Manny Diaz Jr.

It’s been over five months since express lanes along the Palmetto Expressway first began collecting tolls from drivers. Before it went the way of many expressways across Miami-Dade, the major highway was once seen as a free safe haven for the nearly quarter million drivers who take it. The 13-mile stretch of tolls drew immediate protests and even forced...

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has announced a set of changes that will be made to the Palmetto Expressway. Officials say the project will help reduce congestion on the freeway.

On Monday, State Representatives will introduce a bill that would eliminate express lanes on the Palmetto and prohibit tolls from being created on the highway.

NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia has the latest info for drivers – as well as what those opposed to the changes are saying.

A former substitute teacher accused of sexually abusing girls was able to get a teaching license after being fired for similar allegations. The NBC 6 Investigators expose a problem that could allow substitute teachers to slip under the radar.

A pilot was identified Saturday after dying in a crash. NBC 6 Reporter Darryl Forges has the story.

White supremacist David Duke’s appearance in Louisiana’s final U.S. Senate debate ahead of next week’s election derailed much of the event Wednesday, with opponents trashing him, the debate moderator struggling to keep him within time limits and angry protesters chanting outside the building. The debate took place at historically black Dillard University. Duke’s presence there sparked protests by students and...

In a 36-71 vote largely across party lines, the Florida House of Representatives struck down a motion to consider a bill that would ban assault rifles.

A man accused of threatening to kill a Florida lawmaker because he’s “fed up with the Republican party” had to be escorted out of a courtroom after he went on a rant at a hearing Thursday.

Authorities say a Georgia state trooper was shot in a police chase in suburban Atlanta....
The Georgia State Patrol department said in an email that the trooper and a suspect were shot in the pursuit Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 75 in Marietta. The trooper and suspect were taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Their conditions were unknown but Jen Talaber, a spokeswoman...

Some 16,000 Muslims from the United States are in Saudi Arabia this week to perform the hajj pilgrimage, one of Islam’s most sacred experiences. If the hajj is performed with sincere intentions, Muslims believe it can wipe away past sins, purify the soul and alleviate worldly stresses. This year, however, Muslims say they have never been more anxious traveling abroad...