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• Judge denies bond reduction for accused hit-and-run driver

  22-09-2015 23:55
  
  A Fort Lauderdale man accused of fatally striking a man who was riding a Go-Ped in May has asked a Broward County judge to lower his $1 million bond.Judge Barbara McCarthy spent the better part of two days listening to testimony and decided Tuesday that the man's bond will remain as is.Scott Roman, 47, of Fort Lauderdale, was arrested Aug. 31 on a charge of leaving a scene involving a death and tampering with evidence.Roman told the judge that he needs his bond lowered so he can care for his ill
  
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• Photo gallery: Miami Dolphins visit Mae M. Walters Elementary | Tue., Sep. 22, 2015

  22-09-2015 23:46
  
  The Miami Dolphins visited Mae M. Walters Elementary in Hialeah to meet with students for Hispanic Heritage Month. … Click to Continue »
  
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• The Latest: Pope says life in prison is 'dying every day'

  22-09-2015 23:41
  
  The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local:
  
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• Q&A: What is a sage grouse and why is the bird imperiled?

  22-09-2015 23:37
  
  The Interior Department said Tuesday it won't propose federal protections for the greater sage grouse, a chicken-sized bird of the sagebrush that ranges from California to the Dakotas.
  
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• Gunman kills Florida deputy outside lawyer's office

  22-09-2015 23:35
  
  A gunman fatally shot a sheriff's deputy outside a lawyer's office Tuesday and then barricaded himself inside a motel, where he exchanged gunfire with other deputies and was killed, authorities said.
  
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• Deputy saves drowning kids in dark pond; the dad is arrested

  22-09-2015 23:35
  
  A North Carolina sheriff's deputy says he heard wailing in the darkness and plunged into an apartment complex's pond at night to rescue two young girls who, police say, had been thrown there to drown by their father.
  
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• Crash on SR-836 WB at NW 57th Ave. Speeds at 15mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/GRrdTHLuZi

  22-09-2015 23:35 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-836 WB at NW 57th Ave. Speeds at 15mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/GRrdTHLuZi
  
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• Crash on US-1 SB at SW 112th St. Speeds at 9mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/585CfZC285

  22-09-2015 23:32 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on US-1 SB at SW 112th St. Speeds at 9mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/585CfZC285
  
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• Pope calls on Cubans to live 'revolution of tenderness'

  22-09-2015 23:16
  
  Pope Francis ended his four-day trip to Cuba on Tuesday by calling on Cubans to rediscover their Catholic heritage and live a "revolution of tenderness," powerful words in a country whose 1959 revolution installed an atheist, communist government that sought to replace the church as the guiding force in people's lives.
  
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• South Florida man cashes checks using stolen identity

  22-09-2015 23:05
  
  Police are searching for a man who used another person's identity to cash checks at numerous locations in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.Miramar police said the man also withdrew money from an ATM in Miramar and a Chase Bank branch at 6860 Miramar Parkway.Police said the victim currently lives in the Davie area but previously attended Miramar High School.Anyone with information about the identity of the culprit is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.  Follow Local 10 News
  
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• Crash on I-95 SB at I-595. Speeds at 14mph #traffic #ftlauderdale @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/cn2qF4WPcA

  22-09-2015 23:02 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on I-95 SB at I-595. Speeds at 14mph #traffic #ftlauderdale @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/cn2qF4WPcA
  
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• The Latest: Deputy, man both dead after law office shooting

  22-09-2015 23:01
  
  The latest developments in the shooting of a Florida Panhandle deputy (all times local):
  
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• Clinton pushes plan to address rising drug costs

  22-09-2015 23:01
  
  Hillary Rodham Clinton is outlining a sweeping plan to hold down the rising cost of prescription drugs and target drug companies that flood the airwaves with ads.
  
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• The Latest: Pope skips the limo in favor of smaller Fiat

  22-09-2015 22:59
  
  The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local:
  
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• Some tips for patients to reduce odds of being misdiagnosed

  22-09-2015 22:59
  By The Associated Press The Institute of Medicine says patient input is critical as health providers try to figure out the right diagnosis. Here are tips from the IOM's report Tuesday, adapted from...
  
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• Senate blocks anti-abortion bill; new showdown set

  22-09-2015 22:59
  Senate Democrats thwarted a Republican effort to ban late-term abortions on Tuesday as GOP leaders strained to avoid a government shutdown in eight days over the dispute - all against a tangled backdrop of presidential...
  
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• Crash on SR-826 SB at US-27. Speeds at 2mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/hmufQAqoyg

  22-09-2015 22:59 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-826 SB at US-27. Speeds at 2mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/hmufQAqoyg
  
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• 1 killed, 6 hurt after car smashes into California gym

  22-09-2015 22:59
  
  An 80-year-old driver accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake Tuesday before plowing through the doors of a Northern California health club, killing one person and injuring five others, police said.
  
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• Texas man says wife was arrested in China on spying charges

  22-09-2015 22:58
  Phan Phan-Gillis was visiting China last spring as part of an American trade delegation that included the mayor pro tem of Houston and others who were promoting business opportunities in the nation's fourth-largest city.
  
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• Lawyer for Bulger's girlfriend calls new charge 'vindictive'

  22-09-2015 22:58
  
  A lawyer for the longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger says prosecutors are being vindictive by charging her for refusing to testify about whether other people helped Bulger...
  
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• Pope Francis arrives in US, faces a polarized country

  22-09-2015 22:54
  
  Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his "church of the poor" to the world's wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over issues closest to his heart: immigration, social injustice and economic inequality.
  
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• Broken down car on I-95 NB at NW 119th St. Speeds at 26mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/hOJbiknSp9

  22-09-2015 22:49 via twitter.com
  
  Broken down car on I-95 NB at NW 119th St. Speeds at 26mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/hOJbiknSp9
  
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• Burglar steals iPhones at Hollywood AT&T store

  22-09-2015 22:36
  
  Police are searching for a man who stole two cellphones from an AT&T store in Hollywood earlier this summer.The burglary was reported shortly after 7:30 p.m. July 18 at a store at 3353 Sheridan St.Surveillance video shows the man, who was wearing a blue T-shirt with "Glass America" on the back, enter the store and rip two phones from their security tether at the Apple iPhone 6 Plus display.Police said the thief left in a red Toyota Corolla.Anyone with information about the burglary is asked
  
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• Rock goes through windshield, hits woman in chest on I-95 in Miami

  22-09-2015 22:31
  
  A man told Local 10 News that he was driving south on Interstate 95 Tuesday afternoon when a Miami-Dade County bus kicked up a large rock, which went through his windshield.The man said the rock struck his wife, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, in the chest.The couple drove to a Sunoco station at 10260 NW Seventh Ave., where police completed an incident report.The man Local 10 News reporter Andrew Perez that his wife was OK, but was "in shock."She was taken to a hospital to get check
  
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• Accused Miami marijuana trafficker claims he grew plants to help cancer-stricken wife

  22-09-2015 22:25
  
  Ricardo Varona grew 15 live plants totally 103 pounds inside his West Kendall homeA nationally known medical marijuana expert expected to testifyNarcotics detectives say it’s too much weed for one woman … Click to Continue »
  
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• Crash on I-95 NB at 135th St. Speeds at 16mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/EqCj9OfKwt

  22-09-2015 22:19 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on I-95 NB at 135th St. Speeds at 16mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/EqCj9OfKwt
  
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• Carson blames 'PC culture' for Muslim comment flap

  22-09-2015 22:07
  
  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Tuesday blamed "P.C. culture" for the political fallout over his statement against electing a Muslim president.
  
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• DOJ awards Miami-Dade police $1 million toward body cams

  22-09-2015 22:03
  
  The Department of Justice has awarded the Miami-Dade Police Department a $1 million grant to buy body cameras. The Police Department said it will use the money to purchase 500 body cameras, doubling the number of current body cameras for officers."I commend the efforts of the Miami-Dade Police Department in securing this valuable grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance," said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. "I have been an early advocate for body camera technology. In fact, I
  
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• Ladyfest Miami festival for ‘progressive women and men’ returns Friday, Saturday

  22-09-2015 21:54
  
  Ladyfest Miami, which attracted 500 people in 2014, returns Friday and SaturdayThe 2015 festival will feature art, performances and workshopsThis year’s events take place in Northeast Miami and Wynwood … Click to Continue »
  
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• Crowds are chanting "We love Francis yes we do" as the pope's plane lands at Joint Base Andrews #PopeInDC

  22-09-2015 21:53 via twitter.com
  Crowds are chanting "We love Francis yes we do" as the pope's plane lands at Joint Base Andrews #PopeInDC
  
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• Crash on I-75 SB at Miramar Pkwy #traffic #miramar @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/2YYap1C7P4

  22-09-2015 21:51 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on I-75 SB at Miramar Pkwy #traffic #miramar @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/2YYap1C7P4
  
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• BREAKING: Pope Francis' plane is arriving at Joint Base Andrews. Watch his arrival live here bit.ly/1Wbvnnm http://t.co/b8bTg7ip7l

  22-09-2015 21:49 via twitter.com
  
  BREAKING: Pope Francis' plane is arriving at Joint Base Andrews. Watch his arrival live here bit.ly/1Wbvnnm http://t.co/b8bTg7ip7l
  
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• Jose 'Pepe' Diaz conveys concern about political career in DUI arrest video

  22-09-2015 21:39
  A Miami-Dade County commissioner pondered his political future as he was being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Key West last weekend.Jose "Pepe" Diaz was arrested on a DUI charge after he was pulled over on his motorcycle Saturday night on South Roosevelt Boulevard.Key West police body cameras captured Diaz's roadside field-sobriety test."There goes my political career," Diaz said at one point in the video.The police report said Diaz was traveling 74 mph in a 30 mph zone. An officer
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty in Daycare Van Toddler Death

  22-09-2015 21:37 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated manslaughter in connection with the death of a toddler who was left in a daycare van four years ago in Homestead.Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Police
  
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• Historic Madrid food market to open in Miami’s Bayfront Park

  22-09-2015 21:30
  
  La Feria is a spinoff of El Mercado de San MiguelThe Spanish food market pops up here through January … Click to Continue »
  
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• Crash on US-27 SB at NW 116th way. Speeds at 27mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/ZjaRYnVR2Q

  22-09-2015 21:27 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on US-27 SB at NW 116th way. Speeds at 27mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/ZjaRYnVR2Q
  
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• Opa-locka City Manager Steve Shiver seeks changes, including better budget oversight

  22-09-2015 21:26
  
  New Opa-locka manager Steve Shiver seeks to merge code enforcement with policeShiver wants to update technology across city departmentsSome residents praised Shiver; elected officials voiced concerns … Click to Continue »
  
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• Who else is excited about @TheMuppetsABC tonight at 8 p.m.? pic.twitter.com/qJF0jmKb8B

  22-09-2015 21:25 via twitter.com
  Who else is excited about @TheMuppetsABC tonight at 8 p.m.? pic.twitter.com/qJF0jmKb8B
  
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• Photo Gallery: Feeding South Florida distributes food in Allapattah | Sept. 22, 2015

  22-09-2015 21:21
  
  On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, Feeding South Florida (FSF), members of the Miami Dolphins and Bank of America volunteers rolled up their sleeves to feed as many families as possible through a united food distribution event in Allapattah Community Center in Miami, Florida. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Whistleblowers: VA inspector general a 'joke'

  22-09-2015 21:20
  The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to retaliate against whistleblowers despite repeated pledges to stop punishing those who speak up, a national group said Tuesday. One called the department's office of...
  
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• The Latest: A rare personal welcome by Obama for the pope

  22-09-2015 21:20
  
  The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:
  
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• Judge overturns New York City ban on plastic foam containers

  22-09-2015 21:20
  A New York Supreme Court judge has overturned New York City's ban on plastic foam containers such as egg cartons and to-go cups.
  
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• Gun-friendly West Virginia eyes adding new Capitol security

  22-09-2015 21:20
  West Virginians can carry firearms to many city swimming pools, tennis courts and afterschool centers under gun protections okayed by state lawmakers and their governor in 2014. Now those officials in the gun-friendly...
  
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• Crash on SR-826 SB at NW 36th St. Speeds at 7mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/KFP5ZriXMI

  22-09-2015 21:18 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-826 SB at NW 36th St. Speeds at 7mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez http://t.co/KFP5ZriXMI
  
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• Portfolio of South Beach apartments hits market for $65 million

  22-09-2015 21:13
  
  240 rental apartments for sale make up one of largest blocks to hit South Beach marketBuildings are near Flamingo Park and Lincoln RoadThe area has a shortage of rental buildings … Click to Continue »
  
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• South Florida lobbyist accused of forgery again

  22-09-2015 21:00
  
  In an attempt to manipulate zoning and land use in unincorporated west Miami-Dade County, thousands were spent to corrupt the election process, prosecutors said.David Carcache, 34, who is known for being active in Sweetwater politics, turned himself in Tuesday.Carcache was accused of running the campaigns of three ineligible candidates -- two of whom were elected. Candidates Mauricio Rodriguez-Varela and Daniel Diaz, who won last year, resigned. Jesus Antonio Salas was running and quit his campa
  
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• In game of political influence, South Florida lobbyist accused of fraud again

  22-09-2015 21:00
  
  In an attempt to manipulate zoning and land use in unincorporated west Miami-Dade County, thousands were spent to corrupt the election process, prosecutors said.It is unclear where the financial backing for the scheme was coming from. David Carcache, 34, who is known for being active in Sweetwater politics, was behind the deceit, prosecutors said. Although Carcache has registered as a lobbyist before, he wasn't registered in this case. He turned himself in Tuesday.Carcache was accused of running
  
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• Palmetto Bay street closures for drainage improvements to cause traffic backup

  22-09-2015 20:57
  
  Palmetto Bay will undergo a face-lift that is expected to relieve floodingSeveral avenues along Southwest 152nd Street will be closed starting Oct. 5The construction is scheduled to be finished in mid-December … Click to Continue »
  
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• Women embrace, criticize #ShoutYourAbortion

  22-09-2015 20:23
  
  Women concerned about Republican efforts to take funding away from Planned Parenthood have taken to social media with a hashtag encouraging others to "shout your abortion."
  
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• Cutler Bay council votes on first reading to increase reserves

  22-09-2015 20:21
  
  Cutler Bay would raise contingency reserves from at least 10 percent to 15 percentThe town is moving ahead with plans for a community center project … Click to Continue »
  
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