For 100 years, one of Miami’s most iconic landmarks has stood as a silent witness to the city’s history — and the lives forever changed within its walls.

The iconic Freedom Tower in Miami is getting a much-needed facelift as crews prepare to reopen its doors later this year.

For 100 years, the Freedom Tower has stood tall in the heart of Miami. Now, as it prepares to reopen its doors, Local 10 is celebrating its inspiring legacy.

The Magic City has hosted various Navy Weeks and U.S. Navy ship visits before, but Fleet Week is coming to PortMiami in May 2024, county and naval officials said in a joint announcement Friday.

Senator Rick Scott blasted the Biden Administration, saying the southern border is wide open.

Immigrant advocacy groups held a news conference at downtown Miami’s iconic Freedom Tower Thursday morning, denouncing a controversial immigration bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis the day prior.

The Special Olympics has dropped a coronavirus vaccine mandate for its games in Orlando after Florida moved to fine the organization $27.5 million for violating a state law against such requirements.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joined by Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez and Senator Manny Diaz at a news conference Monday morning at the Freedom Tower in Miami.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez are holding a news conference Monday morning at the Freedom Tower in Miami.

A large protest in Downtown Miami happened outside the Freedom Tower Saturday afternoon and into the evening.

The protests will continue during the weekend, with several scheduled for Saturday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made an appearance in South Florida Thursday, alongside other leaders from Miami-Dade County, to call on the Biden administration to help restore internet access to Cuba.

Miami SOS Cuba protesters marched Wednesday night from Versailles in Little Havana to the historic Freedom Tower in downtown Miami.

The U.S. Census Bureau said it wont be delivering data used for redrawing state and local legislative districts until the end of September 2021. That will cause headaches for state lawmakers and redistricting commissions facing deadlines to redraw state legislative districts this year. The compressed time frame for data collection increased the risk of compromised data quality, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in its High-Risk Report. The Trump administration then came up with another plan to end data collection a month early and cut the time for data processing by almost half. The statistical agency also announced last month that redistricting data used to redraw congressional and legislative districts won't be ready until the end of September.

About 15 members of Cubanos for Biden met outside of the Freedom Tower on Wednesday in downtown Miami. MIAMI – Cubanos for Biden members were among the group who met on Wednesday outside of the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, as the presidential inauguration was on display on a large projector along Biscayne Boulevard. Miami Police Department officers were outside to protect the group of about 15 people, as they celebrated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. “It’s everything to us as immigrants,” Wills said about Harris’ journey to the White House. “We are going to honor their memory and honor those who are being afflicted by it right now in our community,” Wills said.

MIAMI – A few landmark buildings in downtown Miami, including the Freedom Tower, displayed amber-colored lights on Tuesday night in honor of COVID-19 victims. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s guitar-shaped tower in Hollywood and the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens also participated in the nationwide tribute. In Washington, D.C., at the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris honored the more than 400,000 who have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. since March. Biden and Harris turned to face the Abraham Lincoln monument. President Donald Trump did not participate in the ceremony on Tuesday and he won’t be attending the presidential inauguration on Wednesday.

MIAMI, Fla. – Protesters in front of the Freedom Tower said this was their 208th event supporting President Donald J. Trump in the last five years. About a dozen people gathered at the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 6th Street Saturday. They were marching with Make America Great Again flags, one flag that said Socialism Sucks and had posters of the president. The rally was a peaceful protest. On Wednesday, Trump is expected to leave Washington, D.C. at 8 a.m. and, in breaking with another presidential tradition, will not greet the incoming president at the White House.

Rosa Maria Paya is leading the demonstration in solidarity with a group of activists in Havana. She is the director of Cuba Decide, a pro-democracy movement in support of human rights. Cuban artists, writers and supporters of the San Isidro Movement protest outside of a Cuban government building on Nov. 27, in Havana. Cuban authorities said the intervention at the San Isidro movement’s headquarters in Havana was related to coronavirus safety violations. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Cuban-American, met with Rosa Maria Paya on Thursday to present the city’s declaration that Human Rights Day is also Anti-Communism Day in Miami.