3 arrested in connection with attempted carjackings in Hialeah
HIALEAH, Fla. - Two men and a woman were arrested in connection with the attempted carjacking of two different women Monday night.According to the Hialeah Police Department, both victims were putting fuel in their vehicles at the Tom Thumb at 77 W. Okee Road when the attempted carjackings happened. The two men, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, 17, and Nicholas Rosado, 19, were in a vehicle driven by Rebecca Utria, 21, when they were stopped a short time later following a short pursuit, police said. Three..>> view originalPolice searching for elderly Hialeah man
HIALEAH, Fla. - Hialeah police are searching for an 85-year-old man with dementia who went missing from his home Tuesday afternoon.Rodolfo Pastrana left his home on 17th Street on foot at about 5:30 p.m. and hasn't been seen since, police said. Officers are asking for the public's help finding Pastrana because of the cold temperatures expected in South Florida overnight.Pastrana is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket. Police said he might be carry..>> view originalState could OK charter schools under constitutional amendment
A proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution that would give a state board the power to authorize and control charter schools statewide gained its first approval in a House committee on Wednesday.The proposal from state Rep. Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah, is one of several bills moving in the Legislature this session that could shift oversight of charter schools from school districts to the state — in part, as a reaction to a few local school boards that have tried to stop the proliferation of ..>> view originalFiery crash closes lanes on Palmetto Expressway
Fiery crash closes lanes on Palmetto Expressway Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:33 PM EST Updated: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:07 PM EST HIALEAH, Fla. (WSVN) -- Lanes on the Palmetto Expressway have been closed in the Hialeah area after a car crash resulted in a fire, Wednesday.Crews are on the scene in the southbound lanes of the roadway near the 122nd Street exit. Two right lanes were closed, as of 1 p.m.It remains unknown if there were any injuries.Stay tuned to WSVN 7 New..>> view originalVIDEO: Mother fights off armed-carjackers
HIALEAH, Fla. -- Would-be carjackers picked the wrong mother to target as she fought off the armed-suspects barehanded.Surveillance video from the gas station in Hialeah, Fla. showed two women pumping gas, one at a minivan and the other at a convertible, shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday. Then suddenly, two masked-males armed with guns ran up to the women with their firearms drawn.The armed-suspects appeared to approach the minivan first, but the driver quickly jumped in the vehicle and loc..>> view originalLawmakers advance bill that opponents say will 'gut' public records ...
A House committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would remove the requirement that government officials who intentionally violate the state's public records law pay attorneys fees when citizens take them to court.The measure, HB 1021 by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, would give judges the discretion to determine if government agencies will pay the legal fees of a lawsuit when they are found in violation of the law. It also requires that a person who intends to file a lawsuit give the ..>> view originalThe family that gambles together ...
My parents are big gamblers, betting in the thousands every time they hit a casino. They've tried their luck in a dozen states, with many return visits, and have even played on both sides of Niagara Falls.So I've been thinking about where to take them the next time they visit South Florida from our hometown of Cincinnati. They've played the slots at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, 800-937-0010, SeminoleHardRockHollywood.com), because that's the closest to whe..>> view originalThief steals tailgate off of truck in Miramar
Thief steals tailgate off of truck in Miramar Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 10:50 PM EST Updated: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:16 AM EST MIRAMAR, Fla. (WSVN) -- Tailgates are disappearing off of trucks in Miramar, police say.According to police, a thief removed a tailgate from a truck near Southwest 174th Avenue and 28th Court, Monday.Officials urge truck owners in the area to protect their vehicles by parking in a garage or buying security locks for their trucks.If you have an..>> view originalFlorida House committee advances open enrollment measure
Students in K-12 public schools across Florida could attend any public school in the state so long as it's not at capacity, under open enrollment proposals that cleared their first House and Senate committees Wednesday. The House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee advanced House Bill 669 from Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, despite objections from Democrats. Later, a majority of the Senate Pre-K-12 Education Committee also endorsed Senate Bill 886 from Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, wi..>> view originalNorland clamps down on South Dade in GMAC girls' basketball ...
Norland’s vaunted defense stymied South Dade in a 41-25 win in GMAC quarterfinals at Ferguson on Tuesday.The Vikings (14-8), who have appeared in the state final four each of the past four seasons, advance to GMAC semifinals, where they will face host Ferguson at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.Norland held South Dade to just six points in the first half and forced 19 Buccaneers turnovers.“We tried some new things [Tuesday], so we tried to mix it up defensively,” Norland coach Carla Harris-Curry said. “..>> view original
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