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• St. Patrick's Day Festivities Happening in South Florida

  16-03-2018 23:57
  
  If you’re looking for a way to unwind and let loose this weekend, there are plenty of St. Patrick’s Day festivities taking place all over South Florida this weekend. Here’s a quick roundup of some of the events...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Criminal charges a long shot in FIU bridge collapse. But lawsuits a sure thing

  16-03-2018 23:46
  The collapse of the pedestrian bridge at Florida International University will spawn years of lawsuits in civil court as families try to hold companies and government agencies accountable for the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Bridge Employee Was Killed in Collapse Near FIU: Company

  16-03-2018 23:14
  
  An employee working on-site when the pedestrian bridge near FIU collapsed has been identified as one of the six victims killed, according to the company for which he worked.
  
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• Bridge worker Navaro Brown died in collapse of FIU span, company says

  16-03-2018 22:15
  An employee of a company that provides products to strengthen bridges died in the collapse of the pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University with the city of Sweetwater. Navaro Brown, … Click to Continue »
  
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• Mexican police complete training course in Miami

  16-03-2018 22:07
  Thirty Mexican police officials took part in a graduation ceremony in Miami on Friday following a two-week tactical training course. … Click to Continue »
  
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• FIU Student Identified as Victim Killed in Bridge Collapse

  16-03-2018 21:51
  
  FIU student Alexa Duran has been identified as one of the six victims killed in the pedestrian bridge collapse.Photo Credit: FacebookThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Firms Behind FIU Bridge Collapse Have History of Violations

  16-03-2018 21:36
  
  The companies behind a pedestrian bridge that collapsed near Florida International University have faced questions about their past work, and one is accused of substandard work in a lawsuit filed earlier...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Children Home Alone During Ft. Lauderdale House Fire: Police

  16-03-2018 21:21
  
  The Fort Lauderdale Police Department said it is investigating a house fire in which two children were hospitalized as a case of child neglect because they were home alone.
  
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• Temperatures are rising. Low temperatures will trend toward "seasonable" this weekend. https://t.co/kAsipqCU4d

  16-03-2018 21:02 via twitter.com
  
  Temperatures are rising. Low temperatures will trend toward "seasonable" this weekend. https://t.co/kAsipqCU4d
  
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• Job Fair to be Held in Sunrise on Wednesday

  16-03-2018 20:53
  
  More than 50 companies are looking to fill over 3,000 jobs at a job fair that will be held in Sunrise next Wednesday.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• #BREAKING Father of Alexa Duran confirms his 18-year-old daughter was killed in yesterday's bridge collapse… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-03-2018 20:46 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING Father of Alexa Duran confirms his 18-year-old daughter was killed in yesterday's bridge collapse… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Lockdown Lifted at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Sr. High

  16-03-2018 20:11
  
  A lockdown has been lifted at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School.
  
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• First responders and civilians search for survivors after FIU bridge collapses

  16-03-2018 20:11
  Cellphone footage captured by Suzanne Bermudez on Thursday shows first responders and civilians as they search for survivors. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Mega job fair with over 3,000 jobs, 50+ companies set for South Florida next week bit.ly/2tToJOH?utm_so… https://t.co/uWAS5Fd9vD

  16-03-2018 20:06 via twitter.com
  
  Mega job fair with over 3,000 jobs, 50+ companies set for South Florida next week bit.ly/2tToJOH?utm_so… https://t.co/uWAS5Fd9vD
  
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• Former Uber driver accused of raping woman found guilty bit.ly/2HGdDPl?utm_so… https://t.co/TZXLIzExZ3

  16-03-2018 19:39 via twitter.com
  
  Former Uber driver accused of raping woman found guilty bit.ly/2HGdDPl?utm_so… https://t.co/TZXLIzExZ3
  
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• ‘My little girl was trapped’: FIU student Alexa Duran died in bridge collapse, dad says

  16-03-2018 19:30
  Florida International University student Alexa Duran was driving her gray Toyota SUV under a pedestrian bridge in front of the university on Thursday when it collapsed, trapping her car beneath … Click to Continue »
  
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• Scott signs $88.7 billion election-year budget with meager veto list

  16-03-2018 19:18
  In quick fashion, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a modest $64 million Friday from a $88.7 billion budget, the final budget the two-term governor will sign before he is termed out … Click to Continue »
  
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• Fla. Shooting Survivors Release Original Song to Help Heal

  16-03-2018 19:17
  
  Days after a gunman stormed their Florida school and killed 17 people, two young survivors wrote a song about their grief and healing. On Friday, those Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students released...Photo Credit: Terry Spencer/AP, FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• NBC 6 and T 51 Erasing $1M of South Florida's Medical Debt

  16-03-2018 19:11
  
  If you’ve ever been to the emergency room, you know the cost of a single visit can leave you feeling worse than before you got there. Medical debt is a huge problem - one in five Americans have it.It’s...This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Two Children Rushed to Fire After Fort Lauderdale House Fire

  16-03-2018 19:02
  
  Crews from Fort Lauderdale Police and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue arrived at the home, located at 1551 SW 38th Avenue, around 11:45 a.m.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Over 600,000 pacifiers and teether holders are being recalled due to a choking hazard for young children.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-03-2018 18:59 via twitter.com
  Over 600,000 pacifiers and teether holders are being recalled due to a choking hazard for young children.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Heavy machinery cuts into large concrete section of the collapsed FIU bridge

  16-03-2018 18:42
  A machine starts to cut through a massive block of concrete from the collapsed FIU bridge as the recovery operation gets underway on March 16, 2018. … Click to Continue »
  
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• 'I Thought I Was Dead:' Victim of Bridge Collapse Speaks Out

  16-03-2018 18:22
  
  A survivor of the tragic pedestrian bridge collapse is telling his story just one day after he was nearly killed.
  
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• Rubio says engineers were tightening loose cables when the FIU bridge collapsed

  16-03-2018 18:14
  Engineers were tightening cables on the pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University to the city of Sweetwater when the structure fell onto Southwest Eighth Street Thursday afternoon, killing at least … Click to Continue »
  
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• Firm behind gold-fueled, Miami-based money-laundering racket fined $15 million

  16-03-2018 17:31
  A Dallas-based company pleaded guilty Friday to failing to maintain an anti-money-laundering program to stop billions of dollars in illegally mined and smuggled gold from being exported from South America … Click to Continue »
  
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• This is what the FIU pedestrian bridge looked like while it was being installed

  16-03-2018 17:03
  FILE from March 10, 2018: Early morning view of the main span of the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Pedestrian Bridge as it was lifted from its temporary supports, rotated 90 degrees across an eight-lane thoroughfare and lowered into its permanent position over SW 8 Street. The 174-foot, 950-ton section of the bridge was built adjacent to Southwest Eight Street using Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) methods, which are being advanced at FIU's Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transpo
  
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• Computer animation showing the assembly of the FIU pedestrian bridge

  16-03-2018 16:34
  On December 7th & 8th 2017, the MCM Florida International University Team attended the National Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Conference at the Hyatt Residence in Miami. The FIU project was presented during the conference explaining how the ABC techniques will be used to erect the main span over SW 8th Street. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Winn-Dixie Announces Closure of Six South Florida Stores

  16-03-2018 16:12
  
  The supermarket started with a single store in what is now Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood by William Davis in 1925 before Davis and his family bought several chains across the state.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Firefighters climb onto the rubble of the collapsed FIU pedestrian bridge

  16-03-2018 15:57
  Miami-Dade firefighters climb onto the rubble of the collapsed FIU pedestrian bridge on March 15, 2018. … Click to Continue »
  
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• His wife died giving birth in Miami. He’s in Cuba and wants the baby back

  16-03-2018 15:23
  Yoelvis Gattorno never expected the bad news he received in Cuba after his daughter Valeria was born in Miami. His wife, Yarisleidy Cuba Rodríguez, died during childbirth March 2 at … Click to Continue »
  
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• What the scene at the FIU bridge collapse looks like the morning after

  16-03-2018 15:22
  Aerial footage shows what the scene at the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse looks like the morning after on March 16, 2018. … Click to Continue »
  
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• What the scene at the FIU bridge collapse looks like morning after

  16-03-2018 15:22
  Aerial footage shows what the scene at the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse looks like the morning after on March 16, 2018. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Criminal charges possible as investigation of FIU bridge collapse begins

  16-03-2018 12:55
  Juan Perez, director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, on Friday morning raised the possibility of criminal charges tied to the collapse of the FIU pedestrian bridge. In an interview on … Click to Continue »
  
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• Uber just raised rates on Florida riders. But drivers are the ticked off ones

  16-03-2018 12:00
  Last Friday, Uber quietly increased rates for rides in Florida and Louisiana. In Miami, the rates rose by about 10 percent. According to data compiled by Harry Campbell, publisher of … Click to Continue »
  
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• Crash on I-95 SB at NW 119th St #traffic https://t.co/xaoLpauoPx

  16-03-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on I-95 SB at NW 119th St #traffic https://t.co/xaoLpauoPx
  
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• Traffic Closures and Detours Around Bridge Collapse

  16-03-2018 11:55
  
  NBC 6's Kelly Blanco has the latest information to help you avoid the area around the tragic scene near the campus of FIU.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Crash on I-95 NB at Commercial Blvd #traffic https://t.co/w77H1mGlBv

  16-03-2018 11:53 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on I-95 NB at Commercial Blvd #traffic https://t.co/w77H1mGlBv
  
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• Crash on Turnpike SB at Sunrise Blvd #traffic https://t.co/1ewG6SM13U

  16-03-2018 11:46 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on Turnpike SB at Sunrise Blvd #traffic https://t.co/1ewG6SM13U
  
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• Crash on SR-836 EB approaching Le Jeune Rd #traffic https://t.co/ln9Yny5CzO

  16-03-2018 11:43 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-836 EB approaching Le Jeune Rd #traffic https://t.co/ln9Yny5CzO
  
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• FIU bridge death toll reaches 6; cracking had been reported to state days before collapse

  16-03-2018 11:20
  With the grim work of recovering bodies from the wreckage under way, and the death toll expected to rise, crews labored Friday to lift, cut and dig through chunks of … Click to Continue »
  
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• Death toll from FIU bridge collapse up to 6 as work begins to figure out what went wrong

  16-03-2018 11:20
  With the grim work of recovering bodies from the wreckage under way, and the death toll expected to rise, crews labored Friday to lift, cut and dig through chunks of … Click to Continue »
  
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• Death toll from FIU bridge collapse up to 6 as crews work to clear the rubble

  16-03-2018 11:20
  Miami-Dade Fire Rescue workers, homicide detectives, engineers and NTSB workers worked through the slow painstaking process Thursday night of clearing rubble, documenting evidence and trying to remove the dead after … Click to Continue »
  
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• What comes after 8 years as a legislator? For this renegade, maybe a run for governor

  16-03-2018 11:00
  After eight years, Richard Corcoran’s career as a powerful lawmaker is fading fast, but he may be starting a new one as a firebrand candidate for governor. Nearing the end … Click to Continue »
  
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• They were stopped at red lights when the FIU bridge crumbled ahead

  16-03-2018 10:50
  The light at the intersection of Southwest 109th Avenue and Eighth Street was turning from yellow to red as Dania Garlobo was just coming to a stop. She was second … Click to Continue »
  
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• They were at the red light when the FIU bridge came down. They sprinted to the scene.

  16-03-2018 10:50
  The light at the intersection of Southwest 109th Avenue and Eighth Street was turning from yellow to red as Dania Garlobo was just coming to a stop. She was second … Click to Continue »
  
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• Death Toll Rises in Bridge Collapse as Investigation Begins

  16-03-2018 10:15
  
  Florida Gov. Rick Scott has vowed to hold people responsible if there was any fault after a 950-ton pedestrian bridge near Florida International University collapsed Thursday, killing six people.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Police expect no more survivors at FIU bridge collapse as recovery effort continues

  16-03-2018 08:24
  Authorities announced early Friday morning they no longer believe they will find anyone alive in the rubble of the collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University. Around 2 a.m., the … Click to Continue »
  
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• ‘A dark day in our history:’ FIU opens Friday, offers counseling after bridge collapse

  16-03-2018 05:43
  Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg delivered a somber video message about the FIU bridge collapse Thursday that killed at least six people and injured 10 others. In the 45-second … Click to Continue »
  
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• ‘A dark day in our history:’ FIU opens Friday, offer counseling after bridge collapse

  16-03-2018 05:43
  Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg delivered a somber video message about the FIU bridge collapse Thursday that killed at least four people and injured 10 others. In the 45-second … Click to Continue »
  
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• ‘A dark day in our history:’ FIU offers counseling after bridge collapse

  16-03-2018 05:43
  Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg delivered a somber video message about the FIU bridge collapse Thursday that killed at least six people and injured 10 others. In the 45-second … Click to Continue »
  
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