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MIAMI, Fla. – The pandemic has put a spotlight on the mental health crisis in the United States. Escalating rates of suicide in 2020 made it the second leading cause of death for teens and young adults. Susan Racher is president of the Miami-Dade chapter of the National Alliance...

DORAL, Fla. – A new body-worn camera video obtained by Local 10 News shows the moments inspectors with the city of Doral had to shut down a cosmetic surgery clinic in early March. “You’re operating without a certificate of use and occupancy. I have to shut you down. I...

MIAMI – Doctors and medical experts are talking about a rise in flu cases across South Florida, and it comes as there is also an uptick in COVID-19 cases. As a result, local pharmacy shelves are looking sparse in the cold and flu sections. “I’ve had a lot of...

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Every year, Local 10′s Tribute to Teachers campaign recognizes the best educators in South Florida, with only five honorees selected from hundreds of nominations. Sheketha Ellison has been teaching special education at Glades Middle School in Miramar for 18 years. “These are my babies as...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A brand new YMCA in central Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk Corridor opened on Friday morning. “It’s a very unique building. There’s not another one like this in the country,” Sheryl Woods, of YMCA of South Florida, said. The building stands at 65,000...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Every year, Local 10′s Tribute to Teachers campaign recognizes the best educators in South Florida, with only five honorees selected from hundreds of nominations. Steve Szoke is Dillard High School’s lauded robotics instructor and inspires his students to get creative with coding. Szoke...

MIAMI – A mural was unveiled Saturday at a school in Miami-Dade County honoring Frances Johnson, one of the first Black parents to lead her children to an all-white school. Johnson took the brave step with her children on Sept. 6, 1961, at Earlington Heights Elementary School, and on Saturday morning, her son honored her at that same school she took them to with a mural.

MIAMI – Miami-Dade County is taking action to make the Rickenbacker Causeway safer for bicyclists. The initiative comes after several deadly crashes between riders and vehicles in the area. Many of those cyclists got an early start Sunday morning, taking advantage of new bike barriers which now line parts...

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Cuban-Americans said Los Van Van collaborated with the Communist Party in Cuba. The dance band played on Friday at the Charles F. Dodge City Center, a venue owned by the city of Pembroke Pines. The city also approved a protest permit at the City Center...

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A sudden focus on road safety in Miami-Dade County comes after two cyclists were killed on the Rickenbacker Causeway, a road used for much more than commuting. Last week there was a day-long fight in front of the Miami-Dade County Commission over whether to allow...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The 64-year-old pilot of a small plane who passed out in flight, leaving his passenger with no flying experience to land the Cessna in Florida, suffered a tear in his aorta, according to his surgeon. Kenneth Allen was flying two passengers from the Bahamas...

MIAMI – At $3 to $5, Patrick Goddard said Brightline fares will be a lot cheaper than a gallon of gas from Friday to Sunday. The high-speed train has stops in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach and will have new stations in Boca Raton and Aventura. The expansion project to Orlando International Airport is next.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – It was Day 3 of the retrial for Katherine Magbanua, a South Florida woman who is accused of being the connection between the hitmen and an FSU professor’s former in-laws in what investigators say was a murder for hire. Daniel Markel was shot to...

MIAMI – Detectives arrested a woman on Friday who is accused of stealing more than $437,000 with a 70-year-old cancer patient who was hospitalized in Miami-Dade County. According to prosecutors, Ana Nunez pretended to be the victim’s daughter to visit her in the hospital and manipulated her into signing a power of attorney.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A jury found a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy not guilty of battery on Friday in Fort Lauderdale. Video shows Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jorge Sobrino punching David O’Connell on Jan. 2, 2019, in Broward Health North. O’Connell was handcuffed to a hospital...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal prosecutor in North Carolina says a jury has convicted a South Florida man in connection with a business email compromise scheme that defrauded law firms and other companies of more than $1 million. U.S. Attorney Dena J. King says Pierre Yvelt Almonor, 49, of...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jorge Sobrino took the stand on Thursday during his trial for battery in Fort Lauderdale. Prosecutors said his victim was handcuffed to a hospital bed. Video shows Sobrino, 24, punched David O’Connell on Jan. 2, 2019, while at Broward Health...

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Fla. – A mother in south Miami-Dade County’s Richmond Heights neighborhood said she was horrified when she saw a girl was able to beat up her 13-year-old daughter without any adult interference. “To see your baby -- the baby that you carried -- being slinged around...

MIAMI, Fla. – Afropunk is hosting its first live event in Miami this weekend in historic Overtown. “Overtown is the Harlem of the South,” said Kechi Okpala, event coordinator for The Urban on Northwest 2nd Avenue. Planet Afropunk Live Miami is a two-day event from May 20 to...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Consumers should not be charged any dealer fees when buying out a car lease. That has been the focus of two recent Local 10 News investigations. Despite a federal law in place and consumers trying to fight back, complaints continue to come in. State lawmakers said the practice has to stop.