Man accused of setting girlfriend's purse on fire, causing...
HIALEAH, Fla. - Angel Santino Milian got angry at his 17-year-old girlfriend. She told Hialeah police officers that he grabbed her purse and set it on fire with a lighter. Milian, 18, then threw the burning purse over the gate of his residence, according to an arrest form. Firefighters believe the burning purse then ignited a palm tree that the City of Hialeah valued at $3,000. The flames spread to a Florida Power & Light electric box and caused power outages in the neighborhood, authorities s..>> view originalJury finds Hialeah man guilty in marijuana growing operation case
A 51-year-old Hialeah man will spend about six months in jail after a St. Johns County jury found him guilty Friday afternoon on two drug charges as well as the possession of an alligator without authority. After about 2 1/2 hours of deliberation at the end of the two-day trial, the all-male jury of six decided the state had proved its case that Reidel Armas, a Cuban refugee, was running a marijuana growing operation out of waterfront home on State Road 13 that overlooks the St. Johns River, an..>> view originalAfter outcry, lawmakers scrap plans to fully slash grant aid to ...
Lawmakers in Tallahassee largely reversed course Saturday on plans to cut $650,000 in state grant funding to the Miami arts school whose alumni helped create the Oscar-winning film “Moonlight” and the Broadway hit “Hamilton.” After continued budget talks, House and Senate leaders agreed late in the day to give $500,000 to New World School of the Arts in the 2017-18 budget. That would still represent a cut of $150,000 in funding from this year — about a 23 percent deduction — but it’s drastical..>> view originalLawmakers back slight increase in student funding
The House and Senate agreed to a relatively modest increase in per-student funding for public schools, as negotiations continued over state spending for the budget year that begins July 1. By Brandon Larrabee The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The House and Senate agreed to a relatively modest increase in per-student funding for public schools Friday, as negotiations continued over state spending for the budget year that begins July 1.Under an agreement reached by leaders, per..>> view originalAs clock ticks, lawmakers' compromises on education policy remain ...
With barely three days left before lawmakers have to finalize the annual state budget if session is to end as scheduled May 5, Floridians still have very little idea what kind of compromise lawmakers are crafting behind closed doors when it comes to the most consequential reforms this year that affect K-12 public schools. House and Senate leaders have yet to release any proposed amended language for substantive policy bills tied to the education budget, such as those calling for: ▪ A brand-new..>> view originalCon la bendición de un campeón mundial y los alcaldes, el Miami ...
Con todos los parabienes, el Miami United iniciará contra Boca Ratón FC, el domingo (7:30 p.m.) en el Ted Hendriks Stadium en Hialeah, la defensa de su título de la Sunshine Conference de la National Premier Soccer League. El jueves pasado se realizó la presentación oficial del equipo con la asistencia del alcalde de Miami Tomás Regalado y representantes del alcalde de Miami-Dade Carlos Giménez. El 27 de abril fue declarado como el Día del Miami United por ambos municipios y además al ejecutivo..>> view originalLos cowboys de la cocaína y la pesadilla en Miami
Desde mayo próximo el cubano Gustavo Falcón, considerado el “último cowboy de la cocaína” será procesado en un tribunal federal de Florida, reabriendo de esta manera un convulso capítulo de violencia y crueldad que se vivió en Miami en 1980. En ese entonces el paraíso de los jubilados millonarios, se convirtió en un verdadero infierno con las toneladas de drogas que llegaban desde Colombia, movilizando millones de dólares, prostitución y ajustes de cuentas callejeros a balazos. En esos turbul..>> view originalMcMaster to South Korea: US will pay for missile defense system
President Trump's national security adviser on Sunday told his South Korean counterpart that the U.S. would shoulder the cost of the THAAD missile defense system, Reuters reported.In a phone call to South Korea's national security chief Kim Kwan Jin, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said the U.S. would honor a 2016 pact between the two countries requiring the U.S. to bear the cost of the system, intended to protect against a North Korean missile attack.The call apparently walked back comm..>> view originalTurkey fires 3900 in second post-referendum purge
By Humeyra Pamuk and Ercan Gurses | ISTANBUL/ANKARA ISTANBUL/ANKARA Turkey on Saturday expelled more than 3,900 people from the civil service and military as threats to national security, in the second major purge since President Tayyip Erdogan was granted sweeping new powers.Erdogan won those concessions in a referendum in mid-April, which rights groups and some Western allies believe has brought the country, a NATO-member and European Union candidate, closer to one-man rule.The expulsions ..>> view originalChina Scores Tacit Victory at Southeast Asian Conclave in Manila
China won approval from Southeast Asian leaders on Saturday at a meeting where U.S. allies in Asia have previously criticized Beijing over its actions in disputed maritime territory.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which has enjoyed an upswing in relations with China for some time, ended a summit in Manila with a statement noting “the improving cooperation between Asean and China” in the South China Sea.The leaders also welcomed “progress to complete a framework of the Code of Conduc..>> view original
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