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Campaign workers compete with heat during early voting in Miami-Dade
Taking refuge in the shadow of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, a group of women sits next to a cooler chest full of ice and soft drinks. It’s 90 degrees outside, with a “feels like” temperature of 105, but the women are chatting casually. Each is wearing a T-shirt for a different candidate in this month’s Primary Election.
Miami-Dade Schools under audit following arrest of former school board member
CBS News Miami is getting a first look at how Miami-Dade Schools employees are spending money following the arrest of former school board member Lubby Navarro, who is facing several charges after she allegedly used a district-used purchase card for personal items and vacations.
Voters will decide 3 Miami-Dade commission races. Here's who's running
Voters in Miami-Dade will be deciding on three commission seats in next week's primary, including a pair of rematches involving political rivals and a third race that pits two newcomers against a commissioner who's been on the job for less than two years. The 13-seat Miami-Dade Commission has three races...
ANF Completes Miami Affordable Housing Project
ANF completed the second phase of Superior Manor Apartments, a 76-unit affordable housing development in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood. The $28 million development’s financing sources included $3 million from Miami-Dade County’s Surtax funding and $831,000 from the Development Inflation Adjustment Fund (DIAF). Superior Manor Apartments Phase II...
The November Election: Miami-Dade Democratic Party’s Blue Gala
MIAMI – The Miami-Dade Democratic Party has announced its annual Blue Gala, Miami-Dade Dems’ marquee fundraising event and the premier event for Democrats in Miami-Dade County. The gala will take place on the evening of September 21, 2024, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, located at 1901 Convention...
Father and son killed when watercraft slams into seawall at full speed in Florida Keys
A father and son died after their jet ski rammed into a seawall in the Florida Keys, say officials.The 47-year-old father, from Miami-Dade County, who was not identified by police, had been driving the watercraft at full speed in a residential canal with a no-wake zone around 7pm on Tuesday.Boats in that area are only permitted to operate at idle speed, according to authorities.“He hit head on. There was no slowing down,” Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay told the Miami Herald. The man had his nine-year-old son on the watercraft with him.The 2018 Yamaha jet ski slammed into the seawall...
HEAT Back to School Event
The Miami HEAT teamed up with Girls, Inc. and Project UP-START to ring in the school year with a back-to-school shopping spree for 10 students presented by Netspend. Each received a $500 gift card to shop at the Target in Midtown Miami for school necessities such as notebooks, writing utensils, backpacks, clothing, and more. HEAT player, Haywood Highsmith, was also in attendance to assist the students with their shopping experience.
HML senior is student representative to Miami-Dade County School Board
Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School Senior Maurits Acosta will serve as the Miami-Dade County School Board’s student advisor this school year. “I decided to run to be student advisor to the board to improve the student experience in our public schools and continue to help develop a culture where the student voice is a top priority for our district,” said Maurits, 17, of Hialeah.
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