MIAMI — A former Miami Beach police officer was charged Tuesday with four felonies in an alleged drunken all-terrain vehicle crash that seriously injured two people, one of several incidents within the last two years to stain the popular tourist destination’s police force. Derik Kuilan, who had been an officer for six years before he […]

MIAMI – Narces Benoit, a witness to the Miami Memorial day police shooting, which claimed the life of Raymond Herisse says police stomped on his cell phone, pulled guns on him and detained him but he still managed to keep the video of the incident, which he sold to CNN. “When he noticed me recording, […]

MIAMI — A publicist for Sean Kingston says the “Beautiful Girls” singer is breathing on his own and walking in a Miami hospital. LINK: BLACK MUSIC MOMENTS #67: LaFace Records Founded Joseph Carozza says his client’s condition has been upgraded to serious more than a week after Kingston crashed his watercraft into a bridge off […]

MIAMI-After the violence on memorial day weekend, Miami residents and community activists are planning a protest today to have city leaders end “Urban Beach Weekend” the hip hop fueled event that brings thousands of people to Miami. CBS Miami reports: In an open letter to Miami Beach Mayor Matti Bower, Sosa writes that the Urban […]

MIAMI-After the Memorial Day weekend violence that included a man shot by police, bystanders shot, and three police officers injured, the Miami Beach Commissioner, Jerry Libbin has publicly supported a curfew for the holiday weekend. Activists are blaming Hip Hop and calling for “Urban Beach Week” to be replaced by a Jazz and Blues Festival. […]

MIAMI-Police killed a man after an altercation that lead to a shoot out and car chase in Miami during the busy Memorial Day festivities. The Miami Herald reports: Police Chief Carlos Noriega said the weekend’s relative peace was shattered just before 4 a.m. when a driver struck an officer with his car near Collins Avenue […]

MIAMI-Singer Sean Kingston, known for his 2007 hit “Beautiful Girls” is in critical condition after a jet ski he was riding crashed into a bridge in Miami, according to TMZ. We’re told both Kingston and his passenger were rescued from the water by a good Samaritan. The Miami Fire Dept. responded to the scene and […]

MIAMI — A field of 11 candidates for Miami-Dade County mayor has been reduced to two. With all precincts reporting, unofficial results Tuesday night show Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina took 34 percent of the vote and former County Commissioner Carlos Gimenez took 29 percent in the special election. Since neither won a majority, a June […]

Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell placed fourth in Miami’s mayoral election with just over 11 percent of the vote. The former front man of rap’s group 2 Live Crew, Campbell pushed a platform supporting the poorest communities of Miami. While critics of his campaign made light of his proposed “Stripper Tax, Campbell rallied support against police […]

MIAMI — Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah said the NBA’s decision to fine him $50,000 for directing an anti-gay slur toward a fan is “fair.” Speaking Tuesday morning as the Bulls prepared to face the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Noah again acknowledged making a mistake in his back-and-forth with […]

As former rapper Luke Campbell continues on his campaign to become the mayor of Miami, he is unwittingly coming up against cultural tides that will affect the political future of all African-Americans. A recent mayoral debate for candidates in the Miami race was held at the publicly-funded Florida International University — but it was restricted […]

MIAMI – Donald Destin is being charged with attempted sexual battery, burglary of an occupied structure and battery after he broke into a Christian radio station, exposed himself, masturbated then threatened to rape her. Click Here For Video The Miami Sun-Sentinel reports: The host told investigators she was on the air when a man entered […]