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• Neighbors Fed Up With Mail Thefts in Miami Beach

  08-03-2022 23:49 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Residents living on West Avenue in Miami Beach want you to keep an eye out for a man they say entered their apartment lobby then broke into multiple mailboxes.
  
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• Tenants Demand Rights Amid Rent Hikes, Surging Evictions in Miami-Dade

  08-03-2022 20:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A rally of tenants and care workers at risk of losing their homes due to rising rent brought their demands straight to Miami-Dade County lawmakers.
  
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• Police Investigate Deadly Shooting in Miami

  08-03-2022 19:22 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating a deadly shooting near a school Tuesday in Miami.
  
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• Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect During Traffic Stop in Miami

  08-03-2022 19:22 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man was shot and killed by a police officer during a confrontation following a traffic stop Tuesday in Miami, officials said.
  
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• Female Deputy Director of Miami-Dade Police Makes History

  08-03-2022 18:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Stephanie Daniels was named Deputy Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department on March 1, the start of Women's History Month, becoming the first woman to hold that post.
  
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• New Miami-Dade Superintendent Discusses Priorities and Concerns

  08-03-2022 18:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  He is now the leader of the nation’s fourth largest school district, and even though he has spent decades working in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Dr. Jose Dotres is mostly an unknown commodity to the public. “I’ve always taken a stand on what I need to do on behalf of kids,” Dotres said Tuesday in an interview conducted at Miami...
  
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• Man Accused of Firebombing Ex-Girlfriend's Miami-Dade Apartment Twice

  08-03-2022 17:52 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man is facing charges for allegedly firebombing his ex-girlfriend's northeast Miami-Dade apartment twice, police said.
  
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• Miami Woman Accused of Killing Her Boyfriend in Interstate Rundown

  08-03-2022 17:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities say a Florida woman on a cross-country drive with her boyfriend allegedly let him out on Interstate 10 and then intentionally ran him down, killing him
  
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• Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Helping Venezuela Skirt Sanctions

  08-03-2022 17:22 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Miami businessman has pleaded guilty to receiving payments from Venezuela’s government and servicing the country’s fleet of Russian fighter jets in violation of U.S. sanctions
  
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• Lyft Driver Accused of Sexually Battering Woman in Miami Beach Hotel Room

  08-03-2022 17:12 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Lyft driver was arrested after he was accused of sexually battering a woman in her hotel room then stealing hundreds of dollars from her. Samuel Bucevschi, 35, was arrested Monday on charges including sexual battery of an incapacitated victim, grand theft and three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, an arrest report said. The alleged incident happened...
  
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• Child Killed, Several Hurt in U.S. 27 Crash Involving Car, Tractor-Trailer

  08-03-2022 15:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  One child died, and six other children and two adults were injured in a crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer in South Florida Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. on U.S. 27 northbound near the 47.7 mile marker, near the Broward/Palm Beach County line, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said. All nine patients were taken to local hospitals,...
  
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• 7 Kids, 2 Adults Hurt in U.S. 27 Crash Involving Car, Tractor-Trailer

  08-03-2022 15:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Seven children and two adults were injured in a crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer in South Florida Tuesday. The crash happened on U.S. 27 northbound near the 47.7 mile marker, near the Broward/Palm Beach County line, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said. Six patients in total were taken to local hospitals in serious and critical conditions, officials said. No...
  
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• Settlement Pool for Surfside Condo Collapse Victims Grows by $55.6 Million

  08-03-2022 14:34 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The pool of money to be shared among victims of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse in Surfside and their families is growing by $55.6 million. That’s the amount the condo association’s law firm and engineer, as well as the engineer of an adjacent condo, have agreed to pay to settle all claims, according to a motion filed Tuesday afternoon...
  
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• Ex-Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Arrested in Miami in Connection With Capitol Riot

  08-03-2022 11:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys was arrested in Miami Tuesday morning in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. The attorney for Enrique Tarrio confirmed he was taken into custody at a home on Northwest 2nd Street where the FBI and other law enforcement were conducting a raid. Tarrio, 38, was indicted on one count of...
  
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• ‘Don't Say Gay' Bill Passes Florida Senate, Heads to Governor for Signature

  08-03-2022 11:57 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Florida bill to limit discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools passed the state Senate on Tuesday and will now move on to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.
  
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• Miami Woman Takes Plea Deal in 2016 Death of 2-Year-Old Left in Van

  08-03-2022 11:14 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The former owner of a Miami day care center has accepted a plea deal in connection with the 2016 death of a 2-year-old who was left in a van for six hours. Karen Aviles, 41, was charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of Angel Matute-Chavez. Under the plea deal Aviles agreed to in court Tuesday, she’ll serve 120 days...
  
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• American Airlines Adding Over 600 New Jobs in Miami

  08-03-2022 11:07 via nbcmiami.com
  
  American Airlines will be increasing its workforce in Miami and strengthening its commitment to South Florida with the addition of 600 new jobs. The airline currently has 200 new representatives in training, and a goal to hire more than 400 in the next couple of months, bringing the total of home-based Reservations agents to nearly 800. “As the third-largest private...
  
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• Authorities Investigating After Man Killed in Dania Beach Shooting

  08-03-2022 09:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities are investigating a shooting in Dania Beach that left a man dead Tuesday morning. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said deputies and fire rescue crews responded to calls of a shooting in the area of Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest 1st Street around 7:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to...
  
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• Florida Dunkin' Worker Sentenced for Fatal Punch of Customer

  08-03-2022 08:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Florida Dunkin’ employee pleaded guilty to felony battery for fatally punching a customer who repeatedly called him a racial slur
  
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• Miami Mayor, Commissioners Joining Local Restaurant to Help Ukrainian Refuges

  08-03-2022 08:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and several City Commissioners will join with owners of a local restaurant to launch a campaign to help refuges fleeing the violence in Ukraine. Suarez, along with Commissioners Ken Russell, Joe Carollo and Manolo Reyes, will be joined by the owners of Baires Grill in Miami on Tuesday to announce the effort. Part of the campaign...
  
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• Miami Mayor, Commissioners Joining Local Restaurant to Help Ukrainian Refugees

  08-03-2022 08:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and several City Commissioners will join with owners of a local restaurant to launch a campaign to help refugees fleeing the violence in Ukraine. Suarez, along with Commissioners Ken Russell, Joe Carollo and Manolo Reyes, will be joined by the owners of Baires Grill in Miami on Tuesday to announce the effort. Part of the campaign...
  
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• Miami Mayor, Commissioners Join Local Restaurant to Help Ukrainian Refugees

  08-03-2022 08:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and several city commissioners are joining with owners of a local restaurant to launch a campaign to help refugees fleeing the violence in Ukraine. Suarez, along with Commissioners Ken Russell, Joe Carollo and Manolo Reyes, and the owners of Baires Grill in Miami, announced the effort at a news conference Tuesday. “Today our Ukrainian brothers and...
  
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• No Injuries Reported After Fire Breaks Out in Miami Home

  08-03-2022 07:42 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Crews worked Tuesday morning to put out a fire that broke out inside of a Miami home. Miami Fire Rescue said the blaze started just after 1 a.m. in the 300 block of Northeast 55th Terrace, with heavy smoke and flames coming out of the single story home. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control within minutes and...
  
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• Central Florida Teacher Charged for Allegedly Biting Students Over Jar of Pickles

  08-03-2022 05:52 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A teacher at a school in Central Florida is facing misdemeanor battery charges after police said she bit two students over a jar of pickles. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports the teacher, Rhonda Rice, told administrators in the Polk County Public Schools system she was “playing around with students” during the alleged incident, according to a spokesperson. According to the station,...
  
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• 6 to Know: Ex-Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Denies Racial Promotion Allegations

  08-03-2022 04:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Tuesday, March 8th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – A 5-year-old student who left a teacher hospitalized after he attacked her at an elementary school in Pembroke Pines won’t face charges, police said. The incident happened Wednesday at Pines Lakes Elementary School, and a police report described the incident as an...
  
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