Kim Sloan Hill, born in Homestead’s Southwest neighborhood, has been a social studies teacher since 2005 at his alma mater, Homestead Senior High School.

Lifelong resident of South Dade and twenty-eight-year law enforcement

Homestead soccer fans had a lot to celebrate this past Friday when the City of Homestead inaugurated the new soccer fields at the Homestead Sports Complex in conjunction with the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Fall Season Opening Ceremony. More than 800 young athletes, their famil…

A new toll rate on Card Sound Road will be effective on Oct. 1, 2019. The toll adjustment is in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, state lawmakers and university officials on Monday bragged about Florida State University and the University of Florida moving up in the rankings of an annual report that grades the country's top public colleges and universities.

VAPI. It isn’t the latest internet slang. It’s an acronym for what health officials are calling “vaping associated pulmonary injury.”

“Very grateful for the honor by the Center for Financial Training, but even more so by being surrounded by nine bank presidents who are MDC alumni,” Dr. Padrón said.

Hurricane Dorian’s long-lasting effects on the Bahamas have led to thousands of people from Florida and beyond to collect non-perishable foods, tarps, and other needed materials to donate. 

Among the familiar names of candidates for Homestead Mayor, that of Bradley Compton is in fact, new. His sense of community is not, however. In coming to South Florida in 2000 to University of Miami to study maritime law, his strong connection to enjoying and preserving the marine environmen…

The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) stands ready to accept students and those who were planning to become students at the University of The Bahamas (UB) who have been displaced by Hurricane Dorian.  As part of the Florida College System, CFK is authorized to accept students from areas impa…

The month of September always seems like a turning point for me, signaling the end of summer with “back-to-school”, and life’s headlights begin to pick out the faint outlines of the holiday season ahead. Around here, we also tend to mark our calendars by which fruits are in season.

Were you prepared if a disaster had hit last weekend?

With the Friday, Aug. 30th qualifying deadline, eleven local candidates will be on the primary election ballot, including:

After working over 30 years for the City of Homestead, Dennis Maytan is ready for his next challenge. Maytan has qualified as a candidate for City Council – Seat #2 representing Keys Gate.

Hurricane Dorian began its much-anticipated northward swing Tuesday morning and is now expected to skirt Florida’s Atlantic coast, threatening a dozen coastal counties that are home to 9 million residents and more than 770,000 acres of agricultural land.

The month of September always seems like a turning point for me, signaling the end of summer with “back-to-school”, and life’s headlights begin to pick out the faint outlines of the holiday season ahead. Around here, we also tend to mark our calendars by which fruits are in season.

Mickey McGuire has stepped down for a position in Atlanta

New 490 capacity venue opens in Homestead to serve the growing wedding and banquet industry

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners have announced that the County will be spearheading relief efforts for the residents of The Bahamas, where many islands have been hit hard by Hurricane Dorian’s devastating strength.

Friday and Saturday; Volunteers Needed to Sort Thousands of Pounds of Food

A 31-year-old Homestead man was arrested Monday afternoon after Deputies and Monroe County Fire Rescue Firefighters were called to a fire on the 28000 block of Dorothy Avenue on Little Torch Key.

In light of the expected impacts of Hurricane Dorian, the City of Homestead will offer sandbag distributions for residents on Friday, August 30, 2019 from

Through a decade of planning, the City of Homestead finds itself with a sound economic outlook while progressing to a successful downtown renaissance.

AT&T contractors and technicians throughout Miami-Dade have been on strike since last Thursday because of unfair labor conditions and no fair

At its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday August 21, Homestead City Council voted unanimously to review the City Charter for potential amendments.

This week and

National Weather Service officials have recertified Homestead, Florida as a StormReady community. The StormReady program helps community leaders and residents better prepare for hazardous weather and flooding. The City of Homestead was first certified as a StormReady community in 2012 for it…

At the August 21st Special Presentations, Councilwoman Patricia Fairclough announced that Somerset Academy South Homestead and Somerset Academy Oaks were recently designated as STEM schools —institutions which focus on science, technology, engineering, and math.

When you fill a large space to capacity with children in K-8 grades, add faculty, members of the local PTA, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) officials, representatives from the National PTA office, almost 100

A new Kiwanis club opened this week in Florida City to give community members the opportunity to help kids.

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 26 counties Wednesday in anticipation of a powerful hit from Hurricane Dorian during the Labor Day weekend.

The Florida Department of Education (FDE) has released its annual “report card” assessment of the state’s 3,600 public schools in academic performance and spending.

Most of Florida could see a wet Labor Day weekend, with the East Coast facing tropical-storm force or stronger winds from Tropical Storm Dorian.

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin the closures

Former NFL Players Michael Oher and Jamarca Sanford spoke to an eager crowd of 200 youngsters on Friday, August 16th at the Homestead YMCA Family Center.

The U.S. Marshals Service is seeking the public’s help in locating a man wanted for possession and distribution of cocaine charges in the Southern District of Florida.

By the time Marlen Weeks opened the public meeting at the KL Lion’s Club Tuesday night, there was standing room only.

Maybe you have heard of Operation Christmas Child and the annual shoebox

Now that the kids are heading back to school, join Biscayne National Park for a Marine Debris Cleanup. The park cleanups are scheduled during the day, so there is plenty of time to drop the kids off at school, join the volunteer fun, and be home in time for homework.

Florida nurse anesthetists have come out in strong support of a new law meant to curb opioid abuse and slammed doctors for “questioning” the

A Panhandle Republican is again asking the Florida House to repeal gun-related provisions of a law passed in 2018 after a mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

The past, present and future of Miami-Dade College, Homestead Campus gathered with Homestead City officials Wednesday August 7, 2019 at City Hall for the Property Transfer Signing Ceremony for the Miami-Dade College Student Success Center. Applause and standing ovations punctuated the event …

Sean Fletcher recently announced his candidacy for Homestead City Council seat #2 representing the Keys Gate neighborhood.

Rolle spoke of his personal experience of being born and raised in Homestead and how he joined the force 40 years ago after he was discharged from the military. He rose from patrolman to Captain and eventually Chief of Police in 1998.

Florida lawmakers violated a home-rule provision in the state Constitution by

A political committee seeking to pass a constitutional amendment that would expand Medicaid eligibility has decided to push back the proposal to 2022.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Florida Supreme Court to issue an advisory opinion on whether convicted felons must pay all fines and fees before their voting rights are restored under Amendment 4, the November 2018 ballot measure approved by 64.5 percent of state voters.

After a mass shooting in Texas intensified a partisan divide about immigration, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has decided to postpone a statewide “listening tour” focused on the controversial topic.