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Miami-Dade now has an independent elected sheriff who can appeal to the state over budget needs — and essentially force county cuts of other services. At an intense overnight budget hearing, Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz did not get all her demands and would not rule out going to Tallahassee to get more money.

FGO is rolling out the new Community Choir as part of its 85th Anniversary. "It's not true that you can't sing," says CEO Maria Todaro. "If you can speak, you can sing."

The fund will give grants of up to $1,000 per household to cover essential expenses such as food, rent, utilities, childcare, medication, and school supplies. Assistance is restricted to families residing in Doral and does not cover legal fees or bond.

The plan aims to revitalize the city’s parks, roadways and public safety. However, should Florida’s proposed Amendment 3 pass in November, the city could struggle to keep up with the new improvements.

The $16 million federal project will slow erosion while making room for anglers, boaters, snorkelers and nature lovers.

As part of "Souls to the Voter Rolls" ahead of the midterm elections, interfaith churches are helping people verify their voter status and know their rights.

A South Florida Republican U.S. House member battling for re-election is airing a campaign ad in which she declares that President Trump’s immigration efforts have gone “too far.”

José Javier Rodríguez, the Democratic nominee for Florida Attorney, is calling for a "full investigation" into an internal report by the Department of Homeland Security that found inhumane detention practices at the now defunct Everglades migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.

Miami's historic City Hall — a former Pan American World Airways terminal with views of Biscayne Bay — is a cultural gem that the city recently committed to keep using as a space for government meetings. But the Museum of Miami is proposing an educational and historic preservation annex that would house Pan Am artifacts and pay homage to Miami's history.

A church-versus-church legal battle over a valuable property in downtown Miami is widening, with new court documents containing blistering allegations of fraud and conspiracy allegedly engineered by Crossbridge Church’s lead pastor, Rev. Carter Brown.

Town keeps moving the target, builder of proposed 16-story Kelsey on Park apartments claims.

President Donald J. Trump International Airport is scheduled to carry out a triennial full-scale emergency exercise on Wednesday as part of its emergency preparedness efforts and compliance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements.