Attorney Tom Fabricio, a Republican from Miramar, defeated District 103 Fla. Rep. Cindy Polo, D-Miramar on Nov. 3. Fabricio could not be reached for comment. Polo, a homemaker and former communications director for the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, had turned the district blue in 2018 by defeating former Miami Lakes Councilman Frank Mingo. She replaced then-state Rep. Manny Diaz Jr., a Republican who was term-limited that year and...

After nearly a decade, Miami-Dade County has a new mayor:  County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, who declared victory over County Commissioner Esteban "Steve" Bovo, Jr. “To the small business owners struggling to keep their doors open, to the families unable to make ends meet, to the frontline workers who put their lives at risk for us, to all the women with a dream of shattering our highest glass ceiling, we did...

U.S. Marine Pfc. Bruce W. Carter was in a battle during the Vietnam War when a grenade landed near him and fellow Marines.      Carter used his body to shield the other men from the explosive and died in Quang Tri Province on Aug. 7, 1969.      Originally from the Village of Virginia Gardens, Carter was given military funeral honors when he was buried at Vista Memorial Gardens in Miami...

On the third day of early voting at the Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes, torrential downpours and flooded parking lots didn’t deter voters huddled beneath umbrellas on a line that stretched toward Picnic Park West. There is a lot of energy and excitement at this polling place, where poll workers applaud first-time voters. Some voters shared their political passions and reasons for their choices as the line inched...

Former Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas on Tuesday endorsed Miami Lakes Councilwoman Marilyn Ruano in her bid for reelection on Nov. 3. Ruano, a 43-year-old accountant, is being challenged by political newcomer Raymond Garcia for Seat 3. Garcia has the backing of Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid. Cid appointed Ruano to the town council in 2017. Raymond, 48, is a health insurance manager and former member of the Miami Lakes...