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• Florida's higher highway speeds proposal moves forward

  22-03-2025 08:54 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Highway speeds could increase under a bill that has started moving forward in the state Senate. The Republican-controlled Senate Transportation Committee approved a wide-ranging measure (SB 462), filed by Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, that includes boosting the maximum speed on interstates and Florida’s Turnpike from 70 mph to 75 mph. The bill also would require the Department of...
  
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• Heat roll past Warriors in Butler's return game, winning 112-86

  25-03-2025 23:30 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Bam Adebayo scored 27 points, Tyler Herro scored 20 and the Miami Heat spoiled Jimmy Butler’s return game with a one-sided 112-86 win over the Golden State Warriors.
  
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• ‘I want answers': Mother makes emotional plea for justice a year after son is murdered in Florida City

  25-03-2025 22:38 via nbcmiami.com
  
  More than a year has passed since a mother says her son was shot to death in Florida City. She says police have not arrested anyone for his murder. 
  
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• Hold on to your wallets, pickpockets are watching you – one of society's oldest crimes on the rise

  25-03-2025 19:45 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Pickpockets are a rising problem in Wilton Manors and all over South Florida, wherever there are crowded bars and nightclubs full of potential targets. 
  
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• Wife pleads for answers after husband was detained outside of their home

  25-03-2025 19:32 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Surveillance cameras a man being detained outside of his North Miami home. He's now in ICE detention, and his wife is pleading for his return.
  
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• Hialeah complies with DOGE efforts, will let state analyze city budget

  25-03-2025 18:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The city of Hialeah on Tuesday approved a resolution that supports Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' establishment of the Executive Office of the Governor Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team.
  
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• Haitian parolee family fears deportation as 3-year-old undergoes chemo in Miami

  25-03-2025 17:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A family from Haiti came to Miami under the CHNV immigration program, which the Trump Administration is now terminating.
  
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• Man struck by boat in Fort Lauderdale reunites with firefighters who rescued him

  25-03-2025 16:44 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man reunited with first responders who saved his life after he was struck by a hit-and-run boater in Fort Lauderdale while he was diving.
  
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• Man found dead at bridge construction site in Palmetto Bay

  25-03-2025 15:08 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An investigation is underway in Palmetto Bay Tuesday after a man was found dead, deputies said.
  
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• Florida House to hear bill that will lower gun purchasing age to 18

  25-03-2025 14:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  After the deadly 2018 Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, there have been a series of gun reform laws that were passed but efforts have been made to weaken those restrictions.
  
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• DeSantis awards Medal of Freedom to Holocaust survivor from Miami at memorial dedication

  25-03-2025 14:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida officials spoke at the dedication of the Florida Holocaust Memorial in Tallahassee. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Dave Kerner, who is Jewish, was among those who spoke about the memorial. “‘Never again’ is ultimately a way of life for the Jewish people,” he said. “It is not the memorial...
  
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• Videos show hail as storms fire up in South Florida: See the timing, impacts

  25-03-2025 13:50 via nbcmiami.com
  
  After weeks of dry weather, South Florida will prepare for the other extreme: periods of heavy rain.
  
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• LIVE RADAR: Showers fire up in South Florida on Tuesday

  25-03-2025 13:32 via nbcmiami.com
  
  After weeks of dry weather, South Florida is expecting another extreme: periods of heavy rain. And that much-needed rainfall was moving in Tuesday afternoon. A few showers started to pop up out west in the Everglades and briefly in Palmetto Bay shortly after 1 p.m. Off-and-on heavy rain is expected particularly after 2 p.m. and into the evening. Everyone in...
  
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• Mother charged with manslaughter after child dies from ingesting meth in Riviera Beach hotel

  25-03-2025 13:28 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A mother was arrested In Riviera Beach after her 5-year-old child died after ingesting meth, police said
  
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• US Border Patrol arrest 7 undocumented Cuban immigrants in Florida Keys

  25-03-2025 12:50 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Seven undocumented Cuban Migrants were arrested in the Florida Keys on Monday following a multi-agency effort, the U.S. Border Patrol said.
  
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• Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis' approval ratings among Floridians by race, gender and more

  25-03-2025 12:11 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The numbers are in: we know what Floridians think about how President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis are doing at their jobs so far. The Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy interviewed 625 random registered voters over the phone from March 11 through 15 in the Sunshine State this month to see how their approval ratings stack up to years past....
  
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• Florida attorney general urges users to delete 23andMe data following bankruptcy

  25-03-2025 11:12 via nbcmiami.com
  
  As fears revolve around DNA data after popular genetic testing company 23andMe announced its bankruptcy, Florida's attorney general issued a warning to its users.
  
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• 3 hospitalized after fire breaks out at duplex in Brownsville

  25-03-2025 09:50 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A fire that broke out at a duplex in Brownsville on Tuesday prompted a swift response by rescue crews. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived at the scene, where black smoke was seen coming out of the building. Crews worked to put the fire out and it was extinguished. MDFR said one adult and two children were transported to the hospital in...
  
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• Florida has the most dangerous beaches in the US: Report

  25-03-2025 08:14 via nbcmiami.com
  
  As spring break continues across South Florida, a new report outlined that the most dangerous beaches in the U.S. are in the Sunshine State.
  
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• SeaWorld Orlando fined after trainer hurt by killer whale during exercise

  25-03-2025 08:12 via nbcmiami.com
  
  SeaWorld Orlando is facing a fine from the federal government after one of its trainers was injured by an orca whale during a training exercise, according to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). The incident happened in September 2024, when “an employee at SeaWorld’s Orlando theme park was injured during a training exercise with a killer whale,” a news release...
  
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• Police investigation underway into potential shooting at Miami Gardens apartment complex

  25-03-2025 06:41 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A police investigation is underway into a potential shooting at a Miami Gardens apartment complex Tuesday morning.
  
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• Family remembers ‘selfless' mother killed in Liberty City hit-and-run

  24-03-2025 22:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Family members and loved ones are calling for justice after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Liberty City Saturday morning.
  
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• After weeks of dry weather, much-needed rain returns to South Florida

  24-03-2025 21:42 via nbcmiami.com
  
  After weeks of dry weather, South Florida will prepare for the other extreme: periods of heavy rain.
  
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• Surveillance shows 10-year-old hosing himself off as fire erupts at Davie mobile home

  24-03-2025 21:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Surveillance video showed a 10-year-old boy hosing the burns on his body as a fire erupted at a home in Davie on Monday.
  
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• Attorney calls immigration changes ‘psychological warfare' as many fear deportation

  24-03-2025 20:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Trump administration is set to eliminate an immigration program that once cleared the way for people from Haiti to come to America legally.
  
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• Was the 344 Fire good or bad for the Everglades? Environmental impact to be assessed

  24-03-2025 19:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Now that the 344 Fire is contained, its impact can be assessed. 
  
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• NBC6 Responds takes you inside FBI's crypto scam stopping operation

  24-03-2025 18:47 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Crypto scams are difficult to spot and stop, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s latest operation is targeting crypto scams before they start. 
  
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• El Taiger's 4 children could soon gain power of Cuban singer's estate 

  24-03-2025 18:34 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The attorney representing one of Cuban reggaeton singer El Taiger's daughters told NBC6 that a judge will allow his four children to gain control of the musician's estate. 
  
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• 2 men molested minor in sauna room on Royal Caribbean cruise ship: Police

  24-03-2025 14:43 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Two men accused of molesting a minor on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship were arrested on Friday, police said.
  
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• Median sales price of South Florida single-family homes dipped slightly in February: Report

  24-03-2025 14:37 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The sales price for single-family homes in Florida decreased from January to February 2025. In a new report by Florida Realtors, the median sales price for those types of homes in February was $415,000, compared to $410,000 in January. The report broke down the values in 22 metropolitan areas in Florida. South Florida, which included Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West...
  
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