Miami Dade County News

Among the most urgent tasks facing South Florida's legislative delegation in Tallahassee is fixing an ill-considered law that diverts millions of federal dollars destined for Miami-Dade hospitals and sends them elsewhere in the state.

The plan would have SunPass accepted first at four southern states with toll roads.

The two-story house is quaint, with its blue-paneled garage door and matching awnings.

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Miami! Hello, Cuda Nation! Hello! It is good to be here at Coral Reef Senior High.

A Miami federal judge on Friday asked for closer oversight and larger penalties in a $1.6 billion legal settlement over the county's crumbling sewer pipes.

QUESTION:Let us take a quick look at each of these issues, starting with Florida's potential expanded participation in the Affordable Care Act.

Directly from Havana, Cuba, and for one night only, Interactivo will perform, along the most outstanding and talented Cuban musicians, singers and songwriters of contemporary music scene of today.

Three years ago, an independent theater called O Cinema opened in the Wynwood Arts District with the hope of bringing independent and foreign films to Miami's urban core.

A Florida man can be charged with money laundering in a case involving the use of Bitcoins , a judge ruled, rejecting a defense claim that he did nothing illegal because the online currency isn't money.

Pinecrest police officer Ana Carrasco was suspended for 20 days for not trying to help resuscitate two University of Miami students who died in a car accident.

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County.

Now in its 63rd year, The Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition is offering fairgoers more deals and ways to have fun and save than ever before, making The Youth Fair even more accessible to everyone in South Florida.

A developer can build a multi-million-dollar home with a rooftop terrace in the Eastern Shores neighborhood of North Miami Beach, but he can't build it tall enough to include an elevator.

Mad Cat Theatre Company is seeking submissions from South Florida high school seniors and college seniors that will be pursuing theatre as their careers.

The remnants of a 2,000-year-old Tequesta Indian village, a U.S. Army fort and Henry Flagler's Royal Palm Hotel that were unearthed in layers of soil and bedrock in downtown Miami meet the criteria for designation as a protected historic site, the city's preservation office has concluded.

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Police video of Justin Bieber giving a urine sample for a drug test after his arrest on driving under the influence and other charges was released by prosecutors Thursday, with sensitive portions blacked out as ordered by a judge.

In this Jan. 23, 2014 photo made available by the Miami Beach Police Dept., shows Justin Bieber at the police station in Miami Beach, Fla.

Although passing a resolution condemning the violent repression of Venezuela's Cuba-controlled dictator Nicolas Maduro is not really that difficult, we commend the commissioners of Miami-Dade County for making a public stand and supporting the pro-democracy protestors in Venezuela.

The Christopher Columbus High School soccer team was honored at the March 4 County Commission meeting for winning the 2014 state championship.