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• Miami Beach commissioners: Build accessible wellness center elsewhere

  12-02-2016 23:59
  
  Allison Park likely off the table for a Miami Beach accessible wellness centerA possible alternative: next to fire station at Collins Avenue and 53rd StreetCommissioners also voted to the preserve Flamingo Park handball courts … Click to Continue »
  
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• Photo gallery: Sixth annual walk College Brides Walk | Fri., Feb. 12, 2016

  12-02-2016 23:44
  
  The six-mile College Brides Walk was held to raise awareness about dating violence among teens and young adults. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Morning low temps will be cool Saturday and Sunday, but highs are forecast to reach the 70s. https://t.co/s2xFSpt1iZ

  12-02-2016 23:26 via twitter.com
  
  Morning low temps will be cool Saturday and Sunday, but highs are forecast to reach the 70s. https://t.co/s2xFSpt1iZ
  
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• 4 Arrests Made in Broward Home Burglaries: BSO

  12-02-2016 23:24 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Deputies have arrested four people in connection to a string of home break-ins throughout Broward County.Photo Credit: BSO
  
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• Man arrested for urinating in Walmart AND stuffing trout down his pants at the same time! bit.ly/1TgOayE?utm_me… https://t.co/j0D8G8FD5k

  12-02-2016 23:02 via twitter.com
  
  Man arrested for urinating in Walmart AND stuffing trout down his pants at the same time! bit.ly/1TgOayE?utm_me… https://t.co/j0D8G8FD5k
  
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• A sweet weekend weather forecast for #SOFLO. Mornings will be slightly cool, but high temps will reach the 70s.

  12-02-2016 22:59 via twitter.com
  A sweet weekend weather forecast for #SOFLO.Mornings will be slightly cool, but high temps will reach the 70s.
  
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• Broward students taste test potential school lunch items

  12-02-2016 22:45
  
  Who better to decide what should be on the school lunch menu than the kids who eat it?
  
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• Heat: Chris Bosh to Miss All-Star Game

  12-02-2016 22:40 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Heat All-Star Chris Bosh was removed from the All-Star Game roster on Friday with a calf injury.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• BREAKING: The NBA confirms Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat is pulling out of the All-Star game in Toronto. Reports say Bosh has a calf injury

  12-02-2016 22:39 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: The NBA confirms Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat is pulling out of the All-Star game in Toronto. Reports say Bosh has a calf injury
  
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• #BREAKING @chrisbosh to miss Sunday's #NBA All-Star Game with injury bit.ly/1R0hDth https://t.co/7EQDWcS47o

  12-02-2016 22:20 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING @chrisbosh to miss Sunday's #NBA All-Star Game with injury bit.ly/1R0hDth https://t.co/7EQDWcS47o
  
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• 2nd suspect in shooting near Miami Gardens school arrested

  12-02-2016 22:05
  
  Police have arrested a second suspect in connection to a shooting near a Miami Gardens school, one of two such incidents that rocked Miami-Dade County this week.
  
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• Police arrest suspect wanted for stealing car with baby

  12-02-2016 22:03
  
  Fort Lauderdale Police have announced the arrest of a 17-year-old wanted in the theft of car that had a baby inside.
  
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• Man Accused of Shooting Miami Gardens Cop Pleads Not Guilty

  12-02-2016 21:45 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man accused of shooting a Miami Gardens Police officer pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges Friday.
  
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• In low turnout, South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard reelected

  12-02-2016 21:41
  
  Philip Stoddard will begin his fourth two-year term as South Miami mayorBob Welsh, the Group III commissioner, was elected South Miami’s vice mayorOnly 22.14 percent of voters came out to vote, the lowest turnout since 2000 … Click to Continue »
  
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• 'Finally:' Pope meets Russian Orthodox leader

  12-02-2016 21:28
  
  Pope Francis met Friday with Patriarch Kirill in the first-ever papal meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, an historic development in the 1,000-year schism that divided Christianity that may, however, be more about Russia asserting itself than any new ecumenical progress.
  
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• 2nd Arrest Made in Shooting Outside Carol City High

  12-02-2016 21:26 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A second arrest has been made in connection with the shooting outside Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens this week.
  
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• Fire Sweeps Through Oakland Park Auto Body Shop

  12-02-2016 21:24 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Crews responded to a large fire at a commercial building in Oakland Park Friday afternoon.
  
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• Stolen goods recovered from suspected Broward burglars; 4 arrested

  12-02-2016 21:18
  
  Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are seeking to reunite residents targeted by burglars with their stolen items after a traffic stop on Tuesday led to the arrest of four men in connection to the break-ins.
  
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• Fla. releases school grades for 2014-15, click here to see your child's school bit.ly/1PHW3Y2 https://t.co/v9AaJuxkTa

  12-02-2016 20:51 via twitter.com
  
  Fla. releases school grades for 2014-15, click here to see your child's school bit.ly/1PHW3Y2 https://t.co/v9AaJuxkTa
  
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• Gunshots in Miami Gardens, Schools on Lockdown

  12-02-2016 20:19 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Several schools were on lockdown after reports of multiple shots fired in Miami Gardens Friday.Photo Credit: NBC6.com/Sharon Lawson
  
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• Teen Arrested for Stealing Car With Infant Inside: FLPD

  12-02-2016 20:15 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police say they've arrested a 16-year-old boy in the theft of a car with a 10-month-old baby inside in Fort Lauderdale.Photo Credit: NBC6.com
  
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• Pope Francis arrives in Cuba for meeting with leader of Russian Orthodox church bit.ly/1PHRJYK?utm_me… https://t.co/8wiWGVxIlk

  12-02-2016 20:14 via twitter.com
  
  Pope Francis arrives in Cuba for meeting with leader of Russian Orthodox church bit.ly/1PHRJYK?utm_me… https://t.co/8wiWGVxIlk
  
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• #BREAKING 16-year-old arrested, accused of stealing car outside laudromat with baby inside bit.ly/1PHSr8k?utm_me… https://t.co/5Ux4pjVilf

  12-02-2016 20:10 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING 16-year-old arrested, accused of stealing car outside laudromat with baby inside bit.ly/1PHSr8k?utm_me… https://t.co/5Ux4pjVilf
  
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• WATCH LIVE Pope Francis arrives in Cuba for historic meeting bit.ly/1PHRJYK?utm_me… https://t.co/PoJ7gOwuvX

  12-02-2016 20:06 via twitter.com
  
  WATCH LIVE Pope Francis arrives in Cuba for historic meeting bit.ly/1PHRJYK?utm_me… https://t.co/PoJ7gOwuvX
  
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• 2 students killed in shooting at Phoenix-area high school

  12-02-2016 19:53
  
  Two students were shot and killed Friday at a high school in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale but the danger at the campus was over, police said, as worried parents crowded stores nearby to await word on their children.
  
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• South Miami-Dade football coach, teacher Michael Shapiro dies at 67

  12-02-2016 19:49
  
  Coached football at Miami Killian, Homestead and Miami Southridge Senior High schoolsTaught English and LatinShapiro ran workshops to prepare athletes for the SAT plus LSAT and MCAT for law and medical school admissions … Click to Continue »
  
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• Palmetto Bay hires new village spokeswoman

  12-02-2016 19:46
  
  Jackie Calzadilla was hired in early January as a public information officerPalmetto Bay’s long-time public information officer William Kress resigned two weeks later … Click to Continue »
  
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• Lockdowns lifted at 3 Miami Gardens schools after shots fired outside

  12-02-2016 19:46
  
  Authorities have lifted lockdowns at three schools in Miami Gardens schools, about an hour after, police said, shots were fired near the campuses.
  
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• Step in to a sweet world at Miami’s Beacon Hill Chocolates

  12-02-2016 19:28
  
  Owner Paula Barth opened a Miami location of her Boston chocolate shop in OctoberValentine’s Day candy specials in addition to locally made gelato … Click to Continue »
  
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• Reports of Gunshots in Miami Gardens, Schools on Lockdown

  12-02-2016 19:21 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Several schools were on lockdown after reports of multiple shots fired in Miami Gardens Friday.Photo Credit: NBC6.com/Sharon Lawson
  
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• Crews Respond to Fire in Oakland Park

  12-02-2016 19:15 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Crews are responding to a large fire in Oakland Park Friday afternoon.
  
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• Oakland Park auto body shop catches fire, no injuries

  12-02-2016 19:11
  
  Crews are battling a fire at an auto body shop in Oakland Park, Friday afternoon.
  
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• Valentine's Day Shipments at MIA

  12-02-2016 19:03 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It's estimated that 90-percent of the fresh flowers that are imported into the United States come through Miami International Airport. NBC 6's Michael Spears reports from the airport.
  
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• Weather: Warming Up Into the Weekend

  12-02-2016 19:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Slightly warmer temperatures are returning to South Florida Friday and on into the weekend. Ryan Phillips says weekend temps will be mild in the mid to upper 80s with some rain chances coming by early next...
  
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• Busy Traffic Weekend in South Florida

  12-02-2016 18:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It is a busy weekend in South Florida with the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami International Boat Show and Art Wynwood. NBC 6's Kelly Blanco has details on weekend road closures.
  
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• Mourning High junior breaks barriers as female JROTC commanding officer

  12-02-2016 18:58
  
  Shantell Gonzalez, 16, is a commanding officer in the school’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programThe rank held by Shantell is usually held by male studentsAfter high school, Shantell hopes to join the Marines and then the FBI, and go to college … Click to Continue »
  
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• Police: 2 students, both 15-year-old girls, killed in shooting at Phoenix-area high school bit.ly/1SLT8E5?utm_me… https://t.co/KFhs3hqimA

  12-02-2016 18:48 via twitter.com
  
  Police: 2 students, both 15-year-old girls, killed in shooting at Phoenix-area high school bit.ly/1SLT8E5?utm_me… https://t.co/KFhs3hqimA
  
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• Reports of Shots Fired in Miami Gardens, Schools on Lockdown

  12-02-2016 18:45 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Several schools are on lockdown after reports of multiple shots fired in Miami Gardens.
  
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• As Miami boat show launches at Miami Marine Stadium, historic structure languishes

  12-02-2016 18:36
  
  The boat show’s relocation to Virginia Key was supposed to spur the iconic stadium’s renovationCity has no plan or full funding yet for the $37 million jobPreservationists pushing city to make it a 2016 priority… Click to Continue »
  
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• WWE star Cena named honorary pace car driver for Daytona 500

  12-02-2016 18:27
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Wrestling star and actor John Cena will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the season-opening Daytona 500. Daytona International Speedway made the announcement Friday, more than a week before the Feb. 21 race. Cena, a 15-time WWE champion, will lead the 40-car field to the green flag in a Toyota Camry. Cena most recently starred in the Golden Globe-nominated "Trainwreck" as well as "Sisters" with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. He...
  
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• Burglar Tosses Cinderblock Through Drive-Thru Window

  12-02-2016 18:12 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are looking for a burglar who was caught on camera throwing a cinderblock through a Hollywood restaurant's drive-thru window to get inside.Photo Credit: Hollywood Police
  
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• WATCH Miami Beach @MayorLevine confronts #FedEx driver who parked illegally on city street bit.ly/1Qwza9N?utm_me… https://t.co/En9ECjStZ0

  12-02-2016 18:02 via twitter.com
  
  WATCH Miami Beach @MayorLevine confronts #FedEx driver who parked illegally on city street bit.ly/1Qwza9N?utm_me… https://t.co/En9ECjStZ0
  
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• 30,000 volunteers wear gloves, pack meals for famished children

  12-02-2016 18:02
  
  U-GLOVE started as a concept seen in Europe that helps reduce germ contamination at gas pumpsThe group recently sponsored the Feed My Starving Children event in Miami with 50,000 gloves30,000 volunteers packed food to be distributed to countries in South and Central America … Click to Continue »
  
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• Kendall swoons for Peruvian powerhouse Pisco y Nazca

  12-02-2016 18:01
  
  Two and a half stars for Pisco y Nazca, which opened in NovemberThe ceviche gastrobar is hectic, loud and lovelyChef Miguel Antonio Gomez Fernández, a native of Peru, comes to Miami from Gastón Acurio’s La Mar in San Francisco … Click to Continue »
  
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• Boyd Anderson resumes classes after bomb threat

  12-02-2016 17:28
  
  The "all clear" has been given at Boyd Anderson High School after a bomb threat was called in Friday morning and later determined to be "not credible."
  
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• Police: No more danger after 2 teens shot at Arizona school

  12-02-2016 17:12
  
  Police say two teens have been shot at a high school in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, but there is no more danger to the rest of the campus.  
  
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• Lamar Odom makes appearance at Kanye West fashion show

  12-02-2016 16:47
  
  Lamar Odom made his public return at brother-in-law Kanye West's New York Fashion Week show on Thursday.  
  
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• VIRAL VIDEO Guide dog meeting #Pluto at #Disneyland may be cutest thing ever bit.ly/1o6vC7h?utm_me… https://t.co/QmzzHOvYde

  12-02-2016 16:42 via twitter.com
  
  VIRAL VIDEO Guide dog meeting #Pluto at #Disneyland may be cutest thing ever bit.ly/1o6vC7h?utm_me… https://t.co/QmzzHOvYde
  
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• Grenade Found in Shallow Water at Florida Beach

  12-02-2016 16:21 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man with a metal detector found a grenade in the shallow water at Florida's Port Charlotte beach, prompting a response from law enforcement and Southwest Florida Regional Bomb Squad disposal personnel.
  
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• Someone is selling #ValentinesDay dinner reservations on #Craigslist bit.ly/1SlIKCm?utm_me… https://t.co/ZrxkceDQeZ

  12-02-2016 15:42 via twitter.com
  
  Someone is selling #ValentinesDay dinner reservations on #Craigslist bit.ly/1SlIKCm?utm_me… https://t.co/ZrxkceDQeZ
  
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