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Fired Former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo Files Lawsuit Against City, Commissioners, City Manager

CBS Miami (News) 1/19 10:09A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Three months after he was fired, former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo is taking legal action against the City of Miami. On Wednesday, Acevedo filed a lawsuit...

Police Investigate Deadly Shooting At Hollywood Business

CBS Miami (News) 1/19 9:10A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Police are investigating a deadly shooting outside of a Hollywood tint shop. A friend of the victim tells CBS4 News that the victim was gunned down at his own...

South Florida Healthcare System Facing Challenges With Rising Omicron Cases

CBS Miami (News) 1/19 8:39A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) The Omicron variant, which is more contagious and spreads rapidly, is causing concern for the healthcare system and hospitals. As far as getting this and...

Florida Agencies Grapple With Worker Shortage

CBS Miami (News) 1/19 8:20A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) Amid a national worker shortage, state agencies are struggling to fill vacant positions and retain employees, including those who care for some of...

Florida Legislators To Consider Plan To Eliminate Salaries For County School Board Members

CBS Miami (News) 1/19 8:08A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) State lawmakers Thursday will consider a proposal that could eliminate salaries for county school board members. The House Education & Employment...

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University of Miami sets application record

MiamiTodayNews.com (Education) 1/18 4:15P Lauren Lamb

The University of Miami has broken its record for number of first-year applicants, soaring 16% from 2021 at 42,000 to 49,000 for the fall of 2022, university officials say....

Dolphins Part Ways With Flores

CavsConnect.com 1/17 11:18A Anthony Russo, Sports Editor

Following the conclusion of the 2021-2022 National Football League’s regular season, the Miami Dolphins ended their season with a nine to eight record. This performance was...

Alberto Carvalho keeps a pledge: graduation rate tops 90%

MiamiTodayNews.com (Education) 1/11 4:09P Lauren Lamb

In 2021, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) had a graduation rate of 90.1%. The graduation rate was 58.7% in the spring of 2007. Alberto Carvalho, who took over as...

Preparation Precedes Performance: FBLA Takes on Districts

CavsConnect.com 1/10 12:54P Alan Morffi, Staff Writer

The Coral Gables Future Business Leaders of America took their talents to the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus and competed in a series of District presentation events. Students prepared for months,...

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Bill to give every business in Florida veto power is overkill

MiamiTodayNews.com (Opinion) 1/18 4:00P Michael Lewis

Much ill-conceived Florida legislation dies a deserved death, but one far-reaching abomination that threatens all 67 counties has actually won a committee OK. If you believe...

Send Miami air cargo capacity soaring as fast as demand

MiamiTodayNews.com (Opinion) 1/11 4:00P Michael Lewis

Miami-Dade keeps building its case to add to cargo capacity quickly at Miami International Airport. It’s a good case. First, the airport is nearing the limit of its ability to handle cargo.   Capacity...

BBB Warns Online Pet Purchasing Scams On The Rise

CBS Miami (Top Spots) 1/10 12:47P Top Spots – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami)  The Better Business Bureau says online pet scams continue to be a problem during the pandemic. Two years after Ashley Brown s dog Maddox passed away, she...

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The Skin Bitches 411

The Wordy Girl 1/18 9:11A The Wordy Girl

I ve always held my friend Katy Stoka in high regards. She s a bad ass soccer mom, MILF-y and the inventor of magnetic eyelashes. Yes, you The post The Skin Bitches 411 appeared first on The Wordy...

Cook This: Split Pea Soup

The Wordy Girl 1/7 7:49A The Wordy Girl

Ugh, I love me some peas. Mushy peas at Thanksgiving, smashed peas on crostini, frozen peas in a stir fry, and especially peas in soup. The post Cook This: Split Pea Soup appeared first on The Wordy...

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Heat's Tyler Herro Enters COVID Protocols, Out of Wednesday's Game

NBCMiami.com (Sports) 1/19 7:27A NBC 6

The Miami Heat will be without one of their top players Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. Guard Tyler Herro has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols...

Takeaways from Miami’s blowout win over North Carolina at home

The Miami Hurricane (Sports) 1/19 5:53A Wyatt Kopelman

Long before the final horn sounded, everyone on Miami s men s basketball team was having a great time at a party with plenty of guests inside the Watsco Center, including...

NFL Player Malik McDowell Bonds Out Of Jail, Charged With Public Exposure, Aggravated Battery

CBS Miami (Sports) 1/19 5:24A Florida Sports News And Updates

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell bonded out of Broward s jail after he was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated battery on a...

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Miami Builds 27-Point Halftime Lead, Cruises Past UNC 85-57

NBCMiami.com (Sports) 1/18 10:47P The Associated Press

Isaiah Wong scored 25 points, Sam Waardenburg set a career high with 21 points and Miami led by 27 points at halftime en route to an 85-57 victory over North Carolina

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Miami puts college basketball world on notice, downs North Carolina 85-57

The Miami Hurricane (Sports) 1/18 3:42P Luke Chaney

Our players were really ready to play and executed our game plan to perfection, Miami head coach Jim Larra aga said. Right from the opening tip, we demonstrated energy.

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Website lures Unhappy New Yorkers to shrinking home supply

MiamiTodayNews.com (Real Estate) 1/11 4:15P Lauren Lamb

A website shouting reasons unhappy New Yorkers should move to Doral keeps drawing traffic as it nears its third birthday but developer Armando Codina, who created it, hasn’t...

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South Florida Healthcare System Facing Challenges With Rising Omicron Cases

CBS Miami (Health) 1/19 8:39A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) The Omicron variant, which is more contagious and spreads rapidly, is causing concern for the healthcare system and hospitals. As far as getting this and...

Miami HEAT Star Udonis Haslem joins Baptist Health Foundation to support the 2022 HEAT. HELP. CURE....

CommunityNewspapers.com (Inspire Health) 1/19 3:15A Community News Releases

Baptist Health Foundation today announced that Udonis Haslem, forward and team captain for the Miami HEAT, has joined the HEAT. HELP. CURE. Bounce Back from...

Shortage Of Mental Health Professionals Making It Difficult For Parents To Book Appointments For...

CBS Miami (Health) 1/18 12:23P Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Parents of children struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, unexplained outbursts and behavioral issues could face frustration while trying to book...

Free Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Tests Can Be Ordered Online Starting Wednesday

CBS Miami (Health) 1/18 3:43A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) For those looking for the sometimes hard-to-find at-home COVID-19 tests, you ll soon be able to order them online and have them delivered to your home. On...

Moderna Working On Single Shot That Covers Both COVID & Flu

CBS Miami (Health) 1/17 8:34A Health – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Moderna is working on a single shot that covers both flu and COVID-19, but it s quite some time away. The pharmaceutical company s CEO said the company is...

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