Here are some of the top stories of the week from the NBC 6 Weekend Digest:
Gators Hibernate in Frozen Swamp With Noses Sticking Out of Water
The cold weather slamming much of the country isn’t only affecting humans, animals are also feeling the chill – especially alligators.
A video of alligators going into survival mode is making its way away around social media.
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'You Need to Learn Your Lesson': Mom Allegedly Leaves Child in U-Haul
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A South Florida woman allegedly left her son inside of a U-Haul truck without food or water because her boyfriend didn't want the child in their new apartment, according to a police report.
The child said his mother left him early in the morning with only a pillow and a blanket in the back of the U-Haul truck because the child argues with his younger brother and he needed to "learn your lesson."
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Poll Worker Paychecks Rejected for Some in Broward County
Months after the midterm elections in November, some poll workers are just now getting paid. The Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office says bad checks were sent out to about 100 poll workers because of an issue with the paper stock.
A viewer contacted NBC 6 Responds after his bank rejected his Election Day check.
“If you say you are going to pay me, pay me,” he told us.
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'Traveling Bandit' Behind Aventura Bank Robbery Arrested: FBI
A suspect accused of starting a nationwide bank robbery spree in South Florida has been arrested, FBI officials said Thursday.
Jason Lee Robinson, 49, was arrested on federal bank robbery charges for his alleged involvement in the Dec. 28 robbery of a Capital Bank branch in Aventura, officials said.
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