day to stay inside with showers likely and very windy conditions as a cold front pushes across South Florida. The highest rain chances will be this morning especially along the coast and in the Keys. Rain chances will trend low...
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Wilton Manors as part of a series of protests across South Florida, including downtown Miami and North Miami, against the Trump administration....
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Miami beat its archrival – and staked a claim to moving atop the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2002.Darian Mensah threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, the last of them a 3-yarder to Malachi Toney in the second overtime, and No. 3 Miami held on to beat archrival Fl...
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It’s been nearly 40 years since college football experienced anything like Saturday. Five of the top eight teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day, the first time that’s happened since Jan. 2, 1989, according to Sportradar. Shakeup Saturday was driven by the Southeastern Conf...
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Darian Mensah threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, the last of them a 3-yarder to Malachi Toney in the second overtime, and No. 3 Miami held on to beat archrival Florida State 43-35 in a back-and-forth classic on Saturday night. Toney had 11 catche...
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Thousands across South Florida took to the streets on Oct. 17 as part of a nationwide “No Kings” day of action. Participants rallied against President Donald Trump and what organizers call an overreach of presidential power. “I’m here to fight for our democracy and our freedom of...
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A 71-year-old man fishing at a pond in Winter Garden, Florida, on Friday was dragged into the water and killed by a nearly 12-foot alligator, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.The victim was identified as Steve Hamilton, according to Florida wildl...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi scored two second-half goals 4 minutes apart after a first-half assist, and Inter Miami cruised to a 3-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night. Neither team scored until Germán Berterame used assists from Messi and Luis Suárez in the final minu...
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It was a night of difficult driving in Parkland after hours of rain dumped about 5 inches on the area, leaving some roads flooded. Poor lighting along Parkside Drive made it difficult for passing drivers to see standing water on the roadway.In the Hollywood Lakes neighborhood, so...
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Light to moderate rain continued across South Florida on Saturday evening, particularly in Broward County, even after flood advisories and a flash flood warning expired....
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Standing water remained on some South Florida roadways following heavy rain, reaching ankle depth in some areas.
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Heavy rain brought flooding to parts of Broward County on Saturday. South Florida remained under a Next Weather Alert Day as rain continued across parts of the region into the evening....
