MIAMI — Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 98-90 loss to the Toronto Raptors (1-2) on Saturday night at FTX Arena to close its season-opening four-game homestand at a disappointing 1-3. The Heat now hits the road to begin a three-game West Coast trip…
State Department determines Venezuela is wrongfully detaining LA public defender
WASHINGTON — The State Department determined in recent days that Eyvin Hernandez, a 44-year-old deputy public defender from Los Angeles, is being wrongfully detained in Venezuela, U.S. officials and friends of the Hernandez family told McClatchy and th…
Will we see a tropical depression form soon near Bermuda? There’s a chance
MIAMI — A disturbance near Bermuda formed a well-defined center Monday afternoon and now has a high chance of turning into a tropical depression within the next several hours. Forecasters also have their eyes on the Atlantic waters north of Puerto Rico…
DeSantis is favored by most Hispanic voters — even some Florida Democrats, new poll shows
MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis has an advantage among Hispanic voters over his Democratic opponent Charlie Crist, according to a new poll for Telemundo/ LX News. A majority also said they supported the Republican governor’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic…
There’s a disturbance in the Atlantic and another might form north of Puerto Rico
Forecasters on Monday are watching a disturbance east of Bermuda and say there’s a chance another system could form north of Puerto Rico over the next few days. The disturbance, marked by an “X” on the hurricane center map, was around 200 miles east of…
Immigration authorities release some of the Cuban migrants detained in South Florida
MIAMI — Immigration authorities have begun releasing some of the Cuban migrants that were detained in South Florida last week, according to officials, activists and relatives of the detainees. The Miami Herald interviewed several of the Cuban migrants …
Chaotic, controversial NASCAR playoffs come to Homestead, where aggression is rewarded
Before practice began Saturday in Homestead, the NASCAR Cup Series’ controversies from a week earlier were still just about all anyone wanted to talk about at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bubba Wallace, one of the highest profile drivers in the Cup Series…
Wave of Cuban migrant detentions stoke fears that deportations to the island will resume
MIAMI — When Dachel Caballero headed to an appointment at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Miramar earlier this week, the 30-year-old Cuban man thought he’d go back home to his wife and newborn child. But once inside, Caballero kn…
How high was Hurricane Ian’s storm surge? These scientists hunt down the answer
The first thing James Fountain looks at in a hurricane-ravaged building is the ceiling fans. If the blades are pointing toward the floor, it’s a good sign the storm surge inside the building was high enough to touch the ceiling. That’s valuable informa…
Federal agent killed at gun range was shot by fellow agent in role-play scenario, sources say
MIAMI — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent killed at a West Miami-Dade gun range on Wednesday was accidentally shot by a fellow agent, Miami-Dade police said on Thursday. Multiple law enforcement sources told the Miami Herald that it happened…