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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police officers surrounded a house after a shooting on Friday in Miami-Dade County’s South Miami Heights neighborhood. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel found one person was injured near the intersection of Southwest 176 Terrace and 120 Avenue, east of the Larry And Penny Thompson Memorial Park And Campground. Police officers arrested two suspects who knew the victim, according to Detective Angel Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department. Officers were asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. This is a developing story. Copyright 2022 by ^ – All rights reserved. Hurt in an accident? Get the help you need instantly by calling 888-577-5988 The post 1 injured during shooting in south Miami-Dade first appeared on Daily Florida Press .

Suspect arrested in Orlando murder cases A suspect has been arrested in a murder case in Orlando. ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police have arrested a man accused of killing his roommate. Scott Sanders, 50, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of James Newlyn Trent, 60. Police responded to the Henly Park Apartments on Curry Ford Road for a well-being check on Thursday night after receiving a call from a woman who had reported Trent missing. When they arrived, they found a deceased man inside, later identified as Trent. In an arrest report, investigators said Sanders told them was mad at the victim and “thought about killing the victim because he was clicking a lighter.” The victim clicked the lighter again and Sanders told investigators that he “‘snapped’ and killed the victim.” Sanders is being held in the Orange County Jail. Hurt in an accident? Get the help you need instantly by calling 888-577-5988 The post Or...

by staff | on October 27, 2022 Opera Naples has announced changes to its 2022-23 season due to the impact of Hurricane Ian. The Wang Opera Center sustained significant water damage as a result of the storm, affecting the first performances of the season. Mozart’s Masterful One-Act Comedies scheduled for Oct. 15 and 16 were postponed until further notice. The showing of Elektra for the summer opera film series on Oct. 19 was also canceled. A new venue for Olé: A Celebration of Spanish Music, currently scheduled for Nov. 4 as part of ¡ARTE VIVA!, will be announced at a later date. Programming for the remainder of the season will remain unchanged at this time. For additional information, contact 239-963-9050 or visit OperaNaples.org. ¦ See similar https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vbmFwbGVzLmZsb3JpZGF3ZWVrbHkuY29tL2FydGljbGVzL29wZXJhLW5hcGxlcy1hbm5vdW5jZXMtdXBkYXRlcy10by0yMDIyLTIzLXNlYXNvbi_SAQA?...

WASHINGTON — Roughly 9.4 million Americans have already voted in the midterm elections, casting a combination of in-person early votes and mail-in ballots, according to data compiled by the United States Elections Project. Florida as well as Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania are among the top states in terms of early voting so far. The initiative, headed up by University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald, shows that, within states releasing the data, 2.6 million people have voted in person while 6.8 million have returned mail-in ballots. Another 41.6 million voters have requested mail-in ballots, according to the  website . The 17 states reporting data and that share party affiliation show that of the roughly 5.1 million Americans in those states who voted early, 50% are Democrats, 30% are Republicans and 20% are not part of either party or registered with another political affiliation. McDonald noted Tuesday that in Florida, Republican in-person early voters outnumber...

The crowd went nuts as singers Lana Love and Omar Jose Cardona danced around each other, traded verses and hit skyscraping high notes onstage. Even the coaches on Tuesday’s episode of “The Voice” seemed stunned after the duo performed the “Frozen II” pop-rock song “Into The Unknown.” “I think I speak for everybody here when I say, ‘What the hell?'” coach Blake Shelton said. “How is there enough time on this show to even rehearse? That would be like after, like, an eight-month run on Broadway!” Profiles: Get to know singer Lana Love from Naples, Florida Blind auditions: Lana Love wowed judges last week. Wait till you see her Battle Round, she says All four coaches had nothing but great things to say about the two Florida singers in Tuesday’s battle rounds. Cardona lives in Orlando. Love is a former Naples resident who now lives in Los Angeles. “Wow. I mean, Lana, I just love your passion, ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 16-year-old accused of shooting two students waiting for a school bus in northwest Miami-Dade appeared in court Friday morning, where prosecutors revealed they plan to charge him as an adult. Emmanuel Morales faces an attempted murder charge among others after police said he shot two 12-year-old students as they waited for their school bus around 8 am Thursday morning near Northwest 109th Street and 10th Avenue. A 16-year-old boy used a firearm to shoot two 12-year-old students and had a rifle and two guns when police officers arrested him, prosecutors said. Miami-Dade Police Detective Argemis Colome said the two victims were approached by a 16-year-old who demanded their cellphones. When they said no, he immediately began firing at them, authorities said. “These are two juveniles — two 12-year-olds. It could be our children just going to school. That is the last thing that any parent has on their mind — that their 12-year-olds...

Photo courtesy: hauntworld.com Located a half-mile south of Doak Campbell Stadium, on Lake Bradford Road, Terror of Tallahassee is back for the 2022 season, and you can expect it to knock your socks off. The highly anticipated haunted house makes an appearance every year with a new theme. This year’s theme is “the backroom,” and it’s intended to scare everyone who visits. Beginning in early October, Terror of Tallahassee opened its doors to hundreds of visitors. Junior architecture student at Florida A&M, Malikhai McGraw, says he was in for a rude awakening. “Normally I don’t get scared very easily, but the haunted house definitely shook me up,” McGraw said. “I agreed to go with my friends thinking it would be similar to something back home, but the actors here did a really great job with keeping me on my feet.” The haunted house is a great way to celebrate the spooky season with friends. Tickets go on sale every Su...

Girls performed worse than boys in 4th grade math during the course of the COVID pandemic in Florida, according to new national data. And the difference, often described as the “achievement gap” between various demographics, widened since 2019 compared to scores in 2022. In 2019, 4th grade male students in Florida had an average scale score of 248 and the female students scored 244. But in 2022, the gap widened. Male 4th graders scored 244 in math and female students scored 238, resulting in a six-point difference. The data comes from 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress, also referred to as NAEP scores or the Nation’s Report Card, which assesses subjects such as math and reading across the country using a sampling in specific grades. The scores indicate proficiency in the subject matter, based on a 0-500 scale, and it varies by grade. For 4th graders taking the math assessment, students earning a 249 are considered “proficient.” The NAEP scores or the repor...

By Baptist Message staff NAPLES, Fla. (LBM) – New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary student Sophia Roark recently saw God at work among residents impacted by Hurricane Ian during her first ever disaster relief trip. Roark served on a mud-out team Oct. 17-20 in Naples, Florida, with fellow NOBTS student Jordan Matthews and a team from Paramount Baptist Church, Amarillo, Texas. While there, Roark and Matthews helped complete three jobs and visited with one homeowner who just the day before had accepted Christ during a visit from another DR team. “The woman I met lost a lot in her home, but was changed forever after she found Jesus,” Roark told the Baptist Message. “To meet her and to hear her story, which was so uplifting and encouraging. Just to see how God was at work amongst all that devastation left me wanting to go on another disaster relief trip. “Both of us were tired from the work, but after we got back to Louisiana, we were refreshed and can...

Vehicles for Crowther Roofing & Cooling travel via barge to Sanibel before temporary repairs were made to reopen parts of the causeway to the island washed away by Hurricane Ian. COURTESY PHOTOS Residents displaced from their hurricane ravaged homes for a year. Repair requests waitlisted for weeks and calls not yet returned. Mold lurking behind walls 10 years from now. These are among the new realities for Southwest Floridians trying to regain a modicum of normalcy following Hurricane Ian’s direct hit. Local companies leading the herculean effort to rebuild deployed help as soon as the winds died down and the floodwaters receded. But they can’t keep up with a demand so unfathomable each day seems to pose another unexpected challenge. Contractors, insurance agents and disaster specialists spoke candidly to Florida Weekly about the long road ahead and the need for patience and perspective to get there. “People need to keep in mind it’s going to...

The family-friendly feature film, A Small Town Nutcracker Story, has been selected to screen at the Orlando Film Festival this month. Written and choreographed by Wild Rivers Dance owner, Sky-Marie MacDonald, directed by New York cinematographer, Robert Douthat, and produced by Wild Rivers Coast Foundation for Dance, the film has already taken awards for best first time director of a feature (New York Cinematography Awards), along with best cinematography and best feature film (Pure Magic International Film Festival). Shot in some of the area’s most scenic locations, from Pistol River to Stout Grove in the Redwoods, director of photography, Bryan Wolfinger, and sound engineer, Liam Fox O’Brien, help create a sense of magic with the local cast and the Wild Rivers Dance Company. Sarai Ell plays the lead, Rosie, a young dancer who has been preparing for her first Nutcracker performance. Jack Sorenson plays her brother, a teen who is disillusioned by the reality of the p...

There has been so much Halloween to absorb in the theme parks since Aug. 12, the first night of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom. We’ve seen the usual trick-or-treating and chainsaw-wielding maniacs, as one does in Orlando this time of year. But the attractions always are in tweak mode, introducing enhancements to stir the caldron a bit from year to year. Here are five not-so-horrifying trends from 2022 that we can get behind. Max Goof and ’90s-style dance crew work their way down Main Street during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom. (Walt Disney Co. / Courtesy photo) Disney added Max Goof, son of Goofy, to its Halloween event and put him in the garb of Powerline, a pop star from the “A Goofy Movie,” and ’90s kids and millennials were all about it. Meanwhile, SeaWorld Orlando featured a drag queen/sea goddess named Serpentina Moray in a hideaway show during Howl-O-Scream. Other fun characters of note: ...

On Tuesday, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association launched a disaster relief fund designed to assist hospitality industry owners and employees after Hurricane Ian. Hotel and restaurant owners in Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Sarasota counties may apply. Through the FRLA Educational Foundation, the industry trade association has made grants available of up to $10,000 for independent restaurants and lodging establishments, which includes hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfasts. Eligible establishments include those owned by a corporation, limited liability partnership, general partnerships or sole proprietorship and some franchised locations. Recipients are also required to allocate at least one-third of the disaster relief funds to support their employees, according to a press release. Related news: A month left for SBA help, click this link. Carol Dover, who leads the trade association, said federal disaster relief, like Volunteer Florida and the Red Cross, is necess...

WILMOT, New Hampshire — Voters in this swing state are among the relatively few Americans who will decide control of Congress during November’s midterm elections, shaping domestic and foreign policy for the next two years and delivering a verdict on Joe Biden’s presidency. Granite Staters interviewed by States Newsroom, during a mid-October week trailing U.S. Senate and House candidates at stops in strip malls and diners, are focused on the stark rise in inflation, especially the cost of energy — as well as the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision  to end the nationwide, constitutional right to abortion. The two issues and more will come to a head on Nov. 8 when New Hampshire voters will decide whether to keep their four-member congressional delegation entirely blue or add some red to the mix. Along with voters in other states with close contests like Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, the ballots they cast will determine whether Democrats continue their narrow contro...

AP MIAMI BEACH (AP) — An evacuation order has abruptly forced out residents of a 14-story oceanfront building on the same avenue where a condominium collapse killed nearly 100 people last year. The city posted an unsafe structure notice Thursday evening at the Port Royale condominium, Miami Beach spokesperson Melissa Berthier said in an email. A structural engineering report prompted the evacuation of the 164-unit structure, which is in the process of undergoing a required recertification. An engineer discovered that a main support beam identified for repair 10 months ago had shifted and that a crack in the beam had expanded, and other structural supports may need repair as well, the report said. At least one observer said the damage extends beyond a single support beam. People are also reading… “There’s cracks in the column, cracks in the base, I mean in the garage, in the two storage garages, there’s cracks in the beams, everywhere,”...

ORLANDO – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. That has been the lesson through five games of the Orlando Magic’s 2022 campaign. Still winless up to this point, Orlando will look to turn the tide with the Charlotte Hornets coming into town. Charlotte’s most recent time out was a road loss to the New York Knicks, falling 134-131 in overtime on Wednesday night. Here are three things to look out for when the Hornets and Magic tipoff tonight in Orlando … What To Do Without Cole Anthony? With a storm of injuries crashing down for the magic over the past few weeks; the latest for the is now guard Cole Anthony. An oblique strain will sideline the third-year floor general for the foreseeable future, digging a deeper hole for the Magic’s backcourt rotation. Now Anthony, who scored a season-high 25 points last Friday, will join Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs and Gary Harris on the sidelines, leaving RJ Hampton and Kevon Harris as ...

What’s the latest on Orlando’s “Under-i” Urban Park redevelopment plans? Back in November 2020, Orlando asked developers to submit ideas to transform the area beneath the I-4 bridge decks downtown – known as The Bridge District – and envisioned a 9.75 acre urban gathering space. Potential ideals included sports courts, performing areas and gathering spaces, play areas, and areas for vendors to set up shop. “As downtown Orlando continues to grow it’s important that the city provide diverse amenities that offer a high quality of life for all our residents and visitors,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said in a statement at the time. “Once complete this project will not only provide new authentic experiences and unique places, but also further unite our entire downtown core.” Previous concept ideas for the I-4 Project A couple of years later, plans for the space have changed to include parking – more than 400 parking spots...

Miami-Dade County’s murder rate dropped in 2021, going against trends in other major cities across the country where murders rose to levels not seen in decades. Figures released by the medical examiner’s office this week showed Miami-Dade had 249 murders in 2021, a decrease of 41 from 2020, or about a 15% drop. In comparison, Chicago had just under 800 murders in 2021, the most in the Windy City since 1996. “To put it in comparison, Philadelphia, Chicago, 500, 800 homicides in 2021 alone. So Miami-Dade really is bucking the national trend,” said Alex Piquero, a professor of criminology at the University of Miami. Piquero said the Miami-Dade Police Department’s “Operation Summer Heat” contributed to the decline. The operation, which began in June and involved dozens of law enforcement agencies, was designed to take guns off the streets and targeted violent people and violent areas of the county. Officials said the operation led to m...