More local Zika infections crop up in Miami-Dade, state reports
Mosquito-borne Zika continues to crop up in Miami-Dade County outside of the identified zones in Wynwood and Miami Beach, according to health officials, who on Tuesday reported six more local infections to Floridians — and for the first time also disclosed the number of locally acquired cases that involve out-of-state residents.Four of the six new local infections to Floridians occurred in the 1.5-square-mile area in Miami Beach where the disease has been spreading. The fifth is associated with..>> view originalMiami Dolphins sign veteran linebacker Donald Butler
The Miami Dolphins have signed veteran linebacker Donald Butler, adding a proven NFL starter to one of the team's thinnest positions.Butler, Nate Irving and A.J. Hawk were three veteran linebackers who worked out for the team Tuesday. Butler, a former University of Washington standout who started 62 games in five seasons with the San Diego Chargers, likely won the job because of his position flexibility.Last season, Butler had 43 tackles, half a sack and forced one fumble in the 16 games he pl..>> view originalInmates refuse orders and take control in new Florida prison uprising
Florida’s state prisons have resumed “normal” operations despite a disturbance Monday night at Columbia Correctional, the fifth inmate uprising in less than a week, officials said.About 40 inmates engaged in civil disobedience by refusing officers’ orders and taking control of at least one dorm Monday evening. Prison spokeswoman Michelle Glady said there were no injuries and the incident was brought under control quickly.Columbia — one of the state’s most violent prisons — remained on lockdown ..>> view originalSex, spies and videotape: Garcia caught making racy Clinton comment
Joe Garcia, the former Miami Democratic congressman running for his old seat, told supporters in a candid moment over the weekend that Hillary Clinton “is under no illusions that you want to have sex with her, or that she’s going to seduce you.”Unknown to Garcia, one of his “supporters” was really a tracker — a political campaign spy — secretly recording him as he spoke informally at a Key West Democratic campaign office opening Saturday. Yes, there’s video.Late Tuesday, after the Miami Herald ..>> view originalFIU poll: Majority of Miami-Dade Cubans support Obama policy
In the 18 months since President Barack Obama announced a new U.S.-Cuba policy, his views have won bigger support among his most skeptic audience: Miami-Dade County Cuban Americans.A new Florida International University poll shows a majority of local Cuban Americans — 56 percent — “strongly” or “mostly” favors reengagement with the island.The results are from FIU’s first Cuba poll since Dec. 17, 2015, the date when Obama said he would reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba, and March 2016, ..>> view originalWoman Having to Prove She's Female Years After Jail Incident
For three years, Veloz Fior De Pichardo has lived with a mission to prove to the world she’s a woman.But that’s not what staff at Miami-Dade Corrections initially thought when Pichardo was booked on Nov. 4, 2013.They concluded Pichardo was a man and placed her with the male population where she stayed for almost 24 hours before they realized the mistake.“I’m a woman,” said Pichardo. “I have three children.”NBC 6 Investigator Willard Shepard speaks exclusively to the woman who placed in a male ja..>> view originalWoman in Turf War Over Tree House in Miami-Dade
A woman who lives in a tree house in Miami-Dade County has been ordered to bring her lofty quarters up to building code.Shawnee Chasser, 65, has lived in the tree top bungalow on Joshua Way and Be Here Now Street for 25 years.The county received a complaint from a neighbor that Chasser is running a commune.The Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources has cited the purple-haired flower child numerous times for permit violation.The department calls the tree house "substandard construction" ..>> view originalUniversity of Miami Climbs Back Into U.S. News' Top 50 Colleges ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 3:05 p.m. University of Miami students and Sebastian the Ibis march in the 2014 Miami Gay Pride parade. Photos by George Martinez/gmartnx.com Roughly a year ago today, U.S. News & World Report, the oft-criticized college-ranking news magazine, booted the University of Miami from its list of the top 50 national universities for the first time in six years. Until then, the school had been neck-and-neck with the University of Florida in the Sunshine State's ..>> view originalMiami business leaders are optimistic, but not as much as last year
While the majority of local business leaders continue to be upbeat about Miami’s local economy, that optimism has started to wane. According to the second annual Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s executive survey released Tuesday, about 57 percent of respondents across multiple industries said their business’ health is better today than it was a year ago. Last year, 63 percent of participants reported improvements. This year’s survey received nearly double the response rate as the survey’s in..>> view originalMiami Heat to open camp Sept. 27 in Bahamas
The new-look Miami Heat, with Dwyane Wade gone to Chicago and league leading shot blocker Hassan Whiteside serving as the new front man, is heading to paradise for training camp in two weeks.The team announced Tuesday it will hold its five-day camp beginning Sept. 27 at The Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, marking the second time in the last four years and first since 2013 the Heat has gone there for its preseason workouts. Last year Miami held camp at Florida Atlantic Univer..>> view original
Sunday, September 18, 2016
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