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• Smoke, Ash From South Broward Brush Fire Plague Nearby Communities

  01-04-2022 23:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Ash fell from the sky and the smell of smoke is enveloping some communities as crews continue to battle a brush fire that broke out in South Florida this week.
  
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• In This Case, Justice Is Always Blind: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Inspires Special Needs Students

  01-04-2022 19:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  He’s a Michigan State Supreme Court justice, a marathon runner, an Iron Man competitor, and he’s blind. Today, Richard Bernstein was in his element, not in a courtroom, but at a school talking to students who have disabilities.
  
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• Homeowners Struggling With Challenging Insurance Market

  01-04-2022 18:22 via nbcmiami.com
  
  NBC 6 Responds is hearing from dozens of South Florida homeowners who are facing soaring renewal rates or policy cancellations.
  
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• New Police Body Cam Video Shows Fatal Miami Traffic Stop Shooting

  01-04-2022 18:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Newly-released police body camera video shows the moment an officer shot and killed a man who struggled with another officer during a traffic stop in Miami last month. The video released Friday shows the moments up to and immediately after the fatal March 8 shooting of 34-year-old Antwon Cooper. Cooper had been driving with another man in a car when...
  
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• FEMA Changes to Flood Insurance Renewals Now Factor in Sea Level Rise

  01-04-2022 17:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Climate change and sea level rise make South Florida properties more vulnerable and more expensive for the new flood insurance coverage.
  
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• Woman Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver While Roller Skating in Hollywood

  01-04-2022 17:34 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A mother of two is recovering at home after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while roller skating in Hollywood. Brittney Capodilupo said she was on A1A just south of Dania Beach Boulevard Tuesday morning roller skating in the bike lane when a white Nissan Altima hit her from behind. Shocked, injured and on the ground, Capodilupo said she...
  
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• Burglary Suspect Crashes Into Cop Car While Escaping Miami-Dade Police

  01-04-2022 16:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A suspect accused of burglarizing a southwest Miami-Dade pharmacy was arrested after crashing into a cop car while trying to evade police early Friday.
  
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• Suspect Killed by Police During Raid at Drug-Filled Miami-Dade Home ID'd

  01-04-2022 14:40 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities have identified the armed suspect who was shot and killed during a raid by police and federal agents at a home in southwest Miami-Dade where a large stash of drugs and guns were found. Hector Miguel Portuondo, 53, was killed in Thursday’s incident at a home in the 12700 block of Southwest 19th Street, Miami-Dade Police said in a...
  
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• New Florida Law Aims to Recruit Law Enforcement Officers

  01-04-2022 14:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida will provide $5,000 bonuses among other incentives to recruit new in-state law enforcement officers and current out-of-state officers
  
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• Process to Determine Whether Parkland School Shooter Gets Death Penalty Set to Begin

  01-04-2022 13:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  More than four years after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, the procedure to determine whether the gunman will receive the death penalty or life in prison is set to begin. Monday’s beginning of the penalty phase at the Broward County courthouse will start the process of finding the 12 jurors who could recommend Nikolas...
  
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• 1 Dead, 6 Rescued, More Possibly Missing After Migrant Boat Capsized in Florida Keys

  01-04-2022 12:31 via nbcmiami.com
  
  One person is dead, six others were rescued and a search and rescue was underway Friday after a boat carrying an unknown number of Cuban migrants capsized in the Florida Keys, officials said. U.S. Coast Guard officials said they were notified by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office of a migrant landing near Sugarloaf Key Thursday night. U.S. Border Patrol officials...
  
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• 1 Dead, 6 Rescued, More Missing After Migrant Boat Capsized in Florida Keys

  01-04-2022 12:31 via nbcmiami.com
  
  One person is dead, six others were rescued and a search and rescue was underway Friday after a boat carrying an unknown number of Cuban migrants capsized in the Florida Keys, officials said. U.S. Coast Guard officials said they were notified by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office of a migrant landing near Sugarloaf Key Thursday night. U.S. Border Patrol officials...
  
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• ‘She Is a Hero': Owner Credits Pooping Pet With Helping Nab Miami Robbery Suspect

  01-04-2022 12:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A young woman who was violently attacked during a Miami robbery is speaking out after her pooping pet dog helped nab the suspect. Anita Rivella called Monday night’s incident outside her apartment in Edgewater the scariest moment of her life. “I’m gonna die. Honestly, I thought it was like either a kidnapping, he was gonna rape me, I thought so...
  
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• Character Greetings Returning to Disney World Later This Month

  01-04-2022 11:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Park-goers hoping to get a hug from Mickey Mouse will soon get their chance again as traditional character greetings are set to return at Disney World. The Orlando attraction is joining California’s Disneyland and the Disney Cruise Line in bringing back the up-close character greetings on April 18, the company announced Thursday. The coronavirus pandemic put character greetings on a...
  
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• Police Investigating After Man Found Dead in Plantation Roadway

  01-04-2022 10:24 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating a possible hit-and-run after a man was found dead in a Plantation roadway Friday morning. The body of the 31-year-old man was discovered in the 5800 block of Peters Road around 5:30 a.m., Plantation Police officials said. Police said the man, whose name wasn’t released, had pulled to the side of the road and got out of...
  
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• Zoo Miami Shuts Down Monorail After Four Decades of Service

  01-04-2022 10:07 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Zoo Miami’s “Zoofari” monorail system has been decommissioned after four decades of service
  
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• NY Mobster Who Killed 3 Escapes Federal Custody in Florida

  01-04-2022 09:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A New York mobster who killed three people and attempted to kill two others has escaped from federal custody
  
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• Fatal Rollover Crash Closes Lanes of I-595 in Broward

  01-04-2022 08:47 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An early morning fatal rollover car crash closed lanes of a busy roadway in Broward County on Friday morning. The crash took place just before 4 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-595 near the entrance to the Florida’s Turnpike. Chopper footage showed two cars involved at the scene, with one being a truck that had flipped on its side....
  
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• Police Investigating Reported Fatal Shooting in Miami Gardens Parking Lot

  01-04-2022 07:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A reported early morning shooting in a Miami Gardens parking lot left one person dead and police investigating the scene. Officers arrived at the scene located at the 21000 block of Northwest 14th Place, where the incident was called in just after 7 a.m. Chopper footage showed Miami-Dade Fire Rescue at the scene with a body covered by a tarp....
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in Miami Gardens Parking Lot

  01-04-2022 07:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An early morning shooting in a Miami Gardens parking lot left one person dead and police investigating the scene. Officers arrived at the scene located at the 21000 block of Northwest 14th Place, where the incident was called in just after 7 a.m. Chopper footage showed Miami-Dade Fire Rescue at the scene with a body covered by a tarp. Miami...
  
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• Man Found Shot to Death in Miami Gardens Apartment Parking Lot

  01-04-2022 07:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in the parking lot of a Miami Gardens apartment complex Friday morning. Officers responded to the scene located at the 21000 block of Northwest 14th Place, after a woman said she found the man’s body just after 7 a.m. “I saw that there was no movement, no breathing, no...
  
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• Girl, 5, Killed as North Florida Police Chase Suspected Kidnapper

  01-04-2022 07:41 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police in Florida say a 5-year-old girl died when the car she was riding in crashed into a pond off of Interstate 95 during the high speed pursuit of a kidnapping suspect
  
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• 6 to Know: Man Wants Justice After Getting Mauled by Dogs

  01-04-2022 04:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Friday, April 1st – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – A suspect who was somehow able to arm himself while police and federal agents were executing a search warrant at a southwest Miami-Dade home was shot and killed by officers Thursday, officials said. The incident happened as Miami-Dade Police officers were assisting...
  
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• 6 to Know: Bodycam Shows Officers' Response to Fort Lauderdale Hotel Brawl

  01-04-2022 04:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Friday, April 1st – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – A suspect who was somehow able to arm himself while police and federal agents were executing a search warrant at a southwest Miami-Dade home was shot and killed by officers Thursday, officials said. The incident happened as Miami-Dade Police officers were assisting...
  
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• Seven Mile Bridge in Florida Keys to Close for Annual Footrace

  01-04-2022 04:37 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Seven Mile Bridge will close temporarily to vehicle traffic for an annual footrace over the convergence of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
  
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