Here is the latest Local News from the Miami Herald.
Noisy racetrack wants to block new homes — so residents don’t complain about the noise
The Homestead Miami Speedway goes to court over controversial development plan
The racetrack wants the Homestead City Council to reverse its approval of a residential development
Speedway says building homes in an industrial area is a recipe for disaster
Man uses bat, shatters car windows during road rage incident, police say
The man was arrested Wednesday for the June 18 incident at Southwest 132nd Street and South Dixie Highway
Gloved teens ransack snack shop — no fingerprints, but camera reveals their faces
Police say they are looking for two boys who ransacked the snack shop at C.B. Smith Park
Clear video shows the boys wearing gloves as they pry open registers and destroy computer monitors
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After wounding of student, Miami man charged with a murder four days later
Devin Lewis accused of killing a man in a Liberty City robbery
Police say four days earlier, he shot and wounded Frank Hammar in Wynwood
The student survived, but has a bullet lodged near his spine
Thief knocks down elderly woman, steals her purse and walker, video shows
The woman was walking from her home on the 600 block of Southwest 60th Court
A man grabbed her walker and purse, knocked her to the ground and took off in a black SUV
A neighbor’s surveillance video recorded the entire robbery
Thieves steal $60,000 stump grinder in Hollywood
Two thieves are seen on surveillance video at Uncle Bob’s Storage facility in Hollywood attaching a trailer containing a $60,000 stump grinder to their pickup truck and driving away. … Click to Continue »
Daisy Black, former El Portal mayor, dies after collapsing in candidate forum
Daisy Black was candidate for Miami-Dade Commission seat
She collapsed during AFL-CIO candidate interviews
Member of firefighters union performed CPR
Florida senators move to undo Biscayne National Park preserve
A bill proposed Friday and fast-tracked through committee would derail the preserve
Preserve key piece of management plan 15 years in the making
Bill would require redoing complicated fishery management plan
Brexit may not be a household word in Florida, but there’s plenty of interest
The UK vote to exit the EU was the topic of a teach-in at Florida International University
In Brussels, European leaders concluded a summit on the impact of the exit
Last week’s vote still causing shock waves
Police stumped: Who stole $60,000 stump grinder from storage facility?
Two men stole a piece of heavy equipment from Uncle Bob’s Storage, 7901 Sheridan St.
The theft of the $60,000 stump grinder was captured on surveillance video
Daisy Black, former El Portal mayor, dies after collapsing in candidate forum
Daisy Black was candidate for Miami-Dade Commission seat
She collapsed during AFL-CIO candidate interviews
Member of firefighters union performed CPR
Six-month sting takes down ‘Yellow Tape’ gang
A six month undercover investigation by Miami-Dade police and state and federal officers culminated with the arrest of 25 gang members on June 29, 2016 on various charges. …Click to Continue »
They call themselves the ‘Yellow Tape’ gang, and now 25 members are behind bars
Police round up 25 members at South Miami-Dade apartment complex
Cops say the group dealt illegally in drugs and firearms and was violent
Residents wanted action, police say more arrests are on the way
Surveillance video shows theft of African Grey parrots
Miami police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who broke into the backyard of a home on June 23, stole two African Grey parrots and fired at the homeowner. …Click to Continue »
UM cancer center opens state’s first Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute
The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is now home to the Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute
The center will be led by director Dr. Ashok Saluja, who has developed a drug that fights pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadlier cancers, with roughly 41,000 people expected to die from it this year
Surveillance footage captures parrot theft, misses shootout
Police want man who stole two valuable parrots from a Miami home
They say he cased the home then stole the birds from a backyard cage
The homeowner came out with a shotgun, fired and missed
American Dream Miami: a mall so big there’s a suburb to go with it
Graham Cos. plans 3 million-square-foot complex next to the 6 million-square-foot mega mall
Aim is to capture spillover from what would be the largest mall in America
“Certainly a few thousand [workers] will want to live close”
Robber pushes elderly Miami woman, takes her walker
A man is seen pushing an elderly woman who was using a walker outside of her Miami home before taking off with her walker and purse. … Click to Continue »
Brexit will hurt Latin America
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union will have an economic impact on Latin America
Latin American commodity prices are expected to fall further, and investments in the region could slow down
But the biggest impact will be political, if Britain’s isolationism spreads to the rest of Europe and the United States
LGBTQ people most frequent targets of hate crimes
LGBTQ people are targeted more in hate crimes than other groups U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said
She is correct if we examine per capita rates for hate crimes
However hate crimes are underreported in FBI data
Why driving on Miracle Mile is going to get rough
Two lanes of Miracle Mile will be closed for streetscape work
Eastbound lanes of the Mile from Le Jeune to Douglas Road will be closed
Construction work will happen overnight and during early morning hours
Police looking for man after Pembroke Pines restaurant break-in
Pembroke Pines say a man stole more than $1,000 from a local restaurant in April
Police on Wednesday released surveillance footage of the break-in
Frost science museum CEO retires, says listing ship has been righted
Longtime director Gillian Thomas departs three months after taxpayers rescue construction of new museum
Completion of new facility now expected by the end of 2016
Thomas will be replaced by chief operating officer Frank Steslow
Another body found alongside another South Florida road
Broward deputies found a man who they believe was killed in Sebring
On Tuesday, a work crew found a body in the bushes alongside the Palmetto Expressway
3 arrested in Miami Beach rape and robbery
Two women were robbed while walking on the beach
Two allegedly committed the robbery, one the sexual violation, one drove
The driver told police he did it because the others owed him $100
Miami’s 220-pound robot goes prime time
A pair of Miami engineers and their robot, “Witch Doctor,” compete on ABC show BattleBots
Andrea Suarez hopes to inspire more girls to consider engineering
Robots can cost $10,000 to $30,0000
Trio robbed and sexually assaulted woman on the beach, police say
Cops round up trio they say robbed and raped Texas woman a week ago
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