Focus on South Florida — Commissioner Michelle Spence Jones
Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence Jones speaks out about her own ordeal with the legal system and the city’s problems.
View ArticleCommission Ousts Exposito,Top Commander Resigns
MIAMI (CBS4) – The Miami City Commission has voted 3-2 to terminate Miguel Exposito’s tenure as the Miami Police Chief. The vote came after more than 19 hours of debate over Exposito’s decision to...
View ArticleSpence Jones Claims Defamation, Plans To Sue State Attorney
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Having tried and failed twice to convict Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones on public corruption charges, the State Attorney’s Office in Miami-Dade may soon find itself in...
View ArticleResidents Call On Community Leaders To End Gang Violence In Liberty City
MIAMI (CBS4) – There’s a call for action to curb the escalating gang violence that has claimed lives, put people in the hospital and terrorized Liberty City and surrounding communities. There’s been a...
View ArticleGroup Revived To Chase Chickens Out Of Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — For residents of Little Haiti and Overtown, a chicken invasion is driving them nuts. What are they to do? Call the Chicken Busters, of course. CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald...
View ArticleSpence-Jones Files Suit Against Miami’s Mayor, State Attorney
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, who was acquitted of corruption charges last year, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against those who accused her of wrongdoing. The...
View ArticleSpence-Jones To Run For Another City Commission Term
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Eight years ago, Michelle Spence-Jones was elected to the Miami City Commission. She plans to run for re-election again, despite an embattled past, reports CBS4 news partner The...
View ArticleExclusive: Movie Director Billy Corben Makes PSA About Teen Violence
NORTH MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) – A South Florida movie director known nationwide for films including “Cocaine Cowboys,” “Broke” and “The U” is making a Public Service Announcement aimed at curbing teen...
View ArticleSpence-Jones, Rev. Dunn Square Off In Court
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones and Reverend Richard Dunn squared off in court on Monday. Dunn filed a lawsuit to prevent Spence-Jones from serving a third term in office. After...
View ArticleMichelle Spence-Jones Denied Chance At Third Term In Office
MIAMI (CBS4) – A Miami judge has banned Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones from seeking a third term in office. The ruling came down from Circuit Court Judge Jorge E. Cueto Tuesday in favor of...
View ArticleReport: Judge In Spence-Jones Case Once Investigated Her
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The intrigue surrounding whether Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones can seek a third term took another turn Friday when CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald discovered the judge...
View ArticleMichelle Spence-Jones Uses City Staff For Campaign-Style Rally
MIAMI (CBS4) - There were prayers, gospel songs and fiery speeches Wednesday as Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones took her battle for a third term in office out of the courthouse and into a...
View ArticleCourt Rules Spence-Jones Can’t Seek Third Term
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones will not be able to run for a third term according to a ruling issued by the 3rd District Court of Appeal Wednesday. Spence-Jones was out of...
View ArticleSpence-Jones Lawsuit Against Miami Mayor Tossed
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A federal judge has dismissed former Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones lawsuit filed about a year ago against Mayor Tomas Regalado, Katherine Fernandez Rundle and others. U.S....
View ArticleConvicted Reverend Wants Record Expunged
MIAMI (CBSMiami/Herald) – The Reverend Gaston Smith was convicted of looting public grant money, but he wants to erase that conviction and his arrest from the public record during a Friday hearing. In...
View ArticleMiami Pastor Who Looted Public Funds Regains Status As Convicted Felon
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Liberty City minister convicted of using public grant money for personal pleasure, including fun in Las Vegas, has rolled snake eyes in his bid to have his record erased. In 2010,...
View ArticleFmr. Miami Lake Mayor: “The Law Is On My Side.”
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_0701201518211200000AA.mp4 Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI LAKES (CBSMiami) — Former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi filed a second lawsuit on...
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