<![CDATA[NBC 6 South Florida - Miami Local News and Breaking News]]> Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:33 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:33 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations <![CDATA[Depression Becoming Better Organized]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:54:45 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/tropical+depression+2+on+wednesday+at+11am.jpg
A tropical storm warning was in effect for El Lagarto to Barra de Nautla, Mexico.]]>
<![CDATA[Woman Arrested for Running Illegal Dentist Office: Davie Police]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:40 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061913+luz+rios-ossa.jpg
Ex-wife of man arrested for performing illegal dentistry arrested on similar charge.

Photo Credit: Broward Sheriff's Office]]>
<![CDATA[2 Bodies Found at West Palm Beach School]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:54 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/west+palm+bodies.jpg
Two bodies, including one of a school custodian, were found at a West Palm Beach school Wednesday,

Photo Credit: WPTV]]>
<![CDATA[South Florida Doctor Says Obesity Is a Disease]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:41:01 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/South+Florida+Doctors+Say+Obesity+Is+A+Disease.jpg
Dr. Jorge Rabaza, Chief of Surgery at South Miami Hospital, says obesity is a disease.

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<![CDATA[WATCH: 2nd Round of Potential Juror Questions in Zimmerman Trial]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:29 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061913+george+zimmerman.jpg
The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial was set to begin Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the trial, Circuit Judge Debra...]]>
<![CDATA[Two Jet Skiers Rescued After Crash in Key West ]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:25 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/coast+guard+1.jpg
Two jet skiers fell into the water Monday after colliding with channel marker two in Man of War Harbor

Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard ]]>
<![CDATA[Miami Heat Game 7 Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:03:02 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061913+miami+heat+game+6.jpg
Tickets for Thursday's Game 7 go on sale at 2 p.m.

Photo Credit: Getty Images]]>
<![CDATA[Weather Forecast: Partly Sunny and Hot Wednesday]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:41:54 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061913+weather+radar+mia.jpg
Slight chance for early showers in South Florida, highs around 90]]>
<![CDATA[Teen Won't Face Charges in WaveRunner Thief Shooting]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:40 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/reynaldo+munoz.jpg
Miami Shores teen cleared of wrongdoing in 2011 shooting under Stand Your Ground.]]>
<![CDATA[Runner-Up Files Suit To Get North Miami Mayor Out of Office]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:58:19 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Kevin-Burns.jpg
"We believe that if you plan on leading the city you should at least live in the city," Kevin Burns said Tuesday.

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<![CDATA[Pembroke Pines & BTU Deal Cuts Charter School Teacher Salaries]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:52:04 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/City+Manager+Charlie+Dodge.jpg
City officials including the city's manager, attorney and human resources director met with the Broward Teachers Union to resolve a labor dispute.

Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida]]>
<![CDATA[Officials Vote for 70-Cent Tolls on Dolphin, Airport Expressways]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:49:09 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Jose+Diaz1.jpg
After three hours of public commentary and board discussions, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority voted 7-5 in favor of a 70-cent toll fare on the Dolphin and Airport expressways Tuesday.

Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida]]>
<![CDATA[Couple Files Legal Action Against Shuckers]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:04:18 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Flavia-Ellemberger.jpg
NBC 6 exclusively obtained a copy of the lawsuit that was filed late Tuesday.

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<![CDATA[Shout Out on 6: Do You Agree With Sen. Rubio's Plan To Add an English Requirement to His Immigration Bill?]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:41:52 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Shout+out+on+6THUMBNAIL.jpg
Watch the news at 11 p.m. for the results.]]>
<![CDATA[Rubio: People Should Learn English Before Permanent Resident Status]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:09:28 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/160*120/012910+rubio.jpg
Speaking in Washington, Senator Marco Rubio said: “When you apply for that green card after the tenyear period and more has expired, you’re going to have to prove that you’re proficient in English because I thin...

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<![CDATA[Cousteau's Grandson Plans 31-Day Florida Underwater Exploration]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:21:48 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Ocean-Generic-5476.jpg
Filmmaker and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau will spend 31 days underwater in Florida exploring the ocean. Starting Sept. 30, Cousteau will lead Mission 31, where he and his team will live...

Photo Credit: Getty Images]]>
<![CDATA[Man Arrested for Bringing Son, 6, for Drug Buy: Deputies ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:58:43 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Gregory+Wagner+and+Fallon+Miller.jpg
Gregory Wagner, 48, and his friend, Fallon Miller, 32, drove to a north Sarasota home, an area with recent drug-related, violent crimes, the sheriff’s office said.

Photo Credit: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office ]]>
<![CDATA[Police Investigate Purse Snatching in Plantation]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:47 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/police+line+yellow+%5Bgenericsla%5D.jpg
The purse snatching occurred on June 6 at Padrino's located at 801 S. University Drive in the Fountains Shopping Center, police said.

Photo Credit: Getty Images / Scott Olson]]>
<![CDATA[Dade Commission Approves No-Kill Shelter Plan]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:10:45 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/adoptable+dogs.jpg
To stop the killings, the county will have to budget about $20 million. Taxes will increase, costing taxpayers about $20 a year per household.

Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida]]>
<![CDATA[Man, Wife and Mother Busted in $25M Prescription Drug Ring: FDLE]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:01 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/jorge+castillo+vicky+castillo+graciela+quevedo.jpg
Jorge L. Castillo, 43, Vicky Castillo, 42, and Graciela Quevedo, 60, arrested on prescription drug trafficking charges.

Photo Credit: Broward Sheriff's Office]]>
<![CDATA[Woman, 21, to Begin Serving Sentence in Fatal Crash]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:22:06 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061813+ivanna+villanueva.jpg
21-year-old to begin serving three-year sentence in crash that killed elderly woman.

Photo Credit: NBC6.com]]>
<![CDATA[Man Left Beaten, Robbed and Nude During First Date: Deputies ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:30 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Flagler+County+Sheriffs+Office.jpg
Shaun Paul Williams, 34, was found by deputies as he was walking on the side of the roadway nude and disoriented, the sheriff’s report said.

Photo Credit: Flagler County Sheriff's Office]]>
<![CDATA[Firefighters Battle Grass Fire in Southwest Miami-Dade]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:53:30 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Brush-Fire-Generic-Flames-0.jpg
Seven units responded to the fire that was reported in the area of Southwest 122nd Avenue and 184th Street, officials said.]]>
<![CDATA[Work Wrapped Up at Site in Search for Missing Woman]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:05 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061813+lynda+meier+search+opa-locka.jpg
Law enforcement officers wrapped up work two days of work at an Opa-locka lot Tuesday without finding anything conclusive in their search for a missing Hallandale Beach woman, a police spokesman said.

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<![CDATA[Pool of 40 Potential Jurors Reached in Zimmerman Trial]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:03:51 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061813+george+zimmerman.jpg
A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the George Zimmerman trial, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson announced in court Tuesday. Those potential jurors went through the initial round of questioning,...]]>
<![CDATA[Weather Forecast: Partly Cloudy and Hot Tuesday]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:20:42 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061813+weather+radar+mia.jpg
Rain chances remain low with highs around 90 in South Florida.]]>
<![CDATA[Group Spray Painted Gay Slurs on Chick-fil-A: Davie Police]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:31:31 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061813+davie+chick-fil-a+spray+painting.jpg
Video captured three men and a woman vandalizing Davie restaurant: Police.

Photo Credit: Davie Police]]>
<![CDATA[Video of Davie School Employee Accused of Abuse Released]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:31:55 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061813+david+baier+video.jpg
Broward State Attorney's Office releases video of a man they say is charged with cruelty of a child.

Photo Credit: Broward State Attorney's Office]]>
<![CDATA[Dad Delivers Baby at Home in Hialeah]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:56:25 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Ronald+and+Jacob+Rey.jpg
Call him “Dr. Dad.”

Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida]]>
<![CDATA[SoFla Woman Sheds Pounds and Stays Fit Through Social Media]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:18:17 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Crystal+Moss.jpg
Crystal Moss has shed 85 pounds on her fitness journey.

Photo Credit: Courtesy Photos]]>
<![CDATA[Man's Pulse Restored After Near-Drowning: Authorities]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:59:03 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Miami+Beach+near-drowning.jpg
Miami Beach Fire Rescue responded to a call of a man drowning in the water near 76th Street and Collins Avenue, spokesman Capt. Adonis Garcia said.

Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida]]>
<![CDATA[Mayor Says She Wants More Thorough Inspections of Decks]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:02:04 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Connie+Leon-Kreps.jpg
The city's chief building official, Raul Rodriguez, said a day after the waterfront deck collapsed, sending about 100 people into the waters of Biscayne Bay, he noticed signs of aging.

Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida]]>
<![CDATA[Shout Out on 6: Who Will Win "The Voice"?]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:27:06 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Shout+out+on+6THUMBNAIL.jpg
Watch the news at 11 p.m. for the results.]]>
<![CDATA[Prancercise Creator to Lead Contest at Casino]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:55:18 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/prancercise.jpg
South Florida residents can Prancercise with the founder Tuesday at the Seminole Casino at Coconut Creek.]]>
<![CDATA[Police Investigate Roof Burglaries in South Miami-Dade]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:52:59 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061713+roof+burglars.jpg
Police believe the burglars enter through the roofs or walls of adjacent businesses

Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Police]]>
<![CDATA[Tropical Depression Weakens Slightly Over Belize]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:21:14 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Tropical+Depression+2+11+pm+Monday.jpg
At 11 p.m., it was located about 40 miles northwest of Monkey River Town with maximum sustained winds of 30 miles per hour.

Photo Credit: National Hurricane Center]]>
<![CDATA[Police Search Opa-locka Lot in Lynda Meier Disappearance]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:15:53 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/061713+lynda+meier.jpg
More than three years after she disappeared, police still searching for Hallandale Beach woman.]]>
<![CDATA[Chad Johnson Released From Jail]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:14:50 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Chad+Johnson+June+17.jpg
Former NFL star Chad Johnson left the Broward County Main Jail Monday, thanking the judge who put him there for "making him think."

Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida]]>
<![CDATA[Daughter Tracks Down Dad's Accused Shooter]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:12:28 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Joselyn-Martinez-Justo-Santos.jpg
Joselyn Martinez was just nine years old when her father was gunned down outside their family's restaurant. Twenty-seven years later, she was able to use some Internet sleuthing to track down the man accused of...]]>
<![CDATA[WATCH: Florida Teen Rides 50,000-Pound Whale Shark]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:35:37 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Whale+Shark1.jpg
A Fort Myers, Fla., teen had a once in a lifetime experience when he swam with a 30-foot, 50,000-pound whale shark on Saturday. Chris Kreis, 19, was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico when he spotted the...]]>