Miami-Dade County commissioners voted 10-3 on Tuesday in favor of a resolution aimed at reducing the use of single-use plastics on county property.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday at the future City Center in Miami Gardens, which will soon be a place where people can live, work and play right in the heart of the city.

Your Miami-Dade tax rate stays flat in the mayor’s proposed budget that’ll pay to run the county. But that same tax rate does not mean you will pay the same tax bill.

The Global Empowerment Mission in Doral continues its mission Thursday in spearheading a relief effort in response to Hurricane Beryl’s devastating impact on parts of the Caribbean.

Miami’s Liberty City community came together Wednesday morning to mark a significant moment in history.

The controversial proposal to build a water park on Zoo Miami property has been pulled.

The annual Jazz in the Garden is a signature Miami Gardens event in Shirley Gibson’s signature city.

South Florida is full of soccer fans of all ages, but finding a field to play on can be difficult.

This year Local 10 News embarked on an exciting and new environmental campaign.

An 11-story building in Miami Gardens that once housed up to 300 patients as the old Parkway West Regional Hospital, is finally coming down.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney welcome Democratic State Sen. Jason Pizzo, Fort Lauderdale Commissioner John Herbst, Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Oliver Gilbert and attorneys Fred Karlinsky and Anthony Lopez.

Miami-Dade’s county commission has had some bitter battles lately, notably the fight over expanding the urban development boundary, but choosing a new leader was a piece of cake.

In Miami Gardens, a new effort is underway to help out similar communities in southwest Florida.

A vote was held on Thursday regarding whether developers should be allowed to build on sensitive land in southern Miami-Dade County.

A superstar student was honored at the Miami-Dade commission meeting on Tuesday morning.

On Thursday, May 13, the Islamic Center of Greater Miami invited Local 10 News to educate the South Florida community about their culture, and specifically about the last day of Ramadan. After the month long holiday of Ramadan, the Muslim community celebrates Eid-al-Fitr.

MIAMI – A group of local Black religious leaders, including a Haitian American, met on Wednesday in Miami-Dade County to promote the COVID-19 vaccine campaign. Carl Johnson, of 93rd Street Community Baptist Church, spoke about his support of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in Miami-Dade. The meeting also included Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade commissioners, and other community leaders. Two of the pastors received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Ron DeSantis expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in Florida to people who are 40 years old or older.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami Gardens Vice Mayor Rodney Harris defeated State Rep. Sharon Pritchett Tuesday in the city’s mayoral race to replace current Mayor Oliver Gilbert. Rodney, a non-partisan candidate, was born and raised in Miami-Dade County and has lived in Miami Gardens with his family for more than 20 years. He was elected to serve as Councilman for Seat 3 in Miami Gardens in 2012 and was re-elected to a second term in 2016. State Rep. Sharon Pritchett and Vice Mayor Rodney Harris are running for Miami Gardens' mayoral seat. She was born in Miami and currently lives in Miami Gardens.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. Miami-Dade County voters will decide who will be the new person filling the county commissioner seat for District 1. Sybrina Fulton, who has turned to a life of activism and service after the death of her teenage son Trayvon Martin, is running against longtime Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert. Gilbert, like Jordan, is being forced out of his current job as Miami Gardens mayor due to term limits. Before being elected mayor, Gilbert served on the Miami Gardens City Council from 2008 to 2012. Miami Gardens in the largest city in District 1.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. A drive-thru food distribution was held Friday in Miami Gardens, as a local business that is hurting itself stepped up to help others in need. We know across the board people are having problems, Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert said. The pandemic has hit the owners of Brothers Barbecue hard in Miami Gardens. We need people to actually adhere to social distancing guidelines and actually wear masks, Gilbert said. Miami Gardens has hosted one of the most vital COVID-19 testing spots in the state, as the mayor says the city is doing what they can to support the people who live there.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – An interfaith news conference was held Tuesday morning in Miami Gardens as religious and community leaders called for justice, peace and unity following the death of George Floyd. The news conference, which included leaders from the Christian and Islamic communities, as well as leaders from the city of Miami Gardens and Broward County Public Schools, was held outside the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Standing here are thousands upon thousands upon thousands of folks, and we believe there’s enough evidence, there’s enough probable cause, for an arrest of all persons involved,” Pastor Arthur Jackson said. Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert was also among those who spoke at the news conference. We’ve been outraged since 1619.”Religious leaders are calling for protesters to remain peaceful while demanding justice for not only Floyd, but countless others.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. Miami Gardens reopened retail stores Wednesday with capacity limitations, much like the City of Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah. Unlike those other three major Miami-Dade cities, Miami Gardens isnt opening barbershops and hair salons. And unlike those other cities, which plan to open restaurants May 27, Miami Gardens says that wont happen until at least June. The co-morbidities that exist for Miami Gardens residents the high blood pressure, the diabetes, the asthma, the respiratory stuff, the sickle-cell anemia [these are] things that if you have these pre-conditions, COVID-19 is especially dangerous for you. pic.twitter.com/K5SGnNdAxu Christina Vazquez (@CBoomerVazquez) May 20, 2020Over 750 businesses in Miami Gardens did have the ability to reopen with some operational conditions Wednesday.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - One more vote from Miami-Dade County commissioners was all that was needed on Tuesday to keep a legislative ban on road closures and potentially keep Formula One racing from going to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. That one vote never came and Formula One is one step closer to a permanent South Florida location. Miami Gardens residents concerned with noise and extra traffic saw their fight take a step in the right direction with the legislative ban. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giminez, citing economic impacts and other incentives, vetoed the piece of legislation in early November. Unfortunately for Jordan, and opponents such as Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert, the commission fell one vote shy of overturning the veto.