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• ‘We Need Help': Family Begs for Answers Weeks After Hospital Worker Killed in Hit-and-Run

  17-02-2022 22:22
  
  Still hurting and heartbroken, the family of a healthcare worker and TikTok star who was killed in a hit-and-run joined police Thursday night to ask for the community’s help in solving his case.
  
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• Mom Killed After Argument Over Parking Spot in Hialeah

  17-02-2022 20:35
  
  A family is in mourning after a mother was killed in an argument over a parking spot in Hialeah.
  
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• Happy Birthday, Silvia! Westchester Woman Turns 104

  17-02-2022 20:10
  
  Thursday marked a South Florida woman's 104th year on earth.
  
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• ‘Like An Angel': Family Seeks Answers in Pompano Beach Canal Murder Mystery

  17-02-2022 18:43
  
  Family members and authorities are seeking answers in the killing of a young woman found shot to death after the car she and a toddler were riding in crashed into a Pompano Beach canal. The 2-year-old survived the Wednesday morning incident but 22-year-old Jazzmine Brayboy was killed. “She was like an angel, put a smile on everyone’s face,” her aunt...
  
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• 17-Year Old Arrested in Pompano Beach Canal Murder Mystery

  17-02-2022 18:43
  
  Police have arrested a 17-year-old they said was involved in the killing of a young woman found shot to death after the car she and a toddler were riding in crashed into a Pompano Beach canal. The teenager was arrested this weekend and faces multiple charges, including premediated murder, committing a felony with a firearm and child neglect. He hs...
  
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• ‘I Didn't Hesitate': Man Who Helped Stop Violent Bus Stop Attacker Speaks Out

  17-02-2022 17:46
  
  The good Samaritan who jumped into action to save a woman being attacked and strangled with a shoelace at a Miami-Dade bus terminal last month said it was an instinct to help.
  
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• California Lays Out Plan to Live With Covid for the Long-Term, Fight Future Surges and New Variants

  17-02-2022 17:01
  
  California's plan aims to pick up rising viral transmission early and sequence new variants to determine whether vaccines and therapeutics are still effective.
  
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• Mother Finds Child Left Behind in Locked Plantation Daycare Center

  17-02-2022 14:29
  
  Several agencies are investigating after a mother came to pick up her child from a Plantation daycare only to find that the building was locked and the toddler was left inside, alone.
  
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• Estimated 73% of US Now Immune to Omicron: Is That Enough?

  17-02-2022 13:32
  
  The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society.
  
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• 1 Woman Killed, 1 Hospitalized in Dog Attack at Oakland Park Animal Rescue Facility

  17-02-2022 13:21
  
  One woman was killed and another was hospitalized following a dog attack at an animal rescue facility in Oakland Park Thursday, officials said. The incident happened shortly before 11 a.m. at 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida in the 300 block of E. Commercial Boulevard. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said deputies and fire rescue workers responded to the scene after...
  
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• Appeals Court Sides With Broward Deputy in ‘Stand Your Ground' Case Involving Teen's Arrest

  17-02-2022 13:08
  
  A Florida appellate court has sided with a Broward Sheriff’s Office sergeant who used the state’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” law after being charged with battery in the case of a rough arrest of a teen that was captured on cellphone video. A judge had dismissed the case against Sgt. Gregory LaCerra in 2020 but prosecutors appealed the decision. On...
  
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• $15K Reward in Shooting, Crash on I-95 That Left Miami Woman on Life Support

  17-02-2022 11:52
  
  The reward for information in a shooting and crash on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade earlier this week that left a woman on life support has now reached $15,000. The incident happened just after 2 a.m. Monday in the northbound lanes of I-95 near Northwest 103rd Street. The victim, identified as 26-year-old Brianna Sutherland, was driving on the highway when she...
  
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• Over $1B in Seized Cocaine, Marijuana Being Offloaded at Port Everglades

  17-02-2022 10:08
  
  Coast Guard officials offloaded a massive amount of drugs Thursday at Port Everglades worth over $1 billion.
  
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• Crackdown on Violent Broward Gang Leads to 2 Dozen Arrests: Sheriff

  17-02-2022 10:07
  
  A five-year investigation into a violent Broward County street gang culminated in the arrest of two dozen suspects this week and the seizure of a large amount of drugs, guns and cash, authorities said. The 24 suspects were arrested Tuesday on racketeering charges, with one of the suspects also charged with premeditated murder. At a news conference Thursday, Broward Sheriff...
  
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• Florida Police Officer Arrested on Excessive Force Charges

  17-02-2022 08:28
  
  A white Florida police officer has been charged with aggravated battery during the arrest of a Black man accused of trespassing outside a grocery store
  
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• Museum Honors History of Miami's ‘First Five' Black Police Officers

  17-02-2022 06:36
  
  They were once called Miami’s “first five.” In 1944, five men broke barriers when they were sworn in as the first Black patrolmen with the Miami Police Department, paving the way for African Americans in law enforcement. There’s now a museum in the heart of Overtown that documents their story. On the corner of Northwest 11th street in Miami sits...
  
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• 6 to Know: Hollywood Could Close Beaches Earlier, Ban Certain Tents and Bikes

  17-02-2022 05:17
  
  It’s Thursday, February 17th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – Miami Beach Police are investigating allegations of battery by two women against R&B singer Chris Brown, according to reports obtained by NBC 6. NBC 6 Investigators broke the story last week and obtained copies of the police reports which detail what both...
  
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• Florida House Passes GOP 15-Week Abortion Ban

  17-02-2022 04:48
  
  Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have approved a ban on abortions after 15 weeks, moving to tighten access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit abortion rights in America
  
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