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Coconut Grove woman to appear in People magazine for campaign
Alison Thompson has a headache or other bodily pain, it’s not from a stressful day at the office. The Coconut Grove-based volunteer humanitarian has been called into action time and time again over the years, from the Sept. 11 attacks and Asian tsunami to the Haitian earthquake and Superstorm Sandy.See the native Aussie’s deserved moment in the sun in an advertorial running Monday in ...
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DCF investigator may have falsified report
MIAMI -- Authorities say a child abuse investigator may have falsified the substance abuse screening of a South Florida mother who later left her baby to die in a hot car.Based on Shani Smith's report last fall, officials determined it was not necessary to protect 11-month-old Bryan Osceola or his siblings from his parents. Then last week authorities say the child's mother, Catalina ...
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Summer travel forecast Better but no blowout
NEW YORK -- The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic.But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the best it can likely hope for is another summer of steady, but ...
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I-5 bridge collapse survivor You hold on
The sudden closure of westbound lanes on the bridge came after restricting heavy vehicles on the roadway caused supply problems in Key ...
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Retired BSO deputy accused of strangling wife reaches deal
A retired Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was shot in the head during a traffic stop in 2007 has reached a deal that could lead to his domestic violence charges being ...
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Wheelchair Lift out of Wis. Promises More Access
An elementary school principal has inspired the University of Wisconsin-Madison to create a new wheelchair lift that could help make more places wheelchair accessible. The invention process began three years ago when the principal at Emerson Elementary School in Madison, Karen Kepler, told a school donor her biggest wish was for her building to become accessible to everyone. All four ...
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Hurricane center Beware of the storm surge
By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. Storm surge is the hurricane hazard that poses the greatest threat to life and property. It is the abnormal rise in sea water during a hurricane, and it can happen ...
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Miami-Dade Police Investigating Double Homicide
Police said that two men were found dead inside a house at 10203 NW 12th Ave. after police received an anonymous call about a check on the welfare of the individuals inside the ...
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Camera Captures Miami Beach Police Saving Suicidal Man
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Miami Beach Police officers are being credited with saving a suicidal man from jumping off a roof of a South Beach parking garage. The 50-minute ordeal happened Tuesday at the garage on 16th Street and Collins Ave., according to the police ...
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Sketchy tow truck drivers flout new Broward law | Map of hot spots
Tow truck drivers are leaving misery in their exhaust fumes, operating in frequent and flagrant violation of a new Broward law meant to protect drivers from towing abuses, a Sun Sentinel investigation has found. The newspaper analyzed more than three years' worth of official towing data, reviewed consumer complaints and interviewed tow truck drivers and motorists and found the county rife ...
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Taxi Driver Recovering After He Says Passengers Attacked Him
Taxi driver Joseph Gutierrez de Pineres was attacked when he went to collect the fare from two female passengers while driving his cab. He fought them and jumped ...
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Fur flies over cat dissections in Palm Beach schools
It's the yucky part of high school science classes - dissecting frog organs or slicing open a stretched-out earthworm. But in Palm Beach ...
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Wicked Witch acquitted as kids learn about justice in mock trial
Ding, dong, the witch is not guilty. Because because because because becaaaaause… she's insane.That was the verdict reached by a jury of students after a mock trial using the plot of "Oz the Great and Powerful" as the basis of an attempted murder trial at St. Anthony Catholic School ...
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Birdman an unlikely difference-maker for Miami in more ways than one
Greg Nelson/SI MIAMI -- The Mohawk had been lacquered and spiked while Chris "Birdman'' Andersen was making his large yet minimalist impact on Game 1 of the Eastern finals Wednesday night. On Thursday after practice he and his hair were more relaxed. The hair lay tousled along the top of his head like a strip of highway median. His tattooed skin was like cheerful pop-art ...
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Delray wins honors as Best Restored Beach
Add another title to the Most Fun Small Town in America: 'Best Restored Beach' for 2013.The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association bestowed the award ...
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Hero prom teens say crash changed their lives - and driving
Western High students, from left; Frank Tucker, 17, Amanda Santos, 18, Ashley Wolf, 18, Brittany Carel, 18, and Krista Pulcini, 17, receive awards from the Weston Rotary Club for helping at a roadside crash while on their way to their high school ...
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One accused one sought in shooting that might leave man paralyzed
North Lauderdale , and another man were playing a dice game outside the Champion Food Store, at 2409 NW 15th Court, about 1 a.m. May 16, shortly before the shooting.According to ...
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Time to raise the bar for Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill
The Dolphins have only produced one losing record in 12 seasons the team had a starting quarterback produce an 85-plus passer rating the past three ...
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Marlins Face White Sox In Chicago Friday
MIAMI (AP) — Even though John Danks is about to begin his seventh season in the majors, he admits he will have some nerves heading into his first outing in more than a year for the Chicago White Sox. Danks will make his first start since arthroscopic shoulder surgery in Friday night’s opener of a three-game home set against the Miami Marlins. The left-hander last pitched May 19, ...
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Service dogs help keep anxiety level low for veterans
Veteran Moises Castro hugs his service dog, Salsa, inside the 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast offices in Lantana. Castro served in Kuwait from 2005-2006 and returned home experiencing three to four seizures a day, PTSD, panic attacks, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2010. "Salsa" has had a tremendous impact on Moises' quality of life. (Richard Graulich/The Palm Beach ...
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Raw Utah Teen Arrested in Death of His Brothers
A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said. (May ...
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NextEra Energy annual meeting elicits zero questions from shareholders
For the first time in its history, NextEra Energy, Florida Power & Light's parent company, Thursday held its annual shareholder meeting outside of Florida at the Renaissance Hotel ballroom in Dallas.Another first was the lack of questions from shareholders at the meeting. When Jim Robo, Next Era CEO and President, called for questions, there was not a single one. The meeting was ...
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St. Mary’s Bethesda among hospitals pledging no 2014 request for Medicaid-transition cash
As Gov. Rick Scott considered budget vetoes last week, some of the state's best-known hospitals, including St. Mary's Medical Center and Bethesda Memorial Hospital, feared he would slice $65 million that lawmakers had set aside to help the industry move to a new Medicaid payment system.So hospital chief executives from across the state sent nearly identical letters to Scott that ...
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Fla. using federal grant money to settle lawsuit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida is dipping into a high-profile federal grant designed to improve the state's schools in order to end a bitter contract dispute.Education Commissioner Tony Bennett earlier this month agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against his department by a Tallahassee-based technology company.The Department of Education is paying $1.25 million to Infinity Software ...
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12 sentenced in South Florida grow house operation
MIAMI -- A dozen people have been sentenced in a South Florida grow house operation that ended after the murder of a man suspected of stealing their marijuana, federal prosecutors said Thursday.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami, Derrick Santiesteban, whose family ran the operation, was sentenced to life in prison for drug distribution, money laundering and kidnapping with ...
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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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