Saturday, June 25, 2016

Miami linebacker Juwon Young suspended as school probes ... and other top stories.

  • Miami linebacker Juwon Young suspended as school probes ...

    Miami linebacker Juwon Young suspended as school probes ...
    The eligibility of junior linebacker Juwon Young is in serious doubt as the school continues to investigate whether he or other athletes committed NCAA violations. Juwon Young. (Getty Images) In a press release, UM Athletics Director Blake James announced Friday that Young had been “suspended indefinitely for a violation of department rules.” Multiple sources within the program told the Post that Young, who was expected to play a role on UM’s defense this fall, is likely to be removed from the..
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  • Manager of South Miami-Dade storage facility found dead

    Manager of South Miami-Dade storage facility found dead
    SOUTH MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A homicide investigation is underway after, police said, a woman who managed a storage facility in South Miami-Dade was found dead inside the building, Friday morning. Miami-Dade Police responded to the scene at the Public Storage facility, located at 10505 Marlin Road and discovered her body in the facility’s back office Investigators said, at around 6:30 a.m., they received a phone call from a concerned friend who said the woman had not been home after closing ..
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  • 240 alligators trapped and killed at Disney since 2006

    240 alligators trapped and killed at Disney since 2006
    In the last decade, trappers have captured and killed 240 alligators on Disney’s sprawling Central Florida property where a toddler was fatally attacked last week, state records show.The gators ranged in size from just under four feet to a monster measuring 13 feet in January 2015.Compared to the number of alligators trapped statewide in the same period — more than 73,000 between 2006 and 2014 — the number bagged on the resort’s 25,000 acres represents just a fraction of a population estimated ..
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  • Scott Conant Takes New Times' Chopped Challenge

    Scott Conant Takes New Times' Chopped Challenge
    Scott Conant Takes New Times' Chopped Challenge by Adam Hendel | Friday, June 24, 2016 Scott Conant invited New Times' Food Editor Laine Doss into his kitchen at Scarpetta at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach for a little cooking demonstration. Little did he know that we had prepared a mystery basket filled with some very Miami ingredients to add a little twist to the afternoon. How does chef Conant fare with our own version of the Chopped challenge? E..
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  • 2016 NBA free agents: Miami Heat banking on Tyler Johnson's ...

    2016 NBA free agents: Miami Heat banking on Tyler Johnson's ...
    Years of clawing for his spot, going all the way back to high school, finally paid off for Tyler Johnson. The Heat were so impressed by him after a year in their system that they traded mainstay Mario Chalmers early last season to clear the way for Johnson to blossom in a permanent role.That good fortune and validation lasted less than a month. An impingement in his left shoulder worsened to the point that he could no longer play through it, and Johnsonspent most of the season rehabbing from sur..
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  • State Senate races a South Florida free-for-all

    State Senate races a South Florida free-for-all
    The chess board is set for the remainder of the 2016 campaign season in Florida, and South Florida is solidifying its status as an epicenter to watch.In Miami-Dade County’s closely watched state Senate races, several candidates entered contests at the last minute — preventing incumbents from running unopposed or adding to already contentious party primaries. The impact of redistricting means all Senate seats are up for election this year. In contrast to the Senate contests, there were few last..
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  • Man hospitalized after shooting in Miami Gardens

    Man hospitalized after shooting in Miami Gardens
    Man hospitalized after shooting in Miami Gardens MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A man was taken to the hospital after, officials said, he was shot in Miami Gardens, Friday night. Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the shooting in the area of Northwest 199th Street and 12th Avenue, at around 9 p.m. Police said the victim was outside his Corvette waiting for a friend when two people drove up in car and opened fire, striking him in the shoulder. Officials sa..
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  • Large cockfighting ring uncovered in Miami-Dade

    Large cockfighting ring uncovered in Miami-Dade
    SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY - Federal agents executing a search warrant at a southwest Miami-Dade County home were surprised to find a cockfighting ring on the property.Sources told Local 10 that agents were working a possible identity theft and credit card case at the home Thursday when they found hundreds of roosters.Miami-Dade Police arrived at the scene in the 6700 block of 120 Avenue on Friday morning along with Animal Services to run a separate investigation.Over 300 roosters had to be eu..
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  • Townhouse apartments to rise in Little Havana, but where's the ...

    Townhouse apartments to rise in Little Havana, but where's the ...
    First he persuaded Miami commissioners to approve his radical-sounding idea — a rule allowing small buildings in some city neighborhoods to be built with no parking. Then developer Andrew Frey put his money where his mouth is. Frey, a longtime advocate for small-scale development as a way to recharge Miami’s urban neighborhoods, bought a vacant lot in East Little Havana and will erect the first apartment building to take advantage of the new rule.The compact townhouse-style building is a clean,..
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  • Undrafted Damion Lee to play on Miami Heat summer league team

    Undrafted Damion Lee to play on Miami Heat summer league team
    Damion Lee #0 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrates after the 71-65 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels at KFC YUM! Center on February 1, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) The Heat have added another undrafted free agent to their summer league roster. Former Louisville guard Damion Lee has agreed to play on the Heat’s summer league team, the school announced Friday afternoon. Miami’s summer league team begins play in Orlando on July 2. Lee joins former South C..
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Heat's Whiteside a priority for Mavericks in free agency, reports say .Fighter Jets Escort Plane Bound For LAX To Tucson After Passenger Disturbance .
No Foreseeable End To Coral Bleaching Trend, According To NOAA .Spate of wildfires follow heat wave in Southwest US .

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