A cross-county issue involving a waste incinerator is heating up as one Miami-Dade city is fighting a recommendation that it be built and officials have tapped the Trump family for support.

President-elect Donald Trump could get involved in the battle over the future site of Miami-Dade's new trash incinerator.

Constant fear.

Joined by faith leaders, community members and first responders on Monday, Miami-Dade May Daniella Levine-Cava brought attention to emotional issues that may arise during the Holiday season.

Romania Dukes had just marked the fourth anniversary of her 18-year-old son De’Michael’s death to a stray bullet in Miami-Dade’s Goulds area when gun violence plagued the area again.

Miami-Dade County Commissioners voted in favor of a development on a permanently closed golf course, but residents are hoping the mayor will use her veto power to save Calusa.

Miami-Dade county officials warn that unruly behavior during the holiday travel season will not be tolerated.

To help promote the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava turned receiving hers on Wednesday into a public event.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami Beach resident, who says police refused to help him remove a squatter who was living in his apartment for six months, was demanding answers. He had to hire an armed security guard and a locksmith to break into his own apartment since the squatter had changed the locks. Harris said police told him to “go through the legal system” and refused to have the man removed from the apartment. Miami-Dade officers would not remove Stewart. In his final attempt at getting local authorities to assist him in removing the squatter, Harris called Miami Beach Police one last time.

WATSON ISLAND, Fla. – Meka Hamilton Beasley helps to load and unload cargo onto ships at PortMiami where cargo activity has been doing well while its cruise terminal faces devastating limitations. On Monday, Beasley and about two dozen other members of the International Longshoremen’s Association teamed up with Farm Share, which delivered a semi-truck full of fresh food to Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. “When you do work, save your money for a rainy day and it’s stormy right now,” Beasly said. This is at a time when more than 50 million people are experiencing food insecurity, according to Feeding America, a nonprofit organization. U.S. Census reports one in six adults in South Florida are experiencing food insecurity.

COOPER CITY, Fla. – Broward County’s mayor Steve Geller said it is a simple message about helping quell the surge of COVID-19: “Do your patriotic duty to the United States. We are under attack by a virus that killed more people yesterday than died in 9/11.”In Miami-Dade County, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava hosted a virtual press conference on COVID-19 hospitalization rates with hospital CEOs, while in Broward County, Geller spoke virtually with all the city mayors of the county. [RELATED: Florida reports 10,000+ coronavirus cases Friday]On Friday, they were sounding the alarm about the state of emergency in South Florida when it comes to COVID-19. We still have the ability to fine and close down businesses and we still have the ability to fine individuals,” Geller said. So the message we’re trying to get out is wear your mask.”

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – There was a restrictive covenant that was supposed to protect the former semi-private Calusa Country Club golf course until 2067 in order to preserve the character of the western Miami-Dade County community. The restrictive covenant required 75% of the area’s homeowners to approve changing the zoning. Attorneys for the other owners of the golf course told commissioners they had the support of 84% of the area’s property owners registered as Fort Dallas Golf Club. The two candidates who are running for Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s job on Nov. 3 disagreed on the issue. Commissioner Daniella Levine-Cava, a Democrat, sided with the residents who wanted the golf course to stay.