Celia Cruz’s fans mark centennial with ‘¡Azúcar!’ at Leon Medical Center exhibit in Homestead

Celia Cruz, the beloved star known as “La Guarachera de Cuba” and the world’s “Queen of Salsa,” was born 100 years ago on Thursday in Havana, Cuba. She was a frequent performer in Miami, and some of her fans are remembering her in Homestead.

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Man blames ‘devil’ for boy’s sexual abuse at church in Miami-Dade, records show

A 54-year-old man confessed to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy at a church in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester area and said “the devil” made him do it, according to deputies.

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Woman accused of striking girlfriend, child during argument in Westchester

A 32-year-old woman is facing charges after deputies say she assaulted her girlfriend and struck a 2-year-old child during a fight Tuesday night in Miami-Dade’s Westchester area.

Man accused of flashing fake police badge at women during road rage incident in Westchester

A 53-year-old man was arrested Monday after he pretended to be a police officer during a road rage incident in Westchester, deputies said.

Third suspect accused of raping drugged teen in Westchester

Miami-Dade deputies say they’ve arrested a third suspect in the October rape of a drugged teenage girl in the county’s Westchester area.

Miami parking dispute ends with shooting, 1 injured, 2 arrested: Police

A Miami parking dispute ended with a shooting, a man injured, and a man and a woman behind bars, according to police.

‘Taken for a fool’: Arrest made after woman, 83, says she was scammed by someone impersonating son

An 83-year-old woman says she was duped by a scammer who made her think her son was in trouble.

MDSO: 3 men stabbed at Westchester home

Three men were rushed to a hospital early Thursday morning after they were stabbed inside a home in Westchester, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

Cops arrest woman accused of joining in rape of drugged teen in Westchester

A little more than three months after Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man who they say drugged and raped a 16-year-old girl, a previously-unidentified woman has now been cuffed on a child rape charge.