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• ‘Angel on Earth': Vigil for Young Father Randomly Gunned Down in Miami Beach

  31-08-2021 19:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A young father who was shot and killed last week while vacationing was remembered in a vigil Tuesday in Miami Beach. The vigil was held across the street from La Cerveceria on Ocean Drive, where 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield was gunned down on Aug. 24. “It was a cold-blooded murder, and visions of it are gut-wrenching,” said one resident, who read...
  
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• Gunman Sought in Fatal Plantation Parking Lot Shooting

  31-08-2021 18:11 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a man in a Plantation parking lot. The shooting happened Thursday, Aug. 26, around 12:15 a.m. in the parking lot at 601 Northwest 42nd Avenue, Plantation Police officials said. Officials said the suspect shot the victim several times and the fled the scene. The victim’s identity wasn’t released. The suspect was...
  
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• Man Says Wife Battling Cancer Waited Hours for Hospital Bed Because of COVID-19 Patient Surge

  31-08-2021 18:04 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Gregg Breitbart’s wife Karen means everything to him — but this past year hasn’t been easy. “Karen’s been fighting stage 4 colon cancer now for about 15 months and we call her our princess warrior,” Breitbart said. He says she felt very sick after her latest round of chemo, so she went to the emergency room at Memorial Regional Hospital...
  
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• South Florida Veteran Who Served in Afghanistan Reflects After Troops Leave

  31-08-2021 17:27 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Now that the last American solider has left Afghanistan, South Florida veterans who served there are reflecting on their time spent fighting the longest war in the country’s history. “I heard the news of the last plane leaving, the last troops departing Afghanistan, you know it’s hard to jump up and down and be excited about that given the last...
  
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• Man Lured Child, Kissed Her on Lips at Sunny Isles Beach Publix: Police

  31-08-2021 16:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A New York man was arrested after police say he lured a child with candy and then kissed her on the lips at a Publix in Sunny Isles Beach. Fariz Feyzullayev, 43, of Brooklyn, was arrested Friday and charged with child abuse with no great bodily harm, an arrest report stated. The mother of the 5-year-old told police Feyzullayev lured...
  
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• Clear the Shelters: The Perks of Adopting Older Puppies

  31-08-2021 16:05 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Dr. Ian Kupkee from Sabal Chase Animal Clinic has explained to NBC 6 the pros and cons of teenage puppies. “There’s a popular meme that often circulates on social media. It depicts the three stages of canine development,” Dr. Kupkee said. “Stage 1: birth to four months – puppy! Stage 2: four to twenty-four months – velociraptor! Stage 3: 24...
  
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• Community Health of South Florida Makes COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory for All Staff

  31-08-2021 15:14 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Community Health of South Florida is making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all staff members. In a Tuesday news release, the health care center said all staff, students training in its facilities, and volunteers will have to be vaccinated by September 30. “We have lost far too many patients, community members, and even team members to a lack of protection from...
  
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• Judge Rules for DeSantis on Unemployment Benefits

  31-08-2021 13:24 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A judge ruled Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t violate the law when he stopped taking federal money to provide additional unemployment benefits
  
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• Restless Sleep: Recall Impacts Millions of Sleep Apnea Patients Worldwide

  31-08-2021 13:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Millions of Americans suffer from sleep apnea — a condition that can interrupt a person’s airways and breathing while they sleep — and now, those people have one more reason to be on alert. A massive recall of CPAP, BiPAP and ventilator machines by manufacturer Philips has left users with high anxiety, many questions and restless sleep over how to...
  
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• Broward Public Schools Keeping Mask Mandate After State Withholds Funding

  31-08-2021 13:16 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Broward County Public Schools will be keeping their mask mandate in place for the time being after Florida’s Commissioner of Education announced that the state was withholding funding from the district over the policy. Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced Monday that the Florida Department of Education has withheld an amount equal to monthly school board member salaries in Broward and Alachua...
  
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• Serial Killer Responsible for 3 Cold Case Murders in South Florida Identified

  31-08-2021 10:26 via nbcmiami.com
  
  More than 20 years after three young women were found murdered in South Florida, authorities have identified the man who they say is responsible for the cold case slayings, years after he fled the country and was killed in a plane crash.
  
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• Darkness in New Orleans: Many People Stranded Due to Hurricane Ida

  31-08-2021 08:41 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It was another night in the dark Monday in New Orleans as power remains out for most of southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida. Spotty internet and cell phone service has complicated the response. Emergency teams can’t make rescues and can barely make phone calls to get word out on local radio. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving all of...
  
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• Car Crash Under Investigation in Plantation

  31-08-2021 08:34 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating a violent crash in Plantation that caused a major roadway to be closed Tuesday morning. The crash happened along Hiatus Road between Broward Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard, and at least two cars were involved. Footage showed one of the cars completely destroyed, with debris all over the roadway and median. Police did not release any information on...
  
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• Beloved Teacher Among Those Killed in Crash in SW Miami-Dade

  31-08-2021 08:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A beloved teacher, her husband and her mother were killed in a crash Tuesday morning in southwest Miami-Dade. Karina Diaz was a teacher for nine years at The Creative Learning Center in Miami, where she taught toddlers, the school confirmed. “Ms. Karina was a passionate toddler teacher. Not many can handle working with 2-year-olds,” said program director Emilu Alvarez. “She gave...
  
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• Beloved Teacher Among 3 Killed in Crash in SW Miami-Dade

  31-08-2021 08:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A beloved teacher, her husband and her mother were killed in a crash Tuesday morning in southwest Miami-Dade. Karina Diaz was a teacher for nine years at The Creative Learning Center in Miami, where she taught toddlers, the school confirmed. “Ms. Karina was a passionate toddler teacher. Not many can handle working with 2-year-olds,” said program director Emilu Alvarez. “She gave...
  
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• At Least 3 People Killed in Crash in SW Miami-Dade: Police

  31-08-2021 08:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating a fatal car crash in southwest Miami-Dade that killed at least three people Tuesday morning. The incident happened near the intersection of Sunset Drive and Southwest 92nd Avenue, where one car involved crashed into a pole near the scene while a white Range Rover involved was located west of the scene. According to police, an officer attempted...
  
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• Tropical Storm Kate Moving Away From U.S.; Two Areas Could Become Named Systems: NHC

  31-08-2021 06:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  While the final advisory has been written on what is now Tropical Depression Ida, as many as three systems could be named by the end of the week. The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Kate has winds of 40 miles per hour on Tuesday morning as it sits east-northeast of the Leeward Islands. The poorly organized system is moving...
  
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• 6 to Know: Museum Preserves Memorial Wall for Surfside Collapse Victims

  31-08-2021 05:15 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Tuesday, August 31st – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – The Florida Department of Education has withheld the monthly salaries of school board members in Broward and Alachua counties over their mandatory mask mandates. “We’re going to fight to protect parent’s rights to make health care decisions for their children. They know...
  
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