South Florida

A South Florida activist said Wednesday he wants the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office to launch an investigation into the recent transfer of valuable downtown Miami land — that was owned by Miami Dade College — to the state for construction of a future Donald Trump presidential library and a hotel.

The handbook submitted last week by the state of Florida in the separate legal-access lawsuit suggests that detainees are warned that guards would enforce strict rules on dress, hygiene and behavior.

Brightline revenue and ridership is up so far this year as it continues looking for a financial partner. The service has billions of dollars in debt and is operating at a loss. One investor thinks the "most bearish view" is reflected in recent bond prices.

Labubu toys took the internet by storm this summer — now collectors are taking it a step forward by customizing the plush toys with tattoos, piercings and rhinestones. For a Miami artist, it has become quite a side hustle.

The matriarch of a South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law is asking a judge for a new trial.

The cocaine and marijuana seized had a street value of nearly half a billion dollars. It was the largest single offloading of drugs in Coast Guard history.

Once a glamorous racetrack, Hialeah Park became iconic for its pink flamingos. A century later, the birds — and memories — remain, kept alive by locals like historian and former worker Ken Wilde.

Lower passenger fares in June led credit rating agency S&P Global to cut its rating on some of Brightline's bonds. The passenger train service hopes to refinance other borrowing, but at higher interest rates.

Anthony Accetta has been embroiled in a battle over a 1930's home with a colorful heritage that neighbors now call an eyesore. Two of his adjacent homes in a flood-prone area of the city have already been deemed unsafe and demolished. But the city's Historic Preservation Board has been pushing to save the last one.

A dozen boat teams and even more shoreline volunteers participated in the latest Derelict Trap Rodeo, part of Friends of Biscayne Bay's efforts to restore the bay.

Maria Elena Hernandez is among seven people asking a federal judge to stop the Trump administration from ending the Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, program.

South Florida's seagrasses filter water, absorb carbon dioxide, house small marine life and feed manatees — a primary source of food that has, giving them the endearing name of "sea cow."