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Miami City commissioners on Thursday gave their unanimous approval to a resolution allowing the city manager to contract with a private company to manage off-duty employment of city police officers.

NBC6’s Tony Pipitone is live from Coconut Grove with the latest on changes to the Miami Police off-duty system

An internal affairs investigation confirmed a Miami police officer was asleep on the job. He told later investigators he “dozed off” because he wasn’t feeling well, according to a police memo.

City commission has resisted changes to the off-duty work system, but a vote this week could bring reform to a system that’s been troubled for years.

Extended care centers could be in more demand, as a judge orders the state to do more to steer kids with medically complex needs away from nursing homes.

Extended care centers could be in more demand, as a judge orders the state to do more to steer kids with medically complex needs away from nursing homes. NBC6’s Tony Pipitone reports

Rock Pit Lake is beloved by many in the Lake Aire Palm View community, but records show its proximity to a long-closed city landfill and incinerator has made it a concern of state and federal environmental agencies.

A lakefront community in Fort Lauderdale is bracing for life without a lake. It will be filled with concrete debris and sand – leaving neighbors worried about what lies ahead. NBC6’s Tony Pipitone reports

A bill signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis seeks to prevent undocumented immigrants who have out-of-state driver’s licenses from using them in Florida. Here are the ones considered invalid.

The State of Florida is asking an appellate court to block a judge’s order to begin transitioning certain children out of nursing homes, where he ruled they were kept in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

The State of Florida is asking an appellate court to block a judge’s order to begin transitioning certain children out of nursing homes, where he ruled they were kept in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). NBC6’s Tony Pipitone reports

Kelsy Davis died at the age of 23 from an accidental overdose. His family says a mistake made by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is adding to their pain. They turned to NBC6 Investigators as they searched for answers.

Kelsy Davis died at the age of 23 from an accidental overdose. His family says a mistake made by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is adding to their pain. They turned to NBC6 Investigators as they searched for answers. Phil Prazan reports

Thousands of people have died from fentanyl-involved overdoses in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in the last few years. Authorities sound the alarm about a new drug infused in the mix, making it more deadly.

Thousands of people have died from fentanyl-involved overdoses in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in the last few years. Authorities sound the alarm about a new drug infused in the mix, making it more deadly. NBC6’s Phil Prazan reports

As battery fires and explosions from e-bikes continue to happen across the country, NBC6’s Yaima Crespo shares tips for safely charging and storing your e-bike to prevent a dangerous — or even deadly — situation.

Jose Alfredo Fernandez reached a plea deal with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta.

Miami-Dade prosecutors are not giving up seeking justice for victims of a mass shooting outside El Mula banquet hall in 2021 that killed three and wounded 21.

Miami-Dade prosecutors are not giving up seeking justice for victims of a mass shooting outside El Mula banquet hall in 2021 that killed three and wounded 21. NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone reports

NBC 6 Investigative reporter Myriam Masihy has the latest on the arrest of a man accused of scamming people through a fake cryptocurrency scheme.