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Disney’s government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it at Walt Disney World. Those days are numbered as a new bill released this week puts the entertainment giant’s district firmly in the control of Florida’s governor and legislative leaders.

Here are the top stories on NBC 6 for Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

The early days of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ second term are brimming with news about water. 

The Miami Gardens community is coming together to help the hundreds of people who lost just about everything in a massive condo building fire last month.

The daughter of a 74-year-old South Florida Lyft driver who went missing late last month said his remains have been found, just days after a murder suspect who was driving his car was arrested following a chase in North Carolina.

A South Florida nonprofit is working around the clock to pour aid into Syria and Turkey after a powerful earthquake killed thousands and caused widespread devastation.

Prosecutors have filed criminal battery charges against a 15-year-old who was seen in a video repeatedly punching a 9-year-old girl on a school bus in Miami-Dade.

A mother and son are facing charges after authorities said they were involved in a stolen truck crashing while fleeing police in Doral and a carjacked SUV crashing while fleeing police in Hialeah, officials said.

Some might say etiquette has become a lost art, but one local woman is making it her mission to restore it, one student at a time. Beyond just learning how to properly use a fork and knife, Mrs. Jackie Vernon-Thompson is teaching children in our community how to boost their self-esteem, combat bullying in school and prepare them to succeed…....

Police are searching for a driver who they said fled on foot after a crash in Margate left a woman dead and another woman and a young child hospitalized.

Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in a Florida City neighborhood Tuesday.

A Miami Beach man claims he’s the victim of an antisemitic rant at a Dunkin’ that was caught on camera, but the employee says the video doesn’t tell the whole story.

Blake Gilley, 38, said his children told him that they were instructed not to interact with others. Their mother has been accused of kidnapping.