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Former Laconia Mayor Critical After Wife Dies in Miami Crosswalk Crash
Source: No machine-readable author provided. Averette assumed . / Wikimedia Commons. Linnea Fraser died after she and her husband, former Laconia mayor Mark Fraser, were struck by a vehicle while crossing Biscayne Boulevard in a marked crosswalk in Miami on Oct. 31. In the family's account, Mark remained in critical condition and on a ventilator, even as their daughter said he was expected to survive.
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Bahamas drowning leaves 2 Americans dead near Bimini
Two Americans died in a suspected drowning in the Bahamas on Friday, Nov. 13, after strong ocean currents swept away members of their swimming group near North Bimini, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said. Police said the group had been swimming beyond a sign warning of dangerous currents. The victims, a man and a woman in their late 30s and early 40s, have not been publicly identified.
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Miami Man Called Police to Report a Burglary at His Home Then Deputies Found His Mother Dead Inside
Florida Son Reported a Break-In at His Own Home Then Got Arrested After His Mother Was Found Dead A man […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
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911 call details emergency inside Miami plastic surgery clinic before patient's death
New details are emerging in the death of 29-year-old Jennifer Arias, a mother from New York who traveled to Miami to undergo cosmetic surgery in August. NBC6 Investigates obtained a 911 call from the day of the emergency, along with an autopsy report that lists a deadly surgical complication NBC6 has reported on for years.
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Is a walkable Miami possible? This 225-mile trail could answer that one day
South Florida isn’t an easy place to walk. All those whizzing cars, disjointed streets and too-short “Walk” signs make life difficult for pedestrians. But local leaders want to prove Miami can join the ranks of walkable cities like New York, Boston and San Francisco, and they’re betting that 225 miles of trails can help solve some of the issues. So, they’re doubling down on the Miami Loop, a countywide network that will connect a labyrinth of walking and cycling paths, corridors and green space. The project has been in the works since 2015, but has stalled several times in the last decade despite support from city and county leaders, transit advocates and residents. The project’s ambitious scale is only partly to blame. Sections of the Miami Loop are still being designed or under construction as individual trails struggle with multimillion-dollar cost estimates. The project is also the ultimate test of whether city, county, state and federal leaders can work together to get the job done. MORE: The Underline’s bike and walk trail is complete. It’s named after a billionaire The Loop falls under the jurisdiction of several local governments, as well as special districts including the Miami Downtown Development Authority,
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Patients with 3 health insurance plans lose access to Miami health network
The University of Miami Health System announced it will no longer accept three Medicare Advantage plans next year, requiring patients to find new insurance coverage or doctors to get in-network care. As thousands of people in South Florida review their health insurance plans during open enrollment, UHealth says Aetna, Preferred Care Network and Solis Health Plans are going away. The coverage allowing patients to be treated in-network by UHealth doctors and at the system’s facilities will end after Dec. 31, UHealth said in a statement to the Miami Herald. UHealth patients who are affected either need to sign up with new plans accepted by the system or find new doctors and hospitals. UHealth has added two Medicare Advantage plans — HealthSun and Simply Healthcare Plans — that will join the network Jan. 1, 2027. Both plans will include access to UHealth primary care doctors. “We have notified all of our impacted patients about this change, giving them the opportunity during open enrollment to select an insurance plan that includes UHealth,” the system said in a statement to the Miami Herald, which added that the insurance companies dropped the health system. READ MORE: Should you get original Medicare or an Advantage
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In wake of ‘blue tsunami,’ Miami moves to gut LGBTQ board, repeal affirmative action programs
In anticipation of Florida’s new and sweeping anti-DEI law going into effect Jan. 1, the city of Miami is weighing a proposal that would gut its LGBTQ board, repeal the city’s affirmative action policy and eliminate the office tasked with investigating discrimination complaints. Next week, the Miami City...
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Miami man sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for threatening Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem
MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Miami man who threatened to execute Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former Special Envoy Kristi Noem in a series of social media posts will spend the next two years in federal prison. Jon Christopher Enriquez, 47, was sentenced to 24 months behind bars...
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Miami Finally Feels Fall: One Crisp Saturday Before Big Winds Roar Back
Miami woke Saturday to clear skies as temperatures across South Florida were generally in the 50s, with a noticeably drier feel behind the week’s cold front. The city should reach about 72 degrees this afternoon, while north winds of 10 to 14 mph occasionally gust near 18 mph. Rain is not expected, making it one of the best outdoor-weather days of the week.
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Cuban man who lived in Miami describes nightmare in Central African Republic after ICE, traffic stop
MIAMI — Through tears, Yasmany Moreno described how he went from living in Miami with his family to being trapped in the Central African Republic about a year later. Moreno, 32, said he left his native Cuba in a raft in 2016. After moving to Miami, he worked at food processing centers and in a trucking business.
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Little Haiti Breaks Ground On 13 Affordable Homes As Residents Battle Rising Taxes
City and county leaders broke ground on a new townhome development in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood this week, bringing 13 permanently affordable homes to a corner lot along Northeast 67th Street. The project, called Place Louverture, is built on a shared-equity model designed to let working-class buyers own a home even as property values around them climb out of reach.