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• DUI Suspect to Police: "My Dog Was Driving the Car"

  09-10-2015 23:57 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man arrested for DUI told deputies his dog was the one drivingPhoto Credit: Manatee County Sheriff's Office
  
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• BSO deputy saves choking student at Cypress Bay High

  09-10-2015 23:47
  
  A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy is being hailed a hero after he sprang into action at a South Florida high school, saving a choking student's life.
  
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• Power loss, smoke force evacuation at Coral Springs High

  09-10-2015 23:41
  
  Students and staff at Coral Springs High School were forced to evacuate after power was lost and smoke filled the halls, Friday.
  
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• Sunshine stakes: No. 12 Florida St looks to continue dominance, Miami wants defining win bit.ly/1GAWMpT?utm_me…

  09-10-2015 23:39 via twitter.com
  Sunshine stakes: No. 12 Florida St looks to continue dominance, Miami wants defining win bit.ly/1GAWMpT?utm_me…
  
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• Truck drivers wanted. Pay: $73,000

  09-10-2015 23:33
  
  There will be a shortage of nearly 50,000 truckers in the United States by the end of this year, according a new report by the American Trucking Association (ATA). That's up from a shortage of 30,000 drivers just two years ago, and 20,000 drivers a decade ago.
  
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• A cold front is on the way this weekend-- less humid conditions should kick in late Sunday into early Monday! http://t.co/RB0axYa4Tp

  09-10-2015 23:28 via twitter.com
  
  A cold front is on the way this weekend-- less humid conditions should kick in late Sunday into early Monday! http://t.co/RB0axYa4Tp
  
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• The Latest: Obama arrives in Roseburg, site of campus attack

  09-10-2015 23:26
  The latest on President Barack Obama's visit to Roseburg, Oregon, following the deadly shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: $2M bond set for suspect in NAU campus shooting

  09-10-2015 23:26
  The latest on the shooting at Northern Arizona University (all times local):
  
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• Overhaul of Florida's districts hurts would-be House speaker

  09-10-2015 23:26
  
  A Florida judge called Friday for a sweeping overhaul of the state's 27 congressional districts, including one held by one of the Republicans seeking to become the next U.S. House speaker.
  
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• Ohio prisons officials challenge FDA stand on execution drug

  09-10-2015 23:26
  With two dozen scheduled executions in limbo, Ohio sent a forceful letter to Washington on Friday asserting that the state believes it can obtain a lethal-injection drug from overseas without violating any laws.
  
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• Judge approves for $338M oil train settlement

  09-10-2015 23:26
  
  A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday approved a $338 million settlement fund for victims of the fiery 2013 oil train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Quebec, clearing the way for payments to victims by year's end.
  
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• Arkansas judge halts 8 executions as inmates challenge law

  09-10-2015 23:26
  An Arkansas judge on Friday halted the upcoming executions of eight death row inmates, dealing a blow to the state's efforts to begin putting prisoners to death for the first time in a decade.
  
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• 13-year-old boy accused in fatal shooting of girl, 12

  09-10-2015 23:26
  A 13-year-old boy appears to have deliberately shot and killed a 12-year-old girl outside a home in rural southwest Missouri with a gun that came from the house, the local sheriff said Friday.
  
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• Police search for missing elderly Miami man

  09-10-2015 23:18
  
  Miami-Dade Police are searching for a missing elderly person who suffers from memory loss.
  
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• Local 10 WEATHER ALERT - Areal Flood Advisory issued for the highlighted areas. For more info bit.ly/krCDQ?utm_medi… http://t.co/aQpU5oKuBr

  09-10-2015 23:12 via twitter.com
  
  Local 10 WEATHER ALERT - Areal Flood Advisory issued for the highlighted areas. For more info bit.ly/krCDQ?utm_medi… http://t.co/aQpU5oKuBr
  
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• Put a new Mercedes-Benz in your garage, enter the #Local10.com #ClickWinAndDrive giveaway bit.ly/1VqPnp2?utm_me… http://t.co/OgsE94qQra

  09-10-2015 23:02 via twitter.com
  
  Put a new Mercedes-Benz in your garage, enter the #Local10.com #ClickWinAndDrive giveaway bit.ly/1VqPnp2?utm_me… http://t.co/OgsE94qQra
  
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• Report: Jarvis Landry fined $20K+ for comments to ref in lost vs. Jets bit.ly/1jTSYv7?utm_me… http://t.co/QkAYBHYa23

  09-10-2015 22:48 via twitter.com
  
  Report:Jarvis Landry fined $20K+ for comments to ref in lost vs. Jets bit.ly/1jTSYv7?utm_me… http://t.co/QkAYBHYa23
  
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• 2 men arrested in Homestead shooting case

  09-10-2015 22:26
  
  Police have arrested two men after a shooting put a woman in the hospital during an attempted robbery in Homestead, Thursday.
  
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• Did you know Friday is the best day to book holiday fares?

  09-10-2015 22:20
  Local 10 News' Call Christina Team brings you money saving tips for upcoming holiday travel season.If you haven’t booked your flights for this upcoming holiday season yet, you may have just a few days left to find the best deals.The time you take when booking a holiday vacation, the days you choose to travel, the time you leave and arrive, and even the airport you depart from and arrive to can impact the airfare.According to Orbitz.com, the best deals will last until Oct. 12."Orbitz data h
  
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• Crash on express lanes slows traffic on I-95

  09-10-2015 22:11
  
  A crash in the southbound express lanes of Interstate 95, near Northwest 29th Street, has caused a traffic headache for drivers, Friday afternoon.
  
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• Beat @JulieDurda in the Local 10 #HalftimeChallenge & win UM tix & $200 gift card ENTER NOW bit.ly/1QqALzU?utm_me… http://t.co/iMIeshMVof

  09-10-2015 21:57 via twitter.com
  
  Beat @JulieDurda in the Local 10 #HalftimeChallenge & win UM tix & $200 gift card ENTER NOW bit.ly/1QqALzU?utm_me… http://t.co/iMIeshMVof
  
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• I-95 Stopped After Grenade Scare

  09-10-2015 21:54 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Florida Highway Patrol responded to reports of a possible grenade found in a car at a crash site on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade Friday afternoon.
  
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• Soldier surprises daughter at Pembroke Pines high school

  09-10-2015 21:34
  A high school senior in Pembroke Pines was overjoyed Friday when she was surprised by her father, who had returned from serving in Afghanistan.At first glance, it appeared to be a pep rally at Somerset Academy, but waiting behind the band, banner and noise was Army Lt. Colonel Aaron Jones."I missed my daughter's entire junior year. I've been gone for a year," Aaron Jones said before surprising his 17-year-old daughter, Kiana Jones."What is it going to mean to get that first hug?" Local 10 News r
  
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• I-95 reopens after toy grenade found in car at Miami Gardens Drive

  09-10-2015 21:33
  
  Part of Interstate 95 was shut down in both directions Friday after what troopers believed was a grenade was found in a car while they were investigating a rollover crash at Miami Gardens Drive and Ives Dairy Road.Lanes on I-95 were shut down between Hallandale Beach Boulevard to Ives Dairy Road for several hours. All lanes reopened just after 3 p.m.Detectives later determined that the grenade was a toy grenade, Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Jose Sanchez said.Miami-Dade police assisted the FH
  
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• Toy grenade shuts down I-95 for over an hour near county line

  09-10-2015 21:32
  
  All lanes have been shutdown on Interstate 95, near the Miami-Dade/Broward County line, due to a possible hand grenade that a trooper noticed inside a car.
  
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• Here's the toy grenade that shut down I-95 for a few hours this afternoon. I-95 is now open bit.ly/1GAFARa?utm_me… http://t.co/X5lg8fpPKu

  09-10-2015 21:28 via twitter.com
  
  Here's the toy grenade that shut down I-95 for a few hours this afternoon.I-95 is now open bit.ly/1GAFARa?utm_me… http://t.co/X5lg8fpPKu
  
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• Your Weather Authority is tracking spotty downpours. Don't miss the weekend forecast at 4pm! http://t.co/qoqrkbG2jO

  09-10-2015 21:27 via twitter.com
  
  Your Weather Authority is tracking spotty downpours.Don't miss the weekend forecast at 4pm! http://t.co/qoqrkbG2jO
  
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• The Latest: President arrives in Oregon following shooting

  09-10-2015 21:27
  The latest on President Barack Obama's visit to Roseburg, Oregon, following the deadly shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College (all times local):
  
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• Suspects in death of backpacker, teacher won't fight move

  09-10-2015 21:27
  
  Three young people were on the run after killing a backpacker and a yoga teacher in California when they were arrested outside a soup kitchen in Oregon earlier this week, authorities said Friday.
  
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• 1 fatally shot at Texas Southern University housing complex

  09-10-2015 21:27
  One person was killed and another wounded during a shooting Friday at a Texas Southern University student-housing complex, and the Houston campus has been placed on lockdown, university and police officials said.
  
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• Farmers look at devastating losses as flood rolls downstream

  09-10-2015 21:26
  
  Thad Wimberly tugs on a clump of peanuts, shaking off the mud as he cracks the soggy shells to inspect his crop. But all he can do is sigh as his livelihood disintegrates between his fingers.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Ohio challenges FDA's stand on execution drug

  09-10-2015 21:26
  With two dozen scheduled executions in limbo, Ohio sent a forceful letter to Washington on Friday asserting that the state believes it can obtain a lethal-injection drug from overseas without violating any laws.
  
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• Dollar Store robber believed to be linked to Miami Shores crime

  09-10-2015 21:24
  
  Miami Shores detectives believe an armed man who robbed a Dollar Store in Miami Beach last month robbed a Walgreens store in their city the next day.In the Miami Shores robbery, a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses walked inside a Walgreens at 9020 Biscayne Blvd. Sept. 26 and demanded money from the cash register.Police said the man was holding what appeared to be a handgun wrapped in a cloth.Detectives said the clerk gave the man the money, but he demanded that she hand over t
  
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• #UPDATE FHP says grenade found on I-95 was a toy, highway to reopen shortly bit.ly/1GAFARa?utm_me… http://t.co/svCZ4Pcr6v

  09-10-2015 21:09 via twitter.com
  
  #UPDATE FHP says grenade found on I-95 was a toy, highway to reopen shortly bit.ly/1GAFARa?utm_me… http://t.co/svCZ4Pcr6v
  
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• Shocking #bridge collapse caught on video! WATCH HERE bit.ly/1N3TjVu?utm_me… http://t.co/lOnvfjj7FW

  09-10-2015 21:03 via twitter.com
  
  Shocking #bridge collapse caught on video!WATCH HERE bit.ly/1N3TjVu?utm_me… http://t.co/lOnvfjj7FW
  
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• Nine Months in Jail for Man who Starved Dog to Death

  09-10-2015 21:03 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Man sentenced to 9 months in jail for starving pet pit bullPhoto Credit: WPTV/Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control
  
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• Man bound during Miami home invasion

  09-10-2015 21:02
  
  A man was robbed and bound during a home invasion in Miami, police said.The robbery was reported about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 22 at a home on Northwest 21st Terrace and 18th Avenue.Police said the victim was sleeping when he heard a noise coming from outside his bedroom.As he got up to check, the bedroom door swung open and an armed man demanded money from him, police said.According to police, two other men were inside the home searching and ransacking the residence as the victim was ordered to lay face
  
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• Local 10 WEATHER ALERT - Areal Flood Advisory issued for the highlighted areas. For more info bit.ly/krCDQ?utm_medi… http://t.co/XiI5NqfppQ

  09-10-2015 21:01 via twitter.com
  
  Local 10 WEATHER ALERT - Areal Flood Advisory issued for the highlighted areas. For more info bit.ly/krCDQ?utm_medi… http://t.co/XiI5NqfppQ
  
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• I-95 shut down after grenade found in car at Miami Gardens Drive

  09-10-2015 20:45
  
  Part of Interstate 95 is shut down in both directions after a grenade was found in a car by troopers who were investigating a crash at Miami Gardens Drive.Lanes on I-95 are shut down between Miami Gardens Drive to Ives Dairy Road.Miami-Dade police said they are assisting the Florida Highway Patrol in closing off the exit and entrance ramps to the highway in those areas and sending a bomb squad to the scene.It's unclear whether anyone was injured in the crash or if anyone has been taken into cust
  
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• Commission again delays Madison Square vote, sets special meeting to assess the project

  09-10-2015 20:36
  
  Mayor Philip Stoddard preemptively withdrew several important ordinances regarding the Madison Square Project at Tuesday’s South Miami City Commission meeting, in anticipation that they would not have enough support to … Click to Continue »
  
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• $3K in Hair Weaves Stolen in Deerfield Beach: BSO

  09-10-2015 20:26 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Detectives are searching for a pair of bandits who weren't interested in cash, but rather, stole thousands of dollars worth of hair weaves from a Deerfield Beach beauty supply store.Photo Credit: Broward Sheriff's OfficeThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Possible Grenade Found in Car on I-95: FHP

  09-10-2015 20:22 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Florida Highway Patrol is responding to reports of a possible grenade found in a car at a crash site on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade.
  
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• Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez talks driverless cars with Call Christina

  09-10-2015 20:13
  
  "That future is a lot closer than people think," Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said about driverless cars.An August Call Christina story about driverless cars caught the attention of Gimenez.Driverless cars: Call Christina team gives you ride into future  "It's coming and it's coming a lot faster than people think," he told Local 10 News' Christina Vazquez. "The rate of technology and the rate of change is accelerating, and that technology is going to get here way before anybody thinks it
  
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• Glitch sends wrong driver’s license info to thousands of Floridians

  09-10-2015 20:04
  
  Change of address with state agency briefly out of sync8,576 people who made an address change online from Sept. 27-Oct. 1 are affectedNew, correct licenses are to be issued at no cost … Click to Continue »
  
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• Events-filled LGBT weekend through Sunday in Miami, South Beach and Fort Lauderdale

  09-10-2015 19:54
  
  Friday: Aqua Affair is opposite opening night of the 10-day MiFo LGBT Film Festival in Fort LauderdaleSaturday and Sunday: Pride Fort Lauderdale at Holiday Park and War Memorial AuditoriumSunday: Vagabundos in Miami competes with Beats, Brew & Barbeque in South Beach; Becoming Pride in Fort Lauderdale … Click to Continue »
  
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• Caribbean family brings island steel pan sound to South Florida

  09-10-2015 19:49
  
  For South Florida’s Tamboo Bamboo band, island music is a family affair The band hopes to make steel pan music more prevalent in the communityThey play Sunday at the Miami-Dade Fairgrounds … Click to Continue »
  
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• Pembroke Pines Military Dad Surprises Daughter at School

  09-10-2015 19:45 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An unsuspecting high school senior thought she was walking into a routine school assembly Friday morning. Instead, she walked right into an emotional, surprise reunion with her military father.
  
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• Solider returning home surprises daughter at S. Fla. high school bit.ly/1jfzkJK?utm_me… #WelcomeHome #NotADryEye http://t.co/03RXlAoTmO

  09-10-2015 19:40 via twitter.com
  
  Solider returning home surprises daughter at S. Fla. high school bit.ly/1jfzkJK?utm_me… #WelcomeHome #NotADryEye http://t.co/03RXlAoTmO
  
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• The Latest: University releases names of victims in shooting

  09-10-2015 19:27
  The latest on the shooting at Northern Arizona University (all times local):
  
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• Gene editing: Research spurs debate over promise vs. ethics

  09-10-2015 19:27
  
  The hottest tool in biology has scientists using words like revolutionary as they describe the long-term potential: wiping out certain mosquitoes that carry malaria, treating genetic diseases like sickle-cell, preventing...
  
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