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• ‘I Pray for Forgiveness Every Day': Mother of Teen Murder Suspect Apologizes to Victim's Family

  02-09-2021 23:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  For months, Anna Henry says she’s struggled to find the right way to say “I’m sorry.” “I just want to let the Barbosa family know that we apologize for this tragedy,” Henry said. It’s the first time she’s spoken out publicly since her son, 15-year-old Henry Lewis III, was charged with murder. “My family and I pray for forgiveness each...
  
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• Teen Shot Outside of Lauderhill Apartment Complex: Police

  02-09-2021 22:36 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A 15-year-old was seriously injured after being shot Thursday night outside of a Lauderhill apartment complex, police said. The Lauderhill Police Department responded after 8:30 p.m. to 3132 Northwest 19th Street. The teen was standing in the parking lot when he was shot several times, police said. He was taken to Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale in serious condition. There...
  
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• Florida Governor Appeals Ruling on Masks in Schools

  02-09-2021 22:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that the governor exceeded his authority in ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus
  
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• Mentor To Young Men Among 15 MDCPS Staff To Die of COVID in Ten Days

  02-09-2021 18:42 via nbcmiami.com
  
  15 staff members in the Miami-Dade School District have died from COVID-19 in the past 10 days, according to a spokesperson for several unions in the school district. One of them was Abe Coleman, a teacher for more than 30 years. “It’s a tremendous loss. The number of lives that he impacted are countless. So many young men had the...
  
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• In-Person Trials, Hearings in Miami-Dade Suspended for 2 Weeks Due to COVID-19

  02-09-2021 18:04 via nbcmiami.com
  
  In-person trials and in-person hearings in Miami-Dade County are being suspended for two weeks due to the high transmission rate of COVID-19 in the community. The trials and hearings are suspended starting Friday, Sept. 3, through and including Friday, Sept. 17. All other court matters that may take place remotely on Zoom will continue as scheduled.  Visit the website www.jud11.flcourts.org...
  
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• Human Skull Found at Waste and Recycling Facility in Pompano Beach

  02-09-2021 17:34 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after a human skull was found at a waste and recycling facility in Pompano Beach Thursday. The discovery was made at the facility at 1840 Northwest 33rd Street, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said. BSO homicide and crime scene detectives responded and are investigating. The remains will be taken to the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office for identification,...
  
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• South Florida Jewish Org Reaches Out to Holocaust Survivors for Rosh Hashanah

  02-09-2021 17:31 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Esther Ross, 97, got a goody bag for Rosh Hashanah from the Goodman Jewish Family Services, who reached out to over 700 Holocaust survivors in South Florida to try to make their holidays extra special. Now during the pandemic, these services are even more important when some survivors feel like they did in the past.  “When they were younger during...
  
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• Florida Senate President Says State May Consider Texas-Style Abortion Bill

  02-09-2021 17:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson said the state legislature will consider whether to move forward on a bill similar to one in Texas that bans most abortions, after the Supreme Court decided not to block it. Simpson, a Republican who has served in the state senate since 2012, said Thursday that legislators will introduce a similar measure in the upcoming...
  
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• Another Apartment Building in Bay Harbor Islands Deemed Unsafe

  02-09-2021 16:43 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The building, located at 1060 95th Street, is 73 years old and has been repeatedly cited by the town in the past
  
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• Florida's COVID-19 Death Toll Increases by Over 1,300 to 45,909

  02-09-2021 16:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida’s COVID-19 death toll increased by more than 1,300 Thursday, bringing the total since last March to over 45,900. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put Florida’s death toll at 45,909 Thursday, after reporting a total of 44,571 on Wednesday. The 1,338 deaths occurred in previous days or weeks but are added to the total as they’re confirmed....
  
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• Group Distributes ‘Trauma Kits' To Temples Ahead of Holidays

  02-09-2021 15:15 via nbcmiami.com
  
  For the first time, an organization in South Florida is distributing “trauma kits” to Jewish houses of worship that help treat life-threatening injuries before first responders can arrive. The kits being distributed this week by the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County contain bandages, gloves, burn-care gel, mylar rescue blankets and other equipment. The kits were being distributed to area...
  
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• Florida Man Convicted of COVID Relief Fraud

  02-09-2021 15:05 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Florida man has been convicted of lying to get a low-interest COVID-19 relief loan. Willie Curry, 58, pleaded guilty Monday in Miami federal court to wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent application to the U.S. Small Business Administration, according to court records. He faces up to 20 years in prison at his Nov. 17 sentencing. According to a...
  
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• Charges Dropped Against Woman Accused of Filming Miami Beach Officer

  02-09-2021 13:42 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Charges have been dropped against a woman in South Florida whose arrest for video recording a traffic stop caused a local police department to pause enforcing an ordinance that critics said allowed officers to arrest people for filming them
  
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• Video Captures Group Fleeing Scene of Deadly Hit and Run Crash in Miami Last February

  02-09-2021 13:27 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are searching for the people caught on video fleeing the scene of a deadly hit and run crash in Miami that took place in February. Miami Police released video of the February 13th incident that took place just after 2 a.m. near the intersection of Northwest 7th Avenue and 36th Street. According to police, a 2017 Infinity was traveling...
  
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• Gov. DeSantis Holding News Conference in West Palm Beach

  02-09-2021 11:41 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to give an update on the state’s COVID-19 response at a news conference in West Palm Beach Thursday. DeSantis was scheduled to speak at the Department of Health in Palm Beach County around 11:45 a.m. DeSantis has been traveling throughout the state in recent weeks to discuss improved access to monoclonal antibody treatments he...
  
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• DeSantis Says 45K Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Administered in Florida

  02-09-2021 11:41 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an update on the state’s COVID-19 response at a news conference in West Palm Beach Thursday. Speaking at a news conference at the Department of Health in Palm Beach County, DeSantis said the state has administered around 45,000 monoclonal antibody treatments at Florida’s 21 sites. DeSantis has been traveling throughout the state in recent weeks...
  
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• Al Capone's Former South Florida Home Slated for Demolition

  02-09-2021 11:26 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The South Florida house that gangster Al Capone owned for nearly two decades, and died in, is facing demolition plans
  
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• Orlando Airport Crowds Forecast To Exceed Pre-Pandemic Pack

  02-09-2021 11:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Traffic at Florida’s busiest airport this holiday weekend is forecast to exceed pre-pandemic crowds. Officials at Orlando International Airport said Wednesday that this Labor Day weekend they are expecting more than 303,000 departures, a 7% increase above Labor Day weekend in 2019. If it pans out, that forecast will be more than double what the Orlando airport experienced during the...
  
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• Residents Complain About Smell From Doral Recycling Facility

  02-09-2021 10:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Some residents are fed up with a certain smell – the funky smell coming from a waste energy facility in Doral. But this city’s mayor says it is a county issue. “It’s like a huge dump truck dumped a bunch of trash right in front of your face,” said Ivette Gonzalez-Petkovich, who lives nearby. Petkovich and her neighbors have been...
  
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• Florida School Locked Down After Parent's Fit Over Masks

  02-09-2021 09:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Florida elementary school was placed in a temporary, limited lockdown after a parent threatened to leave his job and confront an assistant principal for telling his children they couldn’t come to school without being masked
  
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• Data Shows Florida's Latest COVID Surge the Deadliest Yet

  02-09-2021 09:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida is reporting its deadliest peak since the pandemic began, surpassing previous coronavirus surges in the state
  
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• Family Shares Sorrow After Losing Loved Ones to COVID as Deaths Rise Across Florida

  02-09-2021 09:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The pain on Derek Harvey’s face said it all. “That’s a hard pill to swallow and it takes time to heal from that,” he said from his home in Pembroke Pines. Harvey’s painful journey is like 44,000 other families in Florida now. They lost someone they love to COVID-19. Harvey’s wife, Pamela Ford Harvey, isn’t with him to make him laugh like...
  
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• ‘Enchanted Princess' Cruise Ship Arriving at Port Everglades Thursday

  02-09-2021 08:08 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The latest cruise ship to call a South Florida port its home is scheduled to arrive Thursday morning. The Princess Cruises’ latest ship, the Enchanted Princess, will arrive at Port Everglades after being delivered from a shipyard in Italy nearly a year ago. The Enchanted Princess is set for its first passenger cruise, scheduled to depart on November 10th. Several...
  
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• Hurricane Larry Forms in Atlantic, Not Expected to Impact South Florida: NHC

  02-09-2021 05:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The latest hurricane of the 2021 season formed Thursday morning in the Atlantic but is not forecast to have any impact on South Florida and possibly the United States. The National Hurricane Center reported Hurricane Larry has winds of 75 miles per hour as it sits hundreds of miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands. Larry is moving to...
  
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• Flash Flood Warning Issued for Parts of Miami-Dade as Heavy Rain Sweeps Through Area

  02-09-2021 05:32 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A flash flood warning was issued for portions of Miami-Dade Thursday as heavy rain was making its way through South Florida. The National Weather Service issued the warning, which was in effect until 5:45 p.m. Strong thunderstorms were impacting parts of South Florida, with heavy winds possible, forecasters said. There was also reports of flooding on the Dolphin Expressway that...
  
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• 6 to Know: Tragedy in Miami-Dade After Teachers Die From COVID-19

  02-09-2021 05:08 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Thursday, September 2nd – and NBC 6 has your top stories for the day. No. 1 – Residents of an apartment building in Bay Harbor Islands were ordered to immediately evacuate Wednesday night after the structure was declared unsafe, officials said. The 56-year-old, multi-story residential apartment building is located at 1080 93rd Street. Residents from 24 occupied units were...
  
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• 6 to Know: Land Swap Plan Proposed for Surfside Collapse Site

  02-09-2021 05:08 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Thursday, September 2nd – and NBC 6 has your top stories for the day. No. 1 – Residents of an apartment building in Bay Harbor Islands were ordered to immediately evacuate Wednesday night after the structure was declared unsafe, officials said. The 56-year-old, multi-story residential apartment building is located at 1080 93rd Street. Residents from 24 occupied units were...
  
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