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🌱 Multi-vehicle crash in Homestead blocks lanes and triggers medical response

Hello again Homestead! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Multi-vehicle crash in Homestead blocks lanes and triggers medical response
  • Could Amazon owe millions over its warehouse near Homestead?
  • Homestead arrest follows workplace stabbing that left one man airlifted

Also on today's calendar: Grouper Opener Party and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 85 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Saturday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 87, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Multi-Vehicle Crash Blocks Lanes, Emergency Response for Heart Pain (thelegaladvocate.com) — A multi-vehicle crash in Homestead late Thursday afternoon blocked lanes and drew a rapid emergency response after someone at the scene reported heart pain. Details on injuries and the exact number of vehicles are still emerging, and authorities say more information will be released as it becomes available.
   

2. Miami-Dade wants to hold Amazon accountable for closing warehouse near Homestead (therealdeal.com) — Miami-Dade County is moving to enforce its agreement with Amazon over a warehouse near Homestead that’s closing for a two-year retrofit, potentially triggering millions in penalties tied to promised jobs. Local officials say they want Amazon to keep its job commitments, while the company works to transfer affected workers and plans to reopen the facility in 2028.
   

3. Deputies: 19-year-old man claims self-defense after co-worker's stabbing (local10.com) — A 19-year-old man was arrested in Homestead after deputies say he stabbed a co-worker during a workplace dispute in south Miami-Dade. The victim was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center, and the suspect, who claims self-defense, now faces a second-degree attempted murder charge.
   

4. FIFA President Gianni Infantino Headlines 2026 Commencement Speakers Lineup (mdcthereporter.com) — Miami Dade College students at the Homestead campus will see FIFA President Gianni Infantino headline their April 25 commencement ceremony shared with Wolfson and Medical campuses. Other MDC graduations that day will feature Florida’s education commissioner and billionaire investor Orlando Bravo, reflecting the college’s growing ties to global sports and technology industries.
   

5. From Andrew to now: Transit, jobs and housing fuel growth across south Miami-Dade (wlrn.org) — Major new investments are reshaping South Dade, with Homestead seeing aerospace growth around Homestead Air Reserve Base, a planned Sports Performance Hub and stadium, and job-creating companies moving in. Local leaders tout new transit, housing, and jobs while also pushing safeguards like thematic zoning and job agreements to protect neighborhood character and ensure residents benefit from the boom.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • Sunshine State Book Club
    Naranja Branch Library , 14850 SW 280th St , Homestead
    11:00 am
    • Saturday April 18
  • 14th Annual Addison Mizner Awards Ceremony
    Biltmore Hotel , 1200 Anastasia Avenue , Coral Gables
  • 14th Annual Addison Mizner Awards
    Biltmore Hotel , 1200 Anastasia Avenue , Coral Gables
  • Saturday Morning Walking Tours
    Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida Coral Gables, FL 33114
    9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hoy me elegí otra vez.
    Me repito que sí puedo, que mi cuerpo merece cuidado, mi mente merece paz y mis sueños merecen disciplina. Cada paso, cada gota de esfuerzo y cada… (Nextdoor Ventanas Del Sol)
  • Good afternoon my lovelies 😘
    Listen to me. "YOU" YEA "YOU" are the only one getting in your way. The fears you keep ruminating about.The stories you keep concocting to… (Nextdoor Mandarin Lakes)
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Homestead. Apply here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Homestead

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.