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Public Safety

Miami mayor pledges to end ICE agreement affecting Coconut Grove policing

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.

August 4, 2026 · 2 min read

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Coast Guard rescues 10 from sinking boat near Rickenbacker Causeway

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.

August 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Public Safety

Coast Guard, MDFR rush boy mauled in Bimini to Ryder Trauma Center

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.

July 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Colorized electron microscope image of a single green Vibrio vulnificus bacterium with flagella.

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First Florida Vibrio death of 2026 confirmed as lobster miniseason opens in local waters

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.

July 29, 2026 · 3 min read

FEMA interactive flood map showing blue-shaded flood hazard zones overlaid on satellite imagery of a coastal area.

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Key Biscayne's flood maps are 16 years old, and FEMA still hasn't replaced them

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.

July 16, 2026 · 3 min read

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Public Safety

Miami Commission approves $450 million public safety bond for November ballot

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.

July 10, 2026 · 2 min read

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Public Safety

Miami commissioners to vote Thursday on maintenance fund, condition review for aging fire stations

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.

July 8, 2026 · 2 min read