Andrea Torres is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who joined Local 10 News in May 2013 as an assignment desk editor. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Andrea is a digital journalist. While a student at Florida International University, where she received the FIU Journalism Spirit Award, she began an internship with The Miami Herald in 2004. During her nine years with the Herald, she served as a writer, reporter, news clerk, assistant producer and continuous news desk producer. The Green Shade Awards recognized her writing in June 2012. She won a Suncoast Emmy Award for her role on "Sex Offenders: Live & Learn," an investigation that required her data analysis skills. When she is not at the beach, you can find her reading, painting, sculpting, or taking pictures.
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11 hours ago
Vivero en Miami-Dade sufre por helada, sequía y advertencia de escasez de agua
Los propietarios del vivero Plasencia en Kendale Lakes, condado de Miami-Dade, enfrentaron difíciles desafíos.
11 hours ago
Plant nursery in Miami-Dade suffers from freeze, drought, water shortage warning
The owners of the Plasencia Nursery in Miami-Dade County’s Kendale Lakes faced tough challenges.
1 day ago
During sentencing in Miami-Dade court, father forgives man who killed his 10-year-old son
As part of a 2013 crime spree, detectives said Anthawn Ragan killed 10-year-old Aaron Vu when he targeted the Hong Kong Nail Salon in North Miami.
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La policía lo ha perseguido 3 veces en 5 meses, lo acusan de matón
Hombre de 28 años buscado por homicidio en Broward enfrenta docena de cargos tras protagonizar tres persecuciones policiales desde septiembre; chocó dos patrullas el domingo y fue arrestado tras huir a más de 120 mph.
1 day ago
Man faces charges in Miami-Dade after being the subject of 3 chases
A 28-year-old man faced about a dozen charges after a chase on Sunday in Miami-Dade and Broward counties -- and chases in January and September.
1 day ago
Estaba quemando hojas y prendió su casa en Miami-Dade
Hombre de 69 años enfrenta cargo de incendio provocado tras quemar hojas dentro de su casa adosada en The Crossings porque le gustaba el olor; vecino usó manguera para apagar llamas antes que llegaran bomberos.
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Man faces charges after Aventura police officers accuse him of harming teenage girls
A 25-year-old man faced seven charges on Monday in Miami-Dade County after Aventura police officers accused him of harming teenage girls, records show.
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Man accused of arson after townhouse fire in Miami-Dade
A 69-year-old man faced a first-degree arson charge on Monday in Miami-Dade County, records show.
2 days ago
Distrito emite advertencia de escasez de agua en seis condados del sur de Florida
El sur de Florida enfrenta advertencia de escasez de agua en seis condados incluyendo Miami-Dade y Monroe por sequía que reduce niveles del acuífero Biscayne; autoridades piden reducción voluntaria del consumo.
1 day ago
Miami-Dade judge orders NFL star James Pearce Jr. to stay away from WNBA star Rickea Jackson
NFL star linebacker James Pearce Jr. appeared in Miami-Dade bond court on Sunday.
1 day ago
Dry conditions prompt water supply concerns in Miami-Dade, Monroe
After dry conditions prompted supply concerns, the South Florida Water Management District issued a water shortage warning for Miami-Dade, Monroe, Collier, Glades, Highlands, and Lee counties.
2 days ago
Miami-Dade deputies release identity of woman who died after deputy shot her
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office identified a woman who died after a deputy shot her on Friday as Karen Ivette Gomez.
2 days ago
2,000 se suman contra el cáncer infantil en Tropical Park
Dos mil personas participaron en el evento de Live Like Bella en Tropical Park, fundación contra cáncer infantil que ha recaudado $38 millones y ayudado a familias en 38 países, inspirada en Bella Rodríguez-Torres.
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Over 2,000 join Live Like Bella at Tropical Park in Miami-Dade
A boy whose parents feared he would never walk again was among the 2,000 who took on The Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation’s 5-K event on Sunday morning at Tropical Park in Miami-Dade County.
3 days ago
Gobierno de Trump permitirá a legisladores acceder a archivos sin censura del caso Epstein
El gobierno del presidente Trump permitirá al Congreso acceder la próxima semana a algunos archivos sin censura relacionados con la investigación federal contra Jeffrey Epstein por abuso sexual de menores.