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It’s been thirty years since Hurricane Andrew made landfall, shocking South Florida with the devastation left behind. Two families in south Miami-Dade County rode out the storm as their homes were destroyed around them. The Francis and Kilroy families lived just eight miles apart and decided...

Firefighters responded to a grass fire in southwest Miami-Dade County on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is at Trinity Pineland County Park on Southwest 73rd Place and 77th Street. It’s just east of the Palmetto Expressway and south of Sunset Drive. Several Miami-Dade Fire units were called to...

Mexico's former attorney general who oversaw the original investigation into the 2014 disappearances of 43 students from a radical teachers college will go to trial on charges of forced disappearance, torture and official misconduct, a judge ruled Wednesday. Former Attorney General Jesus...

A mother of three fought back when a robber tried to steal her gold chain at a North Lauderdale strip mall Tuesday. “I’m cutting the corner to walk into the store and he grabs the back of my chain like this,” the victim, who did not wish to be identified, said. The woman was clutching both her...

A new survey found that roughly half of the parents polled listed school as a top stressor for their kids. But at the same time, parents feel a stigma about saying their child needs a mental health break. According to Amy Morin, a licensed clinical social worker and editor-in-chief of VeryWell...

A major shakeup is coming to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board following Tuesday’s election. It was a big win for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as two of the candidates he endorsed emerged victorious. They are District 4 winner Roberto Alonso and District 8 winner Monica Colucci. In a...

The state of Utah and two Republican-leaning rural counties sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over the president's decision last year to restore two sprawling national monuments on rugged lands sacred to Native Americans that former President Donald Trump had downsized. The lawsuit...

The public defenders who are trying to save the Parkland school shooter’s life are focusing their case on his childhood development and mental health before the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill asked Carolyn Deakins...

U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran and Tehran-backed militias that targeted American troops this month and several other times over the past year, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters that the U.S...

The Biden administration is tying its authority to cancel student debt to the coronavirus pandemic and to a 2003 law aimed at providing help to members of the military. Legal challenges are expected. Skeptics of the administration's ability to act on its own, without new legislation, had once...

Former Interior secretary Ryan Zinke lied to investigators about conversations he had with lobbyists, lawmakers and other officials regarding a bid by two Indian tribes to operate a casino in Connecticut, the department’s internal watchdog said Wednesday. Zinke, now the Republican nominee for a...

Pfizer's COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk seniors, according to a large study published Wednesday. The results from a 109,000-patient Israeli study are likely to renew questions...

A strike by teachers in Ohio's largest school district entered its third day Wednesday — the first day of school for some 47,000 students, with some of those students and their parents rallying to their sides. Parents, students, teachers and other employees gathered at schools across the...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci during a rally in Central Florida on Wednesday. DeSantis was in Seminole County to campaign with Sen. Marco Rubio during what the Republican Party calls the “Keep Florida Free” tour. During his speech, DeSantis blasted...

Justice Department officials who evaluated then-President Donald Trump's actions during the Russia investigation concluded that nothing he did, including firing the FBI director, rose to the level of obstruction of justice and that there was no precedent for a prosecution, according to a memo...

Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California’s landmark consumer privacy law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday. Sephora failed to tell...

The conviction of two men for conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shows that jurors in a deeply divided nation can still reach agreement in politically charged cases, according to experts. But it leaves unanswered questions about the potential for violence by extremists with a...

Wednesday marks thirty years since Hurricane Andrew changed the lives of countless South Floridians. It wasn’t only residents who were stunned. Storm forecasters were also shocked by the Andrew’s ultimate path, and the power it brought. Local 10 News Chief Certified Meteorologist Betty Davis...

A South Dakota ethics board’s finding that Gov. Kristi Noem may have engaged in misconduct by intervening in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license isn’t likely the last word on the matter. But exactly how much more comes out on the episode may be up to the Republican...

Soon after the Russian invasion, the hoaxes began. Ukrainian refugees were taking jobs, committing crimes and abusing handouts. The misinformation spread rapidly online throughout Eastern Europe, sometimes pushed by Moscow in an effort to destabilize its neighbors. It's the kind of swift spread...