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• Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine sues LA Fitness for $1M over brutal gym attack

  17-01-2025 22:18 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Rapper Tekashi6ix9ine is suing LA Fitness for $1 million in damages, alleging the gym failed to protect him when he was brutally attacked at a Palm Beach County location back in 2023.
  
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• Jimmy Butler returns from suspension, plays Friday for Miami against Denver

  17-01-2025 21:05 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Jimmy Butler returned to the Miami Heat as planned on Friday, going through the team’s walkthrough in advance of their game against the Denver Nuggets. Butler missed Miami’s last seven games while serving a suspension for conduct that the team deemed detrimental. The team is trying to trade Butler, saying that the six-time All-Star has asked to be moved elsewhere. But he remains in Miami, for now, and was in the lineup Friday night.
  
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• State attorneys say Miami Beach detective's handling of fatal crash was ‘concerning'

  17-01-2025 19:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Prosecutors say police allegedly failed to do their job, which led to the truck driver getting a sweet plea deal.
  
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• Mother believes missing son was on board JetBlue plane where 2 bodies were found in landing gear at FLL

  17-01-2025 18:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A mother is speaking out after her son has been missing for several weeks, and she believes he was on board a JetBlue flight where two bodies were found in the landing gear at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
  
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• Mom believes missing son was on JetBlue plane with 2 bodies in landing gear at FLL

  17-01-2025 18:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A mother is speaking out after her son has been missing for several weeks, and she believes he was on board a JetBlue flight where two bodies were found in the landing gear at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
  
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• ‘Disheartening': How South Florida TikTokers feel about looming ban

  17-01-2025 18:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Supreme Court is giving the green light to a law that looks to potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. They rejected a free speech challenge that was filed by ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok.
  
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• Broward judge admits election-related misconduct, faces discipline

  17-01-2025 17:27 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Broward circuit judge Stefanie Moon faces discipline from the Florida Supreme Court after she admitted to violating, among other things, judicial canons that bar a judge from campaign activities while on the bench – conduct first exposed in a report by NBC6 Investigates last May.
  
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• Rapper YNW Melly makes 1st federal court appearance as he seeks jail release

  17-01-2025 16:49 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Rapper YNW Melly appeared in U.S. Federal Court Friday for the first time as his defense team tries to get him released from jail, with his attorney arguing that his constitutional rights are being violated while in custody.
  
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• Marines surprise JROTC student amid his road to recovery after fireworks accident

  17-01-2025 16:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Anthony Arxer always aspired to serve in the military, but his recent accident cast uncertainty over the future
  
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• Man arrested after attempted abduction of girl in Northwest Miami-Dade: Police

  17-01-2025 13:52 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man who attempted to kidnap a girl at a bus stop in Northwest Miami-Dade was arrested by police. Paganini Keith Fleurantin, 37, is facing several charges, including attempting kidnapping, and luring or enticing a child. According to officials, on Thursday, the victim said she got off at a bus stop near Thomas Jefferson Biscayne Gardens K-8 Academy to pick...
  
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• Over 30 in custody after possible human smuggling ring stopped in Coral Gables

  17-01-2025 13:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  More than 30 people were taken into custody in Coral Gables Friday as part of an investigation into a possible human smuggling or trafficking operation, authorities said.
  
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• Over 2 dozen in custody after possible human smuggling ring stopped in Coral Gables

  17-01-2025 13:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Nearly 30 people were taken into custody in Coral Gables Friday as part of an investigation into a possible human smuggling or trafficking operation, authorities said.
  
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• Multiple people in custody in Coral Gables in probe involving Homeland Security

  17-01-2025 13:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Multiple people were seen being taken into custody in Coral Gables Friday as part of an investigation involving multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies.
  
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• Multiple people in custody after possible human smuggling ring stopped in Coral Gables

  17-01-2025 13:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Multiple people were seen being taken into custody in Coral Gables Friday as part of an investigation involving multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies.
  
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• ‘No one could survive that': Video shows deadly, ‘suspicious' Deerfield Beach fire

  17-01-2025 13:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Astonishing video shows how a deadly fire consumed a Deerfield Beach home in what authorities are calling "suspicious" circumstances on Friday.
  
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• Woman facing 20 charges in New Year's crash that killed Road Ranger denied bond

  17-01-2025 12:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A woman who was allegedly drunk when she caused a New Year's crash on Interstate 95 in Hollywood that killed a Road Ranger made her first appearance before a judge on Friday.
  
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• Surveillance video shows 83-year-old Florida woman being robbed after winning lottery

  17-01-2025 12:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Surveillance video from a gas station in Orange County captured the moments when an 83-year-old woman was robbed by a man after she won the lottery.
  
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• Surveillance video captures 83-year-old woman being robbed after winning lottery in Orange County

  17-01-2025 12:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Surveillance video from a gas station in Orange County captured the moments when an 83-year-old woman was robbed by a man after she won the lottery.
  
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• Witnesses describe how men took off after business owner shot dead in Fort Lauderdale

  17-01-2025 12:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Witnesses and the attorney of a man shot and killed in front of his family spoke to NBC6 about the moments after the fatal shots were fired on Thursday morning. 
  
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• Miami substitute teacher arrested after inappropriate conduct with female students: Police

  17-01-2025 11:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Jeffrey Vergara, 23, was charged with lewd and lascivious conduct on a child, offenses against students by an authority figure and contributing to delinquency/dependency of a child
  
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• Miami-Dade substitute teacher arrested for lewd conduct with female students: Police

  17-01-2025 11:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Jeffrey Vergara, 23, was charged with lewd and lascivious conduct on a child, offenses against students by an authority figure and contributing to delinquency/dependency of a child
  
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• Video shows officers race to save toddler hurt in Fort Lauderdale shooting

  17-01-2025 11:23 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Dramatic new police bodycam video shows the rush to save a toddler hurt in a drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale last year that left his mother and another person dead.
  
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• Meet the nominees: 4 stellar educators vie for Teacher of the Year Award in Miami-Dade

  17-01-2025 10:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Each of these stellar educators is worthy of the title. 
  
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• Suspect in ‘unprovoked' attack on homeless people that left 2 dead in Miami identified

  17-01-2025 09:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man has been arrested after an "unprovoked" attack on homeless people in downtown Miami left two dead and two others hospitalized Thursday morning, authorities said.
  
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• Suspect identified after 2 killed, 2 hurt in ‘unprovoked' attack on homeless people in Miami

  17-01-2025 09:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man has been arrested after an "unprovoked" attack on homeless people in downtown Miami left two dead and two others hospitalized Thursday morning, authorities said.
  
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• Dolphins named designated home team for NFL's first game in Madrid

  17-01-2025 08:16 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Miami Dolphins will play in the NFL's first regular season game in Spain, which will be held at the iconic Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid this fall.
  
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• Man dies after being found shot inside car in Hollywood: Police

  17-01-2025 06:50 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The victim was found at around 1:40 a.m. in the 2200 block of Douglas Street.
  
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• Woman killed in ‘suspicious' Deerfield Beach house fire identified by daughter

  17-01-2025 06:11 via nbcmiami.com
  
  One woman died in a house fire in Deerfield Beach on Thursday morning, emergency crews told NBC6 at the scene.
  
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• Woman killed in ‘suspicious' Deerfield Beach house fire: Authorities

  17-01-2025 06:11 via nbcmiami.com
  
  One woman died in a house fire in Deerfield Beach on Thursday morning, emergency crews told NBC6 at the scene.
  
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• Woman killed in Deerfield Beach house fire: Authorities

  17-01-2025 06:11 via nbcmiami.com
  
  One woman died in a house fire in Deerfield Beach on Thursday morning, emergency crews told NBC6 at the scene.
  
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• Wife of Israeli prime minister visits Oct. 7 exhibit in North Miami as hostage deal reached

  16-01-2025 23:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The wife of Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday visited an exhibition in North Miami commemorating the Oct. 7 attacks, as the Israeli prime minister said a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached.
  
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• Woman behind bars for shooting at man and falsely accusing him of rape: Police

  16-01-2025 22:32 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A South Florida woman is facing charges of armed robbery and attempted murder after police said she shot at a man and falsely accused him of rape.
  
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• Woman asks NBC6 Responds for help after she stops receiving her retirement check

  16-01-2025 21:11 via nbcmiami.com
  
  About 70 million Americans receive some kind of Social Security benefit, and many of them are retirees who rely on those checks to make ends meet.
  
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• Miami-Dade state attorneys drop charges against accused killers after email discovery

  16-01-2025 20:22 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Prosecutors cleared the men from any criminal wrongdoing after defense attorneys uncovered an email that could be evidence of misconduct by the State Attorney's Office
  
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• Trash truck crashes into power poles in NE Miami-Dade

  16-01-2025 17:24 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A trash truck crashed into power poles on Thursday, downing power lines in northeast Miami-Dade.
  
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• Search continues for 2021 kidnapping victim after Miami pair arrested: Police

  16-01-2025 17:21 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Marie Jocelyne Dorsainvil, 52, and Occius Dorsainvil, 56, were arrested in connection with the Dec. 28, 2021 incident, Miami Police officials said
  
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• Driver arrested in drunken New Year's crash on I-95 that killed Road Ranger: FHP

  16-01-2025 17:15 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A driver who was allegedly drunk when she caused a New Year's crash on Interstate 95 in Hollywood that killed a Road Ranger has been arrested on multiple charges, authorities said.
  
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• Pair arrested after man shot during golf cart repair dispute in SW Miami-Dade

  16-01-2025 16:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Two men are facing charges after another man was shot and beaten during a golf cart repair dispute in southwest Miami-Dade, police said.
  
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• Doral approves plan for new condo buildings at Trump National resort

  16-01-2025 15:08 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The plans call for building four 20-story towers on the edge of the resort, which will include nearly 1,500 residential units and new commercial space for restaurants and shops.
  
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• Charter boat captain charged with BUI after Florida Keys crash that injured passengers

  16-01-2025 14:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A charter boat captain, accused of crashing his boat while he was intoxicated in the Florida Keys was arrested on Tuesday, officials said.
  
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• Charter boat captain charged with BUI after crashing vessel, injuring passengers in Keys

  16-01-2025 14:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A charter boat captain, accused of crashing his boat while he was intoxicated in the Florida Keys was arrested on Tuesday, officials said.
  
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• New federal charges in drug trafficking ring linked to Homestead woman's murder

  16-01-2025 14:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  New federal charges have been filed and a suspect has pleaded guilty in connection with a drug trafficking ring and the brazen abduction and murder of a Homestead woman in central Florida last year, prosecutors said.
  
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• Coral Springs man arrested after leading officials on chase in Martin County: FHP

  16-01-2025 14:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Gaspar Burnside, 25, is facing several charges and was given a $745,000 bond
  
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• Person killed after car crashes into palm tree in Coconut Creek

  16-01-2025 13:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating a fatal crash that involved a car that slammed into a palm tree in Coconut Creek Thursday morning.
  
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• Man shot and killed in front of family in Fort Lauderdale: Attorney

  16-01-2025 12:27 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An investigation was underway in Fort Lauderdale after a man was killed in front of his family in a shooting Thursday morning.
  
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• Man killed in shooting in Fort Lauderdale: Police

  16-01-2025 12:27 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An investigation was underway in Fort Lauderdale after a man was killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning, police said.
  
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• Man killed in drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale: Police

  16-01-2025 12:27 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An investigation was underway in Fort Lauderdale after a man was killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning, police said.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after report of possible shooting on Golden Glades

  16-01-2025 12:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Chopper6 captured video of a man in medical scrubs standing outside the vehicle, which had both its front left and right windows broken. He appeared to be bleeding from his face.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after possible shooting on Golden Glades Interchange

  16-01-2025 12:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Chopper6 captured video of a man in medical scrubs standing outside the vehicle, which had both its front left and right windows broken. He appeared to be bleeding from his face.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after possible report of shooting on Golden Glades Interchange

  16-01-2025 12:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man was loaded into an ambulance after Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they got a medical call “possibly in reference to a shooting” on the Golden Glades Interchange on Thursday. Chopper6 captured video of a man standing outside the vehicle, which had both its front left and right windows broken. That man was later placed onto a stretcher and taken...
  
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