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Miami-Dade Commissioners Livid Over Transit Scandal
MIAMI (CBS4) – Some Miami-Dade Commissioners expressed outrage Tuesday at having been “left in the dark” about a growing accounting scandal at the county’s transit agency that has led to the suspension...
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No Decision Yet On Natacha Seijas’ Suit To Block Recall
MIAMI (CBS4) – Escorted by two officers and a bodyguard, embattled Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natascha Seijas left a court hearing late Tuesday afternoon without knowing whether she’s won her legal...
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Seijas Plans Taxpayer Money Giveaway
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas, who is facing a recall vote, wants to make sure her constituents know she’s still on the job. So, on the day the recall vote goes forward,...
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Canvassing Board Approves Recall Votes
MIAMI (CBS4) – The Miami-Dade County canvassing board has officially approved the votes from Tuesday’s recall election. That means, that Carlos Alvarez and Natacha Seijas are now former city officials....
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Gimenez Claims Past Makes Him Best Candidate
MIAMI (CBS4) – Carlos Gimenez is 59. He’s still married to his high school sweetheart. He set out on a career of public service 36 years ago, and believes his experience makes him best qualified to be...
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Miami-Dade Voters Hit The Polls In A Special Election
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Just months after overwhelmingly voting to remove former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez from office; Miami-Dade voters began hitting the polls at 7:00 a.m. to make their...
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Suarez Elected District 7 Commissioner; Appeals Court Release Ballots
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Former Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez is back in government, after beating former South Miami mayor Julio Robaina in Tuesday’s special election, 53-47%. The win was kept secret until...
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Tumor Removed From Jose “Pepe” Diaz’s Brain Is Benign
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz received good news as he continues to recover from brain surgery; the tumor removed during the procedure is benign. The District 12...
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Jose “Pepe” Diaz Recalls Horror Of Brain Tumor Diagnosis
SWEETWATER (CBS4) – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz proudly shows off his scar, after the tumor removed from his brain last month tested benign. “It’s not too small,” said Diaz. “It was...
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Street Renamed After Murdered Dade Businessman
MIAMI (CBS4) – The life of a Miami-Dade resident who was killed at his place of business was commemorated early Tuesday morning with a street renaming ceremony hosted by Miami-Dade Commissioner Lynda...
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County Commissioner Proposes Amnesty For Struggling Homeowners
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE (CBS4) – Half of Carlos Romero’s Southwest Miami-Dade home is a skeleton of wood beams and air ducts. He and six family members have lived in a state of construction for four...
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Miami-Dade County Proposes Copper Wire Task Force To Combat Thefts
MIAMI (CBS4) – Copper thefts are leaving South Florida drivers and neighborhoods in the dark. So far this year on Miami-Dade County streets alone, nearly 300 streetlights have been broken, vandalized...
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Miami-Dade County Creates Copper Wire Crook Task Force
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade County is cracking down on copper wire thefts and street light vandalism which have left South Florida drivers and neighborhoods in the dark. A Miami-Dade Public Safety...
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Miami-Dade Cracks Down On Copper Wire Crooks
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade County has taken another big step in its crackdown on copper wire thefts and street light vandalism which have left South Florida drivers and neighborhoods in the dark. The...
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Exclusive: Will The Public Vote On Casino Gambling?
MIAMI (CBS4) – The Miami-Dade County Commission will consider a proposal Wednesday morning that would place the casino gambling issue on the January ballot. Late Tuesday afternoon, County Commission...
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Barbara Jordan Puts Brakes On Casino Gambling Straw Poll
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade Commissioner Barbara Jordan has put the brakes on a proposal that may have put the casino gambling issue on the January ballot. County Commission Chairman Joe Martinez added...
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Video Parody Criticizing Miami-Dade Mayor Gimenez Hits Internet
MIAMI (CBS4) – A day before the Miami-Dade County Commission discusses health insurance for county workers, a new video criticizing the Miami-Dade mayor’s plan is getting thousands of views on YouTube....
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Guillen To Fly Back To Miami To Apologize Again In Fidel Flap
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen will fly back to Miami Tuesday to apologize for a second time regarding his controversial comments about Fidel Castro. Guillen will fly to Miami...
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Trayvon Martin’s Mom Fighting Stand Your Ground Laws
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Thanks to her Miami-Dade County coworkers, Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton, will be able to take an additional roughly eight months off from her county job. The county...
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Miami-Dade Commission Approves $5M For Arsht Center Repairs
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade Commissioners approved a $5 million payout to make the necessary repairs to the Adrienne Arsht center after it suffered major damage during a May deluge. Mayor Carlos Gimenez...
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