Thursday, February 9, 2017

American Dream Miami mega-mall wins preliminary vote before ... and other top stories.

  • American Dream Miami mega-mall wins preliminary vote before ...

    American Dream Miami mega-mall wins preliminary vote before ...
    American Dream Miami sailed through to another political victory on Wednesday as Miami-Dade commissioners granted preliminary approval for the $3 billion retail theme park near Miami Lakes and Hialeah. In a 10-1 vote, the commission granted American Dream’s request to let the approval process move to Tallahassee before the application comes back to Miami-Dade for a final vote later this year. In a boost to American Dream, the commission rejected county staff members’ recommendation to remain ne..
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  • Norland ends Miami High girls' basketball GMAC title run

    Norland ends Miami High girls' basketball GMAC title run
    Norland girls’ basketball coach Carla Harris was counting on her team to respond in a pressure-packed situation.On Wednesday night at the Miami High gym, the Vikings didn’t disappoint their coaches.A series of successful defensive possessions in the closing minute allowed Norland to hang on for a 34-32 victory over the host Stingarees in a GMAC semifinal.“Thirty minutes prior to us arriving at today’s game, we put in some new looks on defense we wanted to use against them,” Harris said. “The bi..
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  • Exhibición de arte en honor a José Martí llega a Hialeah

    Exhibición de arte en honor a José Martí llega a Hialeah
    MIAMI.-Orgullosos de destacar el compromiso con la libertad y la defensa de los derechos civiles del educador, escritor y poeta José Martí, artistas de diversos países se reúnen este próximo 27 de enero en el Centro de Eventos Milander de Hialeah, para rendir tributo a una de las figuras más ejemplares de Cuba. Esculturas y cuadros serán expuestos al público de forma gratuita, al igual que la universal poesía y legendarias frases de Martí, todo en el marco de un evento que celebra su vida pero ..
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  • Pension, scrapping Mexico plant hurt Ford 2016 net profit

    Pension, scrapping Mexico plant hurt Ford 2016 net profit
    Ford Motor Co.'s net income fell nearly 40 percent last year as a big pension adjustment and the cost of scrapping a new plant in Mexico outweighed an otherwise strong performance.The company on Thursday posted $4.6 billion in net income, down nearly $2.8 billion from a year earlier. But Ford said its pretax profit for the year hit $10.4 billion, the second-best ever, while revenue rose slightly to $151.8 billion.Ford's 56,000 U.S. hourly workers will reap the benefits. They'll get average prof..
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  • Sonic employee alleges he is not being paid the minimum wage

    Sonic employee alleges he is not being paid the minimum wage
    Wadi Reformado Jan. 26, 2017, 5:55am MIAMI – A Hollywood man alleges a Hialeah Gardens restaurant violated wage laws. Lazaro Pons filed a complaint on Jan. 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against OKS Hialeah Gardens LLC, doing business as Sonic, and Arthur J. Halleran Jr. citing the Fair Labor Standards Act. According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that he worked for more than 40 hours per week without being paid mini..
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  • Lawmakers again look at turning off red-light cameras

    By Jim Turner / The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The latest effort to end red-light cameras got a green light from a House panel Wednesday.The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee voted 13-1 to support a measure (HB 6007) by Rep. Bryan Avila, R-Hialeah, and Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, that would repeal a law known as the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act of 2010.A repeal would prevent the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and local..
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  • This weather is making us bake (in the heat) and shake (in the cold)

    This weather is making us bake (in the heat) and shake (in the cold)
    Get ready to sweat: Temperatures will reach 84 degrees in Miami on Thursday. But relief is on the way. The temperature will drop to 66 degrees Thursday night, with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight, according to the National Weather Service. Friday will see highs in the mid-70s and lows in the mid-50s overnight. The cooler weather will continue over the weekend, with a chance of rain on Saturday night and Sunday.Monday will bring another cool wave, with lows in the 50s and highs in..
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  • Senator to split up major gun bill into smaller legislation

    The author of a controversial proposal that would broadly expand how and where people can carry guns said Tuesday he is breaking up the measure. By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The author of a controversial proposal that would broadly expand how and where people can carry guns said Tuesday he is breaking up the measure.However, Senate Judiciary Chairman Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, said he still intends to advance each smaller piece of his proposal (SB 140), which..
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  • House Panel Votes 13-1 to Ban Red-Light Cameras by 2020, But ...

    House Panel Votes 13-1 to Ban Red-Light Cameras by 2020, But ...
    House Panel Votes 13-1 to Ban Red-Light Cameras by 2020, But We’ve Been Here Before FlaglerLive | January 25, 2017 What a rear-ending looks like. Rear-end crashes and incapacitationg crashes are up at intersections that have red-light cameras, according to the Florida highways department. (© FlaglerLive) A House panel in the Florida Legislature this afternoon voted 13-1 to ban red-light cameras by July 2020  across the state in the first of three committee steps before the full House vote..
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  • Hollywood police officer rescues dog with severe bite marks on...

    HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A Hollywood police officer rescued an injured dog last week after finding him on the side of a street during her shift.Thanks to the officer's life-saving efforts, the dog is now on the mend.Officer Freya Hinton found the dog, named Trooper, Jan. 16 near some bushes with his face and legs covered with severe bite marks."I lifted him. His legs pretty much keeled underneath him. He had no strength at all," Hinton said. "The dog probably had a couple of hours left inside of him. ..
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