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Former UM student begins serving three-year-sentence in crash that killed elderly woman.

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Two bodies, including one of a school custodian, were found at a West Palm Beach school Wednesday,

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The daughter of New York Yankees legend Joe Torre made the catch of a lifetime in Brooklyn on Wednesday, saving a baby who got out of a window and then fell off an awning and into her arms, law...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:24:31 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/holtz+children%27s+hospital.jpg
Jenny Justice is a child life specialist at the hospital, and she says that the kids and their families really deserve this.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:10:45 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/santisteban.jpg
Flavio Santisteban is being tried again on four counts of vehicular manslaughter.

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Of the $20 million awarded Wednesday by the Department of Labor, the OIC of South Florida Inc. received $1.4 million

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Magela Morejon, who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, currently uses a manual wheelchair but is not strong enough to push herself]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:49:54 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/fbi-jackets-generic.jpg
FBI agents in Southern California served search and arrest warrants Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation involving an international sports gambling ring, according to]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:34:36 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/handcuffs+hand+cuffs.jpg
Theodore Nusbaum, 64, was arrested Tuesday for possession of child pornography.

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Tiger Woods will miss his sponsored event next week with an elbow injury.

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The shipment was worth about $24 million

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Two upstate New York men, one of whom prosecutors say is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to develop a portable X-ray radiation machine capable of emitting lethal doses o...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:40 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/reynaldo+munoz.jpg
Miami Shores teen cleared of wrongdoing in 2011 shooting under Stand Your Ground.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:58:19 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Kevin-Burns.jpg
"We believe that if you plan on leading the city you should at least live in the city," Kevin Burns said Tuesday.

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The Board of Directors of Men's Wearhouse on Wednesday said it ousted the face and voice of the company - George Zimmer - from his position as executive chairman, without stating why. In a statement, the board...

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Fans streamed out of AmericanAirlines Arena before the Heat beat the Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

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A tropical storm warning was in effect for Punta el Lagarto to Tuxpan, Mexico.

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Ex-wife of man arrested for performing illegal dentistry arrested on similar charge.

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Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Chris Glorioso reports.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:41:01 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/South+Florida+Doctors+Say+Obesity+Is+A+Disease.jpg
Dr. Jorge Rabaza, Chief of Surgery at South Miami Hospital, says obesity is a disease.

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One Southern California city is looking for volunteers -- to monitor a new surveillance camera system. With Banning, Calif., becoming the latest city in Inland Empire to add a surveillance system, Police Chief...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:09 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/UTA-University-of-Texas-at-.jpg
The campus has been closed and classes canceled at the University of Texas at Arlington Wednesday due to reports of an armed man headed toward the school. UTA spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan says police...

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The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial was set to begin Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the trial, Circuit Judge Debra...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:25 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/coast+guard+1.jpg
Two jet skiers fell into the water Monday after colliding with channel marker two in Man of War Harbor

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Tickets for Thursday's Game 7 go on sale at 2 p.m.

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Sometimes the most effective comfort comes from man's best friend. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago took that to heart, adopting a formal policy that allows pets to visit certain patients in their rooms...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:10:38 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/williamsmexico.jpg
It took investigators two years to build a case against a former USC professor who was arrested in Mexico Tuesday, a day after he was named to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list for alleged child-sex crimes...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:41:54 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061913+weather+radar+mia.jpg
Slight chance for early showers in South Florida, highs around 90]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:30 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Flagler+County+Sheriffs+Office.jpg
Shaun Paul Williams, 34, was found by deputies as he was walking on the side of the roadway nude and disoriented, the sheriff’s report said.

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Jorge L. Castillo, 43, Vicky Castillo, 42, and Graciela Quevedo, 60, arrested on prescription drug trafficking charges.

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A Texas snake expert pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the United States by concealing them underneath his jacket. William Lamar, 63, was caught with the snakes i...

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Coffee drinkers might soon reconsider splurging on 460-calorie Java Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks. Beginning next week, the coffee giant will post calorie counts on their menu boards, getting ahead of...

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City officials including the city's manager, attorney and human resources director met with the Broward Teachers Union to resolve a labor dispute.

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Yahoo says that U.S. law enforcement agencies filed "between 12,000 and 13,000" requests for data from Jan. 1, 2013 to May 31 of this year, according to Reuters. Yahoo made the announcement in a blog on...

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Miami forces a Game 7 and comes from behind in 103-100 win.

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After three hours of public commentary and board discussions, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority voted 7-5 in favor of a 70-cent toll fare on the Dolphin and Airport expressways Tuesday.

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