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• Great job! @Shelllumber donates supplies, time to help @shakealegmiami rebuild after boats destroyed by #Irma… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 23:53 via twitter.com
  Great job! @Shelllumber donates supplies, time to help @shakealegmiami rebuild after boats destroyed by #Irma… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Three men who fell from 100-story TV tower have been identified by police

  28-09-2017 23:46
  Miami Gardens police have identified the three construction workers killed Wednesday night after they fell from a 1,000-foot pole that was attached to a TV transmission tower. The three men, … Click to Continue »
  
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• You’re facing criminal charges, but then your attorney is taken away: ACLU sues courts

  28-09-2017 23:36
  It all started with a speeding ticket. It was the day before Lazaro Rodriguez’s 55th birthday, and what began with an ordinary citation escalated into an arrest after Rodriguez, bickered … Click to Continue »
  
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• Lawsuit: Poor defendants left to represent themselves after judge takes away lawyers

  28-09-2017 23:36
  It all started with a speeding ticket. It was the day before Lazaro Rodriguez’s 55th birthday, and what began with an ordinary citation escalated into an arrest after Rodriguez, bickered … Click to Continue »
  
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• Cops Find Briefcase Packed With Pot in Pembroke Pines

  28-09-2017 23:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating a marijuana mystery after a briefcase containing more than 10 pounds of pot was found in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood.Photo Credit: Pembroke Pines PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Regulators move to shut Miami-Dade ALF affiliated with nursing home where 11 died

  28-09-2017 23:16
  Florida regulators moved to shut down Floridian Gardens Assisted Living Facility in South Miami-Dade on Thursday, a 177-bed elder care center operated by the owner of a Hollywood Hills nursing … Click to Continue »
  
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• Mom accused of daughter's death refused to call 911 because of low cell minutes bit.ly/2x0hJf6?utm_me… https://t.co/WKubk9ctc2

  28-09-2017 22:58 via twitter.com
  
  Mom accused of daughter's death refused to call 911 because of low cell minutes bit.ly/2x0hJf6?utm_me… https://t.co/WKubk9ctc2
  
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• National Coffee Day: 5 Places Celebrating With Freebies

  28-09-2017 22:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  National Coffee Day is Friday, Sept. 29, and South Florida is definitely taking part in the caffeine-filled holiday. Whether you like your coffee black or sweetened with a little cream and sugar, these...Photo Credit: Getty Images/EyeEm
  
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• CRASH: Florida's Tpke NB on your approach to Broward Blvd, two lanes are blocked. Expect heavy delays. #TRAFFIC https://t.co/HiaoF65izr

  28-09-2017 22:56 via twitter.com
  
  CRASH: Florida's Tpke NB on your approach to Broward Blvd, two lanes are blocked. Expect heavy delays. #TRAFFIC https://t.co/HiaoF65izr
  
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• CRASH CLEARED on Florida's Tpke NB & US-27, but delays stretch to SR-836. Take I-75 or SR-826 as an alternate. https://t.co/W7xDc5aL09

  28-09-2017 22:48 via twitter.com
  
  CRASH CLEARED on Florida's Tpke NB & US-27, but delays stretch to SR-836. Take I-75 or SR-826 as an alternate. https://t.co/W7xDc5aL09
  
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• CRASH: Florida's Tpke NB & US-27. ALL lanes are blocked. Drivers getting by on the shoulder. Alts: SR-826 & I-75 https://t.co/uRgzD1mU2q

  28-09-2017 22:34 via twitter.com
  
  CRASH: Florida's Tpke NB & US-27. ALL lanes are blocked. Drivers getting by on the shoulder. Alts: SR-826 & I-75 https://t.co/uRgzD1mU2q
  
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• Miami wants to require generators at nursing homes and some low-income housing

  28-09-2017 22:31
  Miami commissioners aren’t waiting to see how a legal battle plays out over emergency state rules requiring generators at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the wake of 11 … Click to Continue »
  
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• A disturbance moves closer to SoFlo tomorrow-- whether it organizes or not, expect rain on Friday! https://t.co/tBLcJtgfEc

  28-09-2017 22:31 via twitter.com
  
  A disturbance moves closer to SoFlo tomorrow-- whether it organizes or not, expect rain on Friday! https://t.co/tBLcJtgfEc
  
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• Rapper @daddy_yankee gives $1M in relief aid to Puerto Rico bit.ly/2k9i4v8 https://t.co/7Zn0h4juoL

  28-09-2017 22:28 via twitter.com
  
  Rapper @daddy_yankee gives $1M in relief aid to Puerto Rico bit.ly/2k9i4v8 https://t.co/7Zn0h4juoL
  
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• Search For Clues After Fatal TV Tower Scaffolding Collapse

  28-09-2017 22:19 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Crime scene investigators returned to a television tower in Miami Gardens where three workers died after a scaffolding collapse Wednesday. Detectives along with investigators from the Occupational Safety...Photo Credit: NBC 6
  
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• FCC Chief to Apple: Enable Radio on iPhones, Save Lives

  28-09-2017 22:14 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The iPhone is an incredibly advanced device, but it also has a very old piece of technology embedded in it lying dormant: a radio receiver.Now, the chairman of the U.S. agency that regulates radio, phones and...Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, File
  
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• Miami Realtor is suspected of funneling foreign money to Grieco campaign

  28-09-2017 22:13
  Tony Rodriguez-Tellaheche doesn’t fit the profile of the big-money donors who raised $200,000 for People for Better Leaders, a political action committee under state investigation for its secret ties to … Click to Continue »
  
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• Tropical System Could Bring Wet Weather to South Florida

  28-09-2017 21:52 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A tropical system in the Caribbean is expected to bring heavy rain to South Florida over the weekend and could potentially become a tropical depression or storm.Photo Credit: National Hurricane Center
  
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• Fatal fall from TV tower is deadliest such plunge investigated by feds in 5 years

  28-09-2017 21:46
  Authorities are searching for answers to what caused scaffolding to tumble around a 100-story Miami Gardens TV tower, killing three workers during an attempt to install a new transmission antenna. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Police seek man who struck teen in face, head with pool cue bit.ly/2k68OYE?utm_me… https://t.co/ZoFgEgUc67

  28-09-2017 21:36 via twitter.com
  
  Police seek man who struck teen in face, head with pool cue bit.ly/2k68OYE?utm_me… https://t.co/ZoFgEgUc67
  
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• This athlete was hit with a ‘double punch’ when both parents lost homes in hurricanes

  28-09-2017 21:35
  For nearly 65 hours while her native Puerto Rico was being battered by the savage 155-mph winds of Hurricane Maria, Barry University women’s volleyball standout Genesis Castillo was unable to … Click to Continue »
  
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• ‘Double punch’ for Barry athlete whose parents both lost homes in hurricanes

  28-09-2017 21:35
  For nearly 65 hours while her native Puerto Rico was being battered by the savage 155-mph winds of Hurricane Maria, Barry University women’s volleyball standout Genesis Castillo was unable to … Click to Continue »
  
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• Woman tried to kill baby with tainted milk, cops say bit.ly/2k6xsIB?utm_me… https://t.co/5xMWO7MQew

  28-09-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
  
  Woman tried to kill baby with tainted milk, cops say bit.ly/2k6xsIB?utm_me… https://t.co/5xMWO7MQew
  
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• Education is key to avoid being traumatized by natural disasters

  28-09-2017 20:03
  Hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters not only endanger lives and destroy property, but may traumatize survivors. Experiencing a disaster, natural or otherwise, always leaves a lasting impression. Adults remember … Click to Continue »
  
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• Suspect Sought in Davie Pool Cue Beating Caught on Camera

  28-09-2017 20:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police in Davie are searching for a man who was caught on camera beating a juvenile with a pool cue.Photo Credit: Davie Police
  
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• Coral Gables: Maybe we won’t ban medical marijuana dispensaries after all

  28-09-2017 20:00
  After previously planning to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, Coral Gables leaders are changing their stance and going back to the drawing board to decide how to regulate the businesses. Commissioners … Click to Continue »
  
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• Woman Arrested on Marijuana Charge With Children in Car

  28-09-2017 19:53 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Southwest Miami-Dade woman is behind bars after a police stop uncovered marijuana all over her vehicle – while she was driving around three juveniles, including two children under the age of two...Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Police Department
  
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• Centerfolds. Clubs. Photo shoots. Death. How Playboy and Hefner changed Miami

  28-09-2017 19:45
  Hugh Hefner’s Playboy magazine and its once iconic clubs are inextricably linked with Chicago and Los Angeles. But Hef had big footprints — or would that be bunny prints? — … Click to Continue »
  
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• Organizations pitch in for post-Hurricane Irma relief

  28-09-2017 19:34
  The writer Ralph Waldo Emerson famously said, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it … Click to Continue »
  
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• Pet owners say Broward County tricked, pressured them to sign animal death warrants bit.ly/2yJSIXV?utm_me… https://t.co/XaZizDeMVN

  28-09-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  
  Pet owners say Broward County tricked, pressured them to sign animal death warrants bit.ly/2yJSIXV?utm_me… https://t.co/XaZizDeMVN
  
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• Rubio: Put Military in Charge of Puerto Rico Recovery

  28-09-2017 18:49 via nbcmiami.com
  
  While warning that Puerto Rico faces a significant logistical challenge in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Sen. Marco Rubio on Thursday called for the United States military to be put in charge of the recovery...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• An independent child is a successful child

  28-09-2017 18:32
  To a 4-year-old, independence may mean putting on their own shoes and picking out what clothes to wear. For school-age children, it could be assuming responsibility for household chores or … Click to Continue »
  
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• Here is how you can help those struggling in Puerto Rico bit.ly/2wdyB2k?utm_me… https://t.co/4noQ01DD2A

  28-09-2017 17:59 via twitter.com
  
  Here is how you can help those struggling in Puerto Rico bit.ly/2wdyB2k?utm_me… https://t.co/4noQ01DD2A
  
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• Every University of Phoenix location in Florida is halting on-campus enrollment

  28-09-2017 17:51
  The University of Phoenix, once the largest for-profit chain in the country, is stopping in-person enrollment at more than 20 campuses and learning centers around the nation. The five Florida … Click to Continue »
  
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• S. Fla. woman dressed as clown held balloon that said 'You are the greatest' before killing her now-husband's wife… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 17:46 via twitter.com
  S. Fla. woman dressed as clown held balloon that said 'You are the greatest' before killing her now-husband's wife… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Scam Alert: 80% of Online Puppy Ads Are Fraud

  28-09-2017 17:38 via nbcmiami.com
  
  If you’re looking to add a cute puppy to your family, beware of online scams.Photo Credit: Getty Images/Moment RF
  
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• There was weed, fisticuffs, a Taser that didn’t work. Then a crowd gathered, cops say

  28-09-2017 17:36
  One minute, Junior Savoir and Jairo Jose Medina were sitting on a seawall in Miami Beach smoking weed. Then police arrived. Soon elbows and fists flew. Police deployed a Taser … Click to Continue »
  
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• 6 Things to Know About Your Insurance That Could Save Money

  28-09-2017 17:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  NBC6 Responds finds the 6 top things to know about your insurance now, that could save you money before a disaster hits home.
  
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• Police have dialog with Cutler Bay residents, officials

  28-09-2017 17:11
  Police officers and residents mingled Monday, Sept. 25 during Cutler Bay’s first police community forum at town hall council chambers. State Rep. Daisy Baez, D-Coral Gables; Cutler Bay Mayor Peggy … Click to Continue »
  
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• Woman Arrested in 'Clown Murder' Case May Face Death Penalty

  28-09-2017 17:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Virginia woman arrested in the 27-year-old "Clown Murder" of her husband's former wife in Palm Beach County could face the death penalty, authorities said.Photo Credit: Washington County Sheriff's Office
  
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• No Charges for Nanny Arrested in Florida Amber Alert

  28-09-2017 16:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A nanny arrested in Miami-Dade County after a frantic Amber Alert search for a 4-year-old Jupiter boy last month appeared in a Palm Beach County courtroom Thursday where she learned she won't face charges.Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Police Department
  
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• Virginia Woman to be Returned to Fla. in 'Clown Murder' Case

  28-09-2017 16:22 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Virginia woman arrested Tuesday in a 27-year-old "Clown Murder" cold case in Palm Beach County will be returning to Florida to face charges.Sheila Keen Warren waived her right to extradition during a...
  
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• Over 134,000 people evacuated in Indonesia as TWO volcanoes may soon erupt bit.ly/2yuKRfW https://t.co/1xjNyQfZlx

  28-09-2017 16:21 via twitter.com
  
  Over 134,000 people evacuated in Indonesia as TWO volcanoes may soon erupt bit.ly/2yuKRfW https://t.co/1xjNyQfZlx
  
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• Here is the latest on the areas we are tracking in the tropics. Watch local10 for more. https://t.co/JV4K9cCAjs

  28-09-2017 14:59 via twitter.com
  
  Here is the latest on the areas we are tracking in the tropics. Watch local10 for more. https://t.co/JV4K9cCAjs
  
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• Trump lifts Jones Act for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico bit.ly/2fBZxWN?utm_me… https://t.co/CvCreOw7uF

  28-09-2017 14:53 via twitter.com
  
  Trump lifts Jones Act for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico bit.ly/2fBZxWN?utm_me… https://t.co/CvCreOw7uF
  
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• Rip Currents Remain a Concern For South Florida After Maria

  28-09-2017 14:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Maria is now almost 1000 miles away, moving away from the United States and continuing to weaken, but a high risk of rip currents will continue Thursday.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Man Hospitalized After Morning Fire In Miami Gardens Home

  28-09-2017 14:28 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Crews dealt with an early morning fire in Miami Gardens just blocks from Hard Rock Stadium that injured one man.The blaze was reported just before 6 a.m. off NW 199th Street and 37th Avenue, with...Photo Credit: Twitter / @DarrylNBC6
  
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• Looking beautiful in Miami, get ready for some afternoon storms. https://t.co/fyzsDaEbGR

  28-09-2017 14:19 via twitter.com
  
  Looking beautiful in Miami, get ready for some afternoon storms. https://t.co/fyzsDaEbGR
  
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• Broken Down Car on I-95 SB at I-395 #traffic https://t.co/mHOAQE7CaC

  28-09-2017 13:54 via twitter.com
  
  Broken Down Car on I-95 SB at I-395 #traffic https://t.co/mHOAQE7CaC
  
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• South Fla. Task Forces Return From Puerto Rico After Maria

  28-09-2017 13:40 via nbcmiami.com
  
  In Puerto Rico, the team of first responders worked side by side with local authorities to assist in search and rescue operations.
  
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