Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. has awarded posthumous degrees to the 4 seniors who died in the Valentine’s Day massacre. Parents or family friends accepted the diplomas on the victims’ behalf.
"What kind of idiot would do something like to this to an animal?" said Miami Beach mayor
@DanGelber
after someone paraded a horse around in one of the city's nightclubs. Mokai Lounge's license is now revoked.
Cell phone video you’ll only see on
@WPLGLocal10
shows a
@FlyFrontier
flight attendant duct taping an unruly passenger to his seat on Flight 2289 from Philadelphia to
@iflymia
.
@MiamiDadePD
says Maxwell Berry groped two flight attendants and punched a third.
The consulting firm’s 70-page report doesn’t directly criticize
@browardschools
, but says twice school officials failed to follow protocol when handling Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s case.
Michael Marion, who spent 4 years in prison for cocaine possession, just submitted his voter registration form in Fort Lauderdale. He is one of about 1 million convicted felons in Florida who are now eligible to register to vote today.
"They let this sociopath down and they also let all the victims down,”
@AndrewPollackFL
exclusively tells
@WPLGLocal10
, in response to the 70-page report that describes accused Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’ time at school as “a series of ups and downs.”
Rapper
@DaBabyDaBaby
, whose real name is Jonathan Kirk, is waking up behind bars this morning at TGK. He’s charged with battery in connection to a robbery, but he won’t be bonding out soon because he’s considered a fugitive with an out-of-state warrant.
A makeshift memorial for fallen
@TempleUniv
police officer Christopher Fitzgerald is growing at Montgomery Ave. and Bouvier St., just feet away from where he was gunned down. Police officers and Temple students have been stopping by all morning to pay their respects.
“Andre, if you can hear me, I want you to come out the front door slowly,” said Trenton police through a PA system. The SWAT team is asking the suspected Falls Township gunman, Andre Gordon, to surrender. He’s been barricaded inside a Phillips Ave. duplex for hours.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has seized 81 vehicles, worth a collective total of $3.2 million, that were about to be smuggled from Port Everglades to Venezuela. They were purchased with cash at various South Florida dealerships as part of an illegal straw buy.
Thank you, viewers of South Florida, for welcoming me into your homes for the last 5 years. Miami will always have a special place in my heart. I’m excited to share I have joined
@CBSPhilly
as a reporter. Thrilled to be working with an amazing team and back home in the northeast.
Surveillance video shows a man with no shirt walking up to a white car, opening fire on the driver and stealing his rifle. The victim’s family members say he was fatally shot in the face on NW 27th Ave. in Opa-Locka.
Former
@MiamiHEAT
player and
@NBA
Hall of Famer
@iamzo33
handed out free breakfast and lunch this morning to those in need at Gibson Park Public Pool to ease their burden during the
#coronavirus
pandemic. The food giveaways have happened three times a week since March 25.
The SWAT team climbed to the second floor with a ladder, broke a window and rescued two people from the duplex where the suspected gunman is believed to be barricaded on Phillips Ave. in Trenton. Police have pushed the crowd of bystanders watching down the street for safety.
Seniors at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Schools will wear these sashes that say “MSD Strong” at graduation today. All Broward County graduating seniors will receive an MSD Strong ribbon lapel pin to wear during their ceremonies.
Doctors removed a bullet from the head of 16-year-old rapper CGlizzy during surgery at Broward Health North, according to his mother.
@browardsheriff
is searching for the assailant. CGlizzy was friends with XXXTentacion, who was fatally shot during an armed robbery last year.
Trenton police say all residents who were inside the attached home where Andre Gordon is barricaded have been safely evacuated. The SWAT team is still urging the Falls Township murder suspect to come out of the home on Phillips Ave. and surrender.
Women voters rallying at Wilton Manors City Hall for gubernatorial candidate
@GwenGraham
on the last weekend of early voting. If elected, Graham would be the first female governor of Florida.
Crews are loading water, food and tarps onto
@AmericanAir
’s Boeing 737 plane at Miami International Airport. The flight leaves at 7 AM and is heading to Nassau. The relief supplies are for the 37 American Airlines employees who lost almost everything after Hurricane
#Dorian
.
Kimba, Simba and Max will enjoy freshwater swimming pools and excellent medical care at
@BigCatRescue
’s sanctuary near Tampa. They were rescued from the circus Cinco Hermanos Ponce in Guatemala, where welfare groups say the workers subjected the tigers to brutal training methods.
Miami-Dade police say they are working to confirm that a stress test was being done at the time the bridge collapsed. As far as whether there should have been traffic moving under the bridge during said test, investigators are looking into that.
“There is no fraud here,” says U.S. Rep.
@TedDeutch
. “What there is, is a years’ long attempt by Governor Scott, years, that Governor Scott has spent trying to use his power to manipulate the outcome of elections.”
The
@Tesla
that caught fire after yesterday’s deadly high speed wreck has reignited 3x since it arrived at the tow yard.
@DavieFireRescue
says county firefighters are arriving with a metal extinguisher to neutralize the electrically charged atoms that are causing the fire.
Building collapse on Collins Ave. in Miami Beach has injured 1 person, say police. Witnesses say one person was hit by a flying object from the demolition site.
Manhole covers are being blown into the air in the aftermath of the tanker truck fire underneath I-95 S. You can hear two explosions in this video. I-95 N. and S. are shut down between Academy and Bridge.
“Andre Gordon, move away from the windows,” said law enforcement through a P.A. system to the barricaded Falls Township murder suspect. Glass breaking and popping sounds were then heard. Then another message was broadcast: “Andre, if you’d like to surrender, call 911 right now.”
Today is the first day of
@MDCPS
. Yesterday, the
@MiamiSup
toured Coral Gables Senior High School, which, thanks to a $26 million investment, has new computer labs, art labs, dance studios and a high tech ventilation system designed with
#COVID19
in mind.
Actor
@LarenzTate
has just taken an oath to intervene in the lives of at-risk youth and empower them as part of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project.
@RepWilson
founded the nonprofit, which is hosting its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast today.
I-95 is shut down in both directions between Bridge St. and Academy Rd. in Tacony due to a tanker truck that caught fire underneath the highway, according to
@PhillyPolice
. Huge plumes of black billowed into the sky, but firefighters appear to have extinguished the flames.
Scott Tongen, speaking before a crowd of hundreds at today’s memorial service in Pembroke Pines, says his brother, beloved
@WPLGLocal10
anchor
@toddtongen
, will always remain in his heart. He wishes his brother had reached out to him for help.
Gerald Parks, 37, and his son Jamel Parks, 9, were among 13 homicide victims who lost their lives this weekend in Philadelphia. The Parks family is planning a balloon release at the scene of the drive-by shooting at 6 PM tonight to honor the memory of the young boy and his dad.
The crowd at the
@pennrelays
went wild for the senior citizens who ran the 100-meter dash at Franklin Field. All the athletes in this race were between 85 and 95 years old.
Hospital systems and municipalities in
@MiamiDadeCounty
are now required to publish daily progress reports, including the number of
#COVID19
vaccines received and administered, per
@MayorDaniella
Levine Cava’s emergency order signed today.
Trenton police are surrounding a duplex in the area of Phillips Ave. and Nassau St. believed to be connected to the gunman suspected of killing 3 people this morning in Falls Township, Bucks County. SWAT officers with long guns are running and a tactical vehicle is on standby.
My little Genevieve is 2 months old today! She loves staring at the ceiling fan, sucking on her pacifier and falling asleep in my arms after a good meal.
#baby
Head football coach Mark Richt and team boarding the bus to go to Charlotte. The Hurricanes take on the Clemson Tigers in the ACC Championship game tomorrow at 8 PM.
Rain is putting a damper on the gun reform protest outside Fort Lauderdale High School. More than half the students left to seek shelter, but some are staying on the sidewalk to continue the protest in the rain.
Carlos Gimenez
@MayorGimenez
is declaring Monday, May 20, 2019 Laurie Jennings Day. He is giving
@LaurieWPLG
a proclamation for all her years of service to the community.
"You're running the wrong way!" former NFL player Antonio Brown's lawyer said to him as they walked out of the main jail in Broward County.
@HollywoodFLPD
says the 31-year-old roughed up a moving truck driver following an argument over payment at his Hollywood mansion.
Those who knew and loved
@UPS
driver Frank Ordóñez left behind flowers, a teddy bear and heartfelt messages as a tribute to his life. He was carjacked and kidnapped by jewelry store robbers in Coral Gables Thursday, then killed when his captors engaged in gunfire with police.
Teamsters Local 830, which represents drivers, warehouse workers and sales personnel, is on strike at the Coca-Cola plant on Erie Ave. in Juniata Park. They are demanding better pay and a fair benefits package. Workers’ contract expired Saturday without a new agreement in place.
The 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a
@TempleUniv
police officer has arrived at
@PhillyPolice
headquarters. A convoy of law enforcement officers, including the U.S. Marshals, escorted him to the PD with sirens blaring.
Fans roared with excitement to welcome
@Eagles
quarterback
@jalenhurts
back to Lincoln Financial Field. Today the Birds are holding a public practice for preseason training camp. The Eagles’ first preseason game is on Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens.
Air Force veteran Alton Spratley moved into his new apartment in unincorporated Fort Lauderdale today, one month after his house was gutted in a microwave fire. The Santos siblings
@KHOV2019
saw his story on TV and helped raise thousands of $ to secure the apartment & furnish it.
“Our primary focus is to remove all the cars and the victims in a dignified manner and not compromise the investigation,” says Maurice Kemp, Miami-Dade deputy mayor.
The same
@Tesla
that burst into flames after a deadly high speed wreck on S. Flamingo Road caught fire again while sitting at the tow yard this morning.
@DaviePolice
identify the driver who died yesterday as Omar Awan.
Florida Task Force 1 is also deploying to respond to Hurricane
#Dorian
. Right now task force members are gathering at the
@MiamiDadeFire
training facility on NW 41st St. in Doral. An inflatable boat is among the many pieces of equipment they are bringing with them.
About 54 teachers are protesting in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to demand that the 3 assistant principals and 1 security specialist who were reassigned be allowed to come back.
Starting this morning, the city of Miami is collecting relief supplies for the victims of Hurricane
#Dorian
in the Bahamas at all city fire stations. They’re also collecting donations at 2 churches in Coconut Grove.
#BahamasStrong
Someone is using jumper cables to help a disabled vehicle stuck in floodwaters at NE 26th Ave. and NE 203rd St. in Aventura. It’s one of many roadways with large amounts of standing water this morning throughout South Florida.
UPDATE: A representative from Florida East Coast Railway says the pedestrian who got hit jumped in front of the 3,000’ to 4,000’ freight train as it was coming down the tracks. The conductor did not have time to stop.
The superintendent of
@browardschools
,
@RobertwRuncie
, says when the school year starts in a little over a month, it will be all online learning due to the explosion of
#coronavirus
cases in Florida. Here are the results of a survey of Broward County parents’ preferences.
They are chanting “lives over guns” and “we want change.” Students protesting on NE 4th Ave. the NRA donating to political campaigns and demanding change to gun laws.
Detectives with
@PhillyPolice
are searching for the mob that ransacked a Wawa convenience store at Roosevelt Blvd. and Tyson Ave. in Mayfair Saturday night. A group of 50-100 people stole merchandise and vandalized the store. Police say the suspects were as young as 10 years old.
Drivers with
@UPS
paused for a moment of silence at 5 PM yesterday, the same time
#FrankOrdonez
’s viewing began in Miami. Two armed robbery suspects hijacked Ordonez’ UPS truck, held him hostage and exchanged gunfire with police in Miramar. Ordonez was killed in the crossfire.
30 minutes of Miami sunrise have been condensed to 24 seconds in this time lapse video shot near the Rickenbacker Causeway. A Saharan dust cloud that blew across the Atlantic Ocean is making the sky hazy.
A group of 100 parents from Parkland and Coral Springs is following students’ footsteps and going to Tallahassee today to pressure lawmakers on gun law reform. Buses load at 8:45 AM at the Marriott.
HEARTFELT THANKS: This was
@CleveClinicFL
employees’ reaction when they saw the appreciation sign that Weston Fire Rescue held up for them outside the emergency room entrance this morning to thank the medical staff for being healthcare heroes during the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
This is what a credit card skimmer looks like (left) and what a credit card reader looks like when there’s no skimmer (right). Federal Trade Commission advises wiggling the card reader before you put in your card. If it moves, report it to the clerk. Then use a different pump.
Hundreds of
@Eagles
fans are at Oxford Valley Mall this afternoon to meet some of the players before the team heads to Glendale, Arizona for Super Bowl LVII. Dynasty Sports & Framing is hosting the send-off rally. Tickets are sold out.
This 8-year-old Davie girl’s chihuahua was fatally shot by a man with a pellet gun in September. The owner of Petland, heartbroken for the family, is giving her this white chihuahua puppy for free.
Officers with
@MiamiPD
are searching for the dark SUV that fatally struck Rose Marie Jackson, 62, and never stopped. The hit-and-run happened as the grandmother was crossing NW 2nd Ave. near NW 21st St. in Wynwood Tuesday.
FULL SURVEILLANCE: 4 men, 3 of whom are visiting from Indiana, overpowered an armed robber and wrestled the gun out of his hands.
@browardsheriff
arrested the getaway driver, but they are still searching for the gunman, who deputies say wielded a stolen 9mm Taurus.
Three people were shot near
@PlayCasinoMiami
on Thursday. The next day, Friday, 7 people were shot in Wynwood. Yesterday, about 22 people were shot in Northwest Miami-Dade. Community leaders are wondering what is causing this rash of violence and how to put an end to it.
St. Joseph’s Church members prayed during Mass for the 25-30 parishioners who are still missing in the wake of the Champlain Towers South collapse. Those unaccounted for parishioners come from nine different families. At last check, 152 people total are missing.
#SurfsideStrong
Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is due in court this afternoon in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Kohberger’s public defender says the suspect is not planning to fight his extradition. The suspect is charged with the Nov. 13 murder of 4 University of Idaho students.
In a demonstration of unity toward the civil unrest in Cuba, Cuban Americans marched five miles from Cafe Versailles to the Freedom Tower. In the 1960s and ‘70s, the tower housed the U.S. Cuban Assistance Center, which provided relief to refugees who fled Castro regime.
#SOSCuba
Officials with
@MiamiDadeCounty
have notified the
@WhiteHouse
of their willingness to send Florida Task Force 2 to the Bahamas to help with search and rescue of victims who may be trapped in collapsed buildings or flooded houses, says Miami-Dade’s
@MayorGimenez
.
Paul Kostyukov of Springfield Township, Delaware Co. gave his 72-year-old grandma Galyna Grigoriyevna more than 3,000 bundles of yarn for Christmas. She’s planning to use the yarn to knit socks and gloves for orphans, refugees and soldiers in her war-torn homeland of Ukraine.
Boxes containing 14-pound turkeys, stuffing and gravy are headed to poor families in Miami-Dade and Broward County. About 200 volunteers are packing the boxes for 100 Men of South Florida’s annual Thanksgiving food drive.
Hundreds of teachers are boarding buses at the BB&T Center in Sunrise and heading to Tallahassee this morning to urge lawmakers to increase teacher salaries and funding to public schools.
For the first time,
@SEPTA
decorated one of its vehicles for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Light rail operator Davonte Parker says he was inspired to make the trolley glow pink by his aunt, who survived breast cancer. His goal is to give hope.
This new bridge on Tamiami Trail in the Everglades is opening today. This road will be torn up so water can flow from this canal south underneath the bridge to Everglades National Park. It’s part of a multimillion dollar project to rehydrate the Everglades.
Broward school teachers are almost at the state capital. They are among tens of thousands participating in the Take on Tallahassee rally at 2 PM today to demand lawmakers make public education a priority this legislative session. Here is a little pep rally they had on the bus.
Tropical Storm
#Eta
uprooted this huge tree at Cypress Grove Apartments on NW 42nd Terrace near NW 19th St. in Lauderhill. The tree narrowly missed a couple cars as it fell.
Lewis Emilio Perez, 12, swam half a mile while pulling Kerry Gruson, 71, in a kayak during the South Beach Triathalon. Her legs are paralyzed after a former Green Beret choked her during a journalism assignment. Perez says her positive attitude motivates him to keep going.
Homeless man on a bicycle riding around a fallen palm frond on S. Dixie Hwy. Tropical Storm Gordon continues bringing heavy rain and wind to South Florida.
“I have decided I will not stop fighting for change,” said Max Schachter, father Alex Schachter. “The 17 victims’ families will not stop fighting until we make this world a better and safer place.”
Eggs, arugula, apples and other free foods are being given out this morning at the Miramar Multi-Service Complex to ease the burden on families who have suffered during the
#coronavirus
and may have lost their jobs. Long lines are backing up traffic on Miramar Parkway to Publix.
A total of 36 dogs and 12 cats that evacuated shelters in the Slidell area of Louisiana ahead of Hurricane
#Ida
have arrived at
@HumaneBroward
in Fort Lauderdale, where they will be spayed, neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, microchipped and put up for adoption.
It’s a busy day at Philadelphia International Airport. People who visited the Delaware Valley from elsewhere in the country for Thanksgiving are now returning home. A peppy airport worker is helping to keep the line moving and put a smile on passengers’ faces.
“We’re happy that he’s gone,” said Shirley Sotloff of Pinecrest, in reference to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a U.S. military operation. Her son, journalist Steven Sotloff, was kidnapped and beheaded by ISIS in Syria in 2013.
Mark Bartlett told me over the phone he's not racist, even though he used the N-word, because he only used it out of anger. He says he drew a gun on the protesters fearing for his girlfriend's safety.