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How a toddler who fled Castro became the queen of Miami’s music scene

How the Estefans Revolutionized Miami’s Musical Identity. The rhythm of Miami changed forever when Cuban refugee Emilio Estefan formed the Miami Latin Boys in 1975. Two years later, he met Gloria Fajardo at a wedding, a fellow Cuban who had fled Castro’s Cuba as a toddler. Soon after,...
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Plans Submitted for 6-Story Mixed-Use Development at 811 East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort...

Plans have been filed for 811 Las Olas, a six-story mixed-use development proposed at 811 East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. The 103-foot-tall building is being developed by Coombes Property Group. Morris Adjmi Architects is serving as the design architect, Cube 3 is the architect of record, Architectural...
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Meet Broward County Animal Care’s Pets of the Week: Missy and DJ Qualls

Broward County Animal Care is spotlighting two affectionate American Staffordshire Terrier mixes as its Pets of the Week, both ready to find loving homes in time for the holidays. Missy, a 5-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix, has come a long way since she was discovered in August inside a stolen...
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Mexican national arrested after 50,000 fentanyl pills found hidden in child’s toy

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — More than 50,000 fentanyl pills were concealed inside a child’s toy during a traffic stop in Fort Lauderdale, leading to the arrest of a Mexican national in the country illegally. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on November 24, that officers approached a...
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Miami Shores Man Jailed After Alleged ‘Unnatural’ Acts At Florida Keys Resort Bar

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A 48-year-old man from Miami Shores faces multiple charges following a disturbance at a Florida Keys resort on Friday, where authorities say he inappropriately touched a female patron against her will. Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Lime Tree Bay...
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MDSO: 1 dead, 3 injured in 3-vehicle crash near Liberty City

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — One person was killed and three others were injured in a three-vehicle crash late Friday near Liberty City, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. Deputies from the MDSO’s Midwest District responded to the intersection of Northwest 62nd Avenue and Northwest 12th Street at about...
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Turkey Trot races draw thousands to Tropical Park, Fort Lauderdale Beach on Thanksgiving morning

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Thousands of South Floridians kicked off their Thanksgiving on a health kick. The Life Time Turkey Trot Miami 5K/10K & Kids Race was held at Tropical Park in Southwest Miami-Dade. The adults ran 5K and 10K races, while children joined the kids trot. There was...
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Landscaper hospitalized after being electrocuted in Fort Lauderdale:

A man who was landscaping in Fort Lauderdale was taken to the hospital Saturday morning after he was electrocuted, fire rescue said. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the man was about 20 feet in a tree doing landscaping work when he came into contact with a power line. When...
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Man stabbed after verbal dispute with suspect in Pompano Beach: BSO

An investigation is underway in Pompano Beach on Saturday after a person was stabbed, deputies said. According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, deputies received reports of a stabbing near the 2500 block of West Atlantic Boulevard. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a victim who had been stabbed,...
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Delray Beach Man Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Fatal Fort Lauderdale Crash

A year after a fatal DUI crash in Fort Lauderdale took the life of a passenger, the driver, Jacques Simon Brice, has been arrested and faces multiple charges. As reported by NBC Miami, the 26-year-old Delray Beach resident was involved in an accident just before 1:15 a.m. on June 9, 2024, where his failure to...

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