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• Ball & Chain Owners File Multi-Million Dollar Suit Alleging Harassment From Miami Officials

  30-09-2021 23:00
  
  The owners of several businesses in Little Havana — including the popular Ball & Chain — have filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Miami, alleging they weaponized city departments to run those once-booming businesses out of town.
  
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• Miami-Dade PD Launches Dashboard Showing Data on Police-Involved Shootings, More

  30-09-2021 19:44
  
  Miami-Dade Police have launched a dashboard that breaks down data involving police-involved shootings, officers' use of force, and excessive force complaints with the department.
  
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• Man Asks NBC 6 Responds for Help with Reservation Refund Fight

  30-09-2021 19:30
  
  It was a deal for a last-minute car rental that caught Henry Thomas’ eye. “I went through the screen and found a Hot Deal,” he said. “I was extremely careful about making sure my times and my dates were correct because they were non-refundable, non-transferable.” But Henry said when he clicked to pay on Hotwire.com, an error screen popped up....
  
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• Florida Memorial University Facing Probation Status

  30-09-2021 19:17
  
  Florida Memorial University was founded in 1879, and it’s the oldest and only Black university in South Florida. But declining enrollment over a ten-year period and borrowing from its endowment fund perked the ears of educational accreditor Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. “The amount of withdrawal was somewhere around the area of six million dollars,” Commission of Colleges. Dr. Jaffus Hardrick,...
  
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• To Protect and Serve and Inspire: Cops Raise Spirits of Cancer-Stricken Boy

  30-09-2021 19:04
  
  Miami Police came with a huge show of support for a boy who is fighting cancer.
  
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• Venetian Causeway Shut Down Due to Wastewater Main Break

  30-09-2021 18:56
  
  The Venetian Causeway was closed in both directions Thursday due to a wastewater main break near Purdy Avenue.
  
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• PolitiFact: Rick Scott Blames Democrats for Expanding the Debt. But It Was a Bipartisan Feat

  30-09-2021 18:45
  
  Congress has a key vote on whether our representatives will increase our national debt. It’s called the “Debt ceiling,” and it’s like paying the credit card bill for things we already bought. NBC 6 worked with PolitiFact to take a look at what Florida Sen. Rick Scott has said about it.
  
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• Miami Mayoral Candidate Wanted on Arrest Warrant in Florida Keys

  30-09-2021 18:23
  
  A mayoral candidate for the city of Miami is now wanted by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly impersonating an officer. An arrest warrant has been issued for Frank Pichel out of the Florida Keys. Pichel has run for Miami City Commission before and lost. He was also a Miami police officer. He’s currently qualified as a candidate for...
  
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• Family Desperate to Find Broward Man Who Disappeared 2 Weeks Ago

  30-09-2021 17:24
  
  A South Florida family issued a desperate plea Thursday for a 23-year-old man who has been missing for nearly two weeks.
  
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• South Florida Man Changing Landscape of Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

  30-09-2021 16:55
  
  Alfredo Iglesias had just graduated from Florida International University in computer science and was recently married when his life changed forever after an accident on his honeymoon in 2008.  “It was the second day into my honeymoon and I went to go swim. Just walking into the water, I kind of dove forward to get wet a little quicker and...
  
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• Hialeah Man Wanted for Setting Pregnant Girlfriend on Fire in 2017 Arrested: Police

  30-09-2021 16:27
  
  A Hialeah man who’s been on the run for more than four years after he set his pregnant girlfriend on fire in their Hialeah home has been arrested, authorities said. Noel Grullon, 36, was booked into the Miami-Dade jail Wednesday night on charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, records showed. The charges stem from...
  
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• Judge Approves Plan to Sell Collapsed Surfside Condo Property to UAE Outfit

  30-09-2021 15:34
  
  A plan to possibly sell the South Florida property where the collapse of a condo building killed 98 people to a United Arab Emirates-based developer has been endorsed by a Florida judge
  
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• 3 Florida Panthers Struck and Killed by Vehicles This Week: Officials

  30-09-2021 15:20
  
  Three endangered Florida panthers were killed by separate vehicle strikes earlier this week
  
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• Miya Marcano Search Intensifies in Orlando; Sheriff to Give Update

  30-09-2021 13:41
  
  The massive search for a young South Florida woman who disappeared in Orlando last week intensified Thursday, as authorities were expected to give an update on the case. Authorities were searching through storage and garage areas Thursday at the Arden Villas apartments, where 19-year-old Miya Marcano had disappeared. Deputies were also seen searching near a lake not far from the...
  
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• Authorities ‘Working Around the Clock' to Find Miya Marcano: Sheriff

  30-09-2021 13:41
  
  The massive search for a young South Florida woman who disappeared in Orlando last week intensified Thursday, as authorities said they’re “working around the clock” to try to find her. Authorities were searching through storage and garage areas Thursday at the Arden Villas apartments, where 19-year-old Miya Marcano had disappeared. Deputies were also seen searching near a lake not far...
  
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• Gloria Estefan Says She Was Molested at Music School at Age 9

  30-09-2021 13:29
  
  Gloria Estefan has revealed that, at the age of 9, she was sexually abused by someone her mother trusted. The Cuban-American superstar spoke for the first time publicly about the abuse and its effects on her during an episode of the Facebook Watch show “Red Table Talk: The Estefans” that aired Thursday. “He was family, but not close family. He...
  
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• Margate Police Chief on Leave Amid Investigation Into Alleged Misconduct

  30-09-2021 13:09
  
  The police chief for the city of Margate has been placed on leave amid an investigation into alleged misconduct, city officials said Thursday. Margate City Commissioners held a special meeting Thursday where they placed Chief Jonathan Shaw on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. “Because this is an active investigation and based on the advice of...
  
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• Man Confesses to Killing Florida Woman a Decade Ago: Sheriff

  30-09-2021 12:38
  
  Officials say a man walked into a Florida sheriff’s office and confessed to killing a woman a decade ago because he “found Jehovah and couldn’t live with the guilt anymore."
  
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• Opa-locka Police Officer Arrested on Domestic Battery Charge

  30-09-2021 11:49
  
  An Opa-locka police officer is facing a domestic battery charge after authorities said she hit her ex-girlfriend in the face multiple times. Jamesha Alexis McKinney, 30, also faces a burglary charge following her arrest in Miami Gardens early Thursday, according to an arrest report. The report said McKinney went to her ex-girlfriend’s home on Northwest 27th Avenue and entered without...
  
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• Florida's Minimum Wage Goes Up to $10 Starting Thursday

  30-09-2021 10:55
  
  Florida’s minimum wage rose from $8.65 to $10 starting Thursday. The increase is part of a constitutional amendment approved by voters last year that will eventually raise the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026. To reach the $15, the state’s minimum wage will increase by a dollar each September for the next five years. Florida’s minimum wage is already...
  
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• ‘It's Going to Take Patience': High School in Orlando Elects 1st Transgender Homecoming Queen

  30-09-2021 10:36
  
  A high school in Orlando made history this year during the annual homecoming football game – electing the first transgender homecoming queen in school history. 17-year-old Evan Bialosuknia, who began transitioning less than a year ago, was elected last week at Olympia High School and said the honor symbolizes something rmore. “It made me feel like I actually belonged,” Bialosuknia...
  
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• Florida Day Care Worker Accused of Breaking Child's Leg

  30-09-2021 10:31
  
  Officials say an employee at a Florida daycare center hit a 1-year-old boy and then dropped the child to the floor, causing serious injuries
  
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• Family, BSO Pleading for Help to Find Hit and Run Driver in Fort Lauderdale Crash

  30-09-2021 09:09
  
  The family of a man critically injured in a September 15th hit and run crash in Fort Lauderdale is asking for the public’s help to find the driver involved. Broward Sheriff’s Office investigators say the crash took place just before 7:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of State Road 7, when the victim was trying to cross the southbound lanes....
  
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• Melo Groove Steel Orchestra Prepares for Carnival in South Florida

  30-09-2021 07:28
  
  With Miami and Broward Carnival season just a few days away, NBC 6 News is exploring the history of the steel drums also known as the steel pans. With dents hammered into shiny metal surfaces, these instruments create a different and unique sound that’s synonyms with Caribbean music.  There’s a local group is looking to keep the traditional music alive...
  
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• Bermuda Gets Storm Watch as Hurricane Sam Swirls in Atlantic

  30-09-2021 07:17
  
  Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 4 storm again with forecasters predicting a glancing blow to Bermuda as it spins north in the Atlantic Ocean
  
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• Central Florida HS Football Coach Resigns After Altercation With Student

  30-09-2021 06:22
  
  A longtime high school football coach in Central Florida is stepping down instead of taking a year-long suspension after an altercation with a student on campus. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports Charlie Tate Jr., the football coach at Winter Haven High School in Polk County, announced his resignation after the family of a 15-year-old student at the school contacted the station...
  
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• 6 to Know: Man Catches Gator Using Trash Can Outside Florida Home

  30-09-2021 05:03
  
  It’s Thursday, September 30th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – The massive search for a young South Florida woman who disappeared in Orlando last week continued Wednesday, as dozens of deputies, family members and volunteers scoured the area where she had been last seen. Deputies with K-9s were seen early Wednesday at...
  
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• 6 to Know: Broward Schools Gets Infusion of Federal Cash After Clash With State

  30-09-2021 05:03
  
  It’s Thursday, September 30th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – The massive search for a young South Florida woman who disappeared in Orlando last week continued Wednesday, as dozens of deputies, family members and volunteers scoured the area where she had been last seen. Deputies with K-9s were seen early Wednesday at...
  
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