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• BSO: Royal Caribbean passenger jumped, stated intentions

  09-11-2015 23:43
  
  In a release by the Broward Sheriff's Office, the man who went overboard during a Royal Caribbean cruise stated his intentions to jump from the ship's balcony.
  
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• SUV crashes into Subway restaurant

  09-11-2015 23:36
  
  Plantation officials are working to remove a vehicle that crashed into a South Florida Subway store, Monday morning.
  
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• Dade Medical College president pleads guilty

  09-11-2015 23:10
  
  Ernesto Perez, the former head of the now-closed, for-profit Dade Medical college, pleaded guilty in court, Monday morning, on charges relating to illegal campaign contributions. 
  
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• Day care owner not budging in MLS stadium deal

  09-11-2015 22:54
  
  The owner of the Candy House Day Care near Marlins Park is holding out for a sweeter deal than currently offered by members of Miami Beckham United, which hopes to buy up the area to build a new MLS stadium.The day care sits across from the stadium on a parcel of land with five other properties.According to Miami-Dade County property appraiser records, the property was assessed in 2015 for $368,000. But the owner is demanding a whopping $30 million.Nearby homeowner Violeta Jimenez told Local 10
  
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• Brush fire reported at C.B. Smith Park

  09-11-2015 22:27
  
  Firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines.Sky 10 was above the park at 900 N. Flamingo Road shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday as heavy smoke filled the air.The fire did not appear to be threatening any structures.No other details were immediately released.Watch Local 10 News or refresh this page for updates.Follow Local 10 News on Twitter @WPLGLocal10
  
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• Officials unveil All Aboard Florida train service images

  09-11-2015 22:22
  
  All Aboard Florida, developer of the only privately-owned and operated passenger rail service in the United States, unveiled a new express train travel service that would connect major cities between South and Central Florida.
  
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• Dade Medical Collegea s Ernesto Perez pleads guilty in criminal cases

  09-11-2015 22:21
  
  Ernesto Perez, the owner of the recently shuttered Dade Medical College, officially pleaded guilty Monday to campaign contribution violations, and will surrender in January to begin serving house arrest and probation. Monday's court hearing was a formality.
  
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• Tropical Storm Kate swirls in Atlantic near the Bahamas

  09-11-2015 22:03
  
  Tropical Storm Kate has formed and is approaching the central Bahamas.
  
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• BSO says passenger jumped off cruise ship after fight with partner

  09-11-2015 21:32
  
  Investigators have determined that a man who went overboard on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Friday jumped off after a fight with his partner.Broward Sheriff's Office homicide detectives are reinforcing what Royal Caribbean has maintained all along -- that a passenger on the Oasis of the Seas jumped off the seventh deck of the ship early Friday morning.An attorney for the husband of Bernardo Albaz, whom BSO spokeswoman Gina Carter identified as Bernardo Garcia Teixeira, 31, claimed that he fell
  
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• Reward offered for information in killing of son of BSO employee

  09-11-2015 21:30
  
  Broward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the killing of the son of a Broward Sheriff's Office employee.Police said Donald Johnston, 29, was one of three people who were shot Wednesday night in an attempted robbery outside a Lauderhill condominium building at 5707 NW 21st St.All of the victims were taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where Johnston died Thursday."Our hearts are heavy as we
  
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• Gator dines on python at Fla. golf course

  09-11-2015 21:13
  
  It's doubtful that Disney would include this moment in an upcoming "Lion King" sequel, but one golfer recently caught an up-close look at the Circle of Life during a round on the links.The Classics Country Club at the Lely Resort in Naples posted on its Facebook site an incredible nature picture of an alligator dining on a large python.In the post, the club credits member Pat Aydellot for the photo, although Aydellot was playing on a different course at the time.The club gives Aydellot a good ri
  
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• Prosecutors to decide whether to charge carjacking suspect as adult

  09-11-2015 21:10
  
  A man who was arrested on carjacking and attempted murder charges last week will soon learn whether prosecutors will charge him as an adult.Luis Basalo was still 17 years old when he carjacked a 19-year-old man and his girlfriend in Coral Gables on Halloween, police said.Basalo was found by police Friday at a home in the area of Northwest 21st Avenue and 18th Street in Miami, a day after he turned 18.Basalo's mother appeared in court Monday, sticking up her middle finger at reporters as she left
  
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• Miami man offers teen money, presents for sex, police say

  09-11-2015 20:28
  
  A Miami man is facing multiple charges after offering cash and presents to a 15-year-old girl in exchange for sex, police said.Abelardo Castro Silva, 60, was arrested Saturday on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct involving a child and lewd and lascivious battery on a child.According to an arrest report, the victim went to Silva's home because she was friends with his daughter.Police said Silva began texting the girl and offering her gifts in exchange for sexual favors.According to police, t
  
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• Sea Tow finds possible migrant boat off Hillsboro Beach

  09-11-2015 19:55
  
  Sea Tow spotted an empty migrant boat Monday morning off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.Sea Tow says the small boat, which had a fallen sail and chairs inside it, was found about 4 nautical miles offshore.The boat was initially spotted by Sea Tow off Government Cut on Sunday and then was spotted off Hillsboro Beach on Monday.Authorities did not immediately say whether the migrants had been intercepted in the water or from where the migrants came.According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 212 Cuban migrant
  
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• Disney announces opening date for new 'Star Wars' experiences

  09-11-2015 19:51
  
  Disney announced Monday that new "Star Wars" experiences will open Dec. 1 at Hollywood Studios, but the park is no longer offering "Star Wars" Weekends, WKMG reported.The experiences were first introduced earlier this year, but it wasn't known when they would open.In a post on the Disney Parks Blog, the entertainment giant said, "'Star Wars' Launch Bay will take guests into the "Star Wars" saga and the upcoming film, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," with special exhibits and peeks behind-the-scen
  
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• Brag About Your School: Deerfield Beach High School

  09-11-2015 19:36 via nbcmiami.com
  
  NBC 6 is bragging about Deerfield Beach High School.
  
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• Police searching for missing Miami woman

  09-11-2015 18:57
  
  The Miami Police Department is asking for help finding a missing elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer's. 
  
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• All Aboard Florida unveils new train service renderings

  09-11-2015 18:52
  Construction was well underway in downtown Miami Monday morning as All Aboard Florida unveiled renderings for its new train service.The passenger-rail service will connect riders from Miami to Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando. As indicated by the vibrant renderings, the line will be called Brightline and was inspired by the South Florida landscape."I think it will give a sense of, 'This was really designed for me and of how we live in the 21st century,'" David Rockwell, founder of th
  
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• Dade Medical College owner sentenced for giving illegal campaign contributions

  09-11-2015 18:50
  Dade Medical College owner Ernesto Perez pleaded guilty Monday to giving illegal campaign contributions and resisting arrest without violence as part of a plea deal with the state.Perez, 47, was sentenced to three days in jail, and was given credit for time served.He will also serve 30 days of house arrest, three years of probation and will pay a $150,000 fine -- $95,000 of which he has already paid.Perez will complete 160 hours of community service. As part of the deal, perjury charges were dro
  
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• Volkswagen gives owners $500 amid scandal

  09-11-2015 18:17
  
  After apologizing for two months, Volkswagen is forking over $500 to VW car owners hit by its emissions cheating scandal.
  
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• Man accused of headbutting girlfriend's ex, threatening police officer

  09-11-2015 18:02
  
  A man is facing multiple charges after headbutting the father of his girlfriend's children, police said.Cristhian Gomez-Moreno, 29, was arrested Sunday on charges of battery and threatening a public servant.According to an arrest report, Gomez-Moreno and his girlfriend went to the victim's home to drop off the children after a birthday party.Police said the victim asked Gomez-Moreno why he came up to his apartment door, because he usually picks up his children from the parking lot.The victim tol
  
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• Gator Shows Up at Tampa Doorstep at 3 a.m.: Cops

  09-11-2015 17:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An alligator who was about two weeks late for Halloween showed up outside a Tampa-area home early Monday morning.Photo Credit: Facebook: Tampa Police Department
  
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• Garth Brooks Rocks BB&T Center!

  09-11-2015 17:50
  
  Country fans will be packing the BB&T Center in Sunrise for 3 straight nights of Garth Brooks live; from Thursday, January 14th through Saturday, January 16th, 2016!You'll be sure to hear all of your favorite hits, from "The Dance" to "Friends in Low Places"!Brooks' wife, Trisha Yearwood, will open the concerts.For tickets or more information on Thursday's show click here. For tickets or more information on Friday's concert click here. For tickets or more information on Saturday's
  
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• Bernard Palmer, accused of stabbing girlfriend, arrested in Homestead

  09-11-2015 17:50
  
  A man accused of stabbing his girlfriend was arrested Saturday in Homestead, Miramar police said.Bernard Palmer, 26, was arrested on charges of attempted murder and violation of probation.Detective Natasha Richardson said officers were called to a stabbing on USA Today Way and found a woman, identified as Jassany Dancy, with a large laceration to her neck. She told police that she had been stabbed by Palmer, who was her boyfriend.Richardson said Palmer fled with his and Dancy's 2-month-old daugh
  
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• Zakk Wylde Live at the Culture Room!

  09-11-2015 17:38
  
   Zakk Wylde performs live at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, February 19th, 2016. The show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.For tickets or more information click here. 
  
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• Suu Kyi's party heads for landslide in historic Myanmar vote

  09-11-2015 17:38
  
  Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party said Monday that it had won virtually every parliamentary seat in the four states for which results were known, a tally that portends a massive sweep in historic...
  
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• The Latest: University of Missouri System president resigns

  09-11-2015 17:36
  
  The latest on the protests and turmoil over racially charged incidents at the University of Missouri (all times local):
  
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• Police: 3 people shot, 1 fatally, in NYC subway entrance

  09-11-2015 17:36
  An argument that began inside a midtown Manhattan McDonald's restaurant early Monday erupted in gunfire at the steps of a nearby subway entrance when a gunman shot three men, one fatally, near Penn Station, authorities...
  
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• Official: 4 killed, 14 hurt in crash near Washington

  09-11-2015 17:30
  
  A church van carrying adults and children through a suburb of the nation's capital collided with a pickup truck that crossed into its path, and the pickup truck burst into flames in an accident that claimed four lives...
  
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• NY officer who helped at ground zero dies 14 years later

  09-11-2015 17:30
  Family members, fellow officers and friends said farewell to a New York City police lieutenant who died of cancer 14 years after she worked at ground zero following the September 11 attacks.
  
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• Marshals' hearing in boy's death closed; funeral scheduled

  09-11-2015 17:30
  Ahead of the funeral for a 6-year-old boy killed when marshals opened fire on a vehicle, the two men will have a closed hearing in jail related to their bond.
  
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• Drought drives bears into California town in search of food

  09-11-2015 17:30
  
  Tourists and animal lovers hoping to see a bear in Sequoia National Park this fall probably stand a better chance of spotting one in this tiny town at the park's entrance.
  
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• Vehicle winds up inside Subway restaurant

  09-11-2015 17:22
  
  Plantation officials are working to remove a vehicle that crashed into a South Florida Subway store, Monday morning.
  
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• SUV crashes into Subway in Plantation

  09-11-2015 17:15
  
  Authorities are investigating after a driver crashed into a Subway restaurant in Plantation.The incident was reported shortly before 11 a.m. Monday at a Subway at 3935 W. Broward Blvd.A photo taken by Plantation firefighters shows the white SUV inside the building, the front windows smashed in.A Plantation Fire Rescue representative said the woman who was driving the SUV drove over bushes and crashed into a column before crashing into the restaurant. She was taken to Plantation General Hospital
  
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• 4 killed, including 2 Americans, in Jordan police shooting

  09-11-2015 17:10
  
  A Jordanian policeman opened fire Monday on foreign trainers at a police compound, killing two Americans, a South African and a Jordanian before being shot dead, the Jordanian government said.
  
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• Man accused of having inappropriate relationship with 12-year-old girl

  09-11-2015 16:41
  
  A 39-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on a lewd and lascivious charge in connection with allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a 12-year-old girl.According to an arrest report, Jeremiah Lamberson met the victim at a concert on Feb. 28 and was told of her age.Police said Lamberson and the girl spoke on the phone, texted often and met with one another twice, once at the victim's home and once at a public park.According to detectives, Lamberson did not have sex with the vict
  
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• Roach, rodent issues found at Burger King, Domino's Pizza

  09-11-2015 16:29
  
  State records show a rodent issue was spotted by a state inspector in a Burger King in Pompano Beach.Roach issues were also spotted by an inspector in a Plantation Domino's Pizza.Meanwhile, Krisha Indian Restaurant was ordered shut by the state as well after more than 350 rodent droppings were found. Records also indicate rodent droppings were found in spices.Below is a list of the places ordered shut and some of their violations. All the places listed were allowed to re-open following ordered c
  
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• Sea Tow finds migrant boat off coast of Fort Lauderdale

  09-11-2015 16:16
  
  Sea Tow spotted an empty migrant boat Monday morning off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.Sea Tow says the small boat, which had a fallen sail and chairs inside it, was found about 4 nautical miles offshore.Authorities did not immediately say whether the migrants had been intercepted in the water or from where the migrants came.Watch Local 10 News or refresh this page for updates.Follow Local 10 News on Twitter @WPLGLocal10
  
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• Husband blames cruise line for man's fall from Royal Caribbean ship

  09-11-2015 15:35
  The husband of a man who fell off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship near the Bahamas claims cruise line employees taunted them for being gay, causing the 35-year-old to fall overboard.Royal Caribbean said a passenger, later identified as Bernardo Albaz, jumped from the seventh deck of the Oasis of the Seas onto a life raft below and then fell into the water early Friday morning about 80 miles off the coast of the Bahamas.However, an attorney for Albaz's husband said at a news conference Saturday tha
  
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• Pitbull to Christen Brand New Norwegian Escape at PortMiami

  09-11-2015 14:52 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Norwegian Cruise Line is set to debut their newest cruise ship, the Norwegian Escape, to much fanfare Monday at PortMiami.Photo Credit: YouTube: NCLThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Family blames cruise line for man's fall from Royal Caribbean Ship

  09-11-2015 13:43
  The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a passenger who fell off the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Oasis of the Seas.It happened about 1 a.m. Friday. Cruise ship workers told the Coast Guard that a 35-year-old man, identified as Bernardo Albaz, jumped from the seventh deck onto a life raft below and then fell into the water.Video taken by a passenger shows him holding on to a ledge near the life raft before falling into the water. He was last seen wearing a pink shirt and white shorts.Th
  
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• Broward Schools Launch Healthy Food Initiative

  09-11-2015 13:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Students attending Broward County Public Schools will soon benefit from an initiative aimed at improving nutrition for K-12 students in the district's 275 public school cafeterias.Photo Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
  
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• Resistance on the land: Natural gas pipeline plans opposed

  09-11-2015 13:27
  
  Carolyn and Ian Reilly and their four children left Florida's sprawl in 2010 to farm 58 acres in rural Virginia, raising beef cattle, chicken and hogs. Then a year ago, they learned a natural gas pipeline would slice...
  
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• Mysterious electric car startup looking to build $1B factory

  09-11-2015 13:27
  
  The luxury electric car market may be small, but it's lucrative enough to get another jolt - this time from a mysterious startup that says it wants to re-imagine how people interact with their autos.
  
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• University of Missouri protests grow after athletes jump in

  09-11-2015 13:26
  
  Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost over the weekend when at least 30 black football players announced they will not participate in team activities...
  
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• Suu Kyi's party projects landslide in historic Myanmar vote

  09-11-2015 13:26
  
  Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party said Monday that it was confident it was headed for a landslide victory in Myanmar's historic elections, and official results from the government that began trickling in...
  
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