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Kangaroo in custody after hopping through South Florida neighborhood

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - This wasn't a normal morning call for officers in one South Florida city.Fort Lauderdale police spent Thursday morning chasing a kangaroo that was spotted hopping through a neighborhood.“At first we didn’t really believe it ’cause there was only one call, so when we got there, there, sure enough, was a kangaroo,” Fort Lauderdale Police officer Robert Norvis told WSVN.

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3 women attacked airline workers over flight delay at Fort Lauderdale airport, deputies say

(Courtesy: Broward Sheriff's Office) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Several Spirit Airlines employees were injured Tuesday night when they were attacked by three women who were apparently upset that their flight from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia had been delayed, sheriff's officials said.The women hit the employees with "miscellaneous items, such as phones, shoes, full water bottles, metal boarding signs and fast food," according to Broward Sheriff's Office arrest reports.

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Florida police capture runaway kangaroo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A kangaroo was on the loose Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale — just in case you thought 2020 couldn’t get any stranger.Police captured the runaway and tweeted a photo of an officer near the animal.“Who caught a glimpse of #FLPD’s newest mate hoping through our community this morning?” police tweeted.

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Phones, shoes, food used in attack on workers at Florida airport, deputies say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Several Spirit Airlines employees were injured Tuesday night when they were attacked by three women who were apparently upset that their flight from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia had been delayed, sheriff's officials said.The women hit the employees with “miscellaneous items, such as phones, shoes, full water bottles, metal boarding signs and fast food,” according to Broward Sheriff's Office arrest reports.

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Doctor: Miami becoming 'epicenter' of pandemic, comparable to Wuhan, China

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida's rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases is turning Miami into the “epicenter of the pandemic,” a top doctor warned Monday, while an epidemiologist called the region's situation “extremely grave.”Those assessments came as Florida recorded more than 12,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday after a record-setting weekend, a spike that partly reflects the larger number of tests being performed but also a high percentage of those returning positive. The state set a national record with more than 15,000 cases reported Sunday.Gov.

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Doctor: Miami becoming ‘epicenter’ of coronvirus outbreak

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida's rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases is turning Miami into the “epicenter of the pandemic,” a top doctor warned Monday, while an epidemiologist called the region's situation “extremely grave.”Those assessments came as Florida recorded more than 12,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday after a record-setting weekend, a spike that partly reflects the larger number of tests being performed but also a high percentage of those returning positive. The state set a national record with more than 15,000 cases reported Sunday.While the outbreak has been spreading through much of the state, it has hit South Florida particularly hard, both now and throughout the pandemic.

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Florida sets record week for coronavirus deaths

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida's coronavirus death rate rose again Saturday, setting a one-week record of nearly 500 fatalities that is about 80 more that the previous seven-day high set in early May.The state health department reported 96 new deaths, bringing the total for the week to 496 or an average of nearly 71 per day. Three weeks ago, Florida’s seven-day average for deaths stood at 30 before it began creeping up and then exploded in recent days, as a record 120 deaths were reported Thursday and another 92 on Friday.The state on Saturday reported 9,960 new confirmed cases and 421 addition hospitalizations.

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Florida police chief removed amid protest criticism

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The police chief in Fort Lauderdale was removed from office Thursday and replaced with an interim chief as the agency has come under criticism for violent tactics during racial injustice protests.The decision to remove Rick Maglione as the department's leader was made by the city's manager, Fort Lauderdale police spokesman Maj. Frank Sousa said.

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Sheriff: Detective claimed $15,000 for unworked shifts

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida detective was arrested Thursday on accusations he claimed more than $15,000 in pay for shifts he didn't work, authorities said.Detective Luis Silberberg was taken into custody at the Broward Sheriff's Office headquarters and charged with grand theft, official misconduct and obtaining property by fraud, according to a sheriff's office news release.Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association President Jeff Bell said in an email that Silverberg will have his day in court regarding the allegation.The sheriff's office said Silberberg falsified overtime forms on seven occasions and lied more than 50 times about working a full shift.

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Spirit Airlines passenger removed from flight for not wearing mask

QUEENS, N.Y. - A Spirit Airlines passenger was removed from a flight from LaGuardia airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday for refusing to wear a mask.A video of the incident shared on Twitter shows law enforcement confronting the unidentified man."The whole plane is a witness, I didn't do anything," the man tells the Port Authority officer. "Tell me why I'm not flying."EVEN AS CORONAVIRUS CASES JUMP, FEWER AIRLINES BLOCKING OUT MIDDLE SEATSAnother passenger in the background can be heard showing their support for the man, saying that his removal is "racist" and that passengers have to take their mask off to drink.

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Florida’s largest county closes restaurants as COVID-19 spikes

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida's largest county is again closing its restaurants to sit-down dining, gyms and other indoor venues weeks after they reopened because a spike in coronavirus cases is creating a shortage of intensive care unit beds at its hospitals.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Monday that the closure will take effect Wednesday and will also include banquet halls and short-term vacation rentals like those available on Airbnb. Restaurants will still be able to sell takeout and delivery.

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Vice President Pence, Gov. DeSantis meet as Florida hits 10,000 daily virus cases

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida reported more than 10,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases for the first time Thursday, an unwanted milestone eclipsed hours before Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. Ron DeSantis met in Tampa to discuss the state's response to the disease.The new record of 10,109 cases is partly caused by increased testing, but the mark is six times higher than where the record stood a month ago.

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Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.In another alarming indicator, 36 states are seeing an increase in the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus.“I think we are going to be in a very difficult situation for at least a month,” said Dr.

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White Florida officer charged in shoving of Black woman

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A white Florida police officer was charged with battery Tuesday for allegedly shoving a kneeling Black woman to the ground during a protest march last month, prosecutors said.Broward State Attorney Mike Satz said Fort Lauderdale Officer Steven Pohorence, 29, was seen “intentionally touching or striking” the 19-year-old woman during a civil rights protest march on May 31.The charge is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. Satz said in a news release that the decision on whether to seek a misdemeanor or felony charge was based on the extent of the injuries suffered by the woman, identified as Jada Servance in court documents.The case was investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

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Patriots owner's prostitution case heads to appellate court

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the Victory Parade through the streets of Boston on February 5, 2019, in Boston, Massachusetts to celebrate winning Super Bowl LIII. (Photo by Richard Cashin/Icon Sportswir FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court that his rights weren't violated when police secretly video-recorded him in the act.Prosecutors will tell the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal during an online hearing Tuesday that a county judge erred when he invalidated the January 2019 search warrant allowing police to

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Patriots owner’s prostitution case heads to appellate court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court that his rights weren't violated when police secretly video-recorded him in the act.Prosecutors will tell the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal during an online hearing Tuesday that a county judge erred when he invalidated the January 2019 search warrant allowing police to install secret cameras at Orchids of Asia spa as part of an alleged sex trafficking investigation.The judge said the warrant didn’t sufficiently protect the privacy of innocent customers who received legal massages, and he barred the videos’ use at trial as

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Coast Guard unloads more than 3 tons of cocaine in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The US Coast Guard unloaded some 6,800 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades, Florida on June 23, a week after the $100 million-plus haul was seized off the shores of Costa Rica.This footage shows crew on the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant offloading the drugs, which an accompanying statement said were bundled into a total of 122 bales.The Coast Guard said the cocaine was seized in two operations off the coast of Limon, Costa Rica, on June 15.

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Planning for summer beach days? Docs share virus safety tips

(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Americans have never been more ready to get out of the house and bask in the sun. Warm-weather beach destinations are the most popular vacation searches, with Florida — particularly Key West — Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and San Diego among the top considerations.According to Tripadvisor, 50% of travelers are looking to book a one- to five-day trip this month, suggesting massive pent-up demand for sand and surf.

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Florida unemployment hits 14.5% in coronavirus’ wake

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida's unemployment rate jumped higher in May, hitting a record 14.5% as the state continued reeling from the economic shutdowns caused by the corona virus outbreak, statistics released Friday show.Florida’s unemployment rate jumped slightly from the 13.8% figure in April. Before the coronavirus hit and devastated the state's tourism, retail and other industries, February's unemployment rate had been 2.8%.

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NOAA’s hurricane hunter base in Central Florida hit with COVID-19

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Five employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s hurricane hunter base in Central Florida have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.The areas where the employees worked at the Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland were closed on June 9 and cleaned “out of an abundance of caution,” spokesman Jonathan Shannon said.The employees had last worked in the center between June 3 and June 8, Shannon said.Anyone who was known to have been in contact with the employees has been notified of the test results and those employees have been asked to self-quarantine for 14 days, Shannon said.He said the base continues to follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state

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Protester hit in face by rubber bullet shot by Florida police wants answers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – LaToya Ratlieff remembers the blood spilling from her head, covering her clothes, the car ride from a stranger to the hospital and the 20 stitches sewn into her head after being shot in the face by a police officer with a rubber bullet during a Fort Lauderdale protest.The 34-year-old was getting ready to leave on May 31 after several hours at a peaceful protest sparked by the death of George Floyd. As she made her way through the parking garage, something shifted in the air.

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Disney, SeaWorld announce plans for Florida parks to reopen

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, in June and July after months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to plans a city task force approved Wednesday.

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Florida unemployment rate triples in April to nearly 13%

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida’s unemployment rate reached a record high in April of almost 13%, tripling in one month as the economic slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic took hold, as some of the state's largest employers such as Walt Disney World and Universal Studios shed workers, data released Friday shows.

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NFL cornerbacks Baker, Dunbar released from jail on bond

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – NFL cornerbacks DeAndre Baker and Quinton Dunbar were released from Broward County Jail on Sunday, a day after surrendering on felony charges stemming from a cookout at a Miramar home.

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Giants’ DeAndre Baker surrenders in armed robbery investigation

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Giants DB Baker surrenders to police in armed robbery case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker turned himself in to police on Saturday at the Broward County Jail.

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System off Florida could become season's first named storm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A trough of low pressure moving through the Florida Straits could organize over the northwestern Bahamas later Friday or Saturday and become the first named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

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Trump's Mar-a-Lago club to partially reopen this weekend

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club will partially reopen to members this weekend as South Florida slowly reopens from the coronavirus lockdown.

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Deputy fired over Parkland school shooting to be reinstated with back pay: reports

A general view of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as staff and teachers prepare for the return of students in Parkland, Florida on February 27, 2018.Florida's Marjory (Photo credit RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Service plazas along Florida’s Turnpike resume food service

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Service plazas along Florida's Turnpike have resumed food services, but the three in South Florida are only offering takeout orders.

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Florida reports 650 coronavirus deaths at nursing homes

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – More than 650 patients have died at Florida's nursing homes and assisted living facilities from the new coronavirus, including 22 at a facility near St. Petersburg, state data shows.

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Florida sheriff defends keeping childhood shooting a secret

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony looks on during a press conference at the Urban League of Broward County to announce that Florida's first two walk-through coronavirus testing sites will be opening in Broward County as the Novel Coronavirus pandem ( David Santiago/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images )

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Florida sheriff says he didn’t need to disclose fatally shooting drug dealer when he was 14

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Florida sheriff appointed by the governor after the 2018 Parkland high school massacre is defending himself over allegations that he should have disclosed he fatally shot another teenager when he was 14 in Philadelphia.

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Outrage as Floridians navigate glitches on unemployment site

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After waiting more than a month to have their unemployment application processed, many Floridians were shocked this week to find their eligibility rejected even when they thought they had met the requirements.

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Coronavirus: 500,000 jobless claims filed in Florida last week

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A half million Floridians applied for unemployment benefits last week, according to figures released Thursday, as a statewide task force continued examining when businesses shuttered and forced to lay off workers because of the new coronavirus can reopen.

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Florida tourism industry plans to ease into reopening

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida's tourism and hospitality industry should reopen from the coronavirus pandemic slowly, focusing first on getting residents to take in-state vacations before branching out to domestic and international travelers, a business subcommittee charged with making recommendations was told Tuesday.

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Florida restaurant finds NY man's wedding band 3 years later

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Gov. Ron DeSantis announces new walk-up test sites in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Fort Lauderdale Friday to discuss a new concept for testing in high hit areas.

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Gov. DeSantis announces new walk-up coronavirus test sites in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Fort Lauderdale Friday to discuss a new concept for COVID-19 testing in high-hit areas.

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Report: Roy Halladay was doing stunts when plane crashed in Florida

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Report: Roy Halladay was doing stunts when plane crashed

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Tampa Bay in 2017, killing him, a National Transportation Safety Board report issued Wednesday said.

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Florida judge: Get out of bed, get dressed for Zoom hearings

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida judge has one request for attorneys showing up for court hearings via Zoom: Get out of bed and put on some clothes!

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Celeb chefs unite to feed hungry, help bleeding restaurants

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – When Jose Andres first came to New York City, the wide-eyed sailor in the Spanish navy docked on West 30th Street full of ambition. Decades later, the award-winning chef has an upscale food hall on that very street and will serve 40,000 meals this week across the city where he built his dreams, and which is now the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Canadians say they’re leaving Coral Princess cruise ship docked in Florida

Canadians began leaving the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Monday, after the ship reached Florida late last week.

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Florida finally takes cruise passengers, some on stretchers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Passengers from an ill-fated cruise were carefully freed from their cabins and allowed to touch dry land on Friday for the first time in weeks, following the removal of 14 critically ill people who were wheeled off to Florida hospitals bracing for an onslaught of coronavirus patients.

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Virus-hit ship with Irish on board docks in Florida

A virus-hit cruise ship with around ten Irish citizens on board has docked in Florida.

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Ill-fated cruise ships awaiting approval to dock in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Two ill-fated cruise ships waited just off Fort Lauderdale's shores on Thursday to learn when they'll be allowed to dock at Port Everglades after Carnival Cruise Line reached a conditional agreement with authorities in Florida.

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Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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