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Top Miami news: Engineers deemed cracks in bridge safe before collapse; man convicted in beating

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Published on June 13, 2019
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The average Miamian needs to save for 36 years to afford a home, study says

Miami is, mythically, a place where immigrants from all over the world come to work, save money, and build up wealth. In reality though, it appears the local and national economies are so unbelievably broken that people are mostly just coming here to work themselves into the ground.

Read the full story on MiamiNewTimes.

Here's video of a Miami cop accidentally tasing himself

When Miami cops screw up, civilians are typically the ones who wind up getting hurt. But in a previously unrevealed incident from January 4, an utterly boneheaded move wound up injuring one of Miami's Finest.

Read the full story on MiamiNewTimes.

Engineers said cracks in Miami bridge posed no threat hours before deadly collapse, report says

A report from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said engineers “should have immediately instructed that the bridge be shored at appropriate locations," before a bridge collapse in Miami that killed six people in 2018.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

Miami man convicted in brutal beating of female roommate

MIAMI (AP) - A jury in Miami rejected a 39-year-old man's claim that he acted in self-defense when he brutally beat his 23-year-old female roommate. The Miami Herald reports jurors deliberated less than two hours Tuesday before convicting Byron Mitchell of attempted murder and false imprisonment. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Miami Gardens teen accused of shooting 'talented' football player appears in bond court

A Miami Gardens teen who reportedly shot and killed a 17-year-old who played football at Miami Norland Senior High made an appearance in bond court on Wednesday.

Read the full story on CBS Miami.


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