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Kids in Peril Post Special Investigation
Florida camps are completely unregulated. Nobody knows how many operate here. Nobody checks up on the people who run them. As a result, children have suffered profound harm, a Palm Beach Post investigation has ...
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Cerabino Boca aviation official grounded after suggesting that airport doesn’t need federal money
It's ironic that former Boca Raton councilman Dave Freudenberg has been vanquished from the inner circle controlling the Boca Raton Airport.It was Freudenberg, when he was head of the Boca Raton Pilots Association 15 years ago, who led the push to get a control tower at the airport for safety reasons. And it was Freudenberg this year who was the lone voice on the seven-member airport board ...
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State proposes listing to let parents check on summer camp worker backgrounds
Parents may soon have a way to know whether their children's summer camp workers have undergone criminal background screenings as required by state law.Under a proposed rule being crafted by the Department of Children and Families, summer camps in Florida would be required to post information about their camps in an online database. But to get on the list, camps first would have to prove ...
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Two South Florida locals get ready to aid tornado victims in Oklahoma
An aerial view of Briarwood Elementary that was damaged in Monday's tornado Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Oklahoma. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening an entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Tony ...
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Reunited Dad Son We Just Praise God
David Wheeler spent an agonizing three hours looking for his son Gabriel, who was one of the last rescued from the rubble of Briarwood Elementary after a massive tornado blew through. (May ...
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Water District Executive Director Meeker resigns no reason given
Melissa Meeker, the executive director of the South Florida Water Management District, has resigned.Meeker, who has headed the district for two years, cited no reason for her departure in her resignation letter to Gov. Rick Scott, Herschel Vinyard, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and district staff. District spokesman Randy Smith referred all questions to the ...
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Man leads cops on chase then tries to hit officer with his car before being arrested
A 31-year-old man is in the county jail today after he led police on a chase, hit an officer with his car, and then told the officer that the cocaine he found was actually homemade breath mints, Delray Beach Police say.Lawrence Fleury of Delray Beach was arrested early today on charges including aggravated battery on an officer, possession of marijuana and resisting an officer.Police were ...
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AP Top Stories May 21 P
Here's the latest news for Tuesday, May 21st: Oklahoma's governor pledges rebuilding after tornado; Apple CEO takes on tax critics; Arizona woman seeks to avoid death penalty; Is the pope an ...
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Coral Reef High students earn summer internship at FIU
Florida International University . The internship will include hands-on access to agroecology workshops at the university’s organic garden, special guest lectures, professional development, specialized labs, pesticide remediation, field stations and field trips. Students will also receive a $500 ...
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‘Zombie’ attack victim may spend rest of life in Miami-Dade nursing home
Ronald Poppo listens to Heat games through a portable radio, but he’ll never watch TV again. He’s relearning how to play guitar, but he has lost interest in reconnecting with his family. Poppo’s doctors offer to give him prosthetic eyes and rebuild his chewed-off nose, but he turns them down. “He’s blind, so he can’t see what he looks like now, and it ...
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5 things to know in Florida for May 22
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.FACE-CHEWING VICTIM CONTINUES RECOVERY IN MIAMIA homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care. Ronald Poppo ...
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Undocumented immigrant spared deportation allowed to remain for one year
Rene Rivas was about to be deported in the dark of night, at 4 a.m.But that was last week.Seven days later, on Monday, the undocumented immigrant was released from an immigration lock-up and allowed to work legally and live openly with his wife and children in Miami for a year. The roller-coaster story of this 41-year-old construction worker from Durango, Mexico, is anything but common as ...
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Miami-Dade non-profit offers free hearing screenings this week
Audiologist Maria Ortiz gets ready to test 10-year-old Vincent Feola's hearing during the Hearing and Speech Center of Florida's open house Tuesday. The free hearings continue this week. (Vincent's hearing turned out just ...
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Floridas longest serving death row inmate dies
RAIFORD, Fla. -- A man who has been on death row longer than any other inmate in Florida has died in prison.The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/16L6tVt) reports that Gary Alvord died Sunday at the Union Correctional Institution in Raiford.A spokeswoman confirmed the death but could not provide details, including whether Alvord's body was claimed by relatives or whether he will be buried on ...
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Philbin I Thought The Guys Practiced Fast
. I think they were three excellent choices and the three of them are well deserving of the award. With that, we can open up for questions." (On ...
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Its Super Bowl XIX all over again for San Francisco and Miami
Super Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium. Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers. January 20, 1985 San Francisco 49ers fans can remember the first and only Super Bowl played in the Bay Area like it was yesterday. Now, more than 30 years later, one of the hottest sporting events on the planet returns to the Bay in 2016. In the years since, other metropolitan areas have reaped the economic benefit of ...
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Survivors recount massive tornado
The deadly tornado that destroyed parts of Moore, Okla., will likely be among the costliest twisters in U.S. history. Here are the 10 most expensive tornadoes since ...
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Miami-Dade commissioners vote to overhaul sewer system
The Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to spend billions of dollars to overhaul the county's sewer system, avoiding more delays and possibly millions in fines, and prompting a raise in monthly water and sewer rates to pay for ...
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Broward superintendent defends privatization plan
Robert Runcie, the superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, on Tuesday defended his plan to privatize the district's construction and facilities department and lay off 35 employees in the ...
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Bankruptcy judge rejects Renzis efforts to stop foreclosures on Miami condo projects
Developer Renzo Renzis attempt to stop foreclosure auctions on two Miami condominium projects through Chapter 7 filings has failed. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurel Isicoff granted a motion by an affiliate of Miami Beach-based developer Crescent Heights to continue pursuing its foreclosure lawsuit against Renzis Beacon at Brickell Village, Beacon Developer Partners and Blue on Coral Way. Renzis ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 21
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Your Weather Photos May 2013
Severe weather took place throughout South Florida on May 20. A flood watch remains in effect until 10 p.m. for Eastern Miami-Dade & Broward Counties on May 21. NBC 6 viewers sent in pictures from their neighborhood. Send us your pictures by emailing to iSee@nbc6.com or on Twitter/Instagram with ...
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Lawsuits Against Former Schools Police Chief District Settled
Charles Hurley submitted his letter of resignation on Feb. 8, a district official confirmed to NBC 6 on Wednesday. The Miami-Dade Schools Police chief was demoted after two female officers filed lawsuits in January claiming that he sexually harassed them, and then retaliated against them after they refused his advances. Officers Deanna Fox-Williams and Yewande Gibson spoke with NBC 6 in January. ...
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Broward judges Twitter use ruffles Public Defender
The Twitter account of Broward Circuit Judge Matthew Destry seems to have ruffled the feathers of Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein. Destry's messages themselves are anything but controversial. He rarely posts more than once a day, and his posts appear to be going up during breaks in ...
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Floridians get more than $8.6B from mortgage settlement
The historic settlement involving the nation's five largest mortgage lenders has so far helped nearly 112,000 struggling Florida homeowners for an average $77,341 in relief, according to a new report released ...
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Miami's zoo gets new name and upgrade
Zoo Miami is the name of our city’s zoo for marketing purposes, this important public resource is officially 30 years old, but has a history that starts long before 1980. Miami News.net has chosen the zoo as its feature on Miami in this milestone year for the facility.
Zoo Miami is the new name of one of the most famous, most visited and most award-winning zoo’s in the United States. Consistently rated among the top ten zoos in the country, many Miami residents may not realize what an immense resource this facility is to the city. In 2010 the zoo turned 30, but its roots can be traced back much further, in this landmark year for Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens (the official new name of the centre) Miami News.net pays homage to the only sub-tropical zoo in North America. Read more
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