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Police, families plea for information in South Florida mass shooting
Miamiโs top officials and relatives of the victims are pleading with the community to offer information to find the suspects in a Memorial Day weekend mass shooting that killed three people and wounded 20 others outside a banquet hall.
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VIDEO: Police search for gunmen in Florida concert shooting that killed 2, wounded 21
The investigation into who is responsible for a mass shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade continues with information trickling in about what led to 20 people being injured and two killed at the scene outside of a banquet hall early Sunday morning.
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Prosecutors pursue hate crime charges against Florida doctor in social distancing attack
MIAMI โ Florida prosecutors announced Monday that they are pursuing hate crime charges against a South Florida doctor accused of attacking a Hispanic man at a supermarket. Wright was originally arrested last month, several weeks after the attack was reported. Officials said the attack took place the day President Joe Biden took office. Hospital officials announced after her arrest that Wright, who was contracted to work there, was no longer responsible for patient care at the Miami Beach hospital. Use the form below to sign up for the ClickOrlando.com Strange Florida newsletter, sent every Friday.
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Vaccine pod opens in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Fla. โ In an effort to bring more coronavirus vaccine to Floridaโs elderly population, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that a vaccine pod will be stationed in a retirement community in Polk County. The temporary vaccine site would be stationed in Winter Haven at Four Lakes Golf Club Retirement Community, a mobile home park. DeSantis made the announcement during a news conference Wednesday morning in Pasco County, where a similar vaccination site opened. As of Tuesday, data from the Florida Department of Health show 36,685 have been fully vaccinated within Polk County.
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Officers and teachers 50-plus will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, Florida governor says
HIALEAH, Fla. โ Teachers and law enforcement officers 50 years old or older will soon be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Ron DeSantis said plans are in the works to include the new age group at federal vaccination sites slated to open next week. โWe want that to be open not just to seniors, but to sworn law enforcement and classroom teachers,โ he said. According to the governor, the doses of vaccine the federally run sites are receiving are separate from Floridaโs allotment. After reviewing the information, state leaders figured Florida was ready to open vaccine appointments for them, beginning with the FEMA sites, DeSantis said.
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CVS pharmacies, brands to offer vaccine at select locations in Florida
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo, a CVS pharmacy is seen in Los Angeles. CVS Health Corporation (CVS) on Tuesday, Feb. 16 reported a fourth-quarter net income of $973 million. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)HIALEAH, Fla. โ CVS will now offer the COVID-19 vaccine at select pharmacies in Florida, according to Florida Gov. The governor made the announcement in South Florida Tuesday, saying CVS brands like CVS Pharmacy y mรกs and Navarro Discount Pharmacies will also administer the vaccine in Miami-Dade County. Navarro, originally founded in Havana, Cuba, is now a brand under CVS Health and is headquartered in Miami.
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Florida doctor faces hate crime charge in social distancing attack at Publix, police say
HIALEAH, Fla. โ A South Florida anesthesiologist is facing a hate crime charge, as well as other charges, after she attacked a Hispanic man who asked her to maintain social distancing inside a Publix, authorities said. According to her arrest report, the incident occurred Jan. 20 at the Publix at 155 E. Second Ave. in Hialeah, News 6 partner Local 10 reports. Police said the victim was checking out when Dr. Jennifer Susan Wright, 58, of Miami Springs, began setting down her groceries. The victim told officers that he asked Wright again to not be so close to him, which enraged her. Police said Wright caused $567.64 worth of damage to the trunk of the victimโs car and the rear passenger-side door.