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Do you need a Santa Claus with a guayabera or a pink Miami soccer uniform? Here is where to find it
Read full article: Do you need a Santa Claus with a guayabera or a pink Miami soccer uniform? Here is where to find itSanta Claus now comes in a pink Miami soccer uniform, holding a six-pointed starred “piñata” and a “maraca,” or wearing a white “Guayabera” with a Cuban cigar in its pocket.
Miami-Dade man accused of planning to sexually abuse a child in Broward, records show
Read full article: Miami-Dade man accused of planning to sexually abuse a child in Broward, records showA 70-year-old man who lives in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester neighborhood stands accused of preying on a child in Broward County.
Cafeteria monitor removed from Coral Park Elementary amid abuse allegations against students
Read full article: Cafeteria monitor removed from Coral Park Elementary amid abuse allegations against studentsMiami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed Friday that an employee at Coral Park Elementary School has been removed from the site pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation into allegations of verbal and emotional abuse of students during lunchtime.
Doctor accused of Westchester parking lot hit-and-run injuring 2
Read full article: Doctor accused of Westchester parking lot hit-and-run injuring 2Police arrested a Coral Springs doctor on Monday for fleeing the scene of a crash in the parking lot of a Chase Bank in Miami-Dade’s Westchester area, authorities said.
Watch as Panthers fans celebrate Stanley Cup victory outside Amerant Bank Arena
Read full article: Watch as Panthers fans celebrate Stanley Cup victory outside Amerant Bank ArenaFlorida Panthers fans watching from outside Amerant Bank Arena were nervous all night as the team played Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers.
Fatal crashes cause weekend temporary Turnpike closures in southwestern Miami-Dade
Read full article: Fatal crashes cause weekend temporary Turnpike closures in southwestern Miami-DadeTwo fatal crashes prompted southbound closures on the Florida Turnpike on Saturday night and early Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded.
‘Everybody pays women’: South Florida Trump supporters decry conviction
Read full article: ‘Everybody pays women’: South Florida Trump supporters decry convictionSupporters of former President Donald Trump gathered in South Florida Thursday following his conviction on 34 felony charges in his hush money case in New York state court.
Westchester clinic owner, others accused of insurance fraud scheme after ‘undercover operation’
Read full article: Westchester clinic owner, others accused of insurance fraud scheme after ‘undercover operation’The owner of a physical therapy clinic in southwest Miami-Dade’s Westchester area and five others are facing a series of felony charges in what authorities are describing as a staged crash insurance fraud scheme. It came as part of an “undercover operation” by state authorities.
Cops arrest Miami-Dade man with ‘F--- the police’ tattoo on 11 felonies
Read full article: Cops arrest Miami-Dade man with ‘F--- the police’ tattoo on 11 feloniesNicolas D. Vega is apparently no fan of law enforcement. The west Miami-Dade man has a chest tattoo proclaiming “F--- the police,” officers noted in an arrest report after cuffing him on nearly a dozen felony charges Sunday.
Man critical after argument leads to shooting in Westchester, Miami-Dade police say
Read full article: Man critical after argument leads to shooting in Westchester, Miami-Dade police sayPolice took a suspect into custody after they said he shot and critically wounded a man in southwest Miami-Dade’s Westchester area Saturday afternoon.
Man accused of ‘touching himself’ at neighbor’s Westchester home
Read full article: Man accused of ‘touching himself’ at neighbor’s Westchester homeMiami-Dade police arrested a man Friday after accusing of him of touching himself in front of his next-door neighbor’s home, then returning hours later to throw a brick at the window.
New Holiday experience set to open at Tropical Park next month
Read full article: New Holiday experience set to open at Tropical Park next monthIf you’ve driven past Tropical Park in Westchester on the Palmetto Expressway during the Holidays over the last few years you may have missed the Christmas lights, but a new Holiday experience is bringing Christmas back for 2023.
Judge admonishes Columbus High senior facing 23 counts over fake IDs
Read full article: Judge admonishes Columbus High senior facing 23 counts over fake IDsA high school student who is set to graduate in three weeks and has plans to become an attorney appeared before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on Tuesday morning.
WATCH LIVE: DeSantis to sign school voucher bill into law in Miami-Dade
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: DeSantis to sign school voucher bill into law in Miami-DadeGov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference at a Miami-Dade private school Monday, where he’s expected to sign a bill into law expanding school vouchers in Florida.
Police: Detectives bust illegal nightclub, drug operation out of Westchester restaurant
Read full article: Police: Detectives bust illegal nightclub, drug operation out of Westchester restaurantMiami-Dade police arrested 11 people they say were involved in running an illegal nightclub and selling drugs out of a restaurant in the county’s Westchester neighborhood.
Family of innocent teen killed at party now homeless after fire consumes Westchester house
Read full article: Family of innocent teen killed at party now homeless after fire consumes Westchester houseA South Florida Family that has endured unthinkable heartbreak in recent years following the murder of a teenage son and grandson has now lost everything in a house fire.
A South Florida woman brings her community together with a book about her childhood neighborhood
Read full article: A South Florida woman brings her community together with a book about her childhood neighborhoodA local author brings her community together with a book about her childhood neighborhood.
Newly released video shows when man breaks into home to shoot neighbor in Westchester
Read full article: Newly released video shows when man breaks into home to shoot neighbor in WestchesterThe surveillance video shows a man using a sledgehammer to break down the door, walked inside, and another man who was armed with a baseball bat followed. Detectives identified the gunman as Julio Perez and the victim as Robert Muina.
FHP troopers clear SOS Cuba protests in Palmetto Expressway, Okeechobee Road
Read full article: FHP troopers clear SOS Cuba protests in Palmetto Expressway, Okeechobee RoadThe Palmetto Expressway is closed in both directions between Coral Way and Southwest 8th Street as a group of protesters has taken to the streets in solidarity with the people of Cuba.
For 3rd night, Little Havana drivers honk to join ‘SOS Cuba’ protest outside Versailles
Read full article: For 3rd night, Little Havana drivers honk to join ‘SOS Cuba’ protest outside VersaillesCuba’s key allies are Russia and China. Cuban exiles in Miami warned the internet blackouts and arbitrary arrests that Cubans are reporting on the island are straight out of their authoritarian handbook.
Cuban Americans in Miami warn China-Russia intervention could cause ‘bloodbath’ in Cuba
Read full article: Cuban Americans in Miami warn China-Russia intervention could cause ‘bloodbath’ in CubaCuba’s key allies are Russia and China. Cuban exiles in Miami warned the internet blackouts and arbitrary arrests that Cubans are reporting on the island are straight out of their authoritarian handbook.
Video shows carjackers steal 2 luxury cars from Westchester residence
Read full article: Video shows carjackers steal 2 luxury cars from Westchester residenceSurveillance video shows two carjackers broke into two of Jorge Zubigaray’s Mercedes Benz cars early Thursday morning in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester neighborhood. They rammed the cars into his gate and drove away.
Break-in suspect shot dead by off-duty Miami cop, police say
Read full article: Break-in suspect shot dead by off-duty Miami cop, police sayMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A man suspected of trying to break into a Miami-Dade house was shot dead Monday afternoon by an off-duty City of Miami police officer, authorities say. The boy called his mother, who then called the boy’s father, a City of Miami police officer. “Her son called her that somebody was trying to break in,” said Christina Carmenate, a cousin of the homeowner. And five minutes later I see a lot of police cars, coming and coming and coming,” said neighbor Raul Artiles. His 13-year-old child was inside the house,” Miami FOP Vice President Mathew Reyes said.
Trump supporters in Miami-Dade say reelection is being stolen from him
Read full article: Trump supporters in Miami-Dade say reelection is being stolen from himMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – For Cuban-American families who live in Westchester and Tamiami, La Carreta in southwest Miami-Dade County is the place to go for Cuban food and political outrage. They believed President Donald Trump when he said he had lost faith in the electoral process and the reelection had been stolen from him. Some supporters of President Donald Trump in Miami-Dade County were starting to meet on Thursday afternoon outside of La Carreta near Westchester. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020Omar Barral is one of the many Trump supporters who were standing outside of La Carreta on Thursday night. Election officials reported Trump won 48.9% of the vote in Wisconsin and Biden won 49.6% of the vote there.
Candidates in important South Florida congressional race say they are ‘optimistic’ for win
Read full article: Candidates in important South Florida congressional race say they are ‘optimistic’ for winWESTCHESTER, Fla. – Democrat incumbent for Florida Congressional District 26, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell went to a polling site in Westchester Thursday for a big Republican endorsement. Mucarsel-Powell is finishing a strong first term in Congress, where she fought for Everglades restoration, gun control, immigration reform and affordable health care. “I feel optimistic, but cautiously optimistic, but you never know. Gimenez feels that the race is still a dead heat and he is also optimistic. Florida’s 26th Congressional District runs from Kendall to Key West.
Social distancing dispute turns into fatal shooting at Walmart in Miami-Dade’s Westchester
Read full article: Social distancing dispute turns into fatal shooting at Walmart in Miami-Dade’s WestchesterWESTCHESTER, Fla. – Magaly Gonzalez was working at Walmart in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester neighborhood when the store turned into a crime scene. Yvette Nyland said she was inside the store waiting in line to pay when the shooting happened. She begged store employees to let her back inside the store to help the shooting victim. Nyland and Miami-Dade police officers who arrived moments later both performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation before Brown was pronounced dead. The shooter remained on the scene, but officers had yet to identify the suspect on Monday.
SW Miami-Dade Walmart shooting may have been over social-distancing, witnesses say
Read full article: SW Miami-Dade Walmart shooting may have been over social-distancing, witnesses saySOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – Homicide detectives are still working on trying to find out what led up to a fatal shooting inside a Walmart in the Westchester area of Southwest Miami-Dade. But witnesses and customers are telling Local 10 that it may have been the result of a disagreement over COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions inside the store. “There is a possibility that it was about distancing," one witness told Local 10. Anna Grant, a witness inside the store, said. Our hearts go out to those close to the victim and those affected by the events of this morning.”
Heat playoff celebrations are different this year. Show us your photos.
Read full article: Heat playoff celebrations are different this year. Show us your photos.MIAMI – The last time the Miami Heat made it to the NBA Finals, eager crowds with pots and pans and homemade signs gathered in the streets near downtown Miami, Westchester, and Hialeah. Some fans have said they plan to stay at home with family and bang their cookware in the privacy of their own house. Brian Nunez, a Heat fan originally from New York, said he knows sports bars and parties are out of the question. “Exclusive VIP,” he joked, “because the Miami Heat is the best team right now.”Miami Heat fans prepare to celebrate on FridayHow will you be celebrating the Heat’s victory against the Celtics? Send us your Miami Heat fan pictures at Share@Local10.com.
Bowling alley ready to get back in the game after being closed for months
Read full article: Bowling alley ready to get back in the game after being closed for monthsWESTCHESTER, Fla. – It’s been six months since COVID-19 forced Bird Bowl bowling center in the Westchester neighborhood of Miami to temporarily shut down. Susan Coile, the program director at Bird Bowl, said the shutdown was devasting. But now, the 66-year-old business is preparing to welcome customers again as part of the phase 2 reopening in Miami-Dade County. Along with bowling alleys, movie theaters, concert and playhouses, auditoriums, arcades, casinos and other indoor amusement facilities are now allowed to reopen in Miami-Dade County at 50 percent capacity while following new normal guidelines. These are the businesses that were allowed to open on Sept. 18 as Miami-Dade County headed into Phase 2.
Turnpike crash in Miami-Dade leaves 1 injured
Read full article: Turnpike crash in Miami-Dade leaves 1 injuredMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – One person suffered a spinal cord injury on Thursday night after a crash on the Florida Turnpike in Miami-Dade County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers temporarily closed the Turnpike’s southbound lanes at Bird Road. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded. For the latest traffic updates, view the Local10.com interactive map.
Coronavirus field hospital at Tamiami Park is ready for 250+ patients
Read full article: Coronavirus field hospital at Tamiami Park is ready for 250+ patientsMIAMI – Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition tents went up just in time for the coronavirus pandemic. A tent that was once designed for livestock was turned into the temporary kitchen for a 252-bed field hospital at Tamiami Park. The field hospital will not be open to the public. Only out-of-capacity hospitals will be able to refer the patient to the field hospital. Rep. Anthony Rodriguez said Emergency Disaster Services, a company based in Kentucky, is under contract to build and run the field hospital.
Crews work overnight to fix water main break in Miami-Dade’s Westchester area
Read full article: Crews work overnight to fix water main break in Miami-Dade’s Westchester areaA water main break along Bird Road between 87th and 89th avenues created traffic headaches for Tuesday drivers in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester area. A water main break flooded an area of Bird Road on Tuesday afternoon. (SKY 10)The 12-inch water main broke around 4 p.m. sending water gushing into the street and into a parking lot of a neighboring shopping center. A portion of the water main was isolated so that workres could excavate the pipe. A spokesperson with Miami Dade Water and Sewer told Local 10 that the break was not caused by construction, but was a “natural” break.
Suspects accused of breaking into vehicles in Westchester neighborhood
Read full article: Suspects accused of breaking into vehicles in Westchester neighborhoodMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police have arrested four suspects accused of breaking into vehicles in a Westchester neighborhood early Thursday. Miami-Dade police said Kevin Aleman, 19, Josten Medina, 20, Randy Mejia, 19, and Michael Rucker, 18, each face charges of burglary and grand theft. Alerted by his security camera system, a Westchester man could see one of the suspects breaking into one of his vehicles. The suspects crashed their getaway car into a white Mercedes-Benz parked outside a home near Southwest 87th Avenue and Southwest 32nd Street. He said his wife usually takes the dog outside at about the time the suspects were snooping around his yard.