Spirit again shrinking pilot roster, this time with 270 furloughs, 140 captain demotions

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 7/28 10:26A David Lyons

Just months after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Spirit Airlines is taking more measures to contain costs by furloughing another 270 pilots and demoting 140 others, management  confirmed Monday. We are taking necessary steps to...

Man who crashed into canal near Mack’s Fish Camp has been identified

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 7/28 8:49A Angie DiMichele

The 27-year-old man who crashed his car into a canal near Mack s Fish Camp in western Broward County on Wednesday night and died has been identified as a Hialeah resident. Ramiro Gomez-Diaz, of Hialeah, was driving a 2007 Chevy Tahoe shortly before...

Three buildings destroyed in major Miccosukee Reservation fire

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 7/28 8:25A Angie DiMichele

A three-alarm fire destroyed three buildings at the Miccosukee Reservation in Miami-Dade County late Sunday. Shortly after 8:30 p.m., more than two dozen Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the...

New details after 2 teens, 1 adult arrested after carjacking in Miami ends in crash

NBCMiami.com (Local) 7/28 7:58A Julian Quintana and Christian Co

New details were released on Monday after three suspects, including two minors, were arrested in a carjacking in Miami that ended in a crash.

Three children in critical condition after boating accident in Biscayne Bay off Miami Beach

CBS Miami (News) 7/28 7:45A John MacLauchlan

Six people, including five children, were pulled from Biscayne Bay during a massive search and rescue operation on Monday after a sailboat sank off Hibiscus Island, near Miami Beach. Around 11:16 a.m., Miami Beach received several calls about a...

New aerial, bodycam video shows fatal Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office shooting

NBCMiami.com (Local) 7/28 7:38A NBC6

Intense new video shows the moments a man was shot and killed by a Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputy last month after authorities said he fled from a traffic stop and ran toward deputies while armed.

2 children killed at Miami sailing camp after barge hits their boat

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 7/28 7:15A The Associated Press

Two children were killed and two more are in critical condition after a barge struck their boat and sent them overboard during a sailing camp in Miami on Monday, authorities said. All six people on the sailing boat were pulled from the water by...

Bodycam video shows deadly confrontation between Miami-Dade deputy and armed man

CBS Miami (News) 7/28 6:59A CBS Miami

A deputy shot a man after he got out of his car armed during an attempted traffic stop, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said.

Massive fire destroys home, learning center on Miccosukee Reservation

CBS Miami (News) 7/28 6:45A CBS Miami

Peter D'Oench reports more than 25 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were brought in to bring the fire under control.

Man arrested after attacking woman with hammer at NW Miami-Dade bus stop: Sheriff

NBCMiami.com (Local) 7/28 6:43A NBC6

A man has been arrested after he brutally attacked a woman with a hammer at a bus stop in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities said.

All accounted for after sailboat sinks in Biscayne Bay off Miami Beach

CBS Miami (News) 7/28 6:11A CBS Miami

Ivan Taylor reports five children and one adult were pulled from the water during a massive search and rescue operation.

Search and rescue operation underway underway after sailboat sinks in Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach

WSVN 7News 7/28 5:45A Kathleen Ditton

A search and rescue operation is underway after a sailboat reportedly sank in Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the boat sinking near Hibiscus Island just before noon, Monday. Officials said the call initially came...

Florida's month-long school tax "holiday" kicks off this week

CBS Miami (News) 7/28 5:15A CBS Miami Team

Praised by retailers, derided as a gimmick by critics, Florida on Friday will start a month-long sales-tax "holiday" for back-to-school shoppers, along with eliminating sales taxes on other types of items. While Florida has held back-to-school...

Girl hurt in reported stabbing in the Hammocks: Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office

NBCMiami.com (Local) 7/28 5:10A Briana Trujillo

A girl was hurt in what the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said was a call for a stabbing in the Hammocks on Monday.

Attorneys: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees held without charges, barred from legal access

WSVN 7News 7/28 4:56A Kathleen Ditton

Lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an  immigration detention center  in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that a...