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Hours before the curtain went up on "New Moon", the movie mania was in full effect in Miami .

Welcome to the hot seat, Miguel Exposito. Just a few hours after Tomas Regalado named his choice for new chief of the City of Miami PD , the first murder of the not-yet-official Exposito era crackled across the police radio.

Lizard King Jim Morrison, one of the most influential American rock singers ever, was born in Melbourne, Florida on December 8, 1943.

Tom Daniels has been missing since Nov. 5. Police say he called 911 three days after he was last seen.

Honduras' chief diplomat in Miami flips to page 117 of his nation's election manual and insists that his fellow countrymen living here must vote for their new president at the consulate in South Florida.

The decision comes nearly a week after current Chief of Police, John Timoney, announced his resignation.

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The civil trial of the case against Frank Cox and DYC Fishing Ltd of Kingston, Jamaica, brought by Miami, Florida-based Perla Del Caribe Inc will proceed to trial in Miami Civil Court, before Judge Marc Schumacher.

A former Miami city commissioner has pleaded guilty to a second-degree misdemeanor for helping his daughter get a $500-a-week job at a politically connected local construction company.

During his swearing in speech on Wednesday, new Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado declared that the city's treasures needed to be safeguarded, referring specifically to the long-embattled Miami Marine Stadium.

Putting people to work was a major selling point that helped local officials vote in favor of building the Marlins a new ballpark.

O.P.S. stands for Once a Piece of Shit. They are a Miami punk rock band. Tonight they open for old style Southern Cali hardcore punk band Battalion of Saints at Churchill's Pub in Little Haiti.

Miami is a vibrant city and as such makes a great film location for movies and television series .

Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones stole $50,000 in county grant money in a scheme to benefit her family business, prosecutors charged Thursday -- plunging City Hall closer to chaos just hours after she was sworn into office for her second term.

Miami police said Saturday they were a step closer to catching the man who fired an assault rifle at a patrol car earlier in the weekend.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:36 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:36 p.m. NORTH MIAMI BEACH The suspected Ponzi scheme run by a high-profile South Florida lawyer is likely to exceed $1 billion and involved thousands of investors in the U.S. and abroad, a top FBI official said Thursday.

A recently re-elected city commissioner is under investigation. "It's absolutely not true," said Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones about some serious criminal allegations that have yet to be released to the public.

Despondent over a pending divorce, a Hollywood man shot and killed his sister-in-law late Sunday before turning the gun on himself in front of his home, Hollywood police said.

Three people were arrested in connection with an armed robbery near the University of Miami campus Tuesday, police said.

A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Southwest Miami-Dade Monday night, police said.