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Apple Juices Recalled in Nationwide Stores for Elevated Levels of this Chemical, FDA says. What to Know.

Apple juice sold under numerous brands at stores all over the country, including Walmart, Aldi, BJ’s and others, is under FDA recalls over concerns of potentially harmful levels of arsenic, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  The recall comes after an FDA report that included almost 10,000 cases…

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One dead, two others injured after golf cart clams into propane truck over the weekend, cops say

A man died after he lost control of his golf cart in Fort Myers and crashed into a propane truck Saturday, injuring his passenger and the driver of the truck, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.  The crash happened around 11 a.m. Saturday on Winkler Road. Officials with Florida…

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Leesfield & Partners secured over $1.8 million for a man left with debilitating pain after a fall at a Florida vacation rental

Justin B. Shapiro, a Partner and Trial Lawyer with Leesfield & Partners, secured a $1,824,327 record settlement for a client whose fall left his pelvic bone so shattered doctors said the fragments resembled “bread crumbs.”  In an article published in the Daily Business Review, Mr. Shapiro told reporters that within…

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Woman killed in ATV accident that sent herself, one other careening into Miami canal, officials say

A woman died after she and another woman lost control of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) resulting in them plunging into a nearby canal, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.  Police told the newspaper that the crash happened around 1 p.m. Thursday near Southwest 112th Street and 157th Avenue. Both…

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Police find Body Found in North Miami Nursing Home with Missing Patient. What Happened?

A body was found in a closet at the same Miami nursing home from where a 71-year-old man was reported missing, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.  Police were called out to the North Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center around 10:30 a.m. Monday morning. The man who had been…

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Miami-Dade Drivers Don’t Know School Traffic Laws, School Bus Cameras Footage Shows. What You Should Know.

Do you have to stop for a school bus in Florida? In the first two weeks of school, approximately 11,500 Miami-Dade County drivers were cited after footage captured from 950 school district buses caught them disobeying traffic laws.  The cameras were authorized last year to add extra protections for students…

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One person hospitalized after propane leak at Broward County Elementary School Monday

An elementary school employee was taken to the hospital for evaluation Monday morning after a propane gas leak in the school’s cafeteria, officials say.  Emergency responders were called out to Oriole Elementary, 3081 NW 39th St. in Lauderdale Lakes, around 9 a.m., according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The…

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Broward School Cafeteria Evacuated, Several People Hospitalized Following Possible Carbon Monoxide Leak.

An entire school cafeteria was evacuated from a Broward County High School Friday morning for a possible carbon monoxide leak, officials said.  Five people were hospitalized and said they experienced symptoms of lightheadedness, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. None of the people who were taken to the hospital…

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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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