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• Robert Loggia, movie and TV tough guy, dies at 85

  04-12-2015 23:59
  
  Robert Loggia, who played drug lords and mobsters and danced with Tom Hanks in "Big," has died, his wife Aubrey Loggia says. Aubrey Loggia said Loggia died Friday at his home in Los Angeles after a five year battle with Alzheimer's. He was 85.Loggia's rugged looks and voice suited his many character roles as gangsters or other shady characters. He was a Miami drug lord in "Scarface" and a Sicilian mobster in "Prizzi's Honor." He earned an Oscar nomination ...
  
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• Elderly Man Shot in Miami Gardens

  04-12-2015 23:46 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An elderly man was airlifted to the hospital after he was shot while sitting on his porch in Miami Gardens Friday afternoon, police said.Photo Credit: NBC6.com
  
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• Truck fire closes I-75 ramp

  04-12-2015 23:20
  
  The ramp from Interstate 75 to eastbound Interstate 595 in Davie was shut down Friday, after a small truck caught fire.
  
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• Man Killed in Little River Hit-and-Run

  04-12-2015 23:16 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating after a man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Little River just before midnight Friday.
  
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• TV viewers get look at home of couple behind massacre

  04-12-2015 23:08
  
  Viewers from around the world received an up-close glimpse of the Southern California shooters' home Friday after the landlord opened the doors and reporters broadcast live everything from the couple's dirty dishes to their Quran.
  
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• Beckham Group finds home for stadium in Overtown

  04-12-2015 23:04
  
  Miami Beckham United has secured a stadium development site for Major League Soccer in the City of Miami's historic Overtown neighborhood, the group announced Friday.
  
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• Serial Con Man Busted in Bal Harbor: Police

  04-12-2015 22:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A nationally known con man has been arrested in Bal Harbour after police say he posed as a professional gambler to swindle $20,000.Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Corrections
  
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• Gov. Scott's Jobs Chief Is Leaving In January

  04-12-2015 22:53
  
  Florida Governor Rick Scott attends a road expansion event at the Casa Maiz restaurant as he fields questions from reporters about climate change on March 9, 2015 in Hialeah, Florida. Recent reports indicate that the Florida governor allegedly issued orders for certain state agencies to not to use the term 'climate change' or 'global warming' in any official communications, emails, or reports.
  
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• Burglar Vandalizes Palm Beach Islamic Center

  04-12-2015 22:34 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating after a burglar caused extensive damage to a North Palm Beach Islamic Center early Friday.Photo Credit: North Palm Beach Police
  
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• Man caught on video robbing Miami gas station

  04-12-2015 22:27
  Police are searching for a man who was caught on surveillance video robbing a Miami gas station.The robbery happened Tuesday at the Shell station on Northwest 22nd Avenue.According to Miami police, a woman who was working at the cash register said she was dealing with customers when she looked up and saw the man walking toward her with a gun in his hand. He said, "Give me all the money," and took the $400 inside the cash register while pointing the gun at her head.The man then pointed the gun at
  
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• Security scare at PortMiami after passenger passes security without key card

  04-12-2015 21:59
  
  Passengers on the Norwegian Sky had to evacuate the ship after someone passed the security checkpoint without scanning their key card.
  
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• FBI: California shooting investigated as act of terrorism

  04-12-2015 21:51
  
  The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting in Southern California as an act of terrorism, while a U.S. law enforcement official revealed that the woman who helped her husband carry out the attack had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Facebook under an alias.
  
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• Norwegian Sky evacuated at PortMiami

  04-12-2015 21:45
  
  Miami-Dade police responded to reports of "suspicious activity" at PortMiami Friday, police spokesman Daniel Ferrin said.Norwegian Sky released a statement just after 3 p.m. saying that a passenger had cleared a pier-side security checkpoint, but boarded the Norwegian Sky without scanning their keycard.Cruise line officials said the ship was evacuated by Miami-Dade police and Customs and Border Protection officers and is undergoing a secondary security sweep as a precaution."We apologize for any
  
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• Hollywood police crack down on gas station skimmers

  04-12-2015 21:39
  
  Hollywood police along with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services were on the hunt for gas station skimmers Friday morning."We are finding a couple of them in the city," Sgt. Pablo Vanegas said.  As Local 10 News first showed you last month, skimmers are getting harder to detect and are inserted into the pumps, where they are not clearly visible."(The skimmer is) copying your information as you swipe your card," Vanegas explained.According to Miami-Dade police's Economic Crime
  
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• Mayor signs agreement with David Beckham to negotiate sale of Overtown land for soccer stadium

  04-12-2015 21:14
  
  David Beckham's search for a stadium site to place his Major League Soccer team may have gone into extra time, but it appears to have a happy ending.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez told Local 10 News reporter Glenna Milberg that he signed a non-binding letter of intent with Miami Beckham United to negotiate the purchase of land owned by the county.Beckham is expected to ink the deal on a four-acre site in Overtown.The deal would come after months of disappointments that saw Beckham get re
  
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• Police Searching for Missing Norland High Student

  04-12-2015 20:52 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami-Dade Schools Police are looking for a 16-year-old Norland Senior High School student who went missing.Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Schools Police
  
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• 2 Fort Lauderdale officers fired, another resigns

  04-12-2015 20:45
  
  Two Fort Lauderdale police officers have been fired and another turned in his resignation following an internal affairs investigation involving perjury, misconduct and falsifying reports.The Sun Sentinel reported Friday that Officer Billy Koepke and Sgt. Michael Florenco will challenge their dismissals. Officer Brian Dodge resigned.The officers were acquitted during an October trial. They were originally arrested in 2011, accused in a scheme to steal money from drug addicts and dealers during tr
  
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• FBI investigating killings as 'act of terrorism'

  04-12-2015 20:35
  
  The FBI says it is investigating the deadly mass shooting in California as an "act of terrorism." David Bowdich, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office, made the declaration at a news conference Friday in California.He also said the shooters attempted to destroy evidence, including crushing two cell phones and discarding them in a trash can. He said authorities continue to investigate the case to understand the motivations of the shooters and whether they were pla...
  
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• Barry Bonds Joins Marlins Coaching Staff

  04-12-2015 20:32 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Marlins unveiled their 2016 coaching staff on Friday which includes Barry BondsPhoto Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Wet weekend looms for South Florida

  04-12-2015 20:25
  
  Areas in South Florida are under a flood watch until Saturday morning, as heavy rain is expected to continue into the weekend.
  
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• Hollywood police officer mistakenly lets dog loose from man's home

  04-12-2015 20:04
  A man is searching for his beloved dog after a Hollywood police officer mistakenly entered his home Wednesday, causing the dog to run out.Sergio Petruno said he was shocked when he came home Wednesday night and found his back gate open and his 5-year-old dog, Lilly, who stays inside the house, gone.He said he had no clue what had happened until he found a note scrawled out on his dining room table from a Hollywood police officer. Apparently, police got a 911 call from a cellphone from someone sa
  
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• Holiday Zen

  04-12-2015 19:47
  
  I am so stressed during the holidays, sometimes I want to slap someone. And sometimes I want to slap myself because my holiday garland fell down again and now I have a huge hole in the wall and I need to plaster and paint and I haven't even bought one gift. In tonight's Lynner Beauty, we'll show you how to keep your holiday Zen... and look cute doing it.
  
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• Man accused of ripping off rich tourist arrested by Bal Harbour police

  04-12-2015 19:33
  
  Bal Harbour police have arrested a man who they believe is a serial con artist.Simon Gann, also known as Don Juan the Con Man, was arrested this week on charges of second-degree theft after an extensive investigation.According to detectives, Gann met a victim in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton South Beach on Sept. 4 while the victim was in South Florida for Labor Day weekend.Police said Gann told the victim and the victim's friend that he was a professional gambler and convinced the victim to fron
  
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• Beckham stadium finds home in Overtown

  04-12-2015 19:25
  
  Miami Beckham United has secured a stadium development site in the City of Miami's historic Overtown neighborhood.
  
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• Mayor says David Beckham signed off on stadium site in Overtown

  04-12-2015 19:10
  
  David Beckham's search for a stadium site to place his Major League Soccer team may have gone into extra time, but it appears to have a happy ending.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez told Local 10 News reporter Glenna Milberg that the legendary soccer icon signed off Thursday on a four-acre site in Overtown.Beckham is expected to announce the deal sometime Friday.The deal would come after months of disappointments that saw Beckham get rejected from sites at PortMiami, near the American Airl
  
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• Weather: Wet Weekend, More Rain Friday Midday

  04-12-2015 19:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  South Florida is off to a soggy start for Art Basel weekend with flood watches in effect. Erika Delgado says that as kids get out of school Friday, we may see another round of showers with a high of 78.
  
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• Team Coverage of South Florida Wet Weather

  04-12-2015 19:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami-Dade and Broward Counties are under flood watches as South Florida gets hit with severe, heavy rains. NBC 6 has team coverage with Julia Bagg, Michael Spears and meteorologist Erika Delgado.
  
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• Islamic Center vandalized in Palm Beach

  04-12-2015 19:00
  
  North Palm Beach Police are investigating after a Muslim place of worship was found badly vandalized, early Friday.
  
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• Fire breaks out at Miami-Dade County warehouse

  04-12-2015 18:57
  Employees at a Miami-Dade County warehouse were lucky to escape after a fire broke out inside the building.Video taken by Miami-Dade firefighters shows the damage inside the warehouse at 2900 NW 33rd Ave."There's no life hazard. It was evacuated upon arrival. We evacuated the building next door, so no injuries noted (and) we got the fire under control," Battalion Chief Paul Smith said.Employees made their way of the warehouse as crews worked to extinguish the flames."He said he was working in th
  
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• Danei Gordon extradited to Miami after August arrest in Connecticut

  04-12-2015 18:57
  A fugitive accused of killing a man in Miami two years ago has been extradited back to South Florida.Danei Gordon was arrested by U.S. marshals in Connecticut in August.Police said Gordon used a metal cooking pot to bludgeon Neville Smith to death in April 2013.Gordon faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of the 73-year-old man.The 21-year-old suspect appeared in Miami-Dade County bond court Friday. Judge Mindy Glazer ordered that he be held without bond.Follow Local 10 News on Twi
  
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• Bicyclist dies in Miami after fatal hit and run

  04-12-2015 18:53
  
  A man has died after he was struck and killed in the street in Miami, early Friday morning.
  
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• Beckham MLS Group Closing In on Overtown Deal: Mayor

  04-12-2015 18:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  After giving up on the approval process to build a Major League Soccer stadium near Marlins Park, David Beckham's group is now reportedly closing in on a deal that would bring a stadium to Overtown.Photo Credit: NBC6.com
  
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• Miami Marlins announce new coaches, Barry Bonds will be hitting coach

  04-12-2015 18:36
  
  The Miami Marlins have announced that former MLB star, Barry Bonds, will officially join the team as a hitting coach.
  
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• Outdoor ice skating rink opening at InterContinental Miami

  04-12-2015 18:34
  
  MIAMI, Fla. (WSVN) -- Just in time for the holidays, an outdoor ice-skating rink is opening in Downtown Miami on Friday."Miami On Ice" will be South Florida's only outdoor waterfront ice-skating rink. It will be located at the InterContinental Miami's outdoor bayview patio that overlooks the Biscayne Bay.The rink will have six inches of real ice. The venue opens on Friday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m.Performers from the Adriane Arsht Center's "Hip Hop Nutcracker" will have a po...
  
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• Woman Critically Hurt in Hit-and-Run Crash: BSO

  04-12-2015 17:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Broward Sheriff's Deputies are looking for a car that hit a woman in Pompano Beach then left her in the roadway, leaving her in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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• Man Killed in Little River Hit-and-Run: Reports

  04-12-2015 17:41 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating after a man was reportedly struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Little River just before midnight Friday.
  
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• Mom Scrubs Son's Face w/ Steel Wool Pad: Deputies

  04-12-2015 17:40 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Georgia mother is facing child cruelty charges after she allegedly tried to scrub makeup off of her 12-year-old son's face with a steel wool cleaning pad.
  
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• Head of Guatemalan soccer club arrested on Disney cruise ship

  04-12-2015 17:37
  
  The head of the Guatemalan soccer club, Hector Trujillo, was arrested Friday morning aboard a Disney cruise ship.Customs and Border Protection officers boarded the ship about 6 a.m. as it arrived in Port Canaveral and took Trujillo into custody.Trujillo was transferred into FBI custody and will make a court appearance later in the day in central Florida before he is taken to Brooklyn.Trujillo is among 16 new defendants charged in connection with the FIFA scandal that was revealed this summer.He
  
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• AP Source: Woman in shooting pledged allegiance to IS

  04-12-2015 17:36
  
  The woman who helped her husband kill 14 people at a holiday banquet for his county co-workers pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Facebook using an alias, then deleted the messages before the attack, a U.S. law enforcement official said Friday, providing the strongest evidence to date that the rampage may have been a terrorist attack.
   
  
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• Report: Beckham stadium in Overtown appears close

  04-12-2015 17:35
  
  David Beckham's search for a stadium site to place his MLS team may have gone into extra time, but it appears to have a happy ending.The Miami Herald reports that the legendary soccer icon is close to announcing a deal to build the stadium on a four acre site in Overtown.The deal would come after months of disappointments that saw Beckham get rejected from sites at PortMiami, near the American Airlines Arena and next to Marlins Park.According to the Herald, the site is located in a vacant lot of
  
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• Woman injured in Pompano Beach hit-and-run crash

  04-12-2015 17:26
  
  A woman was hospitalized early Friday after she was struck in a hit-and-run crash in Pompano Beach.The crash was reported about 12:45 a.m. at the intersection of Northwest Second Street and 31st Avenue.Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Gina Carter said the victim, Amanda Crews, 39, was struck by an older-model, full-size utility vehicle or pickup truck as she attempted to cross the street in the eastbound lanes.The impact sent Crews, who is from West Palm Beach, in a northeast direction where
  
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• Logic Plays Revolution Live

  04-12-2015 17:19
  
  Rapper Logic performs live at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, March 29th, 2016.The show is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.For tickets or more information click here.
  
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• Coming home: Miami introduces Richt as its football coach

  04-12-2015 17:14
  
  After 33 years, Mark Richt is home.Miami announced Richt as its football coach Friday, two days after striking a deal in principle with the former Georgia coach.
  
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• Less Than Jake Plays The Culture Room

  04-12-2015 17:13
  
  Less Than Jake performs live at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, March 19th and Sunday, March 20th, 2016.Both shows are scheduled to start at 7 p.m.For tickets or more information on Saturday's show click here.For tickets or more information on Sunday's concert click here.
  
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• Police search for missing Miami teen with depression

  04-12-2015 17:06
  
  Miami-Dade Schools police are searching for a missing 16-year-old boy last seen Monday at Norland Senior High School.According to police, Richard Dorival takes medication for depression and may be in the Liberty City area with his biological mother.Dorival was last seen wearing khaki pants, a burgundy polo shirt, a red sweater and gray sneakers. He also had a blue and black backpack with him.Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call police at 305-995-COPS or Miami-Dade Crime
  
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• Napalm Death & Melvins Rock Fort Lauderdale

  04-12-2015 16:58
  
  Napalm Death & Melvins perform live at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, April 7th, 2016.The concert is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.For tickets or more information click here.
  
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• Miami introduces Mark Richt as new Hurricanes football coach

  04-12-2015 16:37
  
  As Mark Richt was introduced Friday as the 24th head football coach of the University of Miami, the recently fired Georgia coach flashed the patented "U" sign that has become a staple of the modern-day Hurricanes.With that, Richt was officially welcomed home to the South Florida community he left for Tallahassee and, later, Athens, Georgia, where he spent the past 15 seasons guiding the Bulldogs to their most successful era since Vince Dooley retired before being fired last week.Richt met with h
  
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• Flooding reported in South Florida as Miami breaks rainfall record

  04-12-2015 16:14
  
  Flooding is being reported throughout South Florida as Miami broke rainfall records in the area on Friday.The city received 2.31 inches of rain by 5:56 a.m. Friday, beating the record rainfall of 2.29 inches set in 1997, and more rain is expected throughout the day.The heavy rain also posed a problem for traffic, in one incident causing a UPS truck to hydroplane on Interstate 75 near the Gratigny Parkway. The driver was not injured. "The rain is due to a stalled boundary and a lot of moistu
  
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• Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport terminal evacuated

  04-12-2015 15:54
  A terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was evacuated because of a suspicious piece of luggage.Airport spokesman Greg Meyer said Terminal 1 was evacuated just before 1 a.m. Friday. It reopened by 4 a.m. when the all clear was given.Passengers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight told Local 10 News they were stuck on the tarmac, unable to pull up to their gate, for about two hours."Nobody got disgruntled or anything," passenger Cathy Packer said. "Everybody was pretty cool. It
  
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• Lenny Kravitz on Art Basel Installation 'Flash'

  04-12-2015 15:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Musician, actor and all-around talent Lenny Kravitz doesn't like to be boxed in by art forms, and his latest photography installation at Art Basel Miami Beach proves just that.
  
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