A woman in the rural Redland area of southwest Miami-Dade woke up to a suspected tornado hitting her home early Wednesday morning as the outer rain bands of Hurricane Milton moved into South Florida.

A property deep in southwestern Miami-Dade County’s rural Redland area became a multi-faceted crime scene Wednesday centering around stolen equipment and pollution, leading to the owner’s arrest on several felony and misdemeanor charges — all while he was out on probation for a past environmental crime.

A 37-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday by Miami-Dade police after the department’s Agricultural Environmental Crimes Section and the Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management conducted an investigation at her property in the Redlands.

A call reporting a fight between 40 to 50 “armed and dangerous” people on a property deep in southwest Miami-Dade’s rural Redland area Thursday evening instead revealed a cockfighting operation, according to police.

State troopers investigated a fatal head-on crash just north of Homestead Thursday morning.

Police say an illegal dumping investigation on a lot deep in the rural Redland area of far southwestern Miami-Dade County turned up a cockfighting operation, leading to the arrest of a 27-year-old Homestead man early Tuesday morning.

A single-engine Cessna 172 crashed on Saturday afternoon in Miami-Dade County’s Redland area, according to The Federal Aviation Administration

A 14-year-old Paso Fino horse named Paloma served as a therapy horse for people with mental disabilities until her retirement, her owner says. She was among three horses believed to have been slaughtered for their meat in southwest Miami-Dade’s rural Redland area.

Police in Miami-Dade County are investigating after two horses were stolen and slaughtered.

Police officers arrested a 55-year-old suicidal man who allegedly threatened to hurt 25 police officers who responded to a remote house in Miami-Dade County’s Redland area.

A little more than a year after the alleged crime, Miami-Dade police arrested a 32-year-old man on multiple charges, including attempted murder, after accusing him of firing shots at a victim in a rural robbery.

A large fire destroyed a commercial real estate building on Saturday in deep south Miami-Dade County, firefighters said.

A 36-year-old man has been in and out of Miami-Dade County jail since August as detectives uncover more about his alleged dealings with parts of stolen cars, records show.

Miami-Dade police made a big beef bust in the rural Redland area Tuesday, taking a man into custody accused of stealing $200,000 worth of red meat from the Orlando area, according to arrest reports.

Police accused four men of dismantling stolen cars for parts across Miami-Dade County in an operation that stretched from the far northern to the far southern edges of the county.

Detectives reported uncovering a chop shop operation in Miami-Dade County and seizing stolen cars, a wireless GPS signal jamming device, a forklift, tools to cut metal, fraudulent vehicle identification numbers, and safety standard stickers.

An investigation into illegal dumping on a property in southwest Miami-Dade’s rural Redlands area Thursday led officers to discover 30 dogs living in disturbing conditions, according to police.

A group of men attacked a man and a gunman shot him on Tuesday in Miami-Dade County’s Redland area.

A 61-year-old farmer and entrepreneur who serves as a church youth leader in Homestead is facing a child sex abuse charge in Miami-Dade County.

A 61-year-old farmer and entrepreneur who serves as a church youth leader in Homestead is facing a child sex abuse charge in Miami-Dade County.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A Miami-Dade firefighter responded to his own home Tuesday in Homestead while on duty and found his wife dead inside a bedroom. “Now they have to determine why and how that happened.”A GoFundMe page identified the victim as the wife of Firefighter Corey Logan. “Corey has been a firefighter with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for over 20 years with almost all of those years here at Station 6,” Morales wrote. “Corey has been his wife’s caretaker for many years as she has advanced Lupus among many other medical conditions,” Morales wrote. “We did our job and put the fire out and searched as fast as we could but were too late,” Morales wrote.

REDLAND, Fla. – Miami-Dade police surrounded a home in the county’s Redland community Tuesday morning, which authorities said was at the center of a marijuana operation. The apparent grow house is located off Southwest 280th Street near 182nd Avenue. But when police showed up, that’s when they discovered the home was actually being used as grow house. “It’s definitely scary that it’s so close, especially having kids,” she said. “You know, you don’t know if your kids are in danger, so definitely a scary thing.”

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Veterinarians at VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital said metal found in a one-year-old dog’s jaw could possibly be an indication that the Doberman was shot. It’s heartbreaking, how someone can shoot a dog,” said Esteban Lopez, a volunteer with the Doberman Rescue League. “Here you can see the metal,” said Natalie Savo, DVM, a staff veterinarian at Hollywood Animal Hospital, pointing at an X-ray of the Doberman’s mouth. Savo said the dog will need more X-rays as they try to figure out the extent of the injuries. To find out more, Grateful Paws Dog and Cat Rescue and Doberman Rescue League.

REDLAND, Fla. - Robert Moehling's bustling produce stand is a hallmark of the Redland community. A sign saying "Robert is Here" has been displayed prominently outside for nearly 60 years. Moehling said he's seen things change over time, but he's not happy about a proposed zoning change for an area located right across from his business. The Moehlings believe the Treo Group wants to build a complex in the area to include affordable housing units. Robert Moehling said his neighbors have asked him whether he is going to allow the zoning change to happen.