Island news for Key Biscayne and the Grove.
Island news for Key Biscayne and the Grove.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Miami's commission approved zoning changes July 23 to replace its oldest fire station with a modern 24,300-square-foot facility, while a $450 million public safety bond heads to the Nov. 3 ballot affecting Coconut Grove voters.
Public Safety
Florida's second Vibrio vulnificus death of 2026 has been confirmed in Marion County, and Miami-Dade now has two cases as lobster season keeps local divers in Biscayne Bay waters during peak bacteria season.
Public Safety
The National Weather Service issued a high rip current risk advisory for Key Biscayne beaches from Thursday, Aug. 6 through Saturday morning, Aug. 8, warning that dangerous currents can sweep even strong swimmers into deeper water.
Public Safety
The South Florida Water Management District's 2026 king tide schedule puts Key Biscayne's first flooding window at Aug. 11–14, with tides expected about a foot above normal on the barrier island where FEMA flood zones cover most of the land.
Public Safety
Michael Simpson, 51, charged with attempted second-degree murder for allegedly shutting off a juvenile diver's air supply half a mile east of Fisher Island during lobster mini-season, was a member of Miami-Dade's Boater Safety and Bay Education Task Force.
Public Safety
Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins pledged to sign legislation ending the city's 287(g) ICE agreement, which governs how City of Miami Police — the primary law enforcement in Coconut Grove — handle immigration enforcement, with a commission vote expected in September.
Public Safety
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 10 people from a boat taking on water near the Rickenbacker Causeway on Friday night, July 31, towing the vessel to Dinner Key Marina with no injuries reported.
Public Safety
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported a 9-year-old boy to Ryder Trauma Center on Tuesday, July 28, after the U.S. Coast Guard airlifted him from Bimini, where a pack of dogs attacked him outside a business.
Public Safety
Florida's first Vibrio vulnificus death of 2026 heightens the risk for Key Biscayne and Coconut Grove residents entering local waters during the lobster miniseason on July 29–30, with Miami-Dade County already recording two confirmed cases this year.
Public Safety
Miami-Dade County's FEMA flood maps date to 2009 and preliminary replacements released in 2021 still lack an effective date, leaving Key Biscayne homeowners uncertain whether their properties will be reclassified into high-risk zones that trigger mandatory flood insurance.
Public Safety
The Miami City Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday, July 9, to place Mayor Eileen Higgins' $450 million Safe & Ready Miami bond on the Tuesday, November 3 ballot, funding new fire stations and a public safety headquarters that could upgrade aging emergency infrastructure across the city, including in Coconut Grove.
Public Safety
Miami commissioners vote Thursday, July 9, on two measures that would create a maintenance reserve fund and order a formal condition assessment of all city police and fire buildings, including Coconut Grove's 55-year-old Fire Station 8.
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