Midnight Curfew Brings Late Night Calm To South Beach
Tourists were left disappointed and surprised on the first night of South Beach's midnight curfew.
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Tourists were left disappointed and surprised on the first night of South Beach's midnight curfew.
"You know there is a safety issue, and there has been for a while," Megan Nazari said. "But to be honest with you, I think we're a little bit far removed from what's going on."
In an effort to put the brakes on the rowdy late night, sometimes violent, behavior of the spring break crowds on Miami Beach, a curfew will go into effect this weekend.
Miami Beach commissioners unanimously approved the state of emergency on Tuesday, a move the group says is necessary to control the large Spring Break crowds that continue to flock to the area.
So, now that the City of Miami Beach has issued a state of emergency and implemented a curfew, what does that mean to spring breakers, visitors and residents?
As violence surrounding spring break continues, Miami Beach City Commissioners are discussing extending the upcoming curfew.
Miami Beach is trying to put the brakes on rowdy late-night spring break behavior by instituting a new curfew that begins Thursday and lasts through the weekend.
After a busy spring break weekend marred by two shootings in the entertainment district, Miami Beach is taking action.
One man has been arrested in connection to a shooting on South Beach early Monday morning, it was the second shooting in the entertainment district in as many days.
Miami Beach Police are trying to find out who shot and killed a man in an apartment building early Monday morning.
A preliminary report by the NTSB reveals the helicopter that crashed off Miami Beach began to shake violently then lost engine power.
New rules for spring breakers heading to Miami Beach go into effect Thursday, and one environmental group is gearing up to help keep the beach clean and protect turtles during their nesting season.
A Lyft driver is accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger on Miami Beach.
New rules for spring breakers heading to Miami Beach go into effect over the next several days.
Looks like last call on Miami Beach won't be changing during spring break.
A 75-year-old woman who crashed her car into a Miami Beach restaurant's outdoor patio, killing one man and injuring eight others, will not face any criminal charges.
The City of Miami Beach is passing new rules and amping up enforcement in an effort to curb disruptive spring break crowds.
A popular spring break hot spot, the Clevelander Hotel on Miami Beach, is fighting back against the city's latest alcohol ban.
One person is dead and six others have been injured after a car drove into diners at a Miami Beach restaurant.
Miami Beach city commissioner's voted Wednesday night to prohibit the sale of alcohol after 2 a.m. between March 7th and March 21st.
Passengers Morgan Geller, a local attorney, and Rachelle Arkin are in fair condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
First responders said the people who rushed to help three people aboard a helicopter that crashed off Miami Beach over the weekend helped save their lives.
The chopper came crashing down Saturday into the water near Ocean Drive between 9 and 11 Street.
Two people had to be rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital after a helicopter crashed near Miami Beach swimmers on Saturday afternoon.
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The vote comes a week after the White House peeled off GOP support for a similar measure in the Senate.
A woman was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Brownsville on Wednesday morning, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
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