Miami-Dade County

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.

State budget leaders are being asked to let a pair of agencies distribute federal dollars for security around the seven FIFA World Cup matches that will be held in South Florida this summer.

The citywide initiative invited residents to distill their connection to South Florida into the traditional 14-line sonnet format, resulting in a massive wave of civic participation.

The latest exhibition at the Westchester Regional Library brings together more than 80 contemporary Cuban artists, each working within a shared constraint: a 21-inch circular format that reveals a wide range of approaches, styles and generations.

A hotel at one of Miami's most exclusive locations has been demolished to make way for something even bigger. Demolition experts conducted the controlled implosion Sunday of the former Mandarin Oriental, Miami on Brickell Key. Officials say it was the largest implosion for Miami in more than a decade.

The LGBTQ symbolic crosswalk at Ocean Drive and 12 Street was ordered removed by the Florida Department of Transportation last October after the DeSantis administration said painted crosswalks could jeopardize road safety.

The state Department of Health notified the AIDS Healthcare Foundation that it would not renew five of its contracts to test and treat people with HIV and stop the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI).

Jorge Uribe, a luxury real estate agent, thought it would be an easy sale. Instead, it’s become one of the toughest properties to sell in his career. The property is one of many sites affected by gas leak contamination that became endemic during the 1980s. State-funded programs to clean up gas spills exist, but, in the case of this property, have proven to be ineffective and slow.

If you're having writer's block, some young poets in Morningside K-8 Academy might help get the gears moving. They recently learned how to write their own masterpieces about the uniqueness of living in Miami.

American Airlines is now poised to become the first commercial airline to resume flights from Caracas to Miami with a daily, non-stop service.

Following a failed effort to move the city's elections, Miami will now pay out a former mayoral candidate. Thursday's City commission meeting also outlined money earmarked for a new government center at the development hosting Inter Miami's new home.

The Nuyorican actress and writer — best known for her portrayal of Maria on Sesame Street — is the subject of a new documentary STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon. The film follows Manzano’s journey from her childhood in the Bronx to Carnegie Mellon University and eventually to becoming an Emmy Award-winning actress and writer.