Zika infects the Miami-Dade mayoral election
Of all the issues with the potential to upend the looming 2016 Miami-Dade mayoral election, mosquito control was an unlikely candidate — until a trendy Miami neighborhood became ground zero for Zika infections in the continental U.S.Revelations last week that several patients in Miami had contracted the virus from mosquitoes in Wynwood confirmed that Miami was the nation’s first city with a local cluster of the disease. Pregnant women have flooded doctors’ offices and some are leaving town. Tou..>> view originalA failed sting and allegations of campaign shenanigans at Miami tower
The Robert King High Tower in Little Havana boasts a wealth of elderly voters and this week was the scene of prime Miami political theater — featuring a media-savvy private investigator, a failed undercover sting and claims of candidates paying for access to the building.The allegations: Elderly homeowners association president Marta Campos was accepting money from candidates for access to the public housing after hours, presumably to illegally collect absentee ballots.The claims were floated F..>> view originalFrom Texas Longhorns to Miami, cornerback Adrian Colbert draws ...
Even before University of Miami coach Mark Richt graced his recent youth camp with the moniker “Paradise’’ because of his love of South Florida, Texas graduate transfer Adrian Colbert had discovered the word to his liking.“Oh my gosh,’’ the cornerback said in early June at a community service event in Coconut Grove. “It’s paradise here. Every day I come out to sun and clouds, and then I go train at the beach. It’s just lovely here.”Life got even lovelier for Colbert on Thursday when he picked o..>> view originalMiami Dolphins hope Jakeem Grant can seize returning kicks jobs
Privately, the Dolphins would love if 5-7 rookie jitterbug Jakeem Grant can win both the punt and kickoff return jobs, allowing them to reduce Jarvis Landry’s workload.The Dolphins know Grant is quick, fast and elusive. What they don’t know yet is whether he will be prone to missteps with ball control or drops. They also don’t quite know how he will fare returning punts, considering he never did that at Texas Tech.“He’s had days he hasn’t dropped any and a couple days where he’s dropped one or ..>> view originalPhil Bakes, who led Eastern Airlines and Continental, dies at 70
Phil Bakes was many things, chief among them president of Eastern Airlines from 1986 to 1990 when it filed for bankruptcy, and president of Continental Airlines from 1984 to 1986, guiding the carrier through its successful Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.A Harvard-trained attorney, he was a Watergate special prosecutor in the 1970s, general counsel to the Civil Aeronautics Board and counsel to the U.S. Senate Antitrust Subcommittee. Currently, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award w..>> view originalMiami gets one more local Zika case, Broward's investigations closed
The number of local Zika virus cases linked to a hip Miami neighborhood continue to grow, with state officials on Friday announcing another possible locally acquired infection in the area.It has been exactly one week since the first local cases were confirmed in a 1-square-mile area centered in the Wynwood Arts District, a hot spot filled with galleries, restaurants and international tourists. There now are 13 cases clustered there. There was good news for Broward County, however.Officials with..>> view originalLife in prison for man who shot Miami-Dade jail officer
Since he was shot in a robbery for his gold chain, Miami-Dade corrections officer Juan Guellmes had undergone nine surgeries. His hearing is gone in one ear, and his body is wracked daily by pain.And worst of all, Guellmes was forced to retire early after 28 years with the Miami-Dade jails.“It is time for me to feel my service to the community has not been in vain,” Guellmes told a judge on Friday morning. “I want to wake up every morning and feel that our justice system is everything I thought..>> view original17 personal watercraft recently reported stolen in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Miami Beach police are searching for the thieves who have stolen 17 personal watercraft in the past two months.It's unclear whether the same culprits are responsible for all of the thefts, but surveillance video from a Star Island home showed two men July 17 stealing a 2016 gray Yamaha wave-runner FX/SHO Series from the dock.Another 2013 Yamaha wave-runner was reported missing June 22 from a rear floating dock on Rivo Alto Drive.Two men were seen by a neighbor towing the wav..>> view originalMan Shot by South Miami Police Officer Files Lawsuit, Video Released
An unarmed man who was shot by a South Miami police officer is now suing the cop and the city, while NBC 6 obtained exclusive video of the moments when the shooting happened.Michael Gavins was pulled over by two officers in South Miami late last year for an alleged traffic violation at a gas station on U.S. 1, near the University of Miami. Gavins didn't have a weapon, but said he ended up being shot under his right armpit with the bullet exiting his chest.Gavins says he should have never been sh..>> view originalIchiro Suzuki feeling the pressure as he closes in on 3000 hits
Akihiro Kado finally had to abandon ship on Ichiro Suzuki’s quest for 3,000 major-league hits. The Tokyo businessman shadowed Ichiro and the Marlins for two weeks — from Philadelphia to Miami and then to Chicago — exhausting his vacation time before returning home to Japan.Ichiro said he feels badly for fans like Kado.“I think for the fans that are out there, following me to get this, I feel bad that I didn’t get it done in front of them,” Ichiro said Friday in Denver. “I want to get it done. ..>> view original
Sunday, September 11, 2016
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