Surfside, Florida votes out the mayor after condo collapse
The mayor of the South Florida town where 98 people died in a beachfront condominium collapse last summer has been voted out of office. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett came in third in Tuesday's election, according to uncertified results from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department. Business owner Shlomo Danzinger won the race with 499 votes, followed by Vice Mayor Tina Paul with 476 votes and Burkett with 466.
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Florida voters in 2022 will decide if Gov. DeSantis will stay in office, who should run the Florida Legislature, who should represent them in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, all the way down to county commissioner and school board member.
Residents of several Florida apartment buildings find voter registrations switched to Republican using questionable signatures
Signatures of some voters in apartment buildings and high-rise towers in South Florida whose registration was changed to Republican appeared noticeably different than on paperwork...
orlandoweekly.com‘Suspected Serial Killer’ Murdered ‘Vulnerable’ Homeless Men in Street, Authorities Say
FacebookA Florida real estate agent with a soft spot for cryptocurrency has been formally charged with murder in the nighttime killings of two homeless men in Miami, the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office confirmed to The Daily Beast.Willy Suarez Maceo, 25, is suspected of fatally shooting 56-year-old Jerome Antonio Price five times on Dec. 21, 2021, as he slept on a sidewalk in Miami’s Wynwood district. Hours earlier, Maceo allegedly shot another homeless man sleeping in the area. The un
news.yahoo.comImmigrant IDs to be issued in Florida's Miami-Dade County
Commissioners in Florida's Miami-Dade County have given a nonprofit the green light to issue IDs for immigrants who are in the country illegally and others who don’t have identification. The plan proposed by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava passed by a 7-2 vote Tuesday. Supporters note that immigrants often struggle to gain access to their children’s schools or to coronavirus tests and vaccines.
news.yahoo.comFlorida man accused of attacking victim with machete, biting his face
Florida man accused of attacking victim with machete, biting his face Demetrick "Psych" Sanders, 45, is facing attempted murder and armed robbery charges in the incident, which occurred in the West Little River area of Miami-Dade County. (Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation)MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man is behind bars after authorities said he attacked another man with a broomstick and machete, bit his face and robbed him. After the victim said no, Sanders used a broomstick to attack him before slicing him with a machete, the affidavit said. The victim sought help at a 79th Street gas station and was treated at a nearby hospital, WPLG reported. One week later, the victim again spotted Sanders at the supermarket and alerted police, the news outlets reported.
wftv.comUS charges 2nd key suspect in killing of Haiti’s president
A Haitian-Chilean businessman considered a key suspect in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse has appeared in U.S. federal court and was accused of providing weapons to former Colombian soldiers charged with fatally shooting the country’s leader.
Miami rapper Wavy Navy Pooh fatally shot while driving
Rapper killed: Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh, shown performing in Atlanta during a July 2021 concert in Atlanta, was killed Friday night. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)MIAMI — A Miami rapper was fatally shot Friday night while he was driving a vehicle, according to media outlets in South Florida. >> Read more trending newsWavy Navy Pooh was ambushed in the West Kendall area of Miami-Dade County, the Miami Herald reported, citing “multiple law-enforcement sources.” The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Shandler Beaubien, was gunned down near Zoo Miami, according to the newspaper. BREAKING: Miami rapper Wavy Navy Pooh shot to death while driving near Zoo Miami. Police believe the gunman was inside a gray, four-door Lexus that pulled up next to the Camry, the Herald reported.
wftv.comMillions return to in-person classes despite huge jump in COVID cases and calls for remote learning
Districts that have opted for virtual learning this winter are firmly in the minority right now. Only about 100 of the nation's over 13,000 school districts are opting for virtual learning this winter despite surging case numbers.
cbsnews.comFlorida sees spike in COVID cases as hospitalizations rise
MIAMI — (AP) — Florida is seeing a sharp rise in coronavirus infections as the omicron variant rages through the state. READ: Central Florida hospitals beginning to feel omicron surgeThe new CDC estimate raises the 7-day average in Florida to more than 36,400 new cases. WATCH: Here’s where you can find COVID-19 testing in Central FloridaGov. The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says Florida hospitals were treating about 4,000 COVID-19 patients on Thursday, compared to 3,400 the previous day. READ: Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect omicron variant accurately?
wftv.comFormer Florida court clerk accused of stealing more than $109K in filing fees
MIAMI — A former deputy clerk in South Florida is accused of stealing more than $109,000 in court filing fees over a two-year period, authorities said. Since 2007, Smith had worked as a deputy clerk in the section of Miami-Dade’s family court where people file new lawsuits and complaints, the Miami Herald reported. But in over 200 cases, investigators believe, that money actually wound up in the pockets of a longtime court clerk, authorities said Monday. https://t.co/5in6lUiAcq — Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) December 13, 2021Smith resigned on June 4, 2018, after supervisors began auditing mission cash, according to WTVJ. According to an audit by the Miami-Dade Inspector General’s Office, Smith processed 201 cases where filing fees were never filed.
wftv.comFlorida man hits woman with sock full of rocks during robbery
Arrested: Ricky Williams is accused of robbing a woman and striking her with a sock filled with "rocks or hard objects." (Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation)MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man is accused of striking a woman with a sock full of rocks to steal her purse Monday, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsRicky Williams, 28, was arrested early Tuesday and charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery, according to Miami-Dade County online booking records. The woman told police she was waiting for an Uber driver at about 4:45 p.m. EST, WPLG reported. With the help of surveillance video, police were able to identify Williams and arrested him Tuesday, WPLG reported.
wftv.com‘Somebody has to know.’ In Miami, investigators work to identify hundreds of unidentified bodies
Twenty-five years ago, a man feeding ducks with his nephew spotted a cardboard box wrapped in rope and duct tape floating down a Miami Lakes canal. Thinking it might be something valuable, they corralled the box, opened it and were immediately met with the smell of rotting flesh.
news.yahoo.comDoral teacher charged with having inappropriate relationship, sex with student, cops say
A John I. Smith K-8 Center teacher was charged with having an inappropriate relationship and sex with a 15-year-old former student of hers, police say — becoming the third teacher in Miami-Dade County arrested for similar charges this month.
news.yahoo.comMiami mayoral candidate arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer in the Florida Keys
Frank Pichel was arrested early Friday on a felony charge of impersonating a police officer after the 59-year-old mayoral candidate allegedly flashed a badge and claimed to be an active deputy in Key Largo, Fla., according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
washingtonpost.comCoronavirus: School board in Miami-Dade County makes masks mandatory
Miami mask mandate By a 7-1 vote, the Miami-Dade School Board approved a mandatory mask rule, which goes into effect when schools open on Monday. The decision comes days before Florida’s largest school district begins classes on Monday, WPLG reported. Before the vote, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho told the State Board of Education that he was prepared to defy Gov. The State Board of Education ruled that the Broward district violated a state rule that gives parents the option of having their children opt out of masks, the newspaper reported. The mask rule in Miami-Dade applies to all indoor areas and school buses, according to the Herald.
wftv.comMiami-Dade school board slaps down DeSantis' ban on face mask rules, becoming the third county in Florida to ignore the governor's crusade against mask mandates
The decision comes one day after education officials in the state voted to investigate and possibly punish two counties that have flouted the ban.
news.yahoo.comMiami-Dade has a new rule for people who want a rapid COVID antigen test
Anyone who is planning to get an antigen rapid test at a Miami-Dade County-run testing site will now also be required to get a PCR test, which is more accurate in detecting early COVID infections but takes slightly longer to process results.
news.yahoo.comPolice identify final missing victim from Surfside condo collapse, which killed 98
Miami-Dade County has identified the final known victim of the Surfside condominium collapse, capping more than a month of recovering bodies and remains of the missing from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South complex.
news.yahoo.comThe final victim of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, has been identified
The last victim of the June 24 condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., has been identified, a relative confirmed Monday to the Associated Press. The latest: Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava confirmed at a press conference Monday afternoon that 98 people died in the condo collapse, and all have been identified.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free"All 97 persons for whom we had missing persons reports have been recovered,
news.yahoo.comGables condo with ‘severe corrosion’ in garage marked unsafe. Residents can stay for now
Residents of a condo building in Coral Gables have been told they will no longer need to evacuate their homes after emergency measures were taken over the weekend to address fears of structural concerns in the underground parking garage.
news.yahoo.comFire rescue crews leave site of Surfside condo collapse after month-long response
Miami-Dade County announced on Friday that fire rescue crews who have been at the site of the Surfside condo collapse since the night of the tragedy will be handing over the remainder of the recovery effort to Miami-Dade Police.
news.yahoo.comFirefighters end search and rescue at Florida condo collapse
Firefighters have ended their mission in clearing debris from the collapsed Surfside condo building Friday, officials said, while police and forensic specialists continue their work to identify human remains in the disaster. Miami Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told The Associated Press that the fire department’s role in recovering remains at the collapsed Surfside condominium has finished. The disaster site in Surfside is empty now, but it remains a challenge for local officials.
news.yahoo.comCollins Avenue reopening soon in Surfside. Town’s engineer warns it could cave in
With almost all of the debris removed from the Surfside condo collapse, the oceanfront town expects Collins Avenue to reopen soon around the site of the former Champlain Towers South complex. That’s caused another worry: can the hollowed-out condominium site still support the adjoining road?
news.yahoo.comMiami-Dade's unsafe structure's board frustrated by delays
Miami-Dade County's Unsafe Structure's Board is under pressure to speed up the process for reviewing problematic structures following the collapse of the Champlain Towers South a month ago. Before the tower collapsed June 24, the county board already had a backlog of 1,000 unsafe-structure cases, the Miami Herald reported. If a building can't get an engineer's endorsement that quickly, residents would have to be evacuated, Spencer Errickson, supervisor of the county's Unsafe Structures division, said at a meeting Wednesday.
news.yahoo.comCrestview Towers violated 39 safety codes, city says. It will remain closed to residents.
Crestview Towers, the condominium tower that the city of North Miami Beach shut down and evacuated due to structural concerns about the building’s safety, has amassed 39 code violations, including failing to have a working fire alarm system.
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