When a loved one disappears, every minute counts, and a South Florida police department is taking a groundbreaking step to protect our most vulnerable residents.

The Shops At Sunset Place was once an iconic South Florida retail destination, but has been a ghost town for years. Now, what’s set to come is expected to change that.

First responders were at the scene of a vehicle hanging out of a Coral Gables parking garage Monday morning.

Detectives are investigating several home burglaries during the Labor Day weekend in Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest, and other Miami-Dade County neighborhoods.

The opening statements in the Miami-Dade County trial of a man accused of fatally shooting a 48-year-old father of three about five years ago were on Thursday.

Drivers in South Miami could find themselves facing a ticket if they speed in a school zone thanks to a new camera system.

Delaney Benson steps into a role with deep family roots, bringing Disney’s beloved Ariel to life in Miami’s Area Stages’ immersive production of The Little Mermaid.

A missing child alert was canceled Tuesday for a 3-year-old girl from South Miami.

South Miami police on Thursday announced the arrest of a man who they said has been breaking into a woman’s home for the past two months.

A woman told police officers she wouldn’t be surprised if her troubled brother was the thief they were searching for in Miami-Dade County. According to a police report, evidence would later show she was right.

A Miami woman is facing several charges after police said she operated an unlicensed post-operative recovery home catering to cosmetic surgery patients.

South Miami police arrested a 77-year-old woman on a felony elder abuse charge Tuesday after they said she was caught on camera beating a woman she was caring for.

With Donald Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee and Democrats not holding a presidential primary in Florida in 2024, local races will be the most consequential items on the ballot in Tuesday’s Florida elections.

Authorities have identified the man and woman found dead in suspected murder-suicide at a South Miami apartment complex Thursday afternoon.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – South Miami police are looking for a man suspected in at least three business burglaries. Video released by police shows the suspect breaking into Rice Mediterranean Kitchen, located at 5818 S. Dixie Highway, in mid-February. The man used a tool to break glass and get into the business. “We believe he committed two other burglaries that night,” South Miami police Sgt. Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

A man and woman were found dead from a suspected murder-suicide at a South Miami apartment complex Thursday afternoon, according to police.

The Florida Presidential Primary Election was held Tuesday, March 19, although former President Donald Trump had already been declared the presumptive Republican nominee following the March 12 primaries in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington.

A woman is facing 67 criminal charges after police accused her of making “numerous” false calls claiming murder and mayhem at a South Miami family’s home, prompting “high-risk” police responses in what authorities described as cases of “swatting.”

Becoming a teacher at a public school in Miami-Dade County has gotten easier for those who are either earning a bachelor’s degree or who already have one.

Tania Pender Charles — who is about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and weighs about 220 lbs. — suffers from a mental disorder, according to the South Miami Police Department. Larkin Community Hospital South Miami

One moment her $8,000 purse was there, and the next it was gone. That’s what a woman recently told police officers in South Miami.

A few blocks away from South Miami’s City Hall and the headquarters of the South Miami Police Department, heavily armed police officers stood around an apartment building.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Chevron’s acquisition of Hess oil company, the second inquiry the independent agency has opened this week of a major oil industry merger.

Miami-Dade prosecutors announced Thursday that they arrested a man and woman in a human trafficking investigation they said played out like a spy movie script.

Police say they rushed to a South Miami home over the weekend and found a boy “crying hysterically” with a bruise on his hip. They’re blaming his father for the injury.

Relentless rain, which started Tuesday and continued through Thursday morning, combined with heavy winds left flooding and storm damage across South Florida.

South Miami police are looking for a “missing, endangered” man they said walked out of a hospital back in May and hasn’t been seen since.

A little football star, who went viral because of his crazy backyard moves, caught the eye of one of the biggest stars in the game.

Miami-Dade prosecutors dropped charges against a 24-year-old Bay Harbor Islands woman accused of stealing a purse from a South Miami yoga studio and going on a high-priced shopping spree.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke at a town hall event in South Miami on Friday morning ahead of the opening face-off of the 2024 presidential campaign.

Covering her face with papers, Angelina Giambri was not happy to see a Local 10 camera again as she left the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Thursday — but her father was even less happy.

A woman accused of stealing from a South Florida yoga studio has been caught.

A Hialeah man went to South Miami and lit a man’s car on fire Thursday morning, all because his ex-girlfriend was staying with him after their breakup, according to police.

Police say a purse-snatcher is shattering the peace of yoga studios across South Florida, including one in South Miami, where she was caught on video stealing a woman’s handbag.

A Sweetwater man was accused by Miami-Dade prosecutors Friday of selling his girlfriend for sex and then bringing their baby along for the would-be encounter at a South Miami hotel.

A man and woman showed up at a store to buy gift cards and handed over a pile of $20 bills. They stole from the store and nobody noticed at first.

A landmark local restaurant that has been serving hot pies to University of Miami students and folks in Coral Gables and South Miami for decades, just reached a major milestone.

A 32-year-old South Miami man faced an attempted murder charge after police said he shot and wounded his father Tuesday morning.

Police were searching for a missing man Monday after they said he left a residence in South Miami and never made it back home to Hialeah.

Local 10 Weather Authority is tracking a storm moving eastward.

South Miami police arrested a 42-year-old man Monday on a stalking charge after they say he harassed victims through text messages and phone calls — then tried to break into their home.

Two people are behind bars following a police chase over the weekend in South Miami.

Joshua Reed had a Broward County pre-trial release GPS electronic monitoring ankle-worn bracelet when he was a part of a crew’s crime spree, police said.

A pair of grief-stricken sisters have been searching for their late father’s body for months. Investigators recently validated their fears while a funeral home and a hospital in Miami-Dade County blamed each other.

Reports of a man armed with a knife and kicking on doors led to a standoff situation at a South Miami apartment building Friday afternoon.

Miami-Dade police have arrested two additional teens involved in a shooting that took place inside a parking garage at Dadeland Mall in Kendall, authorities said.

A charter school in Miami-Dade County was evacuated Thursday morning after an anonymous call was phoned in, authorities confirmed.

Miami-Dade police officers were searching for two suspects on Tuesday after a shooting injured one person on Monday night at the Dadeland Mall’s parking garage in Kendall.

An investigation is ongoing after a reported shooting occurred Monday night at a Miami-Dade shopping mall.

William Alger said his security system recently had a group of crooks looking like fools in Pinecrest. Alger said watching the surveillance video made him laugh.

Voters in Miami-Dade County will cast their ballots Tuesday for the Midterm Election, deciding who will represent them in the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

The owner of a South Miami gym, at the center of a years-long saga over noise complaints, said his business could soon be forced to shut down.

A South Florida dentist is accused of using a racial slur while at the South Miami Police Department.

Newborn babies in need of intensive medical care were among the Hurricane Ian victims who have been transferred to South Florida hospitals after the Category 4 storm.

Rev. Matthew Gomez has been praying for the teenage girl who died after a recent boat crash in the Florida Keys. He spoke to students and teachers during a service on Friday afternoon in Miami-Dade County.

A man is accused of exposing himself to an Uber driver, then threatening to rape and kill her as she drove him from Cutler Bay to his home in South Miami early Monday morning.

Our Local 10 Community Calendar is your one-stop shop for information about free or low-cost events happening in your community. From music festivals to museum displays and everything in between, check out why South Florida is the place to be every day of the week.

South Miami police have obtained an arrest warrant for a 17-year-old boy who they said tried to kill someone last month.

A detective released a picture of a 36-year-old woman with special needs on Friday in an effort to find her.

South Miami's city commission wants to make it illegal to panhandle.

Candidate for governor Charlie Crist unveiled a plan to have a million homes in Florida running on solar.

Unethia Fox is Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ new Teacher of the Year. She graduated from South Miami Senior High and she has been teaching there for 19 years.

A 60-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on accusations that he pulled down his shorts and exposed himself to a teacher and several children at a tutoring center located in The Shops at Sunset Place in South Miami.

The first person who tested positive for the COVID-19 omicron variant in Miami-Dade County was unvaccinated and asymptomatic, a news release from CardioPath stated.

Award-winning chef Cindy Hutson is asking the public for help with finding her pink flamingo sculpture.

Local 10 News has compiled a list of all the restaurants in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties that had zero violations in September.

The gym's owner said the definition of the ordinance is too broad, lending itself to being used by residents in the area and the city to target his business.

We’ve rounded up some of the best Halloween 2021 haunted houses, public trick-or-treating events, and pumpkin patches in South Florida for the whole family to enjoy this October and Halloween weekend.

Stunna’s FIT in South Miami is a popular gym that focuses on high-intensity interval training. Gabriel “Stunna” Varona, a retired mixed martial arts fighter, runs it.

South Miami police are searching for a missing 72-year-old man who was last seen on Friday.

After months of planning, stare-of-the-art screens to stop street litter from getting into South Florida waterways are coming to Miami and the Broward city of Hallandale Beach.

A large police perimeter has been set up Thursday afternoon at The Shops at Sunset Place outdoor mall in South Miami.

South Miami police officers have arrested a man who they said led them on a chase Tuesday morning after officers pulled him over.

John Pistorino has investigated the Miami Dade College garage collapse, the FIU bridge collapse and many others around the United States.

Daria Feinstein said she is worried about the “magnificent” macaws in her southeast Miami-Dade County neighborhood. She said it’s nesting season and poachers are out like crazy.

South Miami police are seeking the public’s help locating a man with special needs who has been missing now for two months.

A 1-year-old German shepherd will get prosthetics since he is missing his back feet.

South Miami police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 52-year-old man with special needs, who has been missing for just over a month.

From South Miami all the way to Fort Lauderdale, bars and restaurants are celebrating Cinco de Mayo with cocktail, beer, and food specials that begin at noon and go on into the night. Below, we’ve rounded up some of South Florida’s best spots to grab a margarita (or two) on Wednesday, May 5.

By the numbers. How many cases of coronavirus are in my city? See results from up-to-date test results for Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Additional COVID-19 vaccine sites are opening up across South Florida as the state prepares to lower its age requirements for those wanting to get the shot. “It’s a one day shot, and then we move around the county, and we set-up different places that we can do it,” said Miami-Dade County Emergency Management Director Frank Rollason. Coming up on Monday, the state will lower the age cutoff for vaccination to those 50 and older, no questions asked. The mayor of Miami-Dade County going one step further, tweeting that she will lower the age by another 10 years at all county-run sites the following week. Starting Monday, March 22, Miami-Dade County vaccine sites will begin vaccinating people 50 & older.

MIAMI, Fla. – “The Underline” is a park that is starting to spring up, on the underside of the Miami Metrorail. The first phase, from the Brickell Station to the Vizcaya Station, was unveiled on Friday during a ribbon cutting ceremony. When completed, it will stretch from Downtown Miami to South Miami. It will fill in the open spaces underneath the Metrorail, giving residents and visitors a chance to spread out a bit and enjoy the scenery, as they make their way around Miami. When completed, it will take up the 10 miles underneath the tracks.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – A career burglar was arrested Tuesday morning after he fled from an officer during a traffic stop in South Miami and then broke into a home, authorities said. According to a South Miami police Detective Fernando Bosch, the suspect was a passenger inside a car that was stopped by an officer in the area of Southwest 59th Place and 68th Street for running a stop sign. The detective said the driver and the passenger, who is wanted in connection with several burglaries, fled from the car and the passenger ran into a nearby home. No one was inside the home at the time, Bosch confirmed. A K-9 unit was called to the scene and the suspect, identified as Damian Kelly, was taken into custody.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – The Bougainvillea’s Old Florida Tavern in South Miami had been facing a threat of eviction as the bar’s lease ends on Nov. 30. But after a social media campaign, there was hope for the staple of the Miami-Dade County bar scene. A small wooden cottage at 7221 SW 58 Ave. has been the home of the quaint Bougie’s bar for about two decades. As the coronavirus pandemic hit South Florida in mid-March, the bar closed and reopened on Oct. 16 at limited capacity. We are grateful that the Bacardi family has opened their hearts & ears.”

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – As the saying goes, all politics are is local, and it doesn’t get more local than your county commissioner. Due to new term limits, half of the 13-member Miami-Dade County commission will turn over for the first time in recent history. One of the more contentions races is for District 7, which represents Key Biscayne, Miami, South Miami, Pinecrest and Kendall. Raquel Regalado is an attorney, radio broadcaster and former member of the Miami-Dade County School Board. They joined This Week in South Florida hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney, and the discussion can be viewed at the top of this page.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – Officers are investigating how a pedestrian was killed on Friday night in South Miami. A driver traveling southbound on U.S. 1 when the impact killed the pedestrian near Southwest 63rd Street, police said. The driver waited for police officers to arrive. A yellow tarp covered the victim’s body for hours, as investigators questioned the driver and a passenger.

MIAMI Protesters in South Florida say they won't stop demanding change until they actually see it. Dozens of cyclists arrived in South Miami early Sunday to begin their ride, which will end at the Freedom Tower. The riders say they are on 'two wheels for one reason' which is the lives lost due to racial injustice. The ride started at SW 152nd Street and US-1 in south Miami-Dade County and continued to the Dadeland South Metrorail Station, where they boarded the Metrorail and began heading towards Downtown Miami. Protests continue across the United States following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

CUTLER BAY, Fla. – A new drive-through coronavirus testing site at the South Dade Government Center has opened in Cutler Bay. The new site, which is located at the South Dade Government Center, is offering up to 300 appointments per day. The center is at 10710 SW 211 St. in Cutler Bay, making it an ideal location for those living in Homestead, Florida City and other South Miami areas. Another drive-thru testing site is expected to open soon at the site of the Youth Fair. Additional testing sites in Miami Dade County:46th & Collins, Miami Beach(305) 735-3909Amelia Earhart Park, Hialeah(305) 268-4319Marlins Park, Miami(305) 499-8767Charles Hadley Park, Miami(305) 960-5050

Climate change poses a threat to South Florida's way of life, including Miami's customary spot in the NFL's Super Bowl rotation. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)MIAMI, Fla. – The forecast for the Super Bowl in Miami is grim. That is already happening now,” said Albert Gomez, co-founder of the Miami Climate Alliance, a grassroots group focused on policy. The Miami Beach Convention Center (elevation 7 feet) is the site of this year's Super Bowl Experience interactive theme park. "We’re going to feel it before others.”But Gelber, a Democrat, is optimistic Miami Beach can continue to host Super Bowl events half a century from now.

It's the 80s and mysterious Yahweh Ben Yahweh is buying up hotels, opening schools and grocery stores, and cleaning up rundown apartments. Coded messagesPublicly at his "Temple of Love," Yahweh ben Yahweh teaches peace and morality. "Yahweh ben Yahweh used coded words," he says. Yahweh ben Yahweh was alleged to have been behind a firebombing attack at Alfonso Bonaby's Delray Beach home in 1986. Most likely, under the counsel of his attorney, Yahweh ben Yahweh calls a press conference.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – The city of South Miami and immigrant advocates are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over a new law that forces local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by lawyers with the Southern Poverty Law Center. It says the new law will erode trust in law enforcement and lead to racial profiling. The new law prohibits local governments from enacting polices that protect immigrants who are in the country illegally from deportation.

The city of South Miami and immigrant advocates are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over a new law that forces local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. - The city of South Miami and immigrant advocates are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over a new law that forces local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by lawyers with the Southern Poverty Law Center. It says the new law will erode trust in law enforcement and lead to racial profiling. The new law prohibits local governments from enacting polices that protect immigrants who are in the country illegally from deportation.

The city of South Miami and immigrant advocates are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over a new law that forces local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – A garbage truck collided with an SUV and then slammed into a recording studio owned by Gloria Estefan early Monday in South Miami, authorities said. The impact of the initial collision sent the SUV into a third vehicle, Camacho said. Paramedics transported two people who were riding in the garbage truck to Kendall Regional Medical Center. Camacho said the passenger of the truck jumped from vehicle before it hit the building, possibly saving that person's life. It serves as a recording studio for Estefan and her family.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – Honeybee Doughnuts in South Miami made a special treat inspired on the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Karen Muirhead created the beehive elderflower and lemon doughnut inspired on the wedding cake for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Muirhead is known for her whimsical donuts with edible glitter and designs that include mermaids and unicorns. For more information about the bakery at 7388 Red Rd., call 786-773-2770, visit the bakery's site or follow them on Instagram. The bakery is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – One person was killed and four others were injured Wednesday in a crash at the intersection of Sunset Drive and U.S. 1 in South Miami, authorities said. One here, one there, one stuck in the car and they wanted to pull him out," business owner B. Amini said. The accident led South Miami police to close U.S. 1 in both directions from Sunset Place, south to the hospital. A gray convertible involved in the crash ended up in the southbound lanes and the other car jumped the curb near a grassy median. Authorities have not released the names of the person who died or the people who were injured.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – South Miami police officers are hoping to reunite a lost dog with its owner. The male Malinois was found about 3 a.m. Wednesday at Brewer Park at 6300 SW 56th St. If the dog belongs to you or if you know who his owner is, please call the South Miami Police Department at 305-663-6301.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – When it comes to saving energy, South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard isn’t leaving a penny. His home runs completely on solar panels that even charge his electric car. The ordinance in South Miami requires that for every 1,000 square feet of roof area there be 175 square feet of solar panels. At first, the solar panels will have a cost even for homeowners who will be working on renovations that involved more than 75 percent of the home's total square footage. "I didn’t oppose solar, absolutely for solar but I’m for freedom of choice," Liebman said.

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – An off-duty South Miami police captain spotted a group of men trying to break into vehicles early Wednesday morning across the street from his home. The captain said he was sitting on his patio when he saw four men pull up to an apartment building near Southwest 58th Avenue and Southwest 74th Terrace. He said the group walked through the parking lot and checked for unlocked cars to target, a crime that investigators called "car hopping." The captain called to report the crime. Police found three of the men and took them into custody.