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• Spoelstra, Heat players relieved Gerald Green is 'safe and healthy'

  CoachErik SpoelstraandMiami Heatplayers expressed relief Thursday that Gerald Green is recovering from the incident that left him hospitalized Wednesday."We're grateful that he's safe and he's healthy right now. And our thoughts are with him and his family," Spoelstra said atTarget Centerin advance of the Heat's Thursday night game against theMinnesota Timberwolves.Spoelstra declined further comment on Green's health, as did Heat officials, but players were told that Green is recuperating."When we found out he's OK, we moved on," guardDwyane Wade, one of the Heat's three captains, said. "I talked to him today and he said he was doing better. That's all I can ask for."Wade said players have n..

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• Miami Heat's Gerald Green hospitalized - Sun Sentinel

  Miami Heat reserve guard Gerald Green was hospitalized Wednesday for reasons that were not disclosed by his team.Before their flight to Minneapolis for the start of a two-game trip, the Heat issued the following statement:"This morning we were informed that Gerald Green was admitted into the hospital. Right now our concerns are with Gerald and we have no further comment at this time."Miami Fire-Rescue called Miami Police for "assistance" during a medical call at the Marquis Residences at 1100 Biscayne Blvd. on Wednesday at 11 a.m., authorities said.According to a source familiar with the situation, Green lives in that luxury condo building and was involved in the incident. The source said te..

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• Miami Gardens school grows center for science and environmental study | Miami Herald

  Caterpillars fell from trees and children read poems about crayons all underneath the shade of giant trees as Parkview Elementary school relaunched its Environmental Science Center of Tomorrow with a dedication event Wednesday.The event was a collaboration between the school and the city of Miami Gardens, and was the latest science-based initiative from Councilman David Williams Jr., who has spearheaded the creation of botanical gardens and aquatics labs at area schools.Williams, who previously served as the PTA president at Parkview, was praised for his interest in building science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs throughout schools in Miami Gardens, with this center the la..

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• Anti-US activist convicted of buying guns for 'revolution'

  

  Jurors on Thursday convicted an anti-government activist on firearms charges after authorities said he sought out high-powered weaponry for a coming "second American revolution."William Krisstofer Wolf of Montana was arrested after buying an automatic, sawed-off shotgun for $720 from an undercover FBI agent nicknamed "Dirty" in a truck stop parking lot. He was found guilty of possession of a machine gun and failing to register a firearm.Automatic weapons that can fire multiple rounds with a single pull of the trigger are considered machine guns under federal law.Wolf testified that he was seeking a legal version of the same weapon and intended to use it for home defense. But the 53-year-old ..

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• Meet up to eat up: Miami food clubs connect online communities in real life | Miami Herald

  At a recent open-door potluck in Palmetto Bay, Nicholas Bauer poured samples of his home-brewed kratom tea, a controversial beverage with a spot on a government watch list.Bauer, a Marine and self-proclaimed kratom brewmaster, brought batches that he made with fresh mango, peach, lemon and green tea. He offered them to like-minded enthusiasts of plant-based foods that he was meeting at a monthly gathering of theSouth Florida Fruitarians.“This is the first time I’m experiencing this kind of meetup,” Bauer said. “I wanted to bring a treat with me, too, and have people become acquainted kratom.”Kratom tea is brewed from the leaves of tropical tree native to Southeast Asia that has been used for..

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• On the bus in Miami-Dade, and not happy about it | Miami Herald

  On a recent Thursday morning, Javier Zerpa waited at the bus stop for a familiar ritual: watching the 27 Bus miss its arrival time. The advertised 7:54 a.m. stop came and went, then the 8:09 a.m., then the 8:24 a.m. and finally the 8:39 a.m.“Forget the schedule,” said Zerpa, who catchesthe 27to the Coconut Grove Metrorail station for the train that takes him to a banking job on Brickell Avenue. “The schedule doesn’t work.”Zerpa has company in wondering where the 27 Bus might be on its daily journey up and down Southwest 27th Avenue. Since the start of 2014,the routereceived more than 300 complaints of missing or late buses.Mayor Carlos Gimenez has pledged to usher in an era of cleaner and mo..

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• Student arrested after bringing gun to Miami Jackson High, police say | News - Home

  

  MIAMI -A teenager was arrested Wednesday morning after he brought a gun to Miami Jackson High School, police said.Jason Villatoro, 17, faces charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, committing a felony with a firearm and being in possession of a firearm on school grounds.According to an arrest report, the victim was riding his bicycle in the area of Southwest 30th Avenue and Sixth Street when a black Infiniti attempted to cut him off. The car then struck the bicycle, causing the victim to fall down.Police said the driver, whose identity is unknown, and Villatoro who was sitting in the front passenger seat, got out of the car holding guns.According to the report, both suspects pointed t..

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• Miami man accused of selling candy laced with marijuana | News - Home

  

  MIAMI -A Miami man was arrested this week after police received a tip that he was selling marijuana-laced candy.Christopher Vazquez, 34, appeared in bond court Wednesday on charges of trafficking marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $26,000.Miami police officers seized 59 clear plastic bags, 184 push pops, 54 chocolate bars and six candy bars -- all of which were laced with marijuana. Police said they confiscated 51.63 pounds of marijuana and found $1,600 in Vazquez's pocket.Police said they don't know from where the pot candy is coming and whether it is being manufactured in Miami or somewhere else.Further details ..

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• Miami-Dade schools settles Justice claim of employment discrimination | Miami Herald

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools has settled a U.S. Department of Justice claim that the country’s fourth-largest school district discriminated against job applicants who are immigrants.The district cast the allegations as essentially a paperwork policy flub done in the name of efficency, and without any intent to discriminate.Miami-Dade educates students in a community where more than half of residents are foreign-born, according to Census data. The leader of the country’s fourth-largest school system, Alberto Carvahlo, is himself an immigrant from Portugal.An investigation by the Civil Rights Division found that the school system asked immigrants to provide specific documents to prove thei..

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• Marijuana grow house, cockfighting ring busted in Miami-Dade County | News - Home

  

  MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. -Detectives with the Miami-Dade Police Department's Economic Crimes Bureau busted a suspected marijuana grow house and cockfighting operation Thursday morning.Three properties in southwest Miami-Dade County were targeted in the raid. The discovery of the growhouse and cockfighting operation was discovered while Local 10 News investigative reporter Christina Vazquez was traveling with the detectives in relation to an upcoming Call Christina gas theft investigation.Police said a stash of 25 marijuana plants, estimated to be worth about $100,000, was seized from a property at 11002 SW 122nd Place.In the wallet of Yuriel Perez, one of the suspected ring leaders, was a ga..

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