Teen charged with shooting mom, dad -- former Miami Dolphins player
HOUSTON - Former Miami Dolphins linebacker Antonio Armstrong and his wife were shot Friday. Police were blaming their 16-year-old son for shooting them in their bedroom at their townhome in Houston's Bellaire area. Detectives found a note near the gun that said, "I've been watching you." Dawn Armstrong died at the home. She was 42.Armstrong suffered a gunshot wound to the head. Paramedics took him to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where according to relatives he remained in grave condition on Satur..>> view originalState Officials Determine Non-Travel Zika Cases in Miami-Dade ...
Four Zika cases in Florida were likely transmitted by local mosquitoes, the state's Department of Health announced on Friday. It is the first time such Zika cases were not linked to travel outside the U.S. mainland. Gov. Rick Scott said during a news conference in Orlando that no mosquitoes in the state have tested positive for Zika. But he said it was highly likely that one woman and three men in Miami-Dade and Broward counties contracted the virus through mosquito bites. More than 1,650 Zika i..>> view originalMiami film czar Robert Parente helped shape the industry
Robert Parente, a beloved bon vivant who played a key role in promoting the Magic City’s film industry, died Wednesday at University of Miami Hospital after a long struggle with heart disease. He was 62.Something of a Miami Renaissance man, Parente served as the city’s film czar under Mayor Manny Diaz from 2002 until 2010. During that time, the city experienced a boon in film and TV production, including Fox’s “Marley & Me” and the USA Network’s spy series “Burn Notice.”The latter spent million..>> view originalMiami Dolphins RB Arian Foster, four others put on PUP list
The Dolphins placed Arian Foster and four others on the physically unable to perform list on Friday, even though Foster had said he is fully healthy after sustaining a ruptured Achilles tendon in a game against the Dolphins in October.Also placed on PUP: cornerbacks Xavien Howard and Bobby McCain, running back Damien Williams and linebacker Zach Vigil. Players can be removed off PUP at any point before the regular season.Foster did not have a setback, and the Dolphins expect him back at some po..>> view originalFans come from near and far to see Ichiro chase 3000
When the Marlins’ Ichiro Suzuki gets his 3,000th hit, it will make baseball and Marlins Park history, and some diehard Ichiro fans are going to great lengths not to miss the moment.Akihiro Kado watches every Marlins game from Japan, where he is an advertising account executive for amazon.com, just to see Ichiro. The games start at 7 a.m. local time there. But watching on TV wasn’t good enough for a moment like this for Kado. He has been following the team from its recent road trip to Philadelph..>> view original'Critical Mass' cyclist hits pedestrian in Miami Beach, police...
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - A bicyclist participating in the Critical Mass event hit a pedestrian in Miami Beach on Friday night, according to police.Miami Beach Police officers responded to the incident at 71st Street and Bay Drive West -- near the John F. Kennedy Causeway. Police said the cyclist was unable to avoid an elderly pedestrian. The cyclist stayed at the scene until paramedics and officers arrived. Critical Mass is an event meant to raise awareness on the dangers of cycling in South Florid..>> view originalTeammates excited to have Dion Jordan back; Gase takes wait-and ...
The word came down from Park Avenue right at 10 a.m.:Dion Jordan, the Dolphins’ prodigal son, is back in the flock.In a four-paragraph statement, the league announced that it had reinstated Jordan — suspended the past 15 months for a series of failed drug tests — on a conditional basis.The former No. 3 overall pick won over the league by demonstrating a commitment to get, and stay, clean.Now comes Part 2 in Jordan’s comeback story: winning over his new coach and old teammates. That could prove ..>> view originalPedestrian fatally struck in NW Miami-Dade
Pedestrian fatally struck in NW Miami-Dade NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman was struck and killed while crossing the street in Northwest Miami-Dade, Friday evening. Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the accident along Northwest Seventh Avenue and 105th Street, at around 5:15 p.m. Investigators said the victim died from her injuries at the scene. The driver stayed and is being questioned by detectives. Stay tuned to WSVN 7 News and wsvn.com for updates on ..>> view originalAvocado trees are dying in South Dade. Here's why
Your guacamole is in trouble. What used to be lush, green fields of majestic avocado trees in South Miami-Dade are now acres of blighted groves occupied by withered, fungus-filled tree trunks.Sal Santelli, a local South Dade farmer, has hired workers to knock them down, chop them up and burn the wood. All that remains are giant piles of mulch alongside squashed avocado meat on the now-barren land.Like other farmers of small groves, Santelli will not be replanting avocado, instead choosing to re..>> view originalPETA protesters painted like killer whales arrested at Miami...
MIAMI - Two women were arrested Thursday at Miami International Airport after they painted themselves like killer whales and sat on top of a baggage carousel to protest the captivity of an orca at the Miami Seaquarium.Meggan Anderson, 31, of Los Angeles, and Mysti Lee, 21, of South Elgin, Illinois, were arrested on trespassing charges.Miami-Dade police said Anderson and Lee were sitting on top of a baggage carousel, painted like killer whales.According to their arrest affidavits, the women were..>> view original
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