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Police: Man sets fire in home with children asleep inside, says it’s ex’s fault for leaving him
Read full article: Police: Man sets fire in home with children asleep inside, says it’s ex’s fault for leaving himA Miami-Dade County man was arrested after allegedly setting a fire inside the home he shared with several others.
MDPD: Man shot dead in fields near Homestead Air Reserve Base
Read full article: MDPD: Man shot dead in fields near Homestead Air Reserve BaseMiami-Dade police are investigating after a man was shot dead in an area of farm fields north of the Homestead Air Reserve Base, a department spokesperson said Friday.
Homestead Air Reserve Base to conduct explosive training operations throughout morning
Read full article: Homestead Air Reserve Base to conduct explosive training operations throughout morningOfficials at the Homestead Air Reserve Base are warning nearby residents that explosive training operations will be conducted throughout the morning Thursday.
Amazon hopes to build million-square-feet of warehouse space in Naranja
Read full article: Amazon hopes to build million-square-feet of warehouse space in NaranjaMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dennis Moss is sponsoring an agreement to sell land to Amazon in order for the online giant to build a million-square-feet of warehouse space in Naranja near Homestead Air Reserve Base. Moss office said allowing Amazon to build in the south Miami-Dade area would provide 325 jobs to the area with salaries starting at $32,000. If the deal goes through, Amazon would join FedEx, the Steel Mill and other projects that are being considered, the news release stated. Moss is also working on other projects with the administration, including finalizing a deal with Miami Wilds to build a water park at Zoo Miami. If Amazon gets to build its warehouse space in south Miami-Dade, it has agreed to pay the county $22 million, with 25 percent (about $5.5 million) going to the Miami-Dade County Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Homestead center operating as emergency shelter for migrant children
Read full article: Homestead center operating as emergency shelter for migrant childrenHOMESTEAD, Fla. - A South Florida facility is housing migrant children as the controversy rages on over the government's "zero tolerance" immigration policy that forces the separation of children from their families. Property near the Homestead Air Reserve Base is heavily guarded as it has been reactivated as an emergency shelter for migrant children stopped at the southern border. About a thousand children are at the Homestead center, with Local 10 learning the newest arrivals were flown in just last week. On May 4, a government order requested 500 more beds for the Homestead facility. The center in Homestead is a temporary emergency shelter that can only accommodate 1,000 people.