Homestead News

"This is the spring on Oak Creek, where the Shangri La now owns," wrote Charlie Strader, past president of the Bontia Springs Historical Society.

Mr. Smoothie and The Wrap Guy's stand at Homestead's Rib Fest. - Chicken entrepreneur Kerry Burns claims he brought the Buffalo wing to Miami back in 1986 when he opened Miami Wings restaurant in Cutler Bay.

Remains of another slaughtered horse were found Saturday in Homestead by recreational riders -- the 21st such grisley finding so far this year in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 2:18 pm US/Eastern The U.S. Air Force's jet fighter show squadron The Thunderbirds roared into Homestead Air Force Base Thursday for this weekend's "Wings Over Homestead Air Show." The free shows, which will feature more daredevil stunts than ever before, will take to the skies this Saturday and Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. at the ...

Share + Nov 4, 2009 12:59 am US/Eastern Easy day for most incumbents; Mayors in Miami Beach, Hialeah, and N. Lauderdale re-elected Click Here for complete election results.

Former City Council member Steve Bateman handily defeated Mayor Lynda Bell on Tuesday, riding on a wave of voter discontent against Homestead's first female mayor.

Share + Nov 3, 2009 8:58 am US/Eastern It's Election Day in South Florida as residents from several cities head to the polls for some key races.

The remains of a slaughtered horse were found by a roadside in Homestead Saturday, marking the 21st reported incident in South Florida this year in what is apparently a flourishing illegal trade in horsemeat for human consumption.

Jessie Capote's father started growing boniato, or the Cuban sweet potato, on five acres of land off Krome Avenue in Homestead more than 40 years ago.

Dade Medical College's Miami Campus GRT Program was recently awarded the maximum three-year accreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology , the nation's premier radiography governing body.

Another South Florida mom passed out drunk in her car with the engine running and children sitting in the back seat, but thankfully this time, the kids stayed put.

Share + Oct 26, 2009 6:31 pm US/Eastern HOMESTEAD A 27-year-old Homestead man who told a teenage girl that he was a producer for America's Top Model in order to take nude pictures of her has been arrested and charged with a slew of pornography charges, the Homestead Police Department announced Monday.

Elections are being held in Hialeah, Homestead, Miami Beach and Miami. Sunday, October 25, 2009 Early voting for several municipal elections in Miami-Dade County begins Monday, October 26th.

A church with a view of a local farm and field of cattle will be the scene for Homestead Farm Days from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church on Route 2. Above, organizer Pat Starbird ties corn stalks to a light post to indicate stations for local farm families to bring small farm animals to swap, sell or show.

Vaccines against the swine flu began to flow in earnest on Wednesday, as Miami-Dade health officials said they now have 332,100 doses in both nasal spray and injected versions.

The Miami Dolphins have signed tackle Lydon Murtha from the practice squad of the Detroit Lions, it was announced Tuesday.

Driver And Two Passengers Taken To Hendry Regional Hospital MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- A deer crossing US Highway 27 at Lykes Road in Glades county caused an accident leaving a motorist and two passengers in serious condition when their truck struck the deer.

Share + Oct 11, 2009 9:30 am US/Eastern HOMESTEAD Culinary students from four South Florida high schools are going for the record Sunday as they try to whip up the world's largest batch of Guacamole.

It's fall in South Florida, This mean your neighbors with hundreds of ripe avocados have you under siege.

Homesteaders and their politicians may have guessed it, but now they have numbers to back it up: Some of Homestead's population boom since 2000 has come from more Hispanics moving to the city, according to U.S. Census figures released last month.