The first weekend of spring break 2021 has brought large crowds to South Florida beaches, along with concerns about the potential for a coronavirus outbreak. Back in the 1960s and 70s, Fort Lauderdale Beach was known as the place where the boys are. On Saturday, it looked like everyone else came down as well. “Just
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Startling cellphone video captured the moment the pilot of a small plane turned a busy Southwest Miami-Dade roadway into a runway to make a heart-stopping emergency landing. Witness Juliette Vega-Gonzalez said she was astonished to see the outlandish sight along Krome Avenue, about one and a half miles from Tamiami Executive Airport, Saturday afternoon. “When I
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The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for the 87-year-old pilot of a single-engine Lanclair 320 plane that went missing off the coast of Boca Raton. On Sunday, officials identified the pilot at Brendan Spratt. His family provided the Coast Guard with photos which the agency posted on Twitter. The Federal Aviation Administration says the
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Top brass at the Miami Police Department said they are looking into an incident that a woman caught on cellphone video. There are still many questions and the facts have not been fully gathered, but the witness who Local 10 News spoke with is certain that the officers went too far. NiNi Milton said she
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Florida is restricting the possession and private breeding of certain exotic animals, including Burmese pythons, green iguanas and tegu lizards, citing concerns about invasive species overrunning the state. The move comes in the face of fervent opposition from reptile enthusiasts and dealers. “The environment trumps the livelihood on this one, unfortunately,” said Rodney Barreto, chairman
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“The Underline” is a park that is starting to spring up, on the underside of the Miami Metrorail. When completed, it will stretch from Downtown Miami to South Miami. It will fill in the open spaces underneath the Metrorail, giving residents and visitors a chance to spread out a bit and enjoy the scenery, as
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Publix will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine at 136 pharmacies in Miami-Dade and Broward counties beginning March 1. People 65 and over are eligible for a vaccine and could schedule an appointment starting at 7 a.m. Friday, through the online reservation system at publix.com/covid-vaccine/florida. Shortly after opening Friday, all open slots were filled. The supermarket company
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An English teacher who worked at the Hebrew Academy, a Jewish private school, lost her job after her nude videos and photos allegedly surfaced in Miami Beach and Israel. Officer Ernesto Rodriguez said on Thursday that detectives from the Miami Beach Police Department’s special victims unit are investigating Alexandra Leah Handwerger, also known as Alex
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You’ll probably be surprised by at least one or two of these vehicles… Few people on this planet are as fascinating as Elon Musk, CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, but you might not know he’s also a bit of a gearhead. The man has pushed all kinds of interesting and controversial technologies, as well as a plan
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a bid to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio’s 2022 reelection, announcing Wednesday that she’s launching a statewide listening tour and has hired a top Democratic operative to manage the effort. Murphy, 42, has been elected three times to one of Florida’s most competitive congressional districts in Orlando, and first won
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