Last summer was the hottest summer of record and Miamians are bracing for another season of staggering heat. Miami-Dade County has appointed the world’s first chief heat officer and tasked her with executing solutions, like growing more trees. A Herald investigation found that lower-income areas and communities of color bear the brunt of the complications […]
Dolphin Mall was deemed clear of a security threat that briefly prompted a manhunt, evacuations and panic inside one of Miami-Dade County’s largest shopping centers following reports of an active shooter Sunday afternoon. Only In Dade video captured shoppers pouring out of the Sweetwater mall at 11401 N.W. 12th St. sometime Sunday afternoon after false […]
After three years, Miami-Dade County is reopening its Section 8 housing voucher waitlist. Residents can use the vouchers to help pay their rent at privately owned properties, where rent prices would be subsidized by at least 70%. While the eligibility varies depending on family size and income, a family of four would need to make […]
Thousands more Miami-Dade students will be catching an emissions-free ride to school soon, thanks to a federal grant that doubles the number of electric buses that the school district plans to purchase. Nearly $20 million from the Environmental Protection Agency will cover the costs of 50 new electric school buses and 16 fast chargers, bringing […]