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• Several South Florida Law Enforcement Officers Die From COVID-19 in Recent Weeks

  07-09-2021 23:32 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The past few weeks have been marked by tragedy for law enforcement across South Florida. Officers gone too soon, taken by COVID-19.  The latest memorial was held for Miami Beach Police Officer Edward Perez, who died from the virus on Aug. 19.  Days before that, two officers died on the same day from the virus. Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Jennifer...
  
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• BSO Deputy Saw 9/11 Take His Life in A Direction He Carries With Every Step

  07-09-2021 23:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Every time Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Moore makes a step, he takes with him the battle to stop those out to do America harm. Moore’s journey to the battlefield in the Middle East began on 9/11 when he was a BSO Community Service Aid handling traffic accidents.   “I saw a lady crying at the pumps and that’s when she...
  
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• PolitiFact: COVID Hospital Cost Averages $17k Per Patient

  07-09-2021 20:36 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Hospital bills are all over the spectrum depending on the details of a specific visit: the age of the patients, underlying conditions, equipment used, how long they stay in the hospital, and the health insurance they have. However, there is a ballpark figure of the average stay.  Doctors and medical professionals have said all year that the vaccine or monoclonal...
  
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• New Bionic Knee Opens Up Microprocessor Tech for Some Amputees

  07-09-2021 19:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A bionic knee is transforming lives. Researchers with the Hanger Clinic say it’s allowing people with a shorter built height access to microprocessor technology. Albert Guzman, 28, from Coconut Grove, has been fitted with it — it’s called the Quattro knee, the first of its kind in over five years, and Guzman is the first patient in the country to...
  
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• Alligator Stuck in Storm Drain in Westchester Neighborhood

  07-09-2021 18:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Crews are trying to rescue an alligator that’s been stuck in a storm drain for days in Westchester. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded Monday to the 1700 block of SW 102nd Court. The alligator, which crews estimate is about 8 feet long, has been stuck in the drain since at least Friday. Two teenage residents told NBC 6...
  
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• Alligator Freed After It Was Stuck in Storm Drain in Westchester Neighborhood

  07-09-2021 18:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An alligator was freed Monday after it was stuck in a storm drain for days in a Westchester neighborhood. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the 1700 block of SW 102nd Court. The alligator, which crews estimate is about 8 feet long, had been stuck in the drain since at least Friday. Two teenage residents told NBC 6...
  
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• Poll: GOP Voters Support DeSantis, But Overall Popularity Declines

  07-09-2021 17:30 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A large percentage of Florida’s Republican voters continue to support Gov. Ron DeSantis, but his overall popularity has been declining in recent weeks amid the surge in COVID-19, a new poll shows. In the Morning Consult Political Intelligence poll of 4,174 registered Florida voters conducted Aug. 21-30, 48% approve of DeSantis’ job performance, while 48% disapprove. A similar poll conducted...
  
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• Residents Frustrated After Mail Stolen From Boxes at Miami Beach Condo

  07-09-2021 17:22 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Residents of a Miami Beach condo building say they’re feeling frustrated after mail’s twice been stolen from their boxes in a matter of weeks, and now they’re calling on postal police to do something about the problem. People living in the Meridian Manor condo building say their surveillance cameras were rolling when thieves raided their mailboxes in mid-August. “We see...
  
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• Woman Claimed She Had Bomb in Luggage at Fort Lauderdale Airport: BSO

  07-09-2021 15:46 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A woman is facing charges after authorities said she claimed she had a bomb in her luggage at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Marina Verbitsky, 46, was arrested on one count of false reporting concerning planting a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said Tuesday. Officials said Verbitsky, of Chicago, was at the airport Monday night...
  
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• Delta COVID Wave Now Florida's Deadliest, With More Than 6,600 August Deaths

  07-09-2021 12:18 via nbcmiami.com
  
  With 64 percent of the adult population being fully vaccinated, more Floridians are dying from COVID-19 now than ever before. The seven-day average peaked on Aug. 20 at 269 deaths a day, with more than 11 Floridians dying per hour from a virus that has claimed 46,973 lives in the state, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control...
  
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• Extreme Heat, Days of Rain May Have Led to Biscayne Bay Fish Kill

  07-09-2021 11:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Officials say a combination of extreme heat and days of rain may have led to a fish kill in Biscayne Bay. The fish kill was reported on the east side of Biscayne Bay closest to the North Beach area, Miami Beach officials said Monday. Early evidence showed the cause was a combination of extreme heat and numerous days of rain,...
  
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• United Teachers of Dade Host Pop-Up Vaccination Site in Miami in Response to COVID-19 Deaths

  07-09-2021 10:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The United Teachers of Dade will be hosting a community vaccine site Tuesday in response to the growing number of infections and deaths across Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The site will be at the Lillie C Evans K-8 Center at 1895 NW 75th St. in Miami on Tuesday, September 7, for M-DCPS employees and community residents in the surrounding areas, including...
  
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• United Teachers of Dade Host Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Site in Miami

  07-09-2021 10:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The United Teachers of Dade will be hosting a community vaccine site Tuesday in response to the growing number of infections and deaths across Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The site will be at the Lillie C Evans K-8 Center at 1895 NW 75th St. in Miami on Tuesday, September 7, for M-DCPS employees and community residents in the surrounding areas, including...
  
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• Teachers Union Hosts Covid Vaccine Site in Miami as Deaths, Infections Increase

  07-09-2021 10:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The United Teachers of Dade will be hosting a community vaccine site Tuesday in response to the growing number of infections and deaths across Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The site will be at the Lillie C Evans K-8 Center at 1895 NW 75th St. in Miami on Tuesday, September 7, for M-DCPS employees and community residents in the surrounding areas, including...
  
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• Motive for Lakeland Family's Massacre May Never Be Known

  07-09-2021 09:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida investigators say they may never know why a Marine veteran killed a Lakeland family of four
  
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• Motive for Florida Family's Massacre May Never Be Known

  07-09-2021 09:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Investigators say they may never know why a Marine veteran allegedly killed a couple, their 3-month-old son and the boy's grandmother inside a home in Lakeland, Florida, on Sunday.
  
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• Gov. DeSantis Wants to Give New Florida Police Officers $5K Bonus

  07-09-2021 09:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is hoping a new proposal that includes $5,000 bonuses will help recruit law enforcement officers to the state. DeSantis discussed his proposal at a news conference Tuesday morning at the Lakeland Police Department. The key portion of the three-part proposal would give $5,000 signing bonuses to rookie officers or officers who transfer from another state. “We...
  
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• Gov. DeSantis to Hold News Conference in Lakeland

  07-09-2021 09:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be holding a news conference at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in Lakeland. Attorney General Ashley Moody will be joining DeSantis at the news conference.
  
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• Police Investigate Shooting at Lauderhill Convenience Store

  07-09-2021 08:38 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating a shooting early Tuesday morning in northwest Lauderhill that left one man wounded and in critical condition. The incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday at 4039 NW 19 Street. Once on scene, officers saw two men fighting inside of a vehicle. The suspects were removed from the vehicle, and it was then that officers noticed one...
  
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• Man Wounded in Shooting Outside Lauderhill Convenience Store

  07-09-2021 08:38 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating a shooting early Tuesday morning in northwest Lauderhill that left one man wounded and in critical condition. The incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday outside a convenience store at 4039 Northwest 19 Street. When officers responded to the scene, they saw two men fighting inside of a vehicle. The suspects were removed from the vehicle, and...
  
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• 6 to Know: Drug Bust at Haulover Marina, Search Continues for Suspect Who Stole Car with Baby Inside

  07-09-2021 07:46 via nbcmiami.com
  
  These are the top 6 stories you need to know for Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. No. 1: Fort Lauderdale Police Search for Suspect Police are searching for a suspect after surveillance video shows him stealing a car that had a baby inside Monday in Fort Lauderdale. In the footage, a man gets into a black sedan in the parking lot...
  
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• Unsettled Weather Pattern Continues Tuesday with Drier Morning, Afternoon Showers

  07-09-2021 05:40 via nbcmiami.com
  
  As you head back to work Tuesday, NBC 6 recommends to pack an umbrella as the unsettled weather pattern continues. We are locked into this weather pattern of calm mornings and stormy afternoons. Easily, half of us will be seeing the rain late Tuesday with highs once again topping out in the low-mid-90s. This pattern will continue for the next...
  
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