Miami Dade County News

A judge is expected to hear arguments this afternoon on whether to release property that was seized while police investigated the killings of more than a dozen cats in two south Miami-Dade County neighborhoods.

A Tampa elementary school teacher has been named Florida's teacher of the year. Megan Allen was announced as the 2010 Teacher of the Year at a ceremony Thursday.

A Palm Beach County woman has died from complications of swine flu, the health department announced this morning.

The high court released its standards for electronic access to the courts last week to meet a legislative deadline.

As a Boston schoolboy from the projects, Jay R. Duarte wore a suit every day - down to the pearl tie pin.

Share + Jul 7, 2009 6:13 pm US/Eastern ORLANDO, Fla. A 19-year-old woman from Pennsylvania became the sixth person with swine flu to die in Florida, health officials said Tuesday.

One woman hit by gunfire at a Miami birthday party has died, while police continue searching for the gunmen who shot her and 11 others.

Police shot a man after responding to an assault report last night in Miami. It was the fourth police-involved shooting in Miami-Dade County in the past month.

Canada's Scotiabank plans to open a Private Client Group center in downtown Miami to serve as a hub for its Latin American and Caribbean operations.

Felons beware: Get caught carrying a gun in Palm Beach County and you could end up doing federal time.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 5:03 pm US/Eastern Two people in Miami-Dade County have died from the H1N1 flu, the Miami-Dade County Health Department announced on Thursday.

More than 450 pounds of fireworks that were being sold illegally have been seized by authorities following an all-day sting in Miami-Dade County.

Authorities in Miami say they hope more victims of a woman who has been accused of practicing medicine without a license will come forward now that the woman has been arrested.

Are slot machines a cure for Miami International Airport's financial woes? Miami-Dade County leaders think it might be.

Swine Flu has claimed two more lives in Miami-Dade County according to the Miami Health Department.

A Miami-Dade County prison guard has been charged with planning to smuggle cocaine and marijuana into Everglades Correctional Institution in exchange for cash.

Police in Boca Raton said they have new information in the robbery of a jewelry courier last year.

Every weekend the dilapidated Flagler Dog Track's empty parking lot comes alive.

Miami-Dade County joins an ever-growing list of counties, cities and states that are seeing revenue disappear as property rates fall and tax rolls tumble.

The Florida Marlins can start construction on their new stadium. Miami-Dade County commissioners voted 9-3 early Wednesday morning to pay for the sale of bonds for the ballpark after the Marlins pledged to pick up a possible $6.2 million shortfall.