Grass fire near Krome Avenue under control, officials say
Firefighters made significant progress in containing a grass fire near Krome Avenue and SW 8th Street in Southwest Miami-Dade on Wednesday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
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Firefighters made significant progress in containing a grass fire near Krome Avenue and SW 8th Street in Southwest Miami-Dade on Wednesday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Austin Carter reports all southbound U.S. 27/Okeechobee Road traffic is being forced onto southbound Krome Avenue.
Three people were injured in the crash.
Trish Christakis reports the driver drove the truck away from the gas station as the fire rapidly spread.
It's burning along Krome Avenue and SW 9th Street.
Krome Avenue between Kendall Drive and SW 8th Street has reopened for traffic after being closed for two days due to a large, smoky brush fire.
A large, smoky fire has forced the temporary closure of Krome Avenue between Kendall Drive and SW 8th Street.
A large, smoky fire has forced the temporary closure of Krome Avenue between Kendall Drive and SW 8th Street.
A small plane made an emergency landing just north of Krome Avenue and US 27th on Tuesday morning.
There was an unexpected and upsetting ending in the case of a man who killed three people on Krome Avenue in West Miami-Dade 4 years ago.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident in Southwest Miami-Dade Thursday morning.
Fire crews returned to the scene where a brush fire burned 400 acres in southwest Miami-Dade the day before.
Miami-Dade Fire crews are battling a blaze that has burned hundreds of acres in southwest Miami-Dade.
A woman and child died after a truck plunged into a canal on SW 8th Street about three miles west of SW 177th Avenue/Krome Avenue.
Hundreds of acres have been torched by a swift moving brush fire in southwest Miami-Dade.
A brush fire is blazing through Southwest Miami-Dade, stretching nearly 300 acres according to the Florida Forest Service.
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Homestead Police are searching for a driver who hit and killed a bicyclist and sped off early Saturday morning.
Homestead Police are searching for a driver who hit and killed a bicyclist and sped off early Saturday morning.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue divers rescued a man trapped inside a tractor trailer early Saturday morning. Monday they talked about the rescue.
Miami-Dade firefighters rescued a man trapped inside a tractor trailer early Saturday morning.
A local organization honored the lives lost and those who have saved lives on Krome Avenue in West Miami-Dade.
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"Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health," said a study author.
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Another cold front is headed for South Florida, and that will once again send temperatures tumbling across the region.
Minute Maid's parent company, Coca-Cola, says it's ending production of its frozen juice concentrates, including orange juice.
Investigators have a message for the person who made a hoax phone call reporting an armed person at Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade - there will be consequences.
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