Tuesday certainly felt like a holiday at Miami Dade College’s North Campus. There was swag, music, dancing, free food and even mechanical bull rides — all in an effort to entice potential voters to come out and register on National Voter Registration Day.

Haitian Americans are showing their red and blue pride on Thursday in South Florida.

A defense attorney said Wednesday in court that his 21-year-old client — who he described as a star football player with a college scholarship and no prior criminal record — was falsely accused of three murders and four attempted murders in a 2021 shooting in Miami-Dade County.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s appointee for the School Board of Miami-Dade County is set to take office on Wednesday after a swear-in ceremony.

Juanes was among the creatives who kicked off the bilingual Miami Book Fair on Sunday.

With the impending hurricane impacting Florida, a number of schools and services have announced closures while some will remain open.

A suspect has been detained after someone notified police about an armed person on the Kendall campus of Miami Dade College, authorities confirmed Wednesday morning.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is in South Florida Friday, where he will have a listening session with LGBTQ+ youth, meet with healthcare workers at Jackson Memorial Hospital and deliver a commencement address at Miami Dade College.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Tuesday morning at Miami Dade College. Lt Gov. Jeanette Nuñez will also be present.

Markham Park in Sunrise, Miami Dade College’s north campus, and the West Boynton Regional Center in Lake Worth will be new monoclonal antibody sites.

A man was allegedly robbed by an armed suspect while in a Downtown Miami restroom near Miami Dade College.

Many people remain hesitant to get the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that was paused while the CDC and FDA reviewed rare cases of blood clots.

The federally funded COVID-19 vaccine site at Miami Dade College’s north campus will again offer first doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Florida residents after Johnson & Johnson shots were paused.

Despite the high demand, a representative from the FEMA-supported vaccination site at Miami Dade College’s North Campus says he believes there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines for everyone who shows up Wednesday.

Tuesday marked another busy day at Miami Dade College’s North Campus now that the eligibility pool has expanded to include all adults.

It’s the day we’ve been waiting more than a year for. All adults in Florida are now able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at distribution sites across the state, and officials were bracing Monday morning for what was sure to be a massive turnout.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – There is now a larger window of opportunity for people to come get their first doses at Miami Dade College’s North Campus. “Which is good news for folks that are in that 50 and over age group that can come out and get the vaccine,” Florida Division of Emergency Management spokesman Mike Jachles said. Yesterday, over 5,700 doses (were) given for first and a mixture of second shots,” said Miami Dade College North Campus site lead Bruce Roberts. But starting Wednesday, the daily vaccine allotment at Miami Dade College’s North Campus will drop from 3,000 to just 500. Vaccines will continue to be distributed at Miami Dade College’s North Campus until 7 p.m.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The two FEMA-supported, state-run COVID-19 vaccine satellite sites will move to Charles Hadley Park and the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, officials revealed. The last day at current satellite locations in North Miami Beach and Miami Springs is Wednesday (March 17), closing at 5 p.m. The satellite sites are expected to return to previous locations to administer second doses. ALSO SEE: Who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida? For more information on COVID-19 vaccines in Florida, click here.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – To be the first in line to get his COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, a man parked about 10 p.m. on Tuesday outside of Miami Dade College’s North Campus. She stood in line for about four hours only to find out that she doesn’t meet the state’s eligibility. Ron DeSantis granted first priority to anyone who is 65 years old or older, healthcare personnel, and staff at long-term care facilities. Medically vulnerable patients under 65 years old require a state’s determination of extreme vulnerability form signed by a physician. Florida Department of Health data on vaccinations in Miami-Dade County as of March 9.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to move along in South Florida. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz made a stop Saturday at a vaccination site at Miami Dade College’s North Campus. “We’ve all been through a year of hell,” Wasserman Schultz said. “It’s just been absolutely amazing to see the relief of the people who are coming through here.”Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava encouraged everyone who’s eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Find out who is available for a COVID-19 vaccine currently.

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – One of the newest groups eligible in Florida to receive a COVID-19 vaccine are those 18 or older deemed by a physician to have a high-risk medical condition. Ron DeSantis expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in Florida last Friday signing an executive order that allowed doctors the authority to be able to determine who is extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. On Friday, there was a steady flow of people all day at the FEMA site at Miami-Dade College’s North Campus. Even with expanded eligibility (rules in previous tweet in thread 👇) the federal vaccination site has yet to hit its daily dose capacity. As of 4 p.m. on Friday, however, officials at the large FEMA site said that they had only distributed a little more than half of their 3,000 doses.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Friday marks day three for vaccinations at Miami Dade College’s North Campus, and local elected leaders visited the FEMA-supported and state-run site later in the morning. “We are now getting this vaccine into more arms,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. The site vaccinated 2,800 people on Thursday, along with a combined 434 people at its satellite sites in Sweetwater and Florida City. “Excited, extremely excited,” Miami-Dade County Public Schools Transportation employee Ann Killy said. MORE RESOURCES:Here’s the form to prove COVID-19 vulnerability to get a shot in FloridaHow to get coronavirus vaccines in Miami-Dade CountyWhere are the Broward County COVID-19 vaccination sites?

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami Dade College’s North Campus is now home to a massive vaccination site run by the state and supported by FEMA. More than 2,000 doses will be administered there per day, 500 of which will be the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine. AdThe U.S. Army is prepared to administer 2,500 Pfizer doses and 500 Johnson & Johnson doses daily. Both are offering 500 doses daily and are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. Ad“(The) Jackson Health System has vaccinated over 97,000 members of the community,” Jackson Health System CEO Carlos Migoya said.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The federal government is partnering with state and local leaders to open four new mass vaccination sites in Florida for vulnerable populations, including one at Miami Dade College’s north campus. The plan was formally introduced by the White House COVID-19 Response Team on Friday morning. Miami-Dade was highlighted as one of the areas in Florida with a significantly underserved or marginalized population, the White House said. “The county population is principally composed of minority residents and it has the third-highest SVI score of all counties examined. WATCH A REPLAY OF THE WHITE HOUSE COVID-19 RESPONSE TEAM NEWS CONFERENCE BELOW:

MIAMI – A caller threatened to have placed bombs on the Metromover in downtown Miami. After a Thursday evening investigation, officers found the threat was not credible. Officers evacuated areas at the Metromover stops for Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus at 300 NE Second Ave., and Bayside Marketplace at 401 Biscayne Blvd. According to Officer Kiara Delva, a spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, the officers were still investigating the source of the threats. Local 10 News Photojournalist Durrant Kellogg contributed to this report.

MIAMI – Miami Dade College plans to reopen classrooms at eight campuses on Monday to tens of thousands of commuter students. The college’s new hybrid model will combine classroom lectures with online classes. Elizabeth Ramsay, the president of the United Faculty of Miami Dade College, said the college allowed some exceptions for employees with health conditions, but there are still concerns. “We could be serving as a place where vectors go out into the community and spread the disease because so many of our students work in health care environments." “The professors are basically asking us whether you want to go or not," Martinez said, adding he chose to avoid the hybrid model to help protect his grandparents.

The class was completely full, so I couldn’t join, but there was an online class open at Johns Hopkins University. I decided to sign up to find out what it takes to become a contact tracer, how contact tracing works and the training involved for a job that’s critical during the coronavirus pandemic. The class at Johns Hopkins is similar to the free, four-hour contact tracing course at Miami Dade College, taught by Dr. Marta Lopez. According to KariER.co, a contact tracer job posting at Miami-based Contrace pays $17-$22 an hour with benefits. Miami Dade College is working on offering a second contact training course for those who didn’t get to take part Thursday.

MIAMI – Miami Dade College announced Thursday night all classes are canceled from Friday to March 29, but teachers still have to show up to work. According to Hessy Fernandez, a spokesman for the public college, the teachers will have to start preparing to transition to a remote learning environment. Fernandez also said employees who help to keep the facility operational will also have to report to work. For more information, visit the college’s site.

MIAMI – The State University System of Florida directed public universities on Wednesday to start transitioning to online classes “immediately.”“This directive will be reevaluated as the situation continues to develop,” the state education officials said in a statement about the new strategy to help prevent COVID-19 cases in Florida. The directive includes state universities with students who have returned from spring break, which includes Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida Polytechnic University, and the University of Florida. Public university officials will be encouraging students from other public schools to return home for at least two weeks or to not return to campus. This includes students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, the University of North Florida, the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida, and the University of West Florida. Miami Dade College and 27 other public colleges in Florida are following the recommendation of the Florida Department of Education to remain open.

MIAMI - Miami Dade College gave the public a status update in the search for its next president since the seat was vacated in August. The third-party firm hired by Miami Dade College, AGB Search; which bills itself as "the leader in higher education search," laid out its progress in an open board meeting at the Wolfson Campus' James K. Batte Community Room Tuesday morning. "We have 45-plus search consultants in our firm who live all over the United States," AGB Search managing principal Roderick J. McDavis said. Padrn was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 for his work as an educator and specifically the growth of Miami Dade College under his leadership. "The proposed bill will not affect the Miami Dade College President search," Diaz wrote in a statement.

Free BeerFrom the event description:Our Monthly Home Brewer Series is the last Wednesday of every month, which means free beer for you! This month we are featuring Stebbins Brewing Company, which will be bringing a Coconut Coffee Stout and a Pale Ale to pour for you! When: Thursday, June 27, 6-8 p.m.Where: Miami Dade College - Eduardo J. Padrn Campus, 627 S.W. The inaugural launch event will take place at the Haitian Heritage Museum. When: Thursday, June 27, 6:30-9:30 p.m.Where: Haitian Heritage Museum, 4141 N.E.