Mosquitoes test positive for Zika in South Beach as local cases rise and other top stories.

• Mosquitoes test positive for Zika in South Beach as local cases rise

  

  Mosquitoes trapped in South Beach have tested positive for Zika, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported on Thursday — providing the first conclusive proof that insects in the U.S. are carrying the virus.Florida health officials also reported two more local Zika infections in Miami-Dade, with one case in each of the two areas previously identified as transmission zones: a section of Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood and a 1.5-square-mile zone in Miami Beach.The Zika-posi..

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• Hurricane Hermine, pushing dangerous storm surge, aims at North ...

  

  Florida braced for its first hurricane in more than a decade Thursday as Hermine took aim at the Gulf Coast’s Big Bend.With sustained winds reaching 80 mph, the sprawling storm rolled across shallow coastal waters, generating a storm surge that could reach nine feet in some areas. Hurricane winds stretched 45 miles from Hermine’s center. Tropical storm force winds extended another 185 miles to the northeast and southeast, worsening the odds for flooding and damage that could be both widespread ..

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• Restoring the U family business for defensive coordinator Manny Diaz

  

  Manny Diaz knew his homecoming wouldn’t be perfect.This is college football, after all, and myriad factors affect the results on the scoreboard. AL DIAZ Manny Diaz, University of Miami defensive coordinator, during an Aug. 2016 practice.So he didn’t flinch when Miami dismissed three players — its leading tackler, top sack-producer and a promising linebacker — for off-the-field issues. Or when injuries mounted in its front seven. As he enters his first game as the ..

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• Recruiting: Five-star cousin of Sean Taylor commits to Miami ...

  

  Diamante Howard (247Sports) Miami landed another five-star commit for the future when Diamante Howard, a sophomore linebacker at Miami Southridge, committed Thursday. Howard is rated by 247Sports as a five-star prospect, the No. 2 outside linebacker in the 2019 class and No. 42 player overall. He isn’t the top-rated commit in Miami’s class, either: that honor goes to Pahokee cornerback Akeem Dent, a five-star, No. 1 at his position and No. 18 in the class. Miami’s other commit for 2019, 6-2, 2..

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