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Why Local Governments Can't Prioritize Residents for COVID-19 Vaccine
Some state leaders have said that while they don’t have an issue with seasonal residents getting vaccinated here, they are concerned about tourists doing the same while visiting Florida
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Why Local Governments Can't Prioritize Residents for COVID-19 Vaccine
Some state leaders have said that while they don’t have an issue with seasonal residents getting vaccinated here, they are concerned about tourists doing the same while visiting Florida.
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Scammers Target Consumers Eager to Receive Coronavirus Vaccine
The COVID crisis has turned our lives upside down and some see it as an opportunity. “We know that scammers follow the headlines,” Colleen Tressler with the Federal Trade Commission said. Tressler explains consumers are easy targets in this pandemic. “The agency has received more than 270,000 specific COVID related complaints, the fraud loses dollar wise associated with that...
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Health Officials Warn About COVID-19 Vaccine Scams
Sasha Jones has the details on health experts’ warnings of vaccine scams that targets people’s personal information.
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NBC 6 Survey: Local Health Care Workers Share Views on COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for COVID-19 have the go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Tens of thousands are arriving in Florida and they will go first to health care workers.
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Dozens of Health Care Workers Weigh in on NBC 6 Survey
What do health care workers think about the vaccines? NBC 6 Investigators conducted a survey and dozens weighed in.
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Man Put in Chokehold During Arrest; Technique Now Banned by Department
Cellphone video, exclusively obtained by NBC 6 Investigators, shows Medley Police officers arresting Joshua Rodriguez inside his then home in January 2019.
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For Those Who Sue Police, Resolution Can Take Years
When police are accused of misconduct, it can cost them credibility and it can also cost taxpayers money, once lawsuits start flying. But NBC 6 Investigators found it’s not easy for those who accused police to prove their case.
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Changes Made to Miami-Dade Courthouses After NBC 6 Report
Changes Coming to Miami-Dade Courthouses Amid Pandemic
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Baby Becomes Triple Amputee After Getting Sick on Cruise
In February, Phoebe Moon’s parents snapped a photo of the nine-month-old baby carrying a teddy bear on a plane to Miami. “It was Phoebe’s first holiday,” said Phoebe’s mother, Aimee Moon, during a Zoom interview from the United Kingdom. Once they arrived, they boarded the Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas—a ship that promotes activities for the little ones online. ...
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Juvenile Detention Supervisor Fired After Hitting Teen
A teen was left with a black eye after a supervisor at a juvenile detention facility hit her face. NBC 6 Investigators obtained exclusive video of what happened.
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Broward Juvenile Detention Supervisor Fired After Hitting Teen
Photos, exclusively obtained by NBC 6 Investigators, show the bruised eye of a 17-year-old after she says a sergeant hit her face early September at the Broward Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
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Former Miami Officer Sues City Alleging Retaliation
Luis Valdes says he loved being part of Miami Police Department’s elite crime suppression unit, or CSU, until he and some of his colleagues saw something that made them send an anonymous letter to the department’s internal affairs.
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Former Miami Police Officer Sues City
A former City of Miami police officer says he was investigated and fired for helping the FBI lock up his corrupt sergeant. In a lawsuit he filed against the city, the ex-cop accuses several officials, including the current chief of police, of retaliating against him.
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Baby Becomes Triple Amputee After Getting Sick on Cruise
A baby’s first vacation turned for the worse after she got sick on board. Her family is now suing the cruise line, saying its doctors didn’t do enough.
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Toll Fiasco Costs Miami-Dade Expressway Authority a $66.5 Million Settlement, Plus Other Fees
A judge ruled the agency was dishonest and acted in bad faith with a contractor it hired to set up a now-trashed toll-by-plate system — one that never worked properly. After two trials and two appeals, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority finally surrendered — at a total cost of around $84 million.
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MDX Pays Heavy Toll for Breach of Contract
It’s the biggest boondoggle in the history of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, and the costliest.
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Anonymous Complaint Leads to Attorney in Commissioner Recall Effort Being Cited
One of the lawyers representing the effort to recall Miami city commissioner Joe Carollo was the focus of an anonymous research packet emailed to several high ranking city leaders. So far, it’s led to the attorney, David Winker, being cited by the code department for having an illegal home office. Winkler says he’s being retaliated against for his legal work...
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Hialeah Task Force Finds PPE Shortages at Senior Care Facilities
The city of Hialeah’s task force looking into COVID-19 outbreaks at local nursing homes and assisted living facilities found access to personal protective equipment is still a concern. Members of the task force, which includes the city’s fire department, went to all the 94 long-term care facilities in the area and found 20 reported PPE shortages: 15 needed gowns, 14…
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Hialeah Task Force Finds PPE Shortages at Senior Care Facilities
The city of Hialeah’s task force looking into COVID-19 outbreaks at local nursing homes and assisted living facilities found access to personal protective equipment is still a concern.