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Uber launching new rider verification program in Miami. Here's how it works
Uber is rolling out a new rider verification program designed to create a more trusted platform and they've chosen Miami as one of the first cities to test it out. Starting Thursday, verified riders will receive a new badge that drivers will see to let them know the rider has undergone additional verification steps.
Doral nightclub reopens to aid family of security guard killed in mass shooting
DORAL, Fla. – Martini Bar Doral, located within the CityPlace complex, is set to reopen its doors Thursday to help the family of a fallen security guard. George Castellanos, 23, was killed in a mass shooting at the nightclub in early April. It’s hosting an event it calls “a...
A little more humid with a warm ocean breeze
MIAMI - A warm ocean breeze will continue to bring in a little more moisture each day while at the same time push up temperatures a degree or two each day.The East Coast metro areas and the Keys will remain mainly dry with just a few isolated showers developing each afternoon over the interior.Sunday night will be a warm night to observe the Lyrid meteor shower but the moon will still be up leading to some unwanted additional light overnight. The meteors will appear from directly overhead early Monday morning.Monday afternoon will see near-record highs with a high temperature of 89 degrees. The record in Miami is 91 degrees. Enough moisture moves into the area to put a few showers in the forecast starting Monday and continuing through at least the start of the week.
Police arrest suspected ‘bank jugger’ in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Police announced the arrest of a suspected “bank jugger” in Hollywood on Wednesday. On March 26, officers from the Hollywood Police Department said they were conducting surveillance on the west side of the city, specifically targeting bank jugging activities. Police arrest man for several...
Larvicide spraying scheduled in Hollywood to prevent spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Hollywood, Florida – Hollywood residents can expect to see truck-mounted sprayers in action as the Mosquito Control Section carries out a scheduled larvicide application to combat the growing mosquito population. This initiative, aimed at the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, known carriers of dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya,...
Miami-Dade school employee dies after being arrested on molestation charges
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – An IT employee at a public school in Miami-Dade County has died following his arrest on molestation charges, the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Wednesday. Thomas Steinkamp, Chief of Investigative Services, confirmed to Local 10 News that Martin Zaretsky, who was from Tamarac,...
Broward man accused of scamming Miami-Dade trucking company out of $100K
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – An accused scammer from Broward County is facing charges in Miami-Dade after police say he bilked the trucking company that he formerly worked for out of $100,000. Miami-Dade police said from January 2022 to October 2023, Gabriel Antonio Pluas, 36, of Davie, served as an...
Florida residents leave the most items behind in Ubers: report
ORLANDO, Fla. - Have you ever forgotten your sunglasses or hat in an Uber? What about your phone? Maybe you've forgotten hot sauce, a breathalyzer or even your pet turtle?. Surprisingly enough, those last three items have actually been left in Ubers in the past year, according to the rideshare company's eighth annual Lost & Found Index, which provides a glimpse into the items people leave behind and the cities they leave them behind in the most.
Before septic tanks fail, more South Florida homes are switching to sewers
As South Florida faces sea-level rise, flooding and storm surge, officials are working to switch thousands of septic tanks across the region into sewer connections. “Within a number of years they’re going to fail and that will be horrible,” Broward County Commissioner Steve Geller, who also is the chairman of the Water Advisory Board. And as more sewage seeps into the groundwater that “of ...
Bar code system reduces long lines at Century Village in Pembroke Pines
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Long lines and major backups at the 55-and-over Century Village in Pembroke Pines have prompted the implementation of bar code registration for residents. Local 10 News spoke with Beverly Erickson, who serves as the president of Century Village Pembroke Pines’ pickleball and bocce sports club...
Choir singers from 19 area churches come together for GospelFest 2024
Singers from nineteen South Florida churches under the direction of four Miami choirmasters will raise their voices as a single community choir for GospelFest 2024. On Sunday, April 21, GospelFest at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex is the final production in this year’s Gospel Sundays series produced by the Adrienne Arsht Center.
Sunny, breezy & dry, warming trend begins Thursday
MIAMI - A mild start to Wednesday morning with temperatures mostly in the 70s across South Florida.Warm, breezy, dry, and mostly sunny during the day with highs in the low 80s. The easterly breeze is leading to a high risk of rip currents at the beach and rough boating conditions. Small craft caution should exercise caution over the Atlantic waters and the Keys.Thursday will be slightly warmer with highs closer to the mid-80s.Our dry stretch of weather will continue through late week as high pressure remains in control The winds will lighten up and shift out of the southeast.It will be even warmer Friday through the weekend with highs well above normal in the upper 80s. Some inland areas may reach 90 degrees. A few stray showers are possible from Sunday into Monday. Spotty showers on Tuesday.
Key Biscayne’s cloudy Thursday forecast
While there will be plenty of sunshine during the day, Key Biscayne will see partly cloudy skies off an on during the day. Today’s forecast high is 79 degrees after 1 p.m., but the 73 percent humidity will make it feel much warmer, with ESE winds ESE at 10 to 15 miles per hour.
Woman, 39, reported missing in Miami
MIAMI – City of Miami police are searching for a 39-year-old woman who has been reported missing. According to authorities, Jennifer Palacio Padilla was last seen Sunday in the Little Havana area. Former American diplomat sentenced to 15 years in prison after spying for Cuba against the US. NOW...
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