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It’s the day fans of four college basketball programs – including the hometown Miami Hurricanes and nearby Florida Atlantic Owls – have been waiting for: the Final Four tipping off Saturday.

Police say the body of a 2-year-old Florida boy who had been the subject of a frantic search after his mother was slain has been found in a lake in the jaws of an alligator.

Here are the top stories on NBC 6 for Friday, March 31, 2023.

Praise and gratitude echoed through the halls of Broward Health Medical Center Thursday as doctors and nurses welcomed Chad Leventhal into their arms.

Fans have come from all over the country to cheer on their teams ahead of the Final Four.

One of the men arrested for allegedly attacking rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine at a South Florida gym was identified by police as a high-ranking Latin Kings gang member.

Three men and one woman have been arrested after a lengthy investigation into online escorts and prostitution in Broward County, authorities said.

Millions of people across the U.S. and in Florida are at risk of losing Medicaid when coverage protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic come to an end.

A civilian driver was killed and two Miami Police officers were hospitalized after a crash Friday, officials said.

With Friday being the deadline for the Broward Sheriff’s Office to decide whether it would continue providing 911 services to the county, terms of a deal have reportedly been reached.

A man has been arrested on a murder charge in the shooting of a woman inside a Doral hotel room last month, officials said.

The Seven Mile Bridge, longest of 42 bridges that help comprise the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, is to close to traffic in both directions at 6 a.m. Saturday for three hours for the annual Seven Mile Bridge Run.

The principal of a charter school in central Florida resigned this week after saying she wrote a $100,000 check out of the school’s account to an internet scammer posing as Elon Musk.