March 26, 2021 – Bugle Miami

NBA still needs to approve Miami-Dade’s $135M deal with FTX to rename Miami Heat’s home

MIAMI – The Miami Heat’s home will likely soon have a new name. If the NBA approves the deal, the AmericanAirlines Arena will be the FTX Arena until 2040. The change in naming rights is part of a $135 million deal that Miami-Dade County commissioners approved on Friday. It didn’t happen without opposition. Commissioners Rebecca Sosa, […]

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SW Miami-Dade family receives DNA confirmation 5 weeks after son killed in car crash

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SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. – A new DNA discovery has given a Southwest Miami-Dade family the answers they need to move forward from a tragic car accident after a major mistake happened during the investigation. Friday was filled with tears and emotions for Diana Rivers and Kim Rivers Sr. because, after nearly five weeks, they got

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Crowds in Miami Beach lighter as curfew approaches; Miami monitors for possible migration of revelers

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MIAMI BEACH, FLA. – Spring break crowds in Miami Beach are noticeably lighter than previous weeks as the city’s curfew in the entertainment district approaches, but cities like Miami will be monitoring to see if spring breakers move their party to the mainland. With less than two hours to go until the 8 p.m. curfew,

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Waldorf Astoria Enters the Miami Market

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Waldorf Astoria has announced plans to launch its maiden property in the Magic City with the Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami. Housed within a 100-story tower soaring 1,049 feet above Biscayne Bay, the development will be the tallest building in Florida, as well as the tallest residential volume south of New York. Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami will

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Miami Mayor Warns Crowds to Stay Away from City of Miami Following South Beach Chaos

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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez held a press conference Friday to send a warning that rowdy crowds and “lawlessness” would not be tolerated in the city this weekend after law enforcement has struggled with masses of tourists in South Beach. “In the city of Miami, we’re prepared for the possibility of a surge of people in

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Miami Beach officials say they’re prepared for another weekend of large spring break crowds

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An attempt to enforce an emergency curfew on spring breakers at Miami Beach last weekend devolved into chaos. But this weekend, city officials say they’re prepared. Authorities have extended a curfew and state of emergency in the Florida city. Restrictions include an 8 p.m. curfew in the entertainment district, a series of road closures aimed at stemming

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A Fort Lauderdale police officer, who has also been identified as an assistant wrestling coach at Cardinal Gibbons High School, is expected to be released from jail Friday after he was arrested on accusations that he engaged in sexual chats online with an undercover detective who he believed was a young girl.

Fort Lauderdale police officer accused of trying to talk to minor on sex chat posts bond

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A Fort Lauderdale police officer, who has also been identified as an assistant wrestling coach at Cardinal Gibbons High School, is expected to be released from jail Friday after he was arrested on accusations that he engaged in sexual chats online with an undercover detective who he believed was a young girl. Louis Walsh, 29, was

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7-year-old boy undergoes surgery after shark bite in Fort Lauderdale Beach

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A young boy has been hospitalized after suffering a shark bite in Fort Lauderdale. The seven-year-old was visiting Fort Lauderdale Beach with his cousins on Thursday when he was attacked. The boy’s mother, Grace Sosa, said the boy saw a school of fish nearby. Suddenly, he saw what he thought was a big brown fish.

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Video shows woman shouting about ‘freedom’ while refusing to wear face mask in Miami-Dade

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A woman who was refusing to wear a face mask resorted to shouting about “the freedom and the right of an individual” on Wednesday in Miami-Dade County. The woman argued with both shoppers and employees at the Lowe’s Home Improvement in Miami Lakes. She was surrounded by house plants at the store’s Garden Center, a

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