Miami Dade County – Virgin Islands Free Press

She embezzled millions from Miami’s public hospital charity. Here’s how she did it

Charmaine Gatlin’s job was all about the money. As the chief operating officer for the Jackson Health Foundation, Gatlin had easy access to millions of donated dollars meant for Miami-Dade…

John McCarthy October 12, 2025

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A member of Congress made a surprise visit to Krome. What she saw left her concerned

MIAMI — A member of Congress who made an unannounced visit to the Krome North Service Processing Center in southwest Miami-Dade County said migrants in deportation proceedings are being subjected…

John McCarthy May 30, 2025

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As Miami-Dade cools on burning its garbage, is it finally composting’s big moment?

MIAMI — With the construction of a massive new garbage incinerator in Miami-Dade County now in serious doubt, environmentalists and climate activists hope it will open the door for a…

John McCarthy February 2, 2025

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Here’s what seems to work in Miami to keep deaths down as temperatures soar

MIAMI (AP) — Despite a record 46-day streak of triple digit feels-like temperatures, Miami’s unprecedented brutal summer last year wasn’t that deadly, contrasting with the rest of the nation where…

John McCarthy July 12, 2024