City of Hialeah adds police and fire rescue vehicles
City of Hialeah adds police and fire rescue vehicles Posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 6:48 PM EST Updated: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 6:48 PM EST HIALEAH, Fla. (WSVN) -- The City of Hialeah announced, Tuesday, that they will be adding several emergency vehicles to their fleet of police cruisers and fire trucks.According to the City of Hialeah, they will be adding 36 police cruisers and two fire trucks. One of the fire trucks will be used for hazmat scenarios and for rescuing injured ..>> view originalHialeah hospital sold for $40 million, report says
Palm Springs General Hospital in Hialeah has been sold, a report says.Larkin Community Hospital acquired the Hialeah hospital for $40 million, the South Florida Business Journal reported. Ocean Bank financed the deal. This is the third acquisition for South Miami-based for-profit Larkin, a for-profit company based in South Miami. Larkin bought a Hollywood hospital now known as Larkin Community Hospital Behavioral Health out of bankruptcy in 2015.For the full report, go to the South Florida Busi..>> view originalSchool Scene: West Hialeah Elementary hosts Authors' Tea program
Principal Sharon Gonzalez and Media Specialist Roland Adames of West Hialeah Gardens Elementary School hosted Authors’ Tea, an appreciation event for young writers in first- to fifth grades.Students invited their parents, read their writings, received gifts bags, earned a certificate and met Author Shane Dalton.Student-authors included Daniela Calex, Dyllan Leon, Bruce Marichal, Andrew Chiu-Hung, Chantelle De la Torre, Alejandro Fernandez, Camila Garcia, Aysha Aghr, Natalie Celdeiro, Brandon Es..>> view original'Junkyard millionaire' and wife face prison time for tax evasion
Like so many other exiles, Raul Sosa left Cuba with nothing for a new life in Miami.With only an eighth-grade education and no English skills, the teen got into the rough-and-tumble tow-truck and scrap-metal business.And over the decades, Sosa managed to do more than scrape by. He became an American success story — a “junkyard millionaire” — in Hialeah. His company, Accion 1 Auto Sales, raked in almost $29 million in revenue from 2004 to 20008.But, authorities say, Sosa and his wife, Maura, wer..>> view originalParimutuels hang on to games state says are illegal
The state has told four South Florida racetrack casinos that their new poker games are illegal, but the operators are refusing to fold.The games are Ultimate Texas Hold ’em, Three-Card Poker, Two-Card Poker and One-Card Poker. The state ruled more than a year ago that they all were classified as poker, so Florida card rooms began offering them, including Magic City Casino, Gulfstream Park, the Isle Casino in Pompano Beach and the Palm Beach Kennel Club.The state reversed course on Jan. 26, and ..>> view originalBeach woman designs street-style activewear that captures the spirit ...
Going to the gym is a daily habit for Crystal Ram, but she couldn’t find activewear that incorporated Miami’s unique details or electric hues — so she decided to create her own. Habit Activ is the brainchild of the Miami Beach fashion designer, who once created a dress for the Barbie Fashionistas doll collection. This year, Ram was invited to Agenda Show, one of the largest trade shows for streetwear and alternative brands, to showcase her line.After trying her hand at starting a fashion brand,..>> view originalLegislature looks to expand charter school authority
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) - Lawmakers in the House and Senate pushed ahead Tuesday with legislation that would chip away at school boards' control over whether to allow charter schools by giving the same authority to a statewide entity or city governments.The House Education Appropriations Subcommittee voted 9-3, along party lines, to move forward with a constitutional amendment (HJR 759) setting up a statewide body with the power to sponsor charter schools. Meanwhile, the Senate Education PreK-1..>> view originalLarkin acquires storied Palm Springs General for $40M
Dive Brief: South Miami-based Larkin Community Hospital paid $40 million to acquire privately held Palm Springs General Hospital. Besides the 247-bed hospital, the deal includes a 43,000-square-foot medical office building that sits on the 15-acre campus. The deal expands Larkin’s reach into the Miami-Dade community of North Miami. Dive Insight: This is Larkin’s third acquisition. In June 2015, the for-profit teaching hospital purchased Hollywood Hills Rehab Center for an undisclosed sum, f..>> view originalWill one-word change wreck or improve Florida's public records law?
In a debate that could reshape how the state handles its Sunshine laws, Florida lawmakers are swiftly advancing a bill that proponents say will crack down on “economic terrorists” that are abusing state law by extorting money from governments through frivolous and misleading public records requests. But opponents say the solution is an overreaction that will “gut” the state’s open records laws and permanently cloud its Sunshine Law tradition. They warn that the bill removes the only tool the p..>> view originalGulliver prep girls' soccer loses in state 2A semifinals
Giving up a goal in the first three minutes of any soccer game is never good. Doing it on the big stage of a state semifinal contest against a quality opponent is even worse.And a bad start for the Gulliver Prep girls’ soccer team only got worse on Tuesday night as the Raiders, after falling behind in just the third minute of the game, never recovered and dropped a 4-0 decision to Orlando Bishop Moore in a Class 2A state semifinal at Melbourne High School.Making their first trip to state since..>> view original
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