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• 2 injured loggerhead turtles triumphantly crawl into the Atlantic after rehabbing in Florida

  13-05-2024 17:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A crowd cheered and took photos as two loggerhead sea turtles slowly made their way through the sand and into the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 in OT of Game 4 of East final

  28-05-2024 23:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal 1:12 into overtime, and the Florida Panthers topped the New York Rangers 3-2 to even the Eastern Conference Final at two games apiece. It was the third straight OT game in the series — and the first time Florida got a win in those matchups. Blake Wheeler, playing his first game for the Rangers since mid-February, was called for hooking Aleksander Barkov 59 seconds into the extra session. And it didn’t take long for the Panthers to cash in, with B
  
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• Officer-involved shooting in Hialeah under investigation

  28-05-2024 22:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after an officer-involved shooting Tuesday in Hialeah.
  
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• Hialeah officer shoots man during traffic stop: Police

  28-05-2024 22:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after a police officer shot a man Tuesday night during a traffic stop in Hialeah.
  
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• 2 men in critical condition after shooting in northwest Miami-Dade

  28-05-2024 21:08 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Two men are in critical condition Tuesday after a shooting in northwest Miami-Dade, police said.
  
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• Rapper Sean Kingston to be extradited to Florida and face $1 million fraud charges

  28-05-2024 20:30 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Kingston and Turner have been charged with conducting an organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, identity theft and related crimes, according to arrest warrants.
  
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• Miami spoil islands remain clean after holiday weekend closures

  28-05-2024 19:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Mother Nature was able to hit the reset button on Pace Picnic Island, Osprey Island, Willis Island and Morningside Island.
  
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• ‘Ready to fight': South Florida track and field heptathlete vies for spot on Team USA

  28-05-2024 19:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Michelle Atherley is determined for a spot after missing the chance to represent the U.S. in Tokyo three years ago
  
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• Pembroke Pines man charged with murder after child dies from injuries: Police

  28-05-2024 18:40 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Pembroke Pines man was arrested on a murder charge after a child died from her injuries Tuesday, police said.
  
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• Voting by mail in Miami-Dade? You'll need to renew your request. Here's how

  28-05-2024 18:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  If you’re planning to vote by mail in Miami-Dade county elections, you’ll have to renew your request for a vote-by-mail ballot and should do so as soon as possible. 
  
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• ‘Lies and manipulation': Victim slams Miami-Dade prosecutors after abuser avoids sex offender registry

  28-05-2024 17:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A survivor of child abuse is slamming the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office for not forcing her abuser to register as a sex offender.
  
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• Bodycam shows pair accused in string of Best Buy thefts getting arrested in Indian River County

  28-05-2024 17:43 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Body camera footage shows the moments deputies arrested two suspected shoplifters linked to a string of thefts from multiple Best Buy locations across Florida.
  
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• Girl, 14, arrested in murder of grandmother in Lauderdale Lakes

  28-05-2024 15:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A 14-year-old girl has been arrested in the murder of her 79-year-old grandmother in Lauderdale Lakes, authorities said.
  
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• Girl, 14, arrested in murder of 79-year-old grandmother in Lauderdale Lakes

  28-05-2024 15:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A 14-year-old girl has been arrested in the murder of her 79-year-old grandmother in Lauderdale Lakes, authorities said.
  
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• Severe T-storm warning in South Florida Tuesday: Track storms with Doppler 6000

  28-05-2024 14:47 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Much needed downpours moved through South Florida Tuesday morning and the threat for rain was continuing into this afternoon. Track storms with First Alert Doppler 6000.
  
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• Rain possible in South Florida Tuesday: Track storms with Doppler 6000

  28-05-2024 14:47 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Much needed downpours moved through South Florida Tuesday morning and the threat for rain was continuing into this afternoon. Track storms with First Alert Doppler 6000.
  
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• Flood advisory in South Florida Tuesday: Track storms with Doppler 6000

  28-05-2024 14:47 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Much needed downpours moved through South Florida Tuesday morning and the threat for rain was continuing into this afternoon. Track storms with First Alert Doppler 6000.
  
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• US opens up banking access to private businesses in Cuba

  28-05-2024 14:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The U.S. lifted some financial restrictions against Cuba on Tuesday, in a move designed to boost private businesses on the island.
  
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• Miami man convicted of using fraudulent driver's license to live in luxury condo

  28-05-2024 13:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Miami man has been found guilty of using a fraudulent driver's license to become an occupant of a luxury condominium, authorities said.
  
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• University of Florida employee, students implicated in plot to ship drugs, toxins to China

  28-05-2024 13:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A University of Florida research employee and students have been implicated in an illegal, multi-million dollar scheme investigated by the Justice Department to fraudulently buy thousands of biochemical samples of dangerous drugs and toxins that were delivered to a campus laboratory then illicitly shipped to China over seven years. According to federal court records, the president of UF’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association was among the students tied to the scheme. The group openly
  
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• Thousands in scholarships given to students at Booker T. Washington High School in Miami

  28-05-2024 12:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Deserving students won fully-paid college scholarships at the Great Gatsby themed Senior Awards Ceremony at Bookers T. Washington High School in Miami on Tuesday.
  
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• Thousands in scholarships given to students at Booker T. Washington High in Miami

  28-05-2024 12:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Deserving students won fully-paid college scholarships at the Great Gatsby themed Senior Awards Ceremony at Bookers T. Washington High School in Miami on Tuesday.
  
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• Man arrested after video shows him strangling child at Sunny Isles Beach park: Police

  28-05-2024 12:26 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man has been arrested after shocking video showed him strangling a child at a Sunny Isles Beach park, police said.
  
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• Driver facing DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide in Miami Shores crash that killed motorcyclist

  28-05-2024 12:11 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A suspected drunk driver is facing updated charges after a horrific crash killed a motorcyclist in Miami Shores on May 19.
  
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• Florida was the shark-attack capital of the world in 2023

  28-05-2024 12:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida is known for many things: beautiful beaches, sunny days and lots of traffic. And it also continues to reign as the shark-attack capital of the world. 
  
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• Man arrested in Lauderhill parking lot shooting that injured 9-year-old

  28-05-2024 11:41 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with a Memorial Day shooting in the parking lot of a Lauderhill shopping plaza that left a 9-year-old who was hit by a stray bullet hospitalized, police said.
  
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• Miami Police investigate possible homicide after woman found dead in apartment

  28-05-2024 11:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police have opened a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead in Miami’s Little River neighborhood on Tuesday.
  
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• Miami Police investigate possible homicide after woman found dead at Little River apartment

  28-05-2024 11:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police have opened a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead in Miami’s Little River neighborhood on Tuesday.
  
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• Miami Police investigate possible homicide after woman found dead at apartment

  28-05-2024 11:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police have opened a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead in Miami’s Little River neighborhood on Tuesday.
  
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• Charges dropped against Homestead Police officer after wife declines to testify

  28-05-2024 11:15 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Homestead Police officer arrested on battery and other charges back in February for allegedly cutting his wife and throwing her phone at her is no longer facing charges.
  
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