Homestead

An arrest warrant charges the suspect with racketeering, organized scheme to defraud over $50,000, dozens of grand theft counts, and identity theft. His total bond was set at $695,000.

The construction of the large housing development in south Miami-Dade comes at a time when the county’s shortage of affordable rental homes stands at about 70,000 to 90,000 units.

The American Friends Service Committee and Earthjustice said it reached an agreement with federal authorities to settle the lawsuit, which required agencies to turn over more than 20,000 pages of records.

The e-commerce company is renovating its Homestead warehouse less than two years after opening it. The re-tooling will take about two years and means over 600 jobs will be cut.

Democrat Richard Lamondin, a Miami entrepreneur, has dropped out of a race for Congress by switching to run for a state Senate seat held by Republican incumbent state Sen. Alexis Calatayud.

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado is hosting a roundtable discussion Monday in Homestead with a group of city leaders to find ways to address the county's homelessness issue.

Tuesday night's municipal elections brought a mix of continuity and change to South Florida, with a close mayoral race in Miami Beach and an upset in a Homestead council race. In the Florida Keys, two incumbents got re-elected to the city council in Marathon.

Marathon, in Monroe County, and five cities across Miami-Dade — Miami, Hialeah, Homestead, Miami Beach and Surfside — are holding municipal elections today. WLRN breaks down the key issues and races, with many voters saying affordability is top of mind as they cast their ballots. Over a dozen candidates are running for Miami mayor, in the city's most competitive race in years.

Election day is Tuesday, November 4 in five Miami-Dade cities — with major changes at stake for local councils and charters.

South Florida organizations are rapidly mobilizing a comprehensive relief campaign for Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa approaches the island nation.

The exhibition, which opened Saturday in Homestead, is the latest part of a broader tribute leading up to what would have been Celia Cruz’s 100th birthday on Oct. 21.

Officials across South Florida, which has been saturated by rain throughout September, continue to keep an eye on an unnamed weather system gaining strength in the Caribbean.