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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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• Facebook album: LGBT activists attend HRC Art for Equality during Miami Art Week

  04-12-2015 23:57
  
  HRC Art for Equality was held Tuesday at White Porch Gallery at R House Wynwood.The event benefited Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT-rights group. … Click to Continue »
  
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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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• When it comes to rain totals, new records were set for December 4th. Miami measured 3.69" so far today! https://t.co/N7qicsKwVg

  04-12-2015 23:17 via twitter.com
  
  When it comes to rain totals, new records were set for December 4th.Miami measured 3.69" so far today! https://t.co/N7qicsKwVg
  
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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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• Jackson Health wins preliminary approval for new hospital in Doral

  04-12-2015 23:13
  
  State approval allows 21-day period for parties to contest decisionJackson Health plans to build a 100-bed acute care hospital in DoralHCA had proposed an 80-bed hospital in county’s growing west end … Click to Continue »
  
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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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• Accident I-75 SB at Miami Gardens Dr. Center lane blocked #Traffic

  04-12-2015 22:43 via twitter.com
  AccidentI-75 SB at Miami Gardens Dr. Center lane blocked #Traffic
  
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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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• Wasn’t my call to retain, promote troubled cop, South Miami manager says

  04-12-2015 22:25
  
  Police Lt. Jesus Aguiar has accepted a voluntary duty reassignment, resulting in a pay reductionAguiar was involved in several incidents from 2005 to 2015, according to South Miami police internal filesThe city manager says Aguiar can’t be punished twice for the same action, unless new evidence is brought … Click to Continue »
  
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• The @HollywoodFLPD cracked down on gas skimmers today bit.ly/1Q5Id6p?utm_me… https://t.co/uX4ihLikDE

  04-12-2015 22:23 via twitter.com
  
  The @HollywoodFLPD cracked down on gas skimmers today bit.ly/1Q5Id6p?utm_me… https://t.co/uX4ihLikDE
  
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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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• Accident. Center lane blocked I-95 NB at SR-836 / I-395 #Traffic #Miami

  04-12-2015 21:59 via twitter.com
  Accident. Center lane blocked I-95 NB at SR-836 / I-395 #Traffic #Miami
  
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• On-ramp closed I-95 Express NB at I-195/FL-112 #Traffic #Miami

  04-12-2015 21:54 via twitter.com
  On-ramp closed I-95 Express NB at I-195/FL-112 #Traffic #Miami
  
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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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• #BREAKING FBI: Probe so far into Calif. shooters shows signs of radicalization, not part of terror cell bit.ly/1PFLcCP?utm_me…

  04-12-2015 21:42 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING FBI: Probe so far into Calif. shooters shows signs of radicalization, not part of terror cell bit.ly/1PFLcCP?utm_me…
  
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• Real-life #WeddingCrasher busted after using gift card she stole from wedding bit.ly/1QkWcE1?utm_me… https://t.co/0LbUNFuIi3

  04-12-2015 21:41 via twitter.com
  
  Real-life #WeddingCrasher busted after using gift card she stole from wedding bit.ly/1QkWcE1?utm_me… https://t.co/0LbUNFuIi3
  
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• Norwegian Sky Evacuated at PortMiami

  04-12-2015 21:36 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A cruise ship was evacuated at PortMiami Friday after a person boarded without scanning a keycard, officials said.Photo Credit: NBC6.com
  
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• Police search for information in fatal Miami hit-and-run

  04-12-2015 21:34
  
  Friends say victim was a man in his 60sHe was killed pushing his bike across the street … Click to Continue »
  
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• Man arrested by @BalHarbourPD after allegedly swiping thousands from victim bit.ly/1PFBpwz?utm_me… https://t.co/eMlRkJFXHU

  04-12-2015 20:58 via twitter.com
  
  Man arrested by @BalHarbourPD after allegedly swiping thousands from victim bit.ly/1PFBpwz?utm_me… https://t.co/eMlRkJFXHU
  
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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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• Lawsuit alleges faulty fire sprinklers in Miami high-rise condo buildings

  04-12-2015 20:51
  
  Associations for the Wind Condominium and Latitude on the River are suing suppliersThe plastic pipes lead to defective safety systems, lawyers claim … Click to Continue »
  
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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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• 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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• #BREAKING FBI now investigating Wednesday’s mass shooting as an act of terror bit.ly/1NvC29v?utm_me… https://t.co/IhHCNdnyQ5

  04-12-2015 20:25 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING FBI now investigating Wednesday’s mass shooting as an act of terror bit.ly/1NvC29v?utm_me… https://t.co/IhHCNdnyQ5
  
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• WATCH LIVE San Bernardino shooting investigation update bit.ly/1NvC29v?utm_me…

  04-12-2015 20:18 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE San Bernardino shooting investigation update bit.ly/1NvC29v?utm_me…
  
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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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• #BREAKING AP Facebook exec says wife's post praising terror group happened as attacks began bit.ly/1ItNJ0f?utm_me… https://t.co/8yDSnWambl

  04-12-2015 19:47 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING AP Facebook exec says wife's post praising terror group happened as attacks began bit.ly/1ItNJ0f?utm_me… https://t.co/8yDSnWambl
  
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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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• WET WEATHER NOT OVER - Scattered showers over the Keys and Gulf waters head towards SW Miami-Dade. #FLwx #Rain https://t.co/IxOhJz7tci

  04-12-2015 19:13 via twitter.com
  
  WET WEATHER NOT OVER - Scattered showers over the Keys and Gulf waters head towards SW Miami-Dade. #FLwx #Rain https://t.co/IxOhJz7tci
  
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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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• Beckham stadium finds home in Overtown

  04-12-2015 19:07
  
  Miami Beckham United has secured a stadium development site in the City of Miami's historic Overtown neighborhood.
  
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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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• Marlins New Coaching Staff Includes Barry Bonds

  04-12-2015 18:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Marlins unveiled their 2016 coaching staff on Friday which includes Barry BondsPhoto Credit: Getty Images
  
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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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• University of Miami organ bank fails to meet regulatory requirements

  04-12-2015 18:48
  
  Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency is South Florida’s only organ bankThe agency is now a “Member Not in Good Standing” with regulators Designation requires corrective action plan for UM-operated agency… Click to Continue »
  
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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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• Madison Square developer out; South Miami affordable housing project in limbo

  04-12-2015 18:37
  
  Green Mills, LLC, canceled its contract to develop Madison Square affordable housing projectSouth Miami commissioners disagree whether the project should be 75 units, 60 units or less than 41 unitsDeveloper: ‘We wish the city the best of luck in its efforts to develop Madison Square’ … Click to Continue »
  
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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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