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After nearly half a year of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, businesses across Miami-Dade will be able to defy the county’s curfew and keep their doors open past midnight thanks to one local strip club.

A new emergency order is giving Broward County restaurants and other establishments an extra hour to serve food and alcohol. The order issued Friday extends on-premise consumption of food and alcohol until midnight at all Broward establishments. The service is prohibited from midnight to 5 a.m. Establishments can operate at a minimum of 50% indoor capacity and up to 100%…

The staggered reopening of Broward County Public Schools continued Tuesday with grades 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 able to return to school if they chose that option.  So it was a big day for high schools, with freshmen coming to their campuses for the first time. Those who did felt like the few, the proud, the in-person learners. “I’m…

Broward Public Schools has reported its first case of coronavirus since reopening– an elementary student. On Tuesday, more students returned to school. And just like Miami-Dade, Broward is taking action to make sure everyone stay safe while classes continue. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

The City of Miami has loosened some of its restaurant restrictions and won’t be enforcing its curfew until midnight. The new guidelines were approved by city commissioners Thursday and allow restaurants to operate at 100% capacity as long as tables can be kept six feet apart and table capacity is limited to 10 people. In altering the guidelines, commissioners touted…

The City of Miami has loosened some of its restaurant restrictions and won’t be enforcing its curfew until midnight. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.

Broward County Public Schools is welcoming some of its student back to campus Friday for in-person classes. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

Three students and one employee were among four confirmed COVID-19 cases with the Miami-Dade County Public School system Friday. School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the four cases had been confirmed by the depratment of health and that all were in isolation. The schools impacted by the cases are Zora Neale Hurston Elementary, Poinciana Park Elementary, William Lehman Elementary, and Charles…

Miami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed late Thursday that it has “multiple positive cases” of COVID-19. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed late Thursday that it has “multiple positive cases” of COVID-19 since students returned to the classrooms earlier this week. District Director Natalia Zea did not specify the number of cases or name the schools impacted. She said those schools and the individuals affected were notified and more information would be on the district’s reopening...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has confirmed its first positive case of COVID-19 since students returned to classrooms earlier this week. NBC 6’s Laura Rodriguez reports.

With cases once again on the rise, health experts are warning Americans not to become lax in protecting themselves and others from the coronavirus.

More students are back in the classroom for the first time since public schools shut down in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Certain middle and high schoolers stepped back onto campus. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

After more than six months, some nightlife spots reopened for the first time after Gov. Ron DeSantis OK’d Phase 3 reopening. South Beach’s Mynt Lounge was one of them.

Public schools in Broward County are set to reopen campuses for students later this week and teachers and staff are preparing with new safety measures in place. The county’s staggered reopening plan will begin with students in Pre-K through 2nd grade allowed to return Friday. It’s the first time students will be allowed in classrooms since they were closed...

NBC 6’s Carolina Peguero has more on what county officials say they are doing to be ready for the first students back on campus.

At a press conference Friday, some protesters shouted over Broward Mayor Dale V.C. Holness as he went over the county’s coronavirus guidelines. “We still expect that you wear a facial covering,” Holness said. “The governor’s order suspends us from collecting fees, not from issuing citations.” “Wrong sir, that’s wrong!” one man shouted in response. “Listen to the governor, sir!”...

For the second time in the same week, a South Florida school district has been forced by the state to move up its reopening date.  The Broward County School Board approved a staggered physical reopening of schools that will begin Oct. 9. The board voted unanimously for the plan during an emergency meeting Thursday. Miami-Dade County Public Schools voted on…

NBC 6’s Carolina Peguero has reaction from both school board officials and parents with the new date being moved up to a staggered schedule on October 9th.

After pressure from the state, Broward Schools decided to resume in-person learning on Oct. 9. The original plan was for Oct. 14. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer has more.