Woman Lights Self on Fire at Miami Mall

A woman, apparently in some sort of trance-like state, doused herself with a liquid and lit herself on fire yesterday afternoon at The Mall of the Americas in Miami.

The 43 year old woman who has not been identified was in critical condition yesterday but conscious and talking.

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Hit & Run Driver in Miami Identified

A hit and run driver who killed Rodolfo Garmendia on the Dolphin Expressway Monday night has been identified. Charles Bible, 69, has not been arrested at this time.

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Catholics Waiting To Know Whether Their Church Will Remain Open

The Archdiocese of Miami will be finalizing a list of churches to close early this month. 13 South Florida Catholic congregations are waiting anxiously to know if their church will be closed.

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Emergency Landing in Miami, 4 Seriously Injured

A Continental jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Miami early this morning.

Four people were seriously hurt and close to two dozen injured when the plane hit turbulence on a flight from Brazil to Texas. Thirteen were transported to local hospitals.

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Patient Confidentiality Breach at Jackson Memorial Hospital

Ruben E Rodriguez and Rebecca Garcia have been working together since 2007. Garcia, who worked as an ultrasound technician at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, made a flat $1000 a month from Rodriguez in exchange for confidential hospital records of patients who had suffered injuries and had been treated at the hospital.

Rodriguez then sold those records to a lawyer who used the information to solicit the patients for legal representation.

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Fake Police Shoot Man in Miami-Dade

Laura Magnum and her husband were driving to work this morning at 4:15 AM when they were pulled over by a Dodge Charger with flashing red and blue lights. When they pulled to the shoulder near Northeast 111th Street and Northeast 14th Avenue in Miami-Dade, they were ordered over a PA system to get out of the car and put their hands on the truck.

As Magnum's husband got out of the car, two men got out of the Dodge Charger. One held a bat and the other put a gun to his head.

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16 Year Old Twin Drowns in Miami-Dade

A teen went swimming in a lake at Amelia Earhart Park in north Miami-Dade some time before 5:20 pm yesterday while playing a hide and seek game with other kids. Divers and a police helicopter searched for the boy and found him after a half hour.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital after he arrived in critical condition.

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Another Horse Butchered in Miami-Dade

Another horse was found butchered in Miami-Dade. The horse was stabbed in the neck at least twice Sunday night or Monday morning.

The animal was likely alive when its chest and legs were sliced off. The body was then burned near the stable.

A foal, still alive, was found lying next to the mare's body.

At least 18 horses in the Miami area have been butchered. Horse meat is illegal to sell in the US and can sell for as much as $20 a pound on the black market.

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Sexting Is A Crime - Teens Need To Know

Miami-Dade County schools plan to have an anti-sexting initiative for 3rd through 12th graders by August 24th, when Miami-Dade students will be back in class. The new approach will work with state and local government and law enforcement and include training for parents and school staff members.

Palm Beach County Assistant State Attorney Daliah Weiss speaks to middle school students to let them know its a crime.

Sexting is when someone sends sexually explicit images of themselves or others via cell phone or computer. Under Florida law, each image is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, when the image is of a minor. The charge is considered posession of sexual performance by a child and is intended to cath pedophiles and sexual predators. However, teens who are sexting can be caught and face harsh consequences. The sender and the receiver are just as punishable by the law.

Though Broward and Palm Beach counties have both investigaged sexting cases by teens, no charges have been filed. Miami-Dade has not had any cases reported at this time.

The most notible Florida case of sexting was in Orlando when an 18 year old boy emailed nude photos of his 16 year old ex girlfriend in a revenge seeking move. The 18 year old was charged with sending child pornography and is now listed on the state sex-offender registry.

Vermont and Utah have both amended their laws to charge sexting by minors as a misdemeanor instead of a felony and many other states are considering following suit. State Sen. Dave Aronberg, D- Greenacres, wants Florida to change their laws as well.

"I hear stories like this all the time, about naked pictures being sent over cell phones," Aronberg said. "To those of us who grew up without cell phones, it's shocking. But the law should not treat it the same way we treat Internet predators if this is between two kids acting stupidly."

Apparent Drowing in South Miami-Dade

An unidentified woman was found dead in a lake in South Miami-Dade County yesterday evening. The lake was near the 10700 block of Southwest 44th Street. She was found dead at the scene.

Miami Beach Movie Theater Evacuated Due to Fire

A car fire on the fourth level of a parking garage adjacent to Lincoln Road's South Beach Regal Cinemas forced hundreds of patrons out in the rain during an evacuation of the theater on Saturday.

The fire alarm in the theater went off at 4:40 pm and patrons were let back into the building by 5:15. Patrons were compensated for their tickets.

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Eat Green Chicken in South Florida

Chick-N-Grill restaurants in South Florida are becoming the country's first Hispanic-owned fast-food chain to receive certification by the national Green Restaurant Association.

There are only two other certified restaurants from Florida listed on the association's website, Rolls 'n Bowls in Gainesville and Treviso in Sarasota.

Chick-N-Grill has four Miami locations in Brickell, North Gables, Pinecrest, and Miami Lakes. The restaurant can also be found inside the foodcourts at Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University.

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Man Electrocuted in Hialeah

A 21 year old aspiring musician and National Guard reservist, Myles Davis, was electrocuted yesterday in Hialeah while trying to move a downed power line from the roadway with his bare hands.

The accident happened yesterday afternoon around 1:30 PM along the 7800 block of West Fourth Avenue.

The line reportedly had enough electricity running through it to power 600 homes.

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Miami's Shantytown Sex Offenders May Be Moving

County officials are attempting to move the registered sex offenders living under a bridge in Miami to private housing this week. The chairman of Dade County's Homeless Trust stated this week that the group will move eight men into an apartment located elsewhere in Miami. Other locations are being considered to relocate the near 70 remaining registered offenders living in tents and make shift huts.

However, some of the men do not want to move, stating that being told where they must live is the same as being in prison.

"I'm not in prison anymore," said Reg, a 44-year-old offender who served six years behind bars for molesting a minor. He declined to give his last name for fear he may lose his job as a cook. "I'm a taxpayer, I'm on probation and I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. I don't want to be told to live somewhere."

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Man Gunned Down at Miami Car Wash

Gregory Poux, 33, was shot to death early this morning at the 24 hour Winwood Car Wash in Miami. Poux was the caretaker to his elderly mother who is in a wheelchair. He is survived by a 9 year old son.

"If you have any information on this shooting, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward."

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Disney Store Freebies in Aventura on July 29th

The Aventura Mall in North Miami will open a new Disney store on July 29th. The new store opens at 10 AM and will be giving out freebies!

The first 200 guests will receive a Mickey Mouse lollipop and free Mickey Mouse ears will be given to kids when their parents make a purchase (while supplies last).

The store will also be including a free lunch bag with every backpack purchase.

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