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Tenants in Little Havana building told to get out, but whatโs the reason why?
Read full article: Tenants in Little Havana building told to get out, but whatโs the reason why?Just before the holidays, residents are left scrambling to find new places to live as a landlord sends eviction notices to everyone in the building.
Police: South Florida mother leaves to do nails, 7-month old drowns in tub
Read full article: Police: South Florida mother leaves to do nails, 7-month old drowns in tubA South Florida mother and member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida faced a judge after she left her 7-month old alone with his brother in a bathtub and returned to find he had drowned.
Miami Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board wants their ideas to be heard for Memorial Day weekend
Read full article: Miami Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board wants their ideas to be heard for Memorial Day weekendDespite calling on Miami Beach officials to provide more activities that cater to the younger crowd, some Miami Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board members said they felt like their suggestions were never considered.
Hit and run victim in critical condition, family hopes for justice when suspect is caught
Read full article: Hit and run victim in critical condition, family hopes for justice when suspect is caughtWillie Moore, 39, is in the intensive care unit and heโs had surgery after surgery since he was first brought here five days ago.
College student from South Florida arrested, threatened mass shooting at Daytona Beach university, police say
Read full article: College student from South Florida arrested, threatened mass shooting at Daytona Beach university, police sayJohn Hagins, a student at a Daytona Beach university made threats of committing a mass shooting a the college. Hagins has ties to South Florida.
Man arrested in crash that killed 3 people including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby
Read full article: Man arrested in crash that killed 3 people including a pregnant woman and her unborn babyThe man police say is responsible for the deaths of 3 people including an unborn baby has been arrested, according to police.
Florida shill candidate scheme: Dark money divided among 5 beneficiaries
Read full article: Florida shill candidate scheme: Dark money divided among 5 beneficiariesDark money sent to a Central Florida printer was divided up amongst five beneficiaries, according to new court documents released by the Miami-Dade State Attorneyโs Office in its ongoing investigation into the shill candidate scheme.
Mother of Surfside building collapse victim lashes out at DeSantis for not โdoing enoughโ
Read full article: Mother of Surfside building collapse victim lashes out at DeSantis for not โdoing enoughโIt has been an excruciatingly painful wait for the families of the victims of the building collapse in Miami-Dade Countyโs town of Surfside.
SW Miami-Dade morning crash injures 1 adult, 4 juveniles after driver crashes into palm tree
Read full article: SW Miami-Dade morning crash injures 1 adult, 4 juveniles after driver crashes into palm treeSOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. โ A one-car crash in Southwest Miami Dade sent 5 people to the hospital early Saturday morning. Miami-Dade Police said they responded to a vehicle crash in the area of SW 128th Street and 137th Avenue. When Local 10 arrived at the scene, a 4-door Infiniti was wrecked and mangled after crashing into a palm tree. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported the injured to Kendall Regional Medical Center and Jackson South Medical Center. Stay tuned to Local 10 and Local 10.com for updates.
Election Day process unusually smooth as voters headed to the polls across Miami Dade County
Read full article: Election Day process unusually smooth as voters headed to the polls across Miami Dade CountyMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. โ Election Day was unusually smooth as voters headed to the polls across Miami Dade County, likely due to whatโs been a record breaking turnout. More than a million Miami-Dade voters had already cast their ballot via mail-in ballot or early voting when the poll in Hialeah opened, according to the deputy supervisor at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department. Meet Miami-Dade County voter Diane Johnson - spotted her dancing out of North Dade Regional Library. In 2016, voters in Miami-Dade County overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton. This time in early voting, Democrats in Miami-Dade lead by a little more than 100,000 votes, but more than 277,000 Independents voted early.
Big upset as former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez unseats incumbent for Congressional seat
Read full article: Big upset as former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez unseats incumbent for Congressional seatPEMBROKE PARK, Fla. โ Former Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is on his way to Washington. Gimenez won election to U.S. House in Floridaโs 26th Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. โWe have a beautiful Congressional District 26, which also covers Monroe County,โ he said. I look forward to a final result when the votes have been counted and everyoneโs voice has been heard.โFloridaโs 26th Congressional District runs from Kendall to Key West. See below for live results as the ballots are counted on Election Night, Nov. 3:The public battle between the two was partisan and contentious.
Shooting leaves 9-year-old critical and 2 teens seriously injured, police say
Read full article: Shooting leaves 9-year-old critical and 2 teens seriously injured, police saySOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. โ A shooting in the Goulds neighborhood has left two teens and a young boy injured. Miami-Dade Police responded Sunday afternoon to the courtyard of a residential community regarding several people shot near Southwest 216th Street and Southwest 113th Avenue, just north of Goulds Park. When police arrived around 3 p.m., they said they discovered three male shooting victims โ a 9, 14 and 17-year-old. Detectives did say that the key to solving the case will come from neighbors and other people who were in the area when the shooting happened. โAt this point in time, we donโt have a lot of information, so weโre going to require the communityโs assistance in providing additional information,โ Welch said.
Track when your mail-in ballot arrives and when itโs been counted
Read full article: Track when your mail-in ballot arrives and when itโs been countedPEMBROKE PARK, Fla. โ Youโve sent in your mail-in ballot, so now what? If you still are concerned about mail-in, you can also take your ballot to any early election site in your county. Check The Status Of Your Mail-in BallotAny voter who has requested a vote-by-mail ballot can track online the status of his or her ballot through a link within the Division of Elections' Voter Information Lookup. >In Miami-Dade County, click here. FOR THE COMPLETE LIST, CLICK HEREThe deadline has passed to request a mail-in ballot.
Bay Harbor Islands home goes up in flames, elderly couple escapes
Read full article: Bay Harbor Islands home goes up in flames, elderly couple escapesBAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Fla. โ An elderly couple was able to escape a massive fire inside their Bay Harbor Islands home. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews were called to the scene just after 8 a.m. Friday to find the first floor engulfed in flames and thick smoke billowing out of the home. Investigators said the couple who lived inside had escaped and were sitting outside of the home waiting for crews to arrive. Neighbor Gerardo Feterman said he saw flames coming through the roof and through the windows of the second floor. โThey were really, really massive.โMiami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded quickly to get the fire under control, but those who witnessed it said it was a scary scene.
Election deadlines: Early voting continues through Nov. 1 in South Florida
Read full article: Election deadlines: Early voting continues through Nov. 1 in South FloridaMIAMI โ South Floridians have turned out in record numbers for early voting; many have already made their choices via mail-in ballots. If you still havenโt voted, there is another week left of early voting in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties, through Nov. 1. The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is 5 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 24. You can also drop off your ballot at any Early Voting location from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. via secure drop box. >Find an early voting election location in Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
Tropical storms cause flooding, other damage in area
Read full article: Tropical storms cause flooding, other damage in areaMIAMI, Fla. โ Before it was Tropical Storm Sally, Tropical Depression 19 made landfall near Black Point Marina in south Miami-Dade on Saturday, bringing heavy rains and causing gusts of more than 40 miles an hour. The storm snapped tree limbs and scattered debris across roads in Cutler Bay. Along South Beach, a driver parked where he thought his car would be safe but he told Local 10 that there was a whoosh of wind and then a crack. TD19 eventually strengthening into Tropical Storm Sally, but before it made its way into the gulf, it dumped several inches of rain over South Florida. Local 10 Weather Authorityโs Luke Dorris said Sundayโs weather will be stormy with more heavy rain, but storm activity will be scattered.
Coronavirus: Could you get a ticket for not wearing a mask?
Read full article: Coronavirus: Could you get a ticket for not wearing a mask?MIAMI, Fla. Could you be stopped and get a ticket for not wearing a mask or keeping your social distance in areas where coronavirus mandates are in place? Currently it is a criminal offense, which makes it more of an effort to enforce. It isnt difficult to find countless numbers of people out and about around Miami-Dade and Broward counties, for that matter, not keeping within the restrictions. As a criminal offense, it has made it a bit unwieldy to arrest people for the infractions. Dr. Tanira Ferreira, a critical care medical specialist with UHealth, addressed the issue during the Zoom meeting Thursday.
Number of local hospital beds already dwindling from new surge of COVID-19 patients
Read full article: Number of local hospital beds already dwindling from new surge of COVID-19 patientsFor the third consecutive day, Broward County set a single day record with 1,664 new cases, continuing a surge in numbers. While most hospitals are not at capacity, places like Jackson Memorial Hospital, are slowing down elective procedures to focus on urgent surgeries and to help keep the dwindling bed spaces open. A woman told Local 10 that she learned about that first hand when she called Memorial Hospital Pembroke on Sunday morning about getting her husband to the hospital. Currently, Florida makes up 20 percent of all coronavirus cases in the United States. [RELATED: Check local updates with a city-by-city numbers list of coronavirus cases in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.]