Katherine Fernandez-Rundle

A man who was found guilty of fleeing after causing a fatal crash has been jailed in Miami after he fled the country to escape his sentence more than twenty years ago. Christover Harvey was arrested on January 31, 1999 after fleeing the scene following a car crash that killed three people.  Darlin Bueno, Becky Ballestas Marquez and Maria Arandaans,…

Former North Miami Beach Commissioner Frantz Pierre has plead guilty to bribery charges after allegedly accepting money from a strip club owner in exchange for a commission vote on a business license two years ago. Pierre plead guilty to accepting $12,500 from the strip club owner and also plead guilty to stealing $2,000 from the city through a fraudulent grant….

Jackie Nespral sits down with State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle to talk about her vision for reform on this segment of NBC 6 Impact.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle held on to her position during Tuesday night’s election – in a race that focused primarily on police reform. Rundle defeated former Miami-Dade Prosecutor Melba Pearson, with nearly 62% of the vote after 820 of 860 precincts reported their results. It was the seventh election win in a row for Fernandez Rundle, who has held…

A new state attorney could be decided in Miami-Dade County Tuesday night, as former prosecutor Melba Pearson looks to unseat someone who was her boss for 16 years – Miami-Dade State Attorney Kathy Fernandez-Rundle. Rundle has been state attorney for nearly three decades. She says with all that’s happened this spring and summer, now is the time for what she…

With Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Melba Pearson as the only ones on the ballot for Miami-Dade State Attorney, the choice of voters Tuesdays is final. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports.

A North Bay Village Commissioner has resigned after pleading guilty to extortion and exploitation charges, Miami-Dade County’s State Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. According to State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, former commissioner Andreana Jackson solicited at least $13,500 from local businesses to support a 2017 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) event at Treasure Island Elementary School. Investigators say Jackson was…

Documentary filmmaker Billy Corben’s viral social media video criticizing the Miami-Dade State Attorney up for reelection is legal and not electioneering, according to one of Miami’s most well-known election finance experts.

Any time you’re on social media — you’ll find a lot of political opinions. But not everyone is a documentary filmmaker with a reach like Billy Corben. He’s known for criticizing South Florida politicians, but one campaign thinks he’s gone too far. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

In her 27 years as Miami-Dade State Attorney, incumbent Katherine Fernandez Rundle has never brought charges against a police officer for an on-duty killing. Now, a wave of protests after a Minneapolis man died in police custody sparked a national conversation that could shake up what once was a sleepy reelection race. The challenger, Melba Pearson, plans to make Fernandez…

One very important election will be decided in just two months: the Miami-Dade State Attorney. Incumbent Katherine Fernandez Rundle is being challenged by one of her former employees. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

One very important election will be decided in just two months: the Miami-Dade State Attorney. Incumbent Katherine Fernandez-Rundle is being challenged by one of her former employees. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

Miami-Dade County’s State Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday it would not prosecute any protester arrested for violating the countywide curfew. The announcement came after thousands took to the streets of South Florida over the last two weeks, protesting against police brutality. In a statement, State Attorney Katherine Rundle said she sees “no value” in prosecuting protesters, and plans to...

Black Lives Matter protests continue in South Florida. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports.

Officials with the city of Miami Gardens joined the Miami-Dade State Attorney to announce a plan aimed to help reduce crime in the area. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reports.

A Florida City Police Department corporal was arrested Friday on charges of official misconduct for allegedly lying during the arrest of a suspected drug dealer.

A Miami-Dade Corrections officer was accused of raping a woman he supervised while she was on house arrest, prosecutors said Friday.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a Friday statement that authorities can’t “visually or microscopically” distinguish marijuana from hemp, which only has trace amounts of the psychoactive compound.

Here are some of the past week’s past stories from the NBC 6 Weekend Digest:

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office says it will no longer be prosecuting misdemeanor marijuana possession cases “barring exceptional circumstances,” citing the costs to test the drug after the passage of Florida’s new hemp law.