Hialeah: denuncian presunta estafa de pasajes a Cuba and other top stories.

• Hialeah: denuncian presunta estafa de pasajes a Cuba

  

  Supuestas víctimas de fraude denuncian a una mujer que huyó tras recibir dinero de personas para comprar pasajes en vuelos a Cuba. (Publicado hace 6 horas) Supuestas víctimas de fraude denuncian a una mujer que huyó tras recibir dinero de personas para comprar pasajes en vuelos Charter a La Habana, Cuba.  Según denuncias recibidas por Telemundo 51, la mujer se llama Yamila Salvia, y recibía dinero de la gente a cambio de un porcentaje de ganancia. La mujer supuestamente decía que tenía una agen..

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• Cubano acusado en Hialeah de intentar violar a su propia madre

  

  Se encuentra tras las rejas un hombre de origen cubano acusado de uno de los crímenes más abominables que se puedan cometer: intentó abusar sexualmente de su propia madre, inválida en una silla de ruedas. El testimonio de la mujer es desgarrador, sufrió la peor experiencia de su vida cuando su hijo, aparentemente drogado, intentó violarla.Alís Aragón, de 74 años y ambas piernas amputadas, relata la pesadilla que vivió cuando su hijo Alberto González de 39, presuntamente intentó abusar de ella ..

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• Gas prices in New Orleans are going back up

  

  Prices at the gas pump are climbing back up after a months-long slide. Here in Louisiana, rising prices are seen through two lenses: the end of the party for drivers used to dirt-cheap fill-ups or a small taste of relief for the thousands of workers in the struggling energy industry. Gas prices in the New Orleans area averaged $1.56 a gallon on Tuesday (March 8), up about 1.6 cents over the last week, according to GasBuddy.com, which tracks prices nationwide. Prices are up 2.3 cents from a mon..

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• Miami to feel the bern as Sanders comes to the Sunshine State

  

  Get The Power Lunch newsletter, a must-read weekday roundup of what's buzzing in Florida politics:It's Tuesday, and ladies and gentlemen, we have a state budget. But we're still waiting for votes on controversial bills such as alimony reform, abortion restrictions and more before Friday's official end of session. And with that story put to bed, we're just in time to begin the tale of the presidential campaign in Florida.Miami to feel bern: Ahead of tomorrow night's Democratic presidential debat..

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• Former St. Thomas Aquinas coach Marty Poplar, 66, dies

  Marty Poplar, a longtime teacher and coach at St. Thomas Aquinas, passed away Monday after a long bout with cancer the school said.Poplar, 66, taught English at Aquinas after graduating from his hometown John Carroll University in Cleveland in 1973.Not only was Poplar heavily invested in the Aquinas athletic programs — he was either a head coach or assistant for various sports — he was also very active in the student scene.According to Aquinas athletic director George Smith, Poplar’s longtime f..

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• Florida Senate honors Gardiner as 'public servant'

  

  MARGIE MENZEL, News Service of Florida 7:59 p.m. EST March 7, 2016Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, talks with reporters after a Senate session.(Photo: Bill Cotterell / Tallahasse Democrat)TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Monday honored outgoing Senate President Andy Gardiner, an Orlando Republican in his final legislative session, for his “faith and grace” in leading the chamber.Gardiner’s official portrait was unveiled during a ceremony marking the end of his second an..

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• Strong Winds, Clouds And The Wettest Winter On Record

  

  Wettest winter on record at the following locations: Miami, Miami Beach, Moore Haven, Hialeah, Homestead, The Redland, Ortona and Oasis Ranger Station.

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• Langham: Constitutional Challenge Recap and Overview

  

   At the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Conference last month, I provided an overview of some constitutional challenges to workers’ compensation. Five years ago, that would have been a ten-minute discussion, but constitutional challenges have more recently trended from the exception to the norm. For context, remember our federal government is a product of power granted by the people and the states. The federal government is defined and empowered by the U.S. Constitution. And, each state also ha..

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• Pembroke Pines now home of first Pincho Factory franchise

  

   Pincho Factory 155 N. Hiatus Road, Pembroke Pines, 786-405-1475; 4950 W. 12th Ave., Hialeah, 786-409-2818; PinchoFactory.comWith plans to ramp up expansion, three cousins of a Miami-based burger and kebab chain have picked Broward County for the first franchise in the former Giraffas Brazilian Grill. They founded their first spot six years ago. "I have followed Pincho Factory since its inception, and I have always been impressed by their creativity and commitment to quality," franchisee Nels..

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• River Road will close to protect amphibians

  

  River Road will close to protect amphibians Mild winter to bring amphibians out early this year Published Mar 7, 2016 at 2:14 pm (Updated Mar 7, 2016) BUSHKILL — Motorists can expect River Road in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to be closed on several evenings over the next few weeks to protect breeding amphibians, Superintendent John J. Donahue announced on March 7. The closures are contingent on the weather. They come earlier than usual this season, as ..

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