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Department of Corrections Secretary Michael Crews, speaks during a news conference about an investigation into the death of a mentally ill prisoner Darren Rainey at the Dade Correctional Institution, Thursday, July 10, 2014, in Florida City, Fla.

Facing a rising wave of criticism, Florida Department of Corrections chief Mike Crews on Thursday suspended the warden of a Florida City prison where an inmate died after he was locked in a scalding-hot shower.

Travel Channel's "The Dead Files" returns on Saturday, July 12th, with its Season 6 premiere, and to help get you ready for the chills to come, we have a sneak peek to share as Amy and Steve head to Florida City.

Mosquitoes, which officially started their swarming season at the beginning of the rainy season in May, were swept by winds shifting out of the southwest, carrying merciless swarms of the black salt marsh Aedes taeniorhynchus, an annoying but harmless species that breeds in brackish and salty water.

City officials say Hammons died Tuesday at his home, surrounded by his family. He was 68. Hammons was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and took a leave of absence in March to undergo treatment in Tampa and here locally.

A 12-foot Burmese python trapped in a grill on the eve of the Fourth of July didn't go there willingly.

Florida residents used a barbecue grill to trap a 12-foot Burmese python Thursday night in Florida City, police said.

Residents in Florida City, Florida trapped a 12-foot long Burmese python in a barbecue grill on Thursday night.

Discount grocer Aldi is opening its first Hialeah store at 7800 W. 33rd Ave. on July 10. The opening marks the German brand's 15th location in South Florida, according to the Miami Herald.

A county tolls-funded agency and its consultant are studying the financial and traffic feasibility of express lanes proposed for the South Miami-Dade Busway.

Bradenton's high-tech parking meters would hike prices Bradenton considers new parking meters, you'd pay more too.