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Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown hopes to use Stand Your Ground law to get attempted-murder charge dropped

MIAMI — Former NFL star Antonio Brown petitioned a Miami court to drop his attempted-murder charge on Thursday as he claims he fired warning shots outside a boxing event in…

John McCarthy December 5, 2025

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Grandmother of girl found dead on Carnival cruise says she died from ‘asphyxia’

TITUSVILLE, Florida — The grandmother of a girl whose body was found underneath a bed on Carnival cruise ship earlier this month said the FBI told the family the teen…

John McCarthy November 24, 2025

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Mom jailed after egg shells, feathers, cocaine and meth found in dead baby’s stomach

A Miami-Dade County mother was jailed following a months-long investigation into the death of her 9-month-old baby, who died last year after ingesting cocaine and methamphetamine, according to the sheriff’s…

John McCarthy November 12, 2025

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Cuban rapper wanted to avenge his friend El Taiger’s killing. He’s guilty, jury says

The Cuban rapper accused of attempting to solicit a murder-for-hire plot to avenge the killing of a fellow artist was found guilty in a Miami courtroom on Wednesday. Prosecutors say…

John McCarthy November 12, 2025

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Two brothers convicted of selling black-market HIV drugs to pharmacies, patients

Two brothers were found guilty on Wednesday of buying tens of millions of dollars worth of black-market HIV drugs and reselling them to numerous pharmacies, including two in Miami Beach.…

John McCarthy October 30, 2025

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Florida man locked up nearly 3 years after cutting wife’s tongue in half

MIAMI — A Florida man who brutally assaulted his wife with a large kitchen knife in December 2022 has been jailed, police say, nearly three years after an attack that…

John McCarthy October 22, 2025

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Cuba frees prominent dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, sends him into exile in the U.S.

MIAMI — The Cuban government released dissident leader José Daniel Ferrer from prison Monday and sent him with his family into exile in the United States, the island’s foreign affairs…

John McCarthy October 16, 2025

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Explosive ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ reunion takes a wild turn

We can’t keep up with all the boiling hot tea on “Real Housewives of Miami” anymore. There is just soooo much to unpack. But we’ll try. On Thursday night, the…

John McCarthy October 10, 2025

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Florida man accused of sexually abusing an infant and filming it

MIAMI — A Florida man is accused of sexually abusing an infant and multiple other related crimes. Osher Pittman, 21, of Miami, is facing multiple charges that include sexual battery…

John McCarthy October 10, 2025

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More than half of Miamians can barely make ends meet, new report finds

Shirley Phinzee blinked wearily under the fluorescent lights of a Miami Wendy’s. She had slept in her car the night before, as she has nearly every night since January. Phinzee…

John McCarthy September 24, 2025