Kendall (Florida)

Man Severely Burned In Transformer Explosion

"We heard a loud bang, like it was a car crash," said Southwest Miami-Dade resident Gabriela Nanetti-Palacios. What she heard was the sound of two men who had just finished working on a house in her Kendall neighborhood...

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Homestead's inaugural Gallery Walk draws many art lovers

When it comes to the local art scene, most think of Coral Gables, Miami Beach or the Design District. ``Nobody ever thinks of Homestead as having art and culture,'' said artist and resident Steve Beck who owns the Gallery...

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Many dead fish are seen in Snake Bight

For the second time in 1 1/2 months, a major fish kill has been reported in Florida Bay. Kendall's Dr. Lloyd Wruble, an avid angler, reported seeing thousands of dead ladyfish, mullet, pinfish, and catfish in the Jimmy's Lake...

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Mecklenburg, Gaston to offer flu shots

Mecklenburg County Health Department nurses will begin offering seasonal flu shots Tuesday at its two locations, 249 Billingsley Road and 2845 Beatties Ford Road. Vaccine to fight the new H1N1 influenza is not yet ready, but...

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Pedro Pan database hits milestone as a connection: The Miami Herald Pedro Pan Database has become...

Pedro Pan database hits milestone as a connection: The Miami Herald Pedro Pan Database has become a sort of Facebook for those one-time children who came to the United States during Operation Pedro Pan.

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Local law enforcement conduct drills at mall to prep for armed robberies

KENDALL, Fla. (WSVN) -- Miami-Dade Police Department, mall security personnel and the special response team conducted training drills inside of a South Florida mall Sunday morning. South Florida law enforcement officers...

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Man talks about why he fled police in Kendall

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- The man authorities arrested for fleeing police after they tried to pull him over in Kendall said he had a good reason to run. Miami-Dade Police said it began when that driver side-swiped a...

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Foul odor causes closures in Kendall

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A foul odor lingering over South Florida has caused some closures Tuesday morning. Officials said the smell was caused by a sealant that was being placed on the ground of a construction...

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Home for abused kids struggling

The local Florida Baptist Children's Home, which has giving orphaned and abandoned children a place to live for 50 years, has seen about a third of donations dry up. Students from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart recently...

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Client encounters co-pay confusion

Q. On Jan. 1, I had a muscle tear on my left leg. An urgent care physician referred me to have an ultrasound. I contacted Cigna Healthcare and they advised me to go to a diagnostic center, as it is 100 percent paid. I got a...

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