Miami-Dade County

A Miami judge declined to block Florida’s 15-week abortion ban on Friday in a lawsuit brought by clergy members of several different faiths.

A Florida man is accused of committing a string of home and car burglaries while wearing a GPS ankle monitor after being released on bond for an earlier Grand Theft Auto charge, according to reports.

A former spokesperson for former President Barack Obama sounded the alarm over the recent trends in Florida following its red wave, concluding that Democrats must “reset” or “go extinct” in the Sunshine State.

Governor Ron DeSantis is poised to be the first Republican to win Miami-Dade County, FL in decades, which includes a heavy Hispanic-voting presence.

Republicans are edging out Democrats in early voting and mail-in voting in Florida’s blue Miami-Dade County, early figures show.

Democrats fear that traditionally liberal Miami-Dade County is in the midst of a major realignment shifting toward the Republican Party, the Washington Post reported.

The Miami-Dade School Board overwhelmingly voted to reject recognizing October as “LGBTQ History Month.”

Florida flipped multiple major school boards from liberal to conservative Tuesday evening, continuing a nationwide trend of parents taking back control of public schools.

Democrat protesters in Florida’s Miami-Dade County flew a transgender flag as well as a sign calling for the end of capitalism in protest of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over the weekend — a move that comes as Florida Republicans continue to overtake Democrats in terms of voter registration in the Sunshine State. 

The Democrat South Florida county of Miami-Dade gave Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) high favorability ratings on Monday, according to a Bendixen and Amandi poll.

Every school district in Florida that attempted to defy Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) administration and faced subsequent consequences has dropped their mask requirements in schools.

Florida drove the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday to correct the state’s coronavirus data after the Florida Department of Health complained. 

Two people were killed and more than 20 injured when three suspects in a Nissan Pathfinder pulled up beside a Florida crowd and opened fire.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (D) opposes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) efforts to roll back coronavirus orders and insists that “key” coronavirus requirements, including masking and distancing, will remain in place across all county spaces.

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) joins Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in favor of reopening the Homestead Detention Center for migrant children in South Florida.

Leaders in South Florida counties, including Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Broward, penned a statement criticizing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for last week’s executive order canceling coronavirus-related fines across the state, contending the move “inadvertently” sends the wrong message “that common-sense measures to fight COVID-19 are no longer needed.”

Miami-Dade, which is among the South Florida counties hit hardest by the Chinese coronavirus, has officially stopped issuing citations to businesses and individuals for breaking local public health measures thanks to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) executive order, which he signed last week.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will monitor elections in six Florida counties on Election Day, the federal agency said in a statement Monday.

Both individuals and businesses could face hefty fines for violating coronavirus restrictions in Miami-Dade as beachgoers flock to the coast for Labor Day.

Carlos Gimenez, mayor of Miami-Dade and Republican candidate for Congress, leads incumbent Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida’s 26th district, according to a poll released on Monday.

Miami, the area of Florida hit hardest by the Chinese coronavirus, is doubling down on its mask order, reportedly deploying a team of dedicated police officers to enforce the requirements.

Florida’s Miami-Dade County is suspending indoor dining services at restaurants and closing gyms and certain entertainment venues as coronavirus cases continue to spike in the Sunshine State, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez (R) announced on Monday.

Popular beaches in South Florida will close for the Fourth of July weekend as coronavirus concerns, and cases, continue to grow.

About six percent of the population in Florida’s Miami-Dade have developed antibodies to the novel coronavirus, preliminary results from a University of Miami study released Friday revealed.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Monday that he is imposing a stay-at-home order for Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties through mid-May in an effort to combat the spread of the Chinese coronavirus. 

Authorities in Miami-Dade County announced on Thursday that they are suspending eviction activities — a decision which follows Mayor Carlos Gimenez declaring a state of emergency.

The state of Florida is making billions in tax revenue due to an influx of new residents fleeing high-tax states. 

Police arrested a man in Miami-Dade, Florida, on Friday after he allegedly shot and killed his niece with whom he was reportedly having an affair. 

Affluent New Yorkers are leaving the city in favor of Florida’s more reasonably priced Miami-Dade County.

Some are calling it a skit, others are calling it a profane rant from a former sports executive who ripped off Florida taxpayers to the tune of over $1 billion. However, no matter what you call it, no one appears to be laughing.

Police are looking for two women who allegedly drugged and robbed a partygoer at gunpoint, taking $200,000 from him after meeting him in a nightclub in September.

Florida health officials have confirmed the first case of sexually-transmitted Zika virus in the Miami area.

On Wednesday in Miami, Attorney General Jeff Sessions praised the recent decision of Miami-Dade County to end its sanctuary policy. At the same time, he criticized Chicago’s sanctuary policy and its filing of a federal lawsuit against the Justice Department in the wake of the Department’s denial of federal law enforcement grants to sanctuary jurisdictions.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Miami-Dade County, Florida, and its mayor for complying with President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration detainers.

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez instructed county jails to comply with all federal immigration detainer requests on Thursday, only one day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to strip federal funding from all sanctuary cities.

When Hurricane Matthew strikes Florida, it is expected to boost the volume of Zika-infected mosquitos in the U.S., wipe out the effectiveness of anti-Zika pesticide spraying, and potentially spread the so-called Zika “danger zone” up the East Coast.