Miami Dade County News

An assault case against Adrien Broner in Ohio was dismissed yesterday after his accuser failed to show up for the trial, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

' "> : Adam Neff, 12, on the training advantages he has been given: 'I really thank my parents every day for all they've sacrificed.'

The Florida Supreme Court says that because of pending caseloads and long waits for hearing times, Duval County needs four more county judges.

They were among President Obama's best supporters, but support for the president and his signature health insurance scheme is quickly dying among Hispanics.

South Florida's Haitian-American community and the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County extended a financial lifeline and fundraising help to the struggling troupe after the 2010 quake.

Doral Mayor Luigi Boria, left, extends a hand to City Manager Joe Carollo, with whom he has had a contentious relationship.

The Salvation Army reports that someone dropped a diamond ring in one of the group's kettles outside a South Florida grocery store.

TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT HE DOES ACADEMICALLY. PEOPLE ARE WALKING AROUND NOW AND THEY SAY WE'RE AN "A" SCHOOL.

SIX MORE YEARS IN CHINA: Florida International University has settled into an agreement with China's Ministry of Education for another six-year cycle of its highly successful Hospitality & Tourism Management program in Tianjin, said Randall Upchurch , associate dean of academics at FIU's Chaplin School.

Yesterday, the normally somnolent Miami-Dade County commissioners were downright ebullient.

A total of 125 deaf or partially deaf kids from the Miami-Dade County Public Schools visited with Signing Santa at the Dolphin Mall Tuesday.

A rendering of the Shops at Civica, a restaurant and retail project at 1050 NW 14th St., in Miami's busy health district, is set to break ground in January.

Both Miami leaders and ACLU officials can claim victory with their proposed compromise on how chronically homeless people are treated in the city.

Miami-Dade commissioners named former prosecutor Mary T. Cagle, center, as the county's new inspector general.

An excited Miami-Dade County Commission gave the go-ahead Tuesday for Mayor Carlos Gimenez to begin negotiations on a new Major League Soccer stadium.

Parade Productions will present Deborah Zoe Laufer's The Last Schwartz from January 30th through February 23rd at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center's Studio Theatre .

The Miami-Dade County Commission will meet for the final time in 2013 and one of the top orders of business will be whether to override Mayor Carlos Gimenez's veto.

Think the top Jewish not-for-profit executives in the Forward's 2013 salary survey are overpaid? Their colleagues at non-Jewish charitable institutions might agree with you.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools , the fourth largest school system in the nation, has announced that it has taken another step in its digital transformation by ensuring all of its students have access to tools that will prepare them to succeed in the 21st century.

Just days after a deadly school shooting in Colorado, local administrators are taking steps to prevent a similar tragedy in South Florida.