NBC 6 has the top six stories you need to know for Friday.
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- It’s Friday, March 1st – and NBC 6 has the top six stories you need to know for the day.
It’s Friday, March 1st – and NBC 6 has the top six stories you need to know for the day.
Weather wise, the warm temperatures stick around to start the new month with highs in the mid-80s before a front arrives to help cool things down toward the middle of next week.
No. 1 - A South Florida gymnastics instructor is behind bars on charges of possessing and compiling child pornography, and authorities are concerned there may be other victims.
Hassan Jawad, 27, of Deerfield Beach, was arrested Thursday after a month-long investigation that a computer had been advertising or sharing images of child pornography since January, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
No. 2 - Three corrections officers at a Miami-Dade prison are facing charges after an inmate was falsely accused of having a "shank" in his possession, officials said.
Dade Correctional Institution workers Capt. Eric Peavey, Jr., Sgt. Lizandro Rodriguez and Correctional Officer Ellen Day were all arrested on charges including official misconduct and falsifying an official record, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office said Thursday.
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No. 3 - Today marks the first day of spring break season and officials in Miami Beach are enforcing several rules that include no coolers, tents, tables on the beaches as well a new limit on live or amplified music and no alcohol or marijuana on beach property. Spring break runs through the first week of April.
No. 4- Congresswoman Donna Shalala and Debbie Mucarsel Powell are trying to drum up support for national gun reform.
The two South Florida Democrats are meeting about gun legislation passed by the house that closes several gun purchasing loopholes and require universal background checks.
No. 5 - The annual Carnival on the Mile festival kicks off tomorrow in Coral Gables. The fun includes a ton events from food to art and world class musicians and runs from Saturday to Sunday.
No. 6 - A South Florida native is officially a true titan. James Jean-Louis was named one of two winners of the NBC’s "Titan Games", a show that puts contestants through grueling physical challenges.
Jean-Louis says he wants to give back to the community by creating a non-profit for people looking for a second chance at life.
