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Criminal complaints shed light on why UK wanted Tate brothers arrested in Miami
Criminal complaints are shedding new light on the rape and sex trafficking allegations that led the United Kingdom to ask U.S. officials to arrest social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami. The brothers were arrested on Saturday and appeared in federal court in Miami on Monday. Their attorney said they are planning to…
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2 teachers who used to date arrested after fight at Miami-Dade school, cops say
Two teachers who used to be romantically involved were arrested after a fight at a school in Miami-Dade, authorities said. Odiria Shaya Biggins, 36, was arrested Monday on charges of battery and discharging a weapon on school property, Miami-Dade jail records showed. Her ex-boyfriend, Terrod Torrence, also 36, was arrested Tuesday on a battery –…
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Woman, 74, accused of biting step-grandchildren during family fight in Miami Gardens
A 74-year-old Miami Gardens woman was arrested for allegedly biting two of her step-grandchildren during a family fight, police said. Isabel Baltazar was arrested Monday on two counts each of battery and child abuse with no great bodily harm, an arrest report said. According to the report, the alleged incident happened Sunday night when Baltazar’s…
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Miami-Dade names the American flamingo the official county bird
The American flamingo is now the official bird of Miami-Dade County, after commissioners approved the legislation on Tuesday. “The American Flamingo has become one of the most recognizable symbols of Miami-Dade County, appearing in art, tourism, branding, and popular culture for decades,” the office of sponsoring Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis said in a news release.…
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Tugboat captain pleads guilty in Miami sailing camp tragedy that killed 3 girls
A Miami tugboat captain has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in last year’s crash in Biscayne Bay involving a barge and a sailboat carrying campers that killed three young girls. Yusiel Lopez Insua, 46, pleaded guilty Tuesday to seaman’s manslaughter for operating a barge with obstructed visibility and without a proper lookout in the…
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Three South Florida reptiles make the endangered species list
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed three native Florida reptile species as endangered. The Florida Keys mole skink, the Key neck ring snake and the rim snake are now protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The ESA helps protect animals that are at risk of extinction from being killed, captured or traded.…
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Meet the Tegu: The invasive lizard threatening Florida Everglades’ wildlife
Pythons have been on some people’s radar recently due to the Python Challenge, but they aren’t the only one’s disrupting the wildlife in the Florida Everglades. There are also the Argentine Black and White Tegu. The Tegu is a large reptile species native to some parts of South America, and they have now made the…
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Miami Police lieutenant arrested on DUI charge after crash, cops say
A Miami Police lieutenant was arrested on DUI charges following a crash over the weekend, records showed. Thomas Carroll, 49, is facing DUI and DUI refusal to test charges in the Saturday evening crash, an arrest report said. According to the report, Carroll was driving a Ford F-150 northbound on U.S. 1 when he rear-ended…
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South Florida youth pastor arrested for DUI manslaughter in crash that killed daughter
A South Florida youth pastor has been arrested in connection with a high-speed crash earlier this year that killed his 8-year-old daughter, records showed. Joel Leiniz, 38, was arrested Sunday on charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter, Palm Beach County jail records showed. According to an arrest report, Leiniz was driving an Audi Q7…