Thunderstorms Expected for Coastal SE Florida
Residents of coastal southeast Florida should expect intermittent thunderstorms with gusty winds and possibly even hail until the late afternoon Wednesday. Around noon, a severe thunderstorm capable of...
View ArticleHialeah Warehouse Fire Investigated
Authorities are investigating a fire that ripped through a Hialeah warehouse early Wednesday. The fire broke out around 1:40 a.m. at Angel Custom Creations at 1065 E. 29th Street, Hialeah Fire...
View ArticleGosnell Expected to Plea in Pill Mill Case
A Philadelphia abortion doctor already serving a life term in the deaths of three babies is due in federal court to plead to drug charges. Authorities say Dr. Kermit Gosnell ran a “pill mill” by day...
View ArticleMicroscope Solves Musical Mystery
Inside the Stanford Linear Accelerator, a microscope the size of a room, de-codes parts of a 1797 opera by Luigi Cherubin. NBC Bay Area's Scott Budman explains.
View ArticleAustralian Woman Attempts Cuba-to-Florida Swim
An ultra-marathon swimmer from Australia began her attempt a record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida Wednesday morning. Chloe McCardel entered the water at 9:59 a.m. Havana time. She has been...
View ArticleSmartphones Help Trappers Wrangle Feral Hogs
As feral hogs continue to barrel into suburban and urban areas -- and even into Dallas' city limits -- trappers are turning to smartphone technology to help catch the animals. Locations such as Kiest...
View ArticleSex Slave Trial Begins In Federal Court
The trial began Tuesday for civil lawsuit filed by a Chicago woman who claims her ex-husband abused and kept her as a sex slave. Kimberley O’Brien, 51, filed the $60 million suit against 57-year-old...
View Article2 Motorcycle Officers in in Obama's Procession Involved in Crash
Two motorcycle officers in President Barack Obama's procession sustained minor injuries and were transported to the hospital after an accident Wednesday, Miami Police said. The accident occurred around...
View ArticleTerrifying Anti-Drunk Video Goes Viral
A viral British anti-drunk driving campaign video is receiving a lot of attention for a sobering strategy that aims to literally scare the crap out of potential offenders. The #PubLooShocker video,...
View ArticleElectronic Cigarettes: What You Need to Know
The electronic cigarette industry is on fire. Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group announced on Tuesday that it's getting into the $1 billion dollar e-cigarette business. And on Monday, another...
View ArticleBoil Alert Issued for Several Eastern Broward Cities
Residents of several eastern Broward County cities were asked to boil their water before consuming it for at least 48 hours, officials said Wednesday. "E-coli bacteria were detected in a Broward County...
View ArticleMiami Company Makes Bulletproof Backpack Inserts
Leaving the house? Don't forget your bulletproof gear, says Robert Scott. His Miami-based company Armour Wear is now selling lightweight, bulletproof inserts that are meant to be placed in backpacks,...
View ArticleMiramar Man Sentenced to Life in Prison in Girlfriend's Murder
A Broward judge sentenced a Miramar man to life in prison Wednesday after accepting his second-degree murder plea in the 2007 strangling death of his girlfriend. Vernon Howard, 42, left the body of...
View ArticleStudent Accused of Trying to Get Her Boyfriend to Murder Her Ex
A University of California -- Riverside student has been arrested on suspicion of ordering her current boyfriend to murder her ex-boyfriend, according to jail and court records. Barbara Wu, 21,...
View ArticleNew Start, End Times for 23 Broward Schools
The Broward County School Board approved new opening and closing times at 23 schools and centers for the 2013-2014 school year. The amount of time changed for most schools is between five and 15...
View ArticleFriday Is Day of Remembrance in Newtown
Many will gather in Newtown on Friday for a day of remembrance to mark the six-month anniversary of the tragic December school shootings at Sandy Hook School, where 20 students and six educators, were...
View Article2 Workers Rescued from Dangling Scaffold
Two maintenance workers trapped on a broken scaffold dangling outside the top of the 46-story Hearst Tower were pulled to safety in dramatic fashion Wednesday afternoon. The middle motor on the...
View ArticleUrn Found Floating Off North Miami Beach
A South Florida crematorium owner is hoping someone will come forward to claim remains found in an urn floating in the Intracoastal Waterway in North Miami. "I am expected and hopeful any family will...
View ArticleFacebook Finally Gets Clickable Hashtag
Social media's beloved hashtag is finally coming to Facebook. While many users are already using hashtags on the site, they served no purpose until Wednesday, when Facebook announced in a blog post...
View ArticleNBC 6's Jackie Nespral Voted Best TV News Anchor
The votes are in. Miami New Times has chosen NBC 6's own Jackie Nespral as Best TV News Anchor of 2013. The Miami-native has been with NBC for 21 years since she started at NBC's "Weekend Today" show...
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