The mayor's request comes as state and federal lawmakers prepare to tour the remote facility this weekend, amid growing scrutiny over its conditions.

Miami-Dade Corrections Chief Omar Fernandez was arrested on DUI charges and placed on leave pending investigation.

The Archdiocese of Miami is condemning Florida’s controversial migrant detention facility — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — calling it “unbecoming of public officials” and “corrosive of the common good.

Two for Tuesday could have two meanings with Florida Lottery big money draw games: two jackpot tickets sold in South Florida and the second jackpot win in the last 11 months for a North Miami-Dade gas station.

A deal for a new park on the site of Inter Miami FC’s stadium was reached July 6. The City of Fort Lauderdale and the team had agreed to a plan where Inter Miami would pay for a public park when the team moved in.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge begins on Friday. The challenge begins at 12:01 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m. on July 20. The challenge is held yearly in the Everglades to combat the growing number of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida.

A proposal to impose stricter lifetime term limits on elected officials will go before Miami voters this fall, following a 3-2 vote by the City Commission on Thursday, according to CBS News Miami's news partner, the Miami Herald. The measure would cap service at two four-year terms as mayor and two four-year terms as a city commissioner.

Attorneys say it’s unusual for someone with such a serious charge — attempted murder — to remain abroad a month after a judge signed an arrest warrant.