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Girl, 3, drowned at Miami-Dade County Park in Hialeah over the weekend.

A 3-year-old drowned Saturday in a lake at the Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah after she was separated from her family member, police say.  Alarm bells were sounded when the family member told park rangers they could not find the little girl. Park officials began searching and found the child’s…

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Miami Gardens crash Wednesday leaves at least 10 people injured. A look at Miami Crash Data.

A five-car pileup car crash Wednesday in Miami Gardens left at least 10 people injured, according to police.  The car crash happened Wednesday morning at an intersection near NW 27th Avenue and NW 199th Street. In reporting from NBC 6 South Florida, officials said it was a chain-reaction crash requiring…

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Woman permanently injured after ‘stampede’ at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, lawsuit says

A woman is suing Walt Disney World following claims she was permanently injured in a “stampede” that ensued before an event at its Magic Kingdom park.  The alleged incident that injured the Pennsylvania native took place on June 25, a day that saw the park “packed and extremely busy,” her…

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Forewarning about dangers of E-Bikes from Leesfield & Partners Founder rings true years later following incident spike

Parked along every street corner or perched against the sides of South Miami buildings, taunting drivers sitting in grid-locked traffic on U.S. 1, is a cluster of e-scooters for rent.  The “epidemic,” as Ira Leesfield, the Founder and Managing Partner of Leesfield & Partners, first dubbed it in 2019 has…

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One dead in efficiency fire at Miami-Dade County home early Monday morning

A fire that broke out overnight at an efficiency apartment in Miami killed at least one person, according to police.  Emergency responders were called out to the house at 3056 SW 13th St. around 2 a.m., according to reporting from local news outlets. The efficiency where the body was found…

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Pregnant woman files lawsuit after she was exposed to Listeria, alleging Boar’s Head products are to blame.

A pregnant woman has filed a lawsuit after she claims she was hospitalized due to an illness brought on by Boar’s Head products following a recall of certain deli meats from the brand due to listeria.  The recall was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection…

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Horrific crashes over the weekend in Broward and Downtown Miami resulted in several deaths, injuries

Two separate crashes in Downtown Miami and Broward Saturday and Sunday have resulted in at least three deaths and numerous injuries, according to local news outlets.  The first of the two crashes happened Saturday just before 7 a.m. near North Miami Avenue and NE 8th Street. Footage from NBC 6…

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One injured after car smashes through storefront of boutique in Aventura Thursday

A woman has been hospitalized after she accelerated into the front window of a prom dress boutique in Aventura Thursday morning, police say.  The car crash happened just before 10 a.m. Thursday at the JDO Couture Dress Shop on Biscayne Blvd. The store regularly opens at 11 a.m. and no…

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Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease prompts warnings to the public. What to Know.

Health officials in New Hampshire are warning the public about Legionnaires’ Disease after five confirmed cases at a single resort.  The five cases are believed to have been contracted between June and July at a resort in the downtown area of Lincoln, New Hampshire. The source of the bacteria, officials…

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Port St. Lucie authorities are urging public to check carbon monoxide detectors following elderly woman’s death

An 82-year-old Port St. Lucie woman died this week and her husband remains in the hospital after a car left running in the couple’s garage is suspected to have leaked carbon monoxide into the home, officials say.  Police were called out to the one-story home Sunday morning after a neighbor…

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