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A public celebration of life ceremony is being held Saturday for former Florida Gov. Bob Graham.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg was live in Concord, New Hampshire for the New Hampshire Primary Election. She and co-host Janine Stanwood spoke to Miami Herald political reporter Max Greenwood, professor and author Dante Scala, New Hampshire Statehouse Visitor Center Director Virginia Drew and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was live in Concord, New Hampshire for the New Hampshire Primary Election. She and co-host Janine Stanwood spoke to Miami Herald political reporter Max Greenwood, professor and author Dante Scala and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Congressman Jared Moskowitz, Florida State Rep. Randy Fine, attorney Rafael Yaniz, WLRN correspondent Tom Hudson, Miami Herald editorial page editor Amy Driscoll and attorney Stephen Johnson.

The president of Broward College would like to resign from his position.

La nieta de César Chávez, el líder campesino y activista de los derechos civiles que fundó la Asociación Nacional de Campesinos en 1962 junto con Dolores Huerta, es la primera latina en ocupar un puesto como asesora principal de la Casa Blanca.

Miami-Dade County has agreed to pay a record $4 million for the care of a girl whose spinal cord was severed in a crash with a police cruiser.

The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, an attack on democracy that was a shocking start to a tumultuous year that also saw the end of the United States’ longest war, in Afghanistan.

A man went fishing with his grandson in Florida and found more than they were looking for.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Michael Putney is joined by Dr. Geeta Nayyar, Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon, Miami Herald editorial page editor Nancy Ancrum and Sun Sentinel editorial page editor Steve Bousquet.

Tropical Storm Wanda is caught in an area of weak steering flow in the middle of the Atlantic. It’s drifting north and is forecast to drift back south again over the next couple of days before a strong enough dip in the jet stream comes along. That scoop should send it off into the North Atlantic.

For residents already complaining about the amount of traffic in Brickell, this news may not be so welcome. According to The Next Miami, plans to build a giant residential tower in Brickell site are moving forward following a vote on Monday. The news was first reported by the Miami Herald.

Firefighters are facing flames on Tuesday at a building in Pembroke Pines.

The Miami Beach house that gangster Al Capone owned for nearly two decades, and died in, is facing demolition plans.

The South Florida house that gangster Al Capone owned for nearly two decades, and died in, is facing demolition plans.

Two men from North Carolina were indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on first-degree murder charges in connection with the overdose of a 24-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, who was visiting Miami Beach earlier this year.

Officials say prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building.

Detectives están buscando a dos ladrones armados que le dispararon a un padre dde 29 años en la cabeza mientras robaban su reloj en Lauderhill. El dúo probablemente huyó en un auto azul, dijo la policía.

Dos hombres armados mantuvieron a una niña de 5 años y a sus padres a punta de pistola, durante una invasión en una vivienda el lunes en el barrio Tamiami del condado de Miami-Dade, dijo la policía.

Detectives están buscando al asesino de Armani Harrison, de 19 años, que murió el Día de las Madres en el Florida Medical Center en el condado de Broward.

La casa donde los detectives afirman que han estado ocurriendo violaciones y abuso de drogas está frente a la escuela primaria Coconut Creek y Hosford Park.

Una investigación criminal activa que involucró a las autoridades federales y locales incluyó el uso de una excavadora el miércoles en la comunidad de Eastside Village, en Oakland Park.

Manifestantes marcharon contra la reforma tributaria durante 8 días en las ciudades más grandes de Colombia. Las manifestaciones se volvieron mortales antes de que el presidente prometiera encontrar otras maneras de abordar la crisis económica.

Una familia está de luto el miércoles, después de que un hombre baleó fatalmente a su tío de 39 años el martes en un edificio de apartamentos en los jardines de Miami, dijo la policía.

El gobernador Ron DeSantis visitó la Escuela Intermedia West Miami el martes en el barrio Coral Terrace del Condado de Miami-Dade, para firmar dos proyectos de ley.

Dos adolescentes fueron detenidos tras tiroteo en el área de Naranja en Miami-Dade el lunes.

Los detectives de Miami-Dade están investigando el asesinato de una oficial de 24 años que trabajaba para la Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos.

Incendio provoca cierre de Card Sound Road en Miami-Dade el lunes.

Un conductor que se vio involucrado en un accidente de atropello el jueves, murió después de un accidente de incendio en el condado de Broward, dijeron los agentes.

Un adolescente murió el jueves después de un tiroteo en el área de Allapattah en Miami.

El Superintendente de Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Broward, Robert Runcie, y Rosalind Osgood, miembro y presidente de la junta escolar del Distrito 5, están negociando los términos de su separación del distrito antes de la reunión del jueves.

Oficiales están pidiendo ayuda al público para encontrar a una mujer de 72 años que desapareció después de salir de su casa el lunes en el condado de Miami-Dade.

La recompensa por información sobre los tiradores involucrados en el asesinato de Elijah LaFrance, de 3 años, aumentó a 25.000 dólares el martes: 15.000 dólares de las autoridades y 10.000 dólares de la familia del niño.

Detectives están buscando a una mujer con pelo negro oscuro el lunes, tras un robo de auto en Las Olas.

Las autoridades buscan al tirador responsable de la trágica muerte de un niño en el condado de Miami-Dade.

Los detectives de homicidios de tránsito están investigando qué llevó a un peatón a saltar frente al tráfico en el Venetian Causeway, este sábado.

Derek Mann dijo que el sábado vio a un hombre mirando productos en el Miami Gun Show y momentos después estaba muriendo en el vecindario de University Park, del condado de Miami-Dade.

Los detectives están investigando cómo un hombre apareció muerto a un costado de la carretera en Sunrise, este sábado.

Un hombre le disparó a otro hombre varias veces matándolo el jueves por la noche en Sunrise, dijo la policía.

Dos oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Hialeah enfrentan cargos criminales luego de que los investigadores los acusaron de emitir multas falsas, anunciaron funcionarios de Miami-Dade el miércoles.

Investigadores del Departamento de Trabajo de EU encontraron que una empresa de Florida con sede en el condado de Palm Beach había eludido las leyes federales de horas extras, anunció la agencia el martes.

Los representantes María Elvira Salazar y Mario Díaz-Balart se reunieron el lunes por la mañana para hablar con reporteros en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami sobre una propuesta de ley para ayudar a reunir a las familias cubanas.

Bomberos encontraron a una persona muerta el lunes por la mañana, cuando un incendio quemó un tráiler en el barrio Pinewood del condado de Miami-Dade.

Viktor Bevanda no habla, pero su uso del color a veces grita de emoción y otras con palpable nostalgia. Su trabajo con colores pasteles al óleo lo ha convertido en un maestro de la comunicación no verbal en las redes sociales.

La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Broward publicó un video de vigilancia el lunes que muestra un robo de auto a mano armada reciente en North Lauderdale.

Tormentas el domingo forzaron la cancelación de muchos vuelos en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood.

Arrestan a empleado del centro de detención Miami-Dade por presunta batería sexual a menor de edad el jueves

Un hombre armado disparó contra un edificio varias veces el miércoles en el vecindario del Este de La Pequeña Habana de Miami.

El alguacil de Broward, Gregory Tony, dijo el martes que la tecnología ShotSpotter que se instaló en el área central de Broward en noviembre está funcionando, pero que se necesitan más testigos para informar sobre los tiroteos.

Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EU anunciaron el martes que Florida recibirá más de $194 millones para expandir los programas de vacuna COVID-19.

Alcaldesa de Miami-Dade levanta toque de queda en el condado a la semana que viene

Norwegian Cruise Line anunció el lunes que están pidiendo a las autoridades federales permitir que los cruceros estadounidenses reanuden operaciones en julio. La línea de cruceros con sede en Miami planea exigir a todos los pasajeros haber completado la serie de vacunas COVID-19 al menos dos semanas antes de la salida.

El Arzobispo de Miami dice que feligreses católicos pueden asistir misas con modificaciones

Los agentes arrestaron a un maestro de cuarto grado en la escuela primaria Grove Park en Palm Beach Gardens el jueves, acusándolo de contactar y viajar para encontrarse con un niño de 2 años.

Nova Southeastern University exige vacunas COVID-19 para todos sus estudiantes y personal que piensan regresar para el nuevo semestre en agosto

Oficiales buscan a pistolero después de un tiroteo en una carretera en Pembroke Pines

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

MIAMI – AmericanAirlines Arena is about to be flying away for good. The Miami Heat’s home arena on Biscayne Bay will be renamed FTX Arena, pending approval of the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners at a special meeting Friday. Miami-Dade County, which negotiated the agreement with FTX in coordination with the Heat, announced the agreement in principle of a 19-year partnership Tuesday. The county is expected to get about $90 million over the 19 years after deducting payments to the Heat and other expenses. Ad“The entire FTX family is thrilled to partner with Miami-Dade County and the Heat,” FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said in a statement.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday that he will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in Florida to people who are age 60 or older starting on Monday. The next expansion in eligibility for the vaccine, he said, will be 55 and older. DeSantis said that for every five-year age expansion in eligibility for the vaccine, the state is looking at about 1.8 or 1.9 million more people. DeSantis said he decided to expand the eligibility after recording that almost 60% of seniors in Florida had received the vaccine. He expects 1,000 seniors a day to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

MIAMI – Looks like Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez’s billboards enticing west coast residents to move to Miami worked – Kim Kardashian may be moving to Miami. The pair, who got married in 2014 in a lavish ceremony, have four children together. Besides the real estate market boom occurring in South Florida, the lessened restrictions during the COVID-19 lockdown and consistently beautiful weather seem to be attracting more snowbirds (and reality stars) than ever before. AdNevertheless, if the source’s information is true, this wouldn’t be the first time the star has lived in the Sunshine State. She and her sister, Kourtney Kardashian, filmed their hit spin-off series, “Kourtney & Kim Take Miami,” in Miami Beach from 2009 up until 2013.

Ron DeSantis said on Monday that he wants big tech companies to be forced to tell Floridians in detail how personal information is being collected, analyzed, and sold. DeSantis said there is new proposed legislation that will allow consumers in Florida to have a right to decide how their personal information, including biometric data, is used. DeSantis said the new legislative proposal will help to protect Floridians’ data privacy if it passes the Florida House and Senate. Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls said the strong data privacy law also applies to genetic privacy and it will change the dynamic between customers and big tech. “It allows users to request deletion or correction of personal information,” Sprowls said about the proposed legislation, adding “The days in which you had no control will soon be over.”AdNEWS CONFERENCE: 3 p.m., Feb. 15

The newspaper reported that McKoy called families who had students in the school telling them that MAST was the No. 1 Miami-Dade County School in the central region for the most COVID-19 positive cases, and blamed the cases on students having parties, get-togethers and sleepovers without masks. According to the school’s dashboard, MAST Academy has a total of 46 cases, which is the tenth most of schools in Miami-Dade County. Email from MAST Academy Principal Derick McKoy:This is Dr. McKoy, principal of MAST Academy calling with a very important message. MAST Academy is the number one school in Central Region with the most number of COVID positive cases.

This Sept. 13, 2017 photo shows chickens in Key West, Fla. Key West is considering a law that would make it illegal to feed the chickens that freely roam the Southernmost City. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Feral chickens run free in Key West, just one of those things that keep the Southernmost City charmingly weird. It’s a heated thing on both sides.”The city's wild chickens don’t need help finding food, Tom Sweets, executive director of the Key West Wildlife Center, told the newspaper. “I’ve never seen a skinny chicken in Key West unless it’s sick or injured. They’re quite capable of taking care of themselves.”The wildlife center says it doesn't remove healthy Key West Chickens, but it did take in about 1,500 injured, sick, and orphaned chickens last year.

MIAMI – Police officers closed the Venetian Causeway Bridge on Wednesday afternoon to investigate a suspicious device inside a vehicle at the Venetia Condos in Miami. Authorities focused on a vehicle on the first level of the Venetia Condos parking garage. Miami police officers closed the Venetian Causeway on Wednesday afternoon amid an investigation into a suspicious package. Late Wednesday night detectives were observed processing the suspicious items found in the car. “This investigation is still ongoing, there are still a lot of moving parts.”Authorities have not said who the owner of the vehicle is or anything about the items inside.

WASHINGTON – In a new draft of an article of impeachment, House Democrats accuse President Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection and of “willfully inciting violence against the government of the United States.”The House could introduce the article as early as Monday. It’s unclear if the Republican-controlled Senate, which is in recess until Jan. 19, would support the effort. “It’s important to get him out of office,” President-elect Joe Biden said. “The quickest way for that to happen is us being sworn in on Jan. 20.”House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said inaction after the pro-Trump mob takeover on Wednesday was not an option. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer pressured Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.

MIAMI – Officers surrounded Jackson Memorial Hospital on Friday afternoon after an inmate who was thought to be wearing a hospital gown attempted to escape. The inmate identified as Jermaine Henderson was supposed to be taking a shower before scheduled surgery when he escaped through the ceiling of the bathroom, police said. Heavily armed Miami police officers surrounded the Jackson Memorial Hospital on Friday. Miami Fire Rescue personnel used a stretcher to return Henderson to the hospital. Miami Fire Rescue personnel returned an inmate to the hospital after his attempt to escape on Friday failed.

Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – For the first This Week in South Florida roundtable discussion of 2021, two of South Florida’s greatest journalists and opinion leaders joined the show. Nancy Ancrum is the editorial page editor of the Miami Herald. Rosemary O’Hara is the editorial page editor of the Sun Sentinel. They joined This Week in South Florida host Michael Putney, and their roundtable discussion can be seen at the top of this page.

A more than 11-minute video captures cars doing donuts just before midnight at a busy intersection in South Beach on Friday. Traffic is blocked and, at one point, when the action stops momentarily, some cars try to get through. About 10 minutes into the video, the crowd can be seen running in different directions as the Miami Beach police try to make their way through what’s turned into a major traffic jam. Local 10 reached out to Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez who said that MPBD is monitoring the actions of what they believe is a “car club,” which arranges reckless driving events throughout Miami-Dade County. Rodriguez said over a dozen arrests were made and traffic citations issued on a “very busy night in Miami Beach.”In the middle of July, Miami Beach PD captured video of a wild donut driver at the same intersection.

AVENTURA, Fla. – Police officers closed streets and a public park during a standoff with a man who refused to come out of an apartment on Friday afternoon in Aventura. Officers closed Founders Park at 3105 NE 190th St. They also redirected traffic on West Country Club Drive from the William Lehman Causeway to 190th Street. A SWAT team focused on a third-floor unit at Camden Aventura Apartments at 3100 NE 190 St. The man walked out of the apartment building in handcuffs about 5:25 p.m. and no one was injured, police said.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Broward County Public Schools is investigating a teacher who was allegedly watching porn while teaching a virtual class. The Miami Herald reported about a video uploaded to Twitter showing the teacher at a desk and looking down when pornographic sounds are heard. The teacher being investigated is Michael Braeseke, who we’re told is a social science teacher at South Broward High School in Hollywood. South Broward high school teacher Mr Micheal Braseke watches pornography in class. The incident and allegations were reported to the District’s Special Investigative Unit to initiate an internal investigation.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Another week, another full plate of topics to discuss on the This Week in South Florida roundtable. Nancy Ancrum is the editorial page editor for the Miami Herald. Steve Bousquet is an opinion columnist at the Sun Sentinel with an emphasis on state politics. They joined TWISF hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg, and the roundtable discussion can be seen at the top of this page.

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 – President Donald Trump’s busy itinerary on Thursday in Florida included a meeting with Dwayne Carter Jr., better known Lil Wayne. The meeting was part of Trump’s campaign for the Black vote in battle states. MIAMI RAPPERMiami’s Gazzy Garcia, better known as 20-year-old rapper Lil Pump, of Gucci Gang, announced he was endorsing Trump on Sunday. (Lauren Petracca Ipetracca/The Post And Courier via AP)Earlier in Trump’s campaign, Kanye West and Curtis Jackson III, better known as 50 Cent and Fiddy, endorsed Trump, but later backed out. Former President Barack Obama speaks at a drive-in campaign rally for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in North Miami, Florida.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – You may be able to start wearing “saggy pants” in Opa-Locka again. Read Opa-Locka’s ’Saggy Pants’ OrdinanceIn the city’s current code of ordinances, Sec. 16-33 states rules and regulations on the “ban on wearing saggy apparel in public facilities.”(a) It shall be unlawful for an individual (male or female) to wear saggy pants or slacks apparel wherein underwear or under garments are exposed in city buildings and parks. Females, as well, shall also be banned from wearing saggy shirt or blouse apparel. Neither males nor females shall wear saggy apparel such as to constitute indecent exposure.

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – OPA-After 13 years, a South Florida city has overturned a ban on “saggy pants” — bottoms that reveal the wearer's underwear. The Opa-locka City Commission voted Wednesday on a 4-1 vote to repeal both the original 2007 legislation and a 2013 ordinance that said women, not just men, could receive civil citations for wearing pants that exposed their undergarments. The Miami Herald reports that the vote was a first reading of the repeal, meaning it will need to be approved again at a subsequent commission meeting before it’s official. Around the city, which is northeast of Miami, signs still warn folks of the ordinance. They showing an image of two young men wearing pants below their waists and featuring the words: “No ifs, ands or butts ... It’s the city law!”“I was never in support of it, even as a resident,” Vice Mayor Chris Davis, who sponsored the repeal, told the Miami Herald.

MIAMI Florida's largest school district is severing ties with an online platform many blame for failures as the county tries to get kids back to school. Following a 13-hour meeting, the Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously voted early Thursday to stop using My School Online. Some 400 teachers and parents submitted comments, most of them negative, about the online platform. Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the fourth largest school district in the United States, comprised of 392 schools, 345,000 students and over 40,000 employees. The district chose the My School Online platform through K12 because it wanted a one-stop shop for all students and teachers.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. – An armed domestic violence suspect died on Friday night during a police-involved shooting, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were searching for the gunman after his girlfriend called 911 asking for help in the area of Southwest 32nd Terrace near the Oakridge neighborhood. Deputies found the domestic violence suspect there and reported he refused to put down his weapon. “I just saw somebody laying in the middle of the street,” Gomes said, adding he also saw Fire Rescue personnel take him on a stretcher. FRIDAY NIGHT REPORTLocal 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report.

KEY LARGO, Fla. Four cases of Dengue fever have recently been confirmed in the Florida Keys, bringing the total number of cases reported this year to 26, health officials said. Most of the Dengue fever cases are in a two-mile (3,218-meter) area of Key Largo, the Miami Herald reported. In 2010, 66 cases of locally acquired Dengue fever in Florida were associated with Key West, health officials said. Dengue fever often presents flu-like symptoms with severe muscle aches and pain, fever and a rash. Health officials said this is the same mosquito that carries the Zika virus, which has symptoms similar to Dengue.