Miami Dade County News

George Horne, Deputy Executive Director of Operations & Maintenance Resources, rolls out a preserved Burmese Python which was captured in Miami-Dade County, Florida, during a hearing before the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Havana-born city commissioner elected Miami mayor Eds: APNewsNow. MIAMI A Havana-born commissioner and former television reporter has won the Miami mayor's race.

Studies show that laws prohibiting sexual predators from living near schools and other places where children congregate do not prevent offenders from committing new crimes and may be counterproductive, a legislative policy analyst told a House panel Tuesday.

Miami-Dade's former police director said for now he wants to relax and enjoy retirement.

A Miami-Dade County man was arrested Thursday on charges he charged Florida Medicaid for services he never provided.

A former Miami-Dade County police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for drug charges arising from an FBI undercover sting operation involving Ecstasy shipments.

HINY AND NEW: Final preparations take place ahead of the official opening. The North Terminal won't be fully completed until March 2011.

Miami-Dade County's top law enforcement officer is stepping down. Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker turned in retirement papers Friday, saying he has enjoyed working to reduce crime and serving the public.

The Committee for Fair Visitation at Jackson Memorial Hospital came into existence after doctors at the Miami facility refused to allow a lesbian visit her dying partner in Feb.

The tradition of negative campaigning in South Florida elections has taken an ugly turn in one Miami Beach Commission race.

Is your wife hot ... or not? A billboard battle along South Florida's busiest roads revolves around that very question.

An accused killer who left his car running in the street had no getaway vehicle available because a woman out walking her dog removed the keys from the ignition, police said Tuesday.

We've always known that the Census has underestimated the population in Miami-Dade County .

Poverty and climate hazards make the southeast United States the country's most vulnerable area to climate change impact, Oxfam America said on Wednesday.

Zombies are notoriously flatfooted -- cadavers trudging after victims, arms extended forward, mouths hideously agape.

Police have little to go on after three people were shot in Overtown, leaving two of them dead.

"When seconds count count on us." Aventura Hospital and Medical Center recently hosted an Aventura Marketing Council breakfast meeting saluting members of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department's Emergency Medical Services team - heralded as "#1 in emergency medical services." AMC Chair Cliff Schulman of Greenberg Traurig joined Aventura Hospital ...

A new state law designed mainly to crack down on Medicaid fraud is having unexpected consequences by keeping some health care professionals from getting or keeping their licenses at a time when the state is suffering a shortage.

A South Florida war veteran is speaking out after having trouble riding the local county bus with his service dog.

By Risa Polansky To ensure that a global financial services firm not only stays in Miami-Dade but also expands here, the county is asking the state to lower its wage standards.