Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/top-stories en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:36 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:36 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Police-Investigating-Homicide-in-Hialeah-208622631.html Thu, 23 May 2013 13:48:01 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052313+hialeah+homicide.jpg
Man shot to death in what police are calling a landlord-tenant dispute.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Kaitlyn-Hunt-Florida-18-Year-Old-Facing-Charges-for-Relationship-With-Younger-Teen-Girl-Speaks-Out-208616491.html Thu, 23 May 2013 06:28:54 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Kaitlyn+Hunt.jpg
When she was 17 years old Kaitlyn Hunt started a consensual sexual relationship with a fellow Sebastian River High School student, who was 14 at the time.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Broward-Woman-Made-Elderly-Man-Withdraw-Thousands-From-Banks-208693371.html Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:46 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052313+lisa+khan.jpg
Lisa Khan charged with grand theft, drove man to banks where he withdrew tens of thousands for her.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Miami-Dade-Police-Investigating-Double-Homicide-208675391.html Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:45 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/police+line+yellow+%5Bgenericsla%5D.jpg
Two people found dead in the 10200 block of Northwest 12th Avenue.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Men-on-Bicycles-Robbed-Slapped-Woman-Miami-Police-208670191.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:42:45 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052313+bicycle+robbers.jpg
Miami Police looking for three men who robbed woman at gunpoint.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Western-High-School-Students-Honored-for-Helping-Crash-Victims-208669531.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:50 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/western+high+school+students.jpg
The 20 students were recognized by the Rotary Club of Weston at their annual scholarship awards breakfast.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/1-Critical-After-Car-Strikes-Hollywood-Building-Police-208669431.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:31:27 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Hospital_generic_722.jpg
Two elderly people were in the car when it crashed into the building.

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WARNING: Graphic Images: Montague Sheriff Paul Cunningham released dash camera video of an attack on deputy James Boyd during a traffic stop on March 21.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Deputies-Searching-for-2nd-Suspect-in-Champion-Food-Store-Shooting-208661701.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:53:34 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/KevonObas.jpg
The May 16th shooting left one man in critical condition

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Pitbull-Teams-With-Miami-Heat-in-New-Feel-This-Moment-Playoff-Video-208653191.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:44:50 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052313+pitbull.jpg
Mr. 305 remixes hit song for Miami's 2013 playoff run, releases video.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Forecasters-to-Announce-Outlook-for-2013-Atlantic-Hurricane-Season-208651211.html Thu, 23 May 2013 15:26:44 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/hurricane+forecasters.jpg
Forecasters predicted 13 to 20 named storms for the 2013 season.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Friday-Declared-White-Hot-Heat-Day-for-South-Florida-Students-208566031.html Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:38 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/jackie+whitehot+crop.jpg
Students are asked to wear white on Friday.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Homeowner-Beaten-During-Miramar-Home-Invasion-Police-208639361.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:23:08 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052313+miramar+home+invasion.jpg
Men dressed in police insignias get away with weapons, cash.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Weather-Forecast-Partly-Cloudy-Highs-in-the-Upper-80s-Thursday-208632711.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:39 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052313+weather+mia.jpg
Chance for isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon in South Florida.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/South-Florida-Mans-Bout-With-Burmese-Python-in-Everglades-Goes-Global-208628971.html Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:44 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052313+jason+leon+python.jpg
Jason Leon's wrestling and killing of a Burmese Python is garnering him worldwide attention.

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Three men sent to hospital after crash in Davie.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/South-Florida-Charities-Giving-Helping-Hand-to-Oklahoma-Tornado-Victims-208454671.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:54:52 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052213+salvation+army+captain+kelly+durant.jpg
Local organizations pledge support for victims of tragedy

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]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=75ba221400a6890b3bb59ba565b70887&p=4 75ba221400a6890b3bb59ba565b70887 ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 08:54:52 -0400 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/South-Florida-Womans-Remains-Identified-Decades-After-She-Was-Murdered-and-Dismembered-208438021.html Wed, 22 May 2013 11:38:28 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Body+parts+washing+ashore+April+1985.jpg
Nilsa Padilla was murdered, her body dismembered and then tossed into the waters off Key Biscayne.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Consumer-Reports-Best-and-Worst-Airlines-208573021.html Thu, 23 May 2013 03:10:40 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/WTVJ_000000007418915_722x406_31142467589.jpg
Consumer Reports has just released its latest airline ratings. They’re based on input from more than 16,000 subscribers.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Roof-Worker-Bitten-by-Police-Dog-in-Late-Night-Davie-Encounter-Authorities-208611651.html Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:55 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Davie+roof.jpg
A very late night on the job turned dangerous for a couple of laborers in Davie, reportedly victims of mistaken identity.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Leaky-Ceiling-Nothing-New-for-Hallandale-Beach-Man-208603841.html Thu, 23 May 2013 03:48:42 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Kitchen+ceiling+hole.jpg
Ken Johnson lives in an apartment in Hallandale Beach and has been documenting his leaky ceiling for some time.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Miami-Heat-Steal-Game-1-Over-Pacers-in-OT-103-102-208601191.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:46:17 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/169301750.jpg
LeBron James hits buzzer-beater down one, gets his ninth career playoff triple-double.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/2-New-Charges-for-Willie-Dumel-Suspect-in-I-95-Wrong-Way-Crash-That-Killed-4-208596781.html Thu, 23 May 2013 03:43:52 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Willie+Dumel+May+22.jpg
In a special bond hearing Wednesday, accused Interstate 95 wrong-way driver Willie Dumel was handed two new charges.

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Ian Moffett, 42, will be able to hire up to 25 more police officers for the department.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Search-for-Suspects-in-Northwest-Miami-Miami-Dade-Police-208581321.html Wed, 22 May 2013 20:56:13 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Northwest+Miami+perimeter.jpg
Miami-Dade Police said they have taken a suspect into custody after they established a perimeter during a search in northwest Miami Wednesday.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Four-Pound-Hairball-Removed-From-Ty-the-Tigers-Stomach-208569991.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:46 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/ty+the+tiger.jpg
Ty is a 17-year-old tiger, cared for by Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc.

Photo Credit: James Judge

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Donation-Dropoff-Locations-in-South-Florida-for-Oklahoma-Tornado-Victims-208558871.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:49 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/oklahoma+drive.jpg
Items like canned goods and toiletries can be dropped off through Friday.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Woman-Throws-Roll-of-Toilet-Paper-at-Camera-After-Broward-Judges-Bond-Decision-208564741.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:07 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Toilet+paper+being+thrown.jpg
A woman who was recently convicted of stealing a banana showed her displeasure with a Broward judge’s bond decision by grabbing a roll of toilet paper and throwing it at the camera.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Miami-Beach-Police-Ready-For-Increased-Visitors-During-Urban-Beach-Weekend-208558751.html Thu, 23 May 2013 02:52:58 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/urban+beach+weekend+photo.jpg
All 400 officers will work and 200 more from outside agencies will be brought in to help.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/School-Board-Votes-to-close-49-schools-208547131.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:57 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/AP93333205719.jpg
The Chicago School Board voted Wednesday to shutter 49 elementary schools and one high school in the nation's third-largest school system despite demonstrations and community outrage over the

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-Arrested-After-Pocket-Dialing-9-1-1-and-Talking-About-Murder-Plans-BSO-208547831.html Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:32 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/simon5.jpg
Police are looking for two more suspects involved in the shooting.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/2-Suspects-Arrested-in-Attack-on-ATM-Repairman-Outside-His-North-Miami-Home-Police-208546071.html Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:08 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Ricardo+Eloi+and+Stanley+Fleurant.jpg
Ricardo Eloi, 27, and Stanley Fleurant, 19, robbed the serviceman at gunpoint when he was returning from work to his home on May 5, police said.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-With-Connection-to-Boston-Marathon-Bombing-Suspect-Fatally-Shot-During-Questioning-208539961.html Thu, 23 May 2013 03:02:41 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/AP135437170735.jpg
NBC 6's Keith Jones reported from Orlando during the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news.

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The man faces charges for attempted murder.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Florida-Woman-Hit-Sister-With-Iron-in-Scuffle-Over-Rice-Bowl-Police-208523021.html Wed, 22 May 2013 14:25:55 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/052213+marentine+st+louis.jpg
Iron, small pot, broom stick used by woman in attack on sister: Port St. Lucie Police

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Man-in-Wheelchair-Struck-By-Hit-and-Run-Driver-in-Lauderhill-208509121.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:10 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/PHI+wheelchair+woman+feet+73914341.jpg
Victim in critical condition, driver in custody after early morning crash.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/Highlands-Gallery-draft-207595501.html Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:16 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/gallery+thumb.jpg
The carnage wrought by Sandy—up to eight feet of water inundated downtown—has prompted what might best be described as an existential crisis, with residents, business owners and public...

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/NATLLong-Beach-Islands-Sandy-Rebound-207865321.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:08:25 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/LBI+is+Open+4.jpg
Realtors on Long Beach Island, a popular vacation spot on the New Jersey Shore, are finding that some repeat visitors are refusing to book summer rentals over fears of damage from the storm.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/LBI-Sandy-Rentals-Summer-207301151.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:18:12 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/sandy_thumb_jmc_P2.jpg
More than six months after Sandy, many repeat summer renters have not yet booked homes on Long Beach Island, N.J. over fears of damage from the storm. Realtors and homeowners, who typically have the bulk...

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It’s hard to relax in Highlands, a small but proud middle-class town at the northern tip of the Jersey Shore. The borough of 28,000, at the junction of the Shrewsbury River and Sandy Hook Bay, is undergoing...

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