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Male shot dead in Miami-Dade’s Brownsville neighborhood, deputies say

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A male was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Miami-Dade County’s Brownsville neighborhood, authorities said.

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Man arrested in connection with shooting, stabbing incident involving 3 teens in Miami-Dade

Read full article: Man arrested in connection with shooting, stabbing incident involving 3 teens in Miami-Dade

A 24-year-old man accused of stabbing a teenage boy and firing gunshots at him and two others near Miami-Dade’s Brownsville neighborhood was arrested Wednesday, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

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Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to decide on contesting, docs show

Read full article: Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to decide on contesting, docs show

Migrants subject to removal from the U.S. under the contested Alien Enemies Act are getting only about 12 hours to decide if they want to contest their removal, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

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Woman crashes in stolen car during struggle with man in Miami-Dade, deputies say

Read full article: Woman crashes in stolen car during struggle with man in Miami-Dade, deputies say

A 26-year-old woman crashed in a stolen car while fighting with the owner in Miami-Dade County, deputies said.

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Florida felon known as ‘Wonder’ while growing up in Miami is back behind bars

Read full article: Florida felon known as ‘Wonder’ while growing up in Miami is back behind bars

A 43-year-old convicted felon known as “Wonder” was back at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County.

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Children among injured during fire in Miami-Dade

Read full article: Children among injured during fire in Miami-Dade

Children were among the injured during a fire on Tuesday morning in northwestern Miami-Dade County.

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He showed Local 10 his burnt home after fire killed 2. Cops now say he started it

Read full article: He showed Local 10 his burnt home after fire killed 2. Cops now say he started it

In late September, Jorge Marin Calderin gave Local 10 News an exclusive tour of his burned-down northwest Miami-Dade home soon after a fire killed two people inside. On Monday, deputies arrested the 61-year-old, saying he was the one who set it.

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Robbery suspect jailed after chase leads to crash in Brownsville, cops say

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A police chase involving a robbery suspect ended in a crash Thursday evening in Brownsville, leading to the arrest of a 19-year-old driver and the recovery of a stolen gun, Miami police confirmed in an arrest report Friday.

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Man accused of storing nearly a dozen stolen big rigs on northwest Miami-Dade lot

Read full article: Man accused of storing nearly a dozen stolen big rigs on northwest Miami-Dade lot

A man who tracked his stolen semi to a northwest Miami-Dade industrial area led officers to discover a storage yard with even more ill-gotten tractor-trailers, authorities said.

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Police investigate shooting that left man hurt in Brownsville area

Read full article: Police investigate shooting that left man hurt in Brownsville area

Miami-Dade police are investigating a shooting incident that they said left a man hurt near Brownsville on Tuesday morning.

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2 hospitalized after overnight fire in Brownsville neighborhood

Read full article: 2 hospitalized after overnight fire in Brownsville neighborhood

Two people were hospitalized early Monday after an overnight fire engulfed a home in northwest Miami-Dade’s Brownsville neighborhood, authorities confirmed.

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Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation

Read full article: Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation

A federal judge has struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.

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Police investigate northwest Miami-Dade shooting that left man critical

Read full article: Police investigate northwest Miami-Dade shooting that left man critical

Police are investigating a shooting in the Brownsville area of northwest Miami-Dade Thursday.

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Man critically wounded in northwest Miami-Dade shooting

Read full article: Man critically wounded in northwest Miami-Dade shooting

Police investigated a shooting Tuesday morning in northwest Miami-Dade that left a man in critical condition.

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Subway rider shot in the head by police files claim accusing officers of recklessly opening fire

Read full article: Subway rider shot in the head by police files claim accusing officers of recklessly opening fire

A lawyer for a New York City subway rider who was inadvertently shot in the head by police at a station has filed a legal claim against the city, accusing the officers of showing “carelessness and reckless” disregard for bystanders’ lives when they opened fire on a man holding a knife in front of a train.

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2 dead, 1 detained after house fire in Miami-Dade’s Brownsville area

Read full article: 2 dead, 1 detained after house fire in Miami-Dade’s Brownsville area

Two people were injured during a house fire on Friday morning in Miami-Dade County.

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Rural communities of color across the US find new ways to get the health care they need

Read full article: Rural communities of color across the US find new ways to get the health care they need

Many rural hospitals have closed in the last decade in the United States and a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform says about 700 more are at risk of shuttering.

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Judge's ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassment

Read full article: Judge's ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassment

A judge has blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border in a scathing ruling.

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Man faces charges over alleged sex crimes with teenage girls in Miami-Dade

Read full article: Man faces charges over alleged sex crimes with teenage girls in Miami-Dade

A 16-year-old girl recently told police officers her boyfriend was a 37-year-old man, and he had sex with her and her 17-year-old friend during a visit to his home in Miami-Dade County, records show.

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Argument turns into stabbing injuring 1 in Miami-Dade, witnesses say

Read full article: Argument turns into stabbing injuring 1 in Miami-Dade, witnesses say

An argument turned into a stabbing injuring one person on Tuesday night in Miami-Dade County’s Gladeview area.

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Miami-Dade police: Puerto Rican man out on bond confesses to using rifle to kill driver after crash

Read full article: Miami-Dade police: Puerto Rican man out on bond confesses to using rifle to kill driver after crash

There was a crash in a parking lot, an argument, and a fatal shooting in northwest Miami-Dade County. Detectives said a young Puerto Rican man armed with a rifle was in the middle of it all.

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Miami-Dade crime scene: Black tarp covers white truck after shooting

Read full article: Miami-Dade crime scene: Black tarp covers white truck after shooting

A black tarp covered a white truck after a shooting on Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County.

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Democrats lean into border security as it shapes contest for control of Congress

Read full article: Democrats lean into border security as it shapes contest for control of Congress

Democrats are trying to outflank Republicans and convince voters they can address problems at the U.S. border with Mexico as immigration has become a major issue in elections that will decide control of Congress.

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Man exposed self to 12-year-old on school campus, paid him $5 for sex act, Miami-Dade police say

Read full article: Man exposed self to 12-year-old on school campus, paid him $5 for sex act, Miami-Dade police say

A North Miami man is facing two felony charges after police said he exposed himself to a 12-year-old boy on the campus of a private school and then paid him to perform a sex act on him.

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Police: Man shot in Brownsville, his condition is critical

Read full article: Police: Man shot in Brownsville, his condition is critical

A man was wounded during a shooting on Saturday night in Miami-Dade County’s Brownsville neighborhood. His condition was critical.

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On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage

Read full article: On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage

Three hundred miles apart, on the bank of the same winding Rio Grande, President Joe Biden and GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits

Read full article: Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits

Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism, starting with the choice of location.

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Cocaine trafficker ‘King Fufie’ turns up during drug dealers’ fight over Miami-Dade territory: Police

Read full article: Cocaine trafficker ‘King Fufie’ turns up during drug dealers’ fight over Miami-Dade territory: Police

Luis Alfredo Malave was 19 years old when police officers arrested him for cocaine trafficking — twice in the same year in Miami-Dade County. He was known as “King Fufie.”

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Widow grieves after driver in stolen BMW kills ‘beloved’ family man in Miami-Dade and flees

Read full article: Widow grieves after driver in stolen BMW kills ‘beloved’ family man in Miami-Dade and flees

Anthony Darryl Manning was a beloved family man and co-worker. The 55-year-old Miami-Dade County resident was Glenda Manning’s husband and she was heartbroken Thursday.

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Stolen car with owner’s Apple AirTag helps detectives find Miami-Dade chop shop, records show

Read full article: Stolen car with owner’s Apple AirTag helps detectives find Miami-Dade chop shop, records show

Aerial views of a residential property in Miami-Dade County show a yard in shambles. The satellite view on county property records shows about half a dozen parked vehicles. Google Map’s satellite view shows about a dozen vehicles — some without a hood.

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Northwest Miami-Dade man accused of raping 13-year-old girl

Read full article: Northwest Miami-Dade man accused of raping 13-year-old girl

Police arrested a man from northwest Miami-Dade’s Brownsville area Thursday after accusing him of raping a 13-year-old girl.

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Man, 61, faces attempted murder charge after shooting victim in Brownsville, police say

Read full article: Man, 61, faces attempted murder charge after shooting victim in Brownsville, police say

A man faces a second-degree murder charge after he was accused of shooting another man outside his trailer in Brownsville last month, an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed Thursday.

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Police: Man wanted by ICE was involved in Brickell carjacking, chase before fatal police shooting

Read full article: Police: Man wanted by ICE was involved in Brickell carjacking, chase before fatal police shooting

Records released on Monday identified the suspect who detectives said was a Brickell armed carjacker and the driver involved in a dangerous high-speed chase that ended with a crash and the fatal shooting of his partner in crime in Miami-Dade County.

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3 hospitalized after Brownsville shooting, crash

Read full article: 3 hospitalized after Brownsville shooting, crash

A person was hospitalized Friday afternoon after a shooting in Miami-Dade County’s Brownsville area, authorities said.

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Police: Girl saw her father kill her mother at mobile home in Miami-Dade

Read full article: Police: Girl saw her father kill her mother at mobile home in Miami-Dade

A child told police officers that she was home when her 70-year-old father killed her mother early Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County, according to a report police released on Monday.

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Accused gunman, 15, charged as adult in Brownsville double shooting, joining mother in jail

Read full article: Accused gunman, 15, charged as adult in Brownsville double shooting, joining mother in jail

Authorities booked a Miami teenager into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Thursday, joining his mother behind bars at the adult facility in connection with a July 18 double shooting at a northwest Miami-Dade park.

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Man with ‘I heart’ tattoo uses large screwdriver as weapon in Miami, police say

Read full article: Man with ‘I heart’ tattoo uses large screwdriver as weapon in Miami, police say

A man told police officers that he was sleeping in the streets of Miami when a man who had an “I [heart]” tattoo on his neck pressed a large screwdriver into his chest and threatened to stab him, police said.

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Police: Miami mom gave gun to son; he shot 2 at Brownsville park

Read full article: Police: Miami mom gave gun to son; he shot 2 at Brownsville park

Police arrested a 41-year-old woman Thursday after accusing her of giving her 15-year-old son a gun, which he used to shoot two people at a northwest Miami-Dade park, according to authorities.

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Man dies in northwest Miami-Dade house fire

Read full article: Man dies in northwest Miami-Dade house fire

A man died in a house fire in northwest Miami-Dade’s Brownsville area late Tuesday morning, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

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Gunman says ‘I should finish you off’ after victim hands pistol back, Miami-Dade police say

Read full article: Gunman says ‘I should finish you off’ after victim hands pistol back, Miami-Dade police say

After taking a bullet to the abdomen, a shooting victim’s decision to give the suspect his gun back somehow didn’t backfire over the weekend, according to Miami-Dade police.

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At Tennessee museum, fans remember Tina Turner’s talent, strength, influence

Read full article: At Tennessee museum, fans remember Tina Turner’s talent, strength, influence

Fans of Tina Turner are paying their respects to the singer and actor at a Tennessee museum located near her childhood home.

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Police: Incriminating selfie helps detectives solve Instagram drug deal gone wrong

Read full article: Police: Incriminating selfie helps detectives solve Instagram drug deal gone wrong

Just about 25 minutes before he shot a man in Miami-Dade County, an Instagram user known as “Lonboyyy” posted a selfie with the gun he used, according to an arrest warrant released on Tuesday.

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Friday morning crash in Miami-Dade involves scooter

Read full article: Friday morning crash in Miami-Dade involves scooter

An early Friday morning crash involved a scooter that was crushed in northwestern Miami-Dade County.

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Days after Texas bus stop crash, little info on the victims

Read full article: Days after Texas bus stop crash, little info on the victims

Two days after eight people were killed when an SUV slammed into a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, information on the victims remains scarce.

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Video shows police crash during Miami-Dade chase; suspects, injured officer IDed

Read full article: Video shows police crash during Miami-Dade chase; suspects, injured officer IDed

Surveillance video shows when a police officer crashed during a chase on Monday afternoon in northwestern Miami-Dade County — and suffered a concussion.

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Driver in deadly Texas crash charged with manslaughter

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Police in Texas say the driver of an SUV that killed eight people when it slammed into a Brownsville, Texas, bus stop is charged with manslaughter, and investigators are trying to determine if the crash was intentional.

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‘Risk it all’: Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end

Read full article: ‘Risk it all’: Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end

A recent increase of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a coronavirus pandemic-era policy that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.

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SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead

Read full article: SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead

Police in Brownsville, Texas, are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting for a bus Sunday outside a migrant shelter in the border city.

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Mayorkas: US border 'very challenging' as asylum limits end

Read full article: Mayorkas: US border 'very challenging' as asylum limits end

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities face “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end.

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Texas border city struggles with large arrival of migrants

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Shelters in a Texas city are struggling to find space for migrants who authorities say have abruptly begun crossing by the thousands from Mexico.

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Brownsville residents fight proposed Hialeah annexation

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A group of concerned citizens in Miami-Dade's Brownsville area is taking on Hialeah City Hall in a fight over annexation.

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Miami man known as ‘Yak’ charged in 2020 food store shootout

Read full article: Miami man known as ‘Yak’ charged in 2020 food store shootout

Miami-Dade police arrested a 42-year-old man on an attempted murder charge Monday, a little more than three years to the day after they say he walked into a food store with an AK-47, triggering a shootout that left customers ducking for cover.

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Man shot in Miami-Dade’s Brownsville area dies, police say

Read full article: Man shot in Miami-Dade’s Brownsville area dies, police say

A man was injured early Monday morning in a shooting in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed.

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‘Cease Fire!’: Plies among performers at free The People Matter Fest in Miami-Dade

Read full article: ‘Cease Fire!’: Plies among performers at free The People Matter Fest in Miami-Dade

This year’s 24-Hour Cease Fire campaign is on. A community festival with a focus on preventing gun violence kicked off on Friday afternoon with a list of events in northwestern Miami-Dade’s Gladeview and Westview neighborhoods.

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Americans' fun road trip to Mexico became days of horror

Read full article: Americans' fun road trip to Mexico became days of horror

It was supposed to be a fun road trip to Mexico for a group of childhood friends.

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Gulf disturbance moving inland over south Texas

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The disturbance over the northern Gulf spawned late last week by the leftovers of an old frontal boundary is moving inland over south Texas this morning between Brownsville along the U.S./Mexico border and Corpus Christi.

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Miami-Dade officers close NW 32nd Avenue during shooting investigation

Read full article: Miami-Dade officers close NW 32nd Avenue during shooting investigation

Police cars closed an entrance to the Miami-Dade Transit Central Bus Facility on Sunday.

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Officials seek information about elderly man found near death in Brownsville

Read full article: Officials seek information about elderly man found near death in Brownsville

According to officials, the man was found alone and may be a victim of fraud.

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Feds find 85-year-old man used in fraud nearly dead in Miami-Dade

Read full article: Feds find 85-year-old man used in fraud nearly dead in Miami-Dade

Federal agents are searching for information about an 85-year-old man from Miami-Dade County who was neglected and exploited in a scheme to defraud Medicare.

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At 15, boy shot by Miami-Dade police in Brownsville had years-long criminal record

Read full article: At 15, boy shot by Miami-Dade police in Brownsville had years-long criminal record

The teenage boy who was wounded during a confrontation with a veteran sergeant has a criminal record that goes back several years and includes arrests in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

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Teenage boy remains hospitalized after sergeant shot him in Miami-Dade

Read full article: Teenage boy remains hospitalized after sergeant shot him in Miami-Dade

Feet away from a tribute mural to Martin Luther King, Jr., crime scene tape surrounded an area behind a bus stop. A Miami-Dade sergeant shot a troubled Black teenage boy who was armed on Sunday, police said. And on Martin Luther King Day, the wounded teen remained at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

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Miami-Dade police lieutenant shot at in Brownsville

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Miami-Dade police responded to the scene of a shooting Monday morning, and police tell Local 10 News that a lieutenant in an unmarked vehicle was the target of that shooting.

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Parents upset officers stormed into Miami-Dade home, shot at their son with a baby nearby

Read full article: Parents upset officers stormed into Miami-Dade home, shot at their son with a baby nearby

Daniel Pacheco said Miami-Dade police officers damaged his home surveillance cameras and his main door before they stormed inside on Thursday morning in Brownsville. There was gunfire near his grandson and his teenage son was arrested.

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Police shoot at armed teen while serving warrant in Brownsville, authorities say

Read full article: Police shoot at armed teen while serving warrant in Brownsville, authorities say

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Thursday morning after he confronted officers with a gun inside a home in Miami-Dade County, authorities said.

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3 shot in drive-by in Miami-Dade County

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Miami-Dade police are investigating after three men were shot in a suspected drive-by in the Brownsville area Monday afternoon.

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Peace walk provides ‘tangible hope’ to vulnerable Miami-Dade community

Read full article: Peace walk provides ‘tangible hope’ to vulnerable Miami-Dade community

Pastors, parishioners and members of community-based organizations are combating gun violence by helping residents get assistance with housing relocation, clothing, jobs, entrepreneurship and mental health.

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New video shows moments after Brownsville deadly drive-by shooting

Read full article: New video shows moments after Brownsville deadly drive-by shooting

Two people, 19-year-old Lucretia Braithwaite and 19-year-old Johnnie Dixson Jr., were killed in the shooting.

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2 dead after another drive-by shooting in Miami-Dade

Read full article: 2 dead after another drive-by shooting in Miami-Dade

Police say they responded just before 1 a.m. to the 5200 block of Northwest 29th Avenue to find a car crashed into a fence and two people inside it with gunshot wounds.

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Multiple cars, school bus found on fire in Brownsville

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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue were called to the scene of multiple cars and a school bus on fire.

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Mother says man in May double shooting killed her son in March

Read full article: Mother says man in May double shooting killed her son in March

Carolyn Villalobos said she couldn’t believe the man who she believes killed her son was free to shoot two other people on Thursday in Miami-Dade County.

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Man accused of raping, shooting boy threw possible evidence out of car in South Beach, witness says

Read full article: Man accused of raping, shooting boy threw possible evidence out of car in South Beach, witness says

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Before he recognized the man who was arrested for allegedly abducting, raping, and shooting a 12-year old boy, Vicente Izaguirre said that he had seen him acting strangely in South Beach. Izaguirre said that before officers arrested Aliex Santiesteban he parked his black car near a dumpster in an alley on Monday, and he pulled stuff out of his car and threw it away. After leaving the boy to die on Saturday in Miami-Dade County’s Brownsville neighborhood, he drove to South Beach, police said. AdAccording to Officer Ernesto Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Miami Beach Police Department, Santiesteban alleged that he was the victim of a robbery. He received medical attention at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, police said.

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Man shot outside food store in Brownsville

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BROWNSVILLE, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday morning outside a food store in Brownsville. The shooting was reported shortly before 8:30 a.m. outside The Heat Food Market at 5201 NW 27th Ave.Sky 10 was above the scene as glass from the front door was scattered across the ground. Police confirmed that a man was shot. They said he was taken to a local hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel, where he was pronounced dead. However, someone who identified themselves as a family member of the victim told Local 10 News that the victim has not died.

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Police: 12-year-old boy abducted, sexually assaulted, and shot before man forces him out of car in NW Miami-Dade

Read full article: Police: 12-year-old boy abducted, sexually assaulted, and shot before man forces him out of car in NW Miami-Dade

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police are searching for the person they say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy before shooting him. Police said the boy was walking around 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. Saturday in the Brownsville neighborhood of Northwest Miami-Dade County. That’s when authorities said a man pulled up, forced the boy into a vehicle, sexually assaulted him, shot him and then forced him out of the vehicle. Police officers surround a 12-year-old boy after they said he was abducted, sexually assaulted and shot. He was driving a black sedan and was last seen in the area of Northwest 45th Street and 31st Avenue — the area where authorities said the boy was sexually assaulted and shot.

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Emergency sites for migrant children raising safety concerns

Read full article: Emergency sites for migrant children raising safety concerns

A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. President Joe Biden’s administration has been sharply criticized for its response to a surge in crossings of unaccompanied immigrant children. “I feel like I have to wait and try again.”The Biden administration is not expelling immigrant children unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian. But Pfluger and other Midland officials said the Biden administration wasn’t answering their questions or giving them assurance that officials would keep the surrounding community safe. HHS opened the Midland site without notifying some top local officials who say many of their questions aren't being answered.

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Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge

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Team Brownsville, a humanitarian group, is helping the migrants reach their final destination in the U.S. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. Still, the encounters of both unaccompanied minors and families remain lower than at various points during the Trump administration, including in spring 2019. They deride the policies Trump implemented to deter asylum as cruel and inhumane and an abdication of the country’s humanitarian responsibilities. "The Trump administration did everything in their power for four years to make the already broken immigration system as cumbersome and ineffective as possible. ... You leave yourself nowhere to go.”Ad“They’re kind of stuck in a corner,” agreed Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies think tank, which advocates on behalf of more restrictive immigration policies.

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Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge

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Team Brownsville, a humanitarian group, is helping the migrants reach their final destination in the U.S. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. Still, the encounters of both unaccompanied minors and families remain lower than at various points during the Trump administration, including in spring 2019. They deride the policies Trump implemented to deter asylum as cruel and inhumane and an abdication of the country’s humanitarian responsibilities. "The Trump administration did everything in their power for four years to make the already broken immigration system as cumbersome and ineffective as possible. ... You leave yourself nowhere to go.”Ad“They’re kind of stuck in a corner,” agreed Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies think tank, which advocates on behalf of more restrictive immigration policies.

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Annual MLK Day Parade will be shown Jan. 18 on Local10.com

Read full article: Annual MLK Day Parade will be shown Jan. 18 on Local10.com

MIAMI, Fla. – The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Liberty City looked a little different this year because of the pandemic, but it was still the spirited and colorful event that’s been going on for 44 years. The parade happened on Friday, but you will only be able to watch it online and on television on Local 10 and Local10.com. If you want to tune in, we’ll be airing it Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. on Local10.com. “First of all, it’s creativity over everything else and is a way to bring a little bit of normal into our new normal,” she said.

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Turnpike pursuit of BMW with teenage mother asking for help ends in Brownsville

Read full article: Turnpike pursuit of BMW with teenage mother asking for help ends in Brownsville

Pursuit of BMW with teenage mother asking for help ends in Brownsville, FHP reportsBROWNSVILLE, Fla. – A teenage girl told authorities on Monday that she and her baby were with a violent man in a white BMW traveling northbound on the Florida Turnpike and they needed help. FHP troopers followed the BMW as it traveled to State Road 836 and exited northbound onto Northwest 27 Avenue in Miami-Dade County, Camacho said. The driver stopped at Northwest 50 Street, just south of the Brownsville Train Station. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to check up on the baby and the teenage girl. Troopers arrested the man who is facing charges of domestic violence and child endangerment.

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Brownsville shooting leaves 1 injured outside convenience store

Read full article: Brownsville shooting leaves 1 injured outside convenience store

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A wounded victim was hospitalized on Friday after a shooting outside of a convenience store in Miami-Dade County’s Brownsville area, police said. Detective Lee Cowart, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, said officers responded to investigate the shooting at the 4300th block of Northwest 27th Avenue. Officers were investigating a shooting on Friday outside of a convenience store in Brownsville. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel rushed the victim, who was conscious, to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the victim of a Friday shooting in Brownsville to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.

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Police investigating death after responding to double shooting in Brownsville

Read full article: Police investigating death after responding to double shooting in Brownsville

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police officers spent several hours investigating a double shooting inside a Miami-Dade County apartment building. It happened in Brownsville at approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday near the corner of Northwest 50th Street and 24th Avenue. According to authorities, Miami-Dade police officers responded after receiving calls regarding a sick or injured person and arrived to find two men who had been shot. Police in Miami-Dade are investigating a death at a Brownsville apartment. Authorities said they did not have any information to provide regarding a subject or shooter.

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Propane tanks near house cause tense moments during Brownsville fire

Read full article: Propane tanks near house cause tense moments during Brownsville fire

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – A house fire in the Brownsville neighborhood of Miami yielded some tense moments for firefighters when they discovered 3 portable propane tanks near the structure, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. When MDFR responded to the fire near Northwest 48th Street and 21st Avenue on Sunday at 2:45 p.m., smoke was pouring out of a laundry room, which was located at the back of the structure, according to a report from fire rescue. Crews quickly began to extinguish the fire then noticed the propane tanks, which, “made the firefight more dangerous,” MDFR stated, due to the risk of the tanks possibly exploding. As a precaution, the structure was evacuated. There were no injuries, but volunteers from the American Red Cross Greater Miami & Keys Chapter arrived on the scene with members of its Disaster Action Team to help coordinate emergency aid to the 2 people who were impacted by damage to the home.

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Officers search for white SUV after man dies in Brownsville shooting

Read full article: Officers search for white SUV after man dies in Brownsville shooting

BROWNSVILLE, Fla. – Detectives witnessed a shooting and saw a man running before he collapsed and died on Tuesday in Miami-Dade County’s Brownsville neighborhood, police said. The detectives, who work for the department’s burglary unit, also saw a white sports utility vehicle and a U-Haul rental box truck speeding away, Zabaleta said. Officers found a box truck matching the detectives’ description and detained two people near the intersection of East Third Avenue and East Eighth Street, police said. Miami-Dade detectives are investigating if a U-Haul box truck found in Hialeah is related to a fatal shooting on Tuesday in Brownsville. Officers are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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Flood-prone areas challenge businesses, drivers in Miami-Dade

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The rain isn’t over yet. There is a flood watch in areas of South Florida until Sunday morning. On Friday night, the floodwater was sloshing outside Los Caneyes Restaurant in Miami-Dade County. This and other flood-prone areas in South Florida were challenging businesses and drivers. Tow truck drivers were pulling out stranded vehicles in Kendall.

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Men followed victims home from flea market before drive by shooting, state attorney says

Read full article: Men followed victims home from flea market before drive by shooting, state attorney says

MIAMI, Fla. – A 7-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting in July was the victim of a grievance between the young girl’s older brother and two other men, according to the state attorney’s office. One of the two suspects charged in the drive by shooting of Alana Washington was in court Thursday. The person who shot and killed Alana and injured 3 others, according to Rundle, was Jaris Baker-Flanders, 23, who was apprehended in Georgia. WATCH: Miami-Dade State Attorney holds news conference giving details on July drive-by shooting. Alana’s mother Niecey Drayton told Local 10 she has been waiting for this day since the drive by shooting in Brownsville.

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Protesters in Brownsville: ‘Justice for Alana Washington!'

Read full article: Protesters in Brownsville: ‘Justice for Alana Washington!'

BROWNSVILLE, Fla. – “Justice for Alana Washington!” That was the plea from a group of protesters who met on Thursday night in Miami-Dade County’s Brownsville neighborhood. The protesters said they are concerned about the frequency of pediatric firearm injuries and deaths in Miami-Dade. In the case of Alana, there is a $55,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Gun violence factsFor years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has considered gun violence — that is killing children and causing them mental health issues and disabilities ― as an important public health problem. Source: The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

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Reward for information in girl’s fatal shooting increases to $55,000

Read full article: Reward for information in girl’s fatal shooting increases to $55,000

MIAMI – Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers announced on Wednesday the reward for information leading to an arrest in the murder of a 7-year-old girl increased to $55,000. Alana Washington, a second-grade student at KIPP Sunrise Academy, a charter school in northwest Miami-Dade, was shot in the head on Saturday in Brownsville. The fatal drive-by shooting was outside of her home at Northwest 51st Street and Northwest 29th Avenue. Detectives in Hialeah are investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting that left two girls injured. There is a $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in Humphery’s murder.

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Girl’s killer wanted: Miami-Dade offers $15,000 reward

Read full article: Girl’s killer wanted: Miami-Dade offers $15,000 reward

“Alana was a super loveable, calm, and sweet, shy girl,” Ramirez wrote in a GoFundMe to benefit Drayton. Miami-Dade Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson announced there was a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. On Monday afternoon, Edmonson, Ramirez and other Miami-Dade County community leaders met for a news conference at the crime scene. State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and Tangela Sears, an advocate for mothers who have lost their children to gun violence, were among the leaders who made public pleas for help. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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Hanna's rain remains biggest threat to virus hot spot Texas

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Chris Headen battles with his umbrellas as Hurricane Hanna begins to make landfall, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Some areas in South Texas had already reported receiving up to 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain, including Cameron County, which borders Mexico and where Brownsville is located. First responders in Corpus Christi proactively placed barricades near intersections to have them ready to go if streets began to flood, Mayor Joe McComb said. More than 43,700 people throughout South Texas, including Corpus Christi, Harlingen and Brownsville, were without power Saturday evening, according to AEP Texas. Other counties and cities throughout South Texas had also opened shelters, with many requiring face masks.

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Surge teams in Miami-Dade going door to door to COVID hotspots

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The state’s highest numbers are Miami-Dade County with 1,300 new cases. Little Havana is one of several neighborhoods in Miami-Dade now designated a COVID-19 hotspots, along with Brownsville and Allapatah. Surge teams will soon be going door to door dropping off materials and educating residents. County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said rather than the new case numbers, it’s the increasing positivity rate that has him concerned, especially among the younger population. He’s also seeing an increase in hospitalizations, but, the mayor said, the county still has plenty of beds available.

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City of Miami passes out free masks to residents in coronavirus hot spots

Read full article: City of Miami passes out free masks to residents in coronavirus hot spots

MIAMI City of Miami officials distributed face masks Friday to areas that have been identified as coronavirus hot spots, including Allapattah, Brownsville and Little Havana. I see people walking without masks, walking dogs in the park, in the street. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez distributed 10,000 masks to the long line of eager recipients waiting in the heat. As of Thursday, masks are now required in the city of Miami to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and there are consequences for noncompliance. The city of Miami has received more than 100,000 masks to pass out so far, and is expecting more donations.

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Drive-by shooting interrupts graduation party in Miami-Dade

Read full article: Drive-by shooting interrupts graduation party in Miami-Dade

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. Police in Miami-Dade County are searching for a car that was involved in a drive-by shooting. It happened just after midnight on Saturday morning at a graduation party in Brownsville, in the area of NW 54th Street and 30th Avenue. According to police, a subject in an unknown vehicle pulled up and opened fire on a crowd that had gathered for the party. A man was shot in the head and transported to Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. Anyone with information is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

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Woman found dead near cemetery in Brownsville

Read full article: Woman found dead near cemetery in Brownsville

Published: May 15, 2020, 4:14 pm Updated: May 15, 2020, 4:25 pmBROWNSVILLE, Fla. – Detectives are investigating how a woman ended up dead Friday near the Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Brownsville. Detective Argemis Colome, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department said officers found the woman in the area of Northwest 46th Street and Northwest 31st Avenue. Officers were searching for evidence northeast of the Quick Stop at 3101 NW 46th St.Officers asked anyone with information to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. This is a developing story.

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Police officers find ‘possible grenade’ near gas station in Miami-Dade

Read full article: Police officers find ‘possible grenade’ near gas station in Miami-Dade

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A police officer placed his hands in a shopping cart to dig through clothes, as he searched for a live grenade on Thursday afternoon near Miami’s Brownsville. According to Detective Christopher Thomas, a spokesman for the department, officers found “the possible grenade” in a trash can near the Caraf Oil gas station, at 6151 NW 32 Ave.Leo Gutierrez, the owner of the gas station, said a man who keeps all of his belongings in a shopping cart walked in flustered alerting them about a grenade, so he called 911. “He came like all crazy saying, ‘Oh! I have a grenade ... No one was injured.

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Brownsville auto shop owner chases down burglary suspect

Read full article: Brownsville auto shop owner chases down burglary suspect

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Surveillance cameras were rolling as a thief was seen snooping around the Tires Land auto shop in Brownsville, near Northwest 53rd Street and Northwest 32nd Avenue, early Sunday. In the video, the thief can be seen rummaging through a vehicle and searching for anything he can find. “Happens all the time," Orlando Cruz, a mechanic at the auto shop, said. "There’s people that go into cars just to steal change.”A man, later identified as Christian Hernandez, is seen on surveillance video burglarizing a car at Tires Land in Brownsville. (WPLG)Cruz said the owner, Luis Correa, received an alert on his phone while the thief was still on the property.

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Multiple people shot in Brooklyn, police say

Read full article: Multiple people shot in Brooklyn, police say

WABC via CNN(CNN) - Multiple people were shot in Brooklyn Saturday night, the New York Police Department said. The shooting took place in Brownsville, a neighborhood in east Brooklyn. At least six people have been injured, a New York Fire Department spokesperson told CNN. We will do everything in our power to keep this community safe and get guns off our streets," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted shortly after midnight. Officials are working to determine the exact number of people shot and their injuries, Navarro said.

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