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Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Victims Of Fatal FL Amazon Plane Crash Identified (patch.com) — Miami readers are learning more about the five local workers killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, crashed through a fence and struck their shuttle van and an SUV on a nearby street. Investigators are probing why the airport lacks a specialized runway overrun system, even as two survivors from the van and several others remain hospitalized and key roads near the crash site stay closed during the NTSB investigation.
2. Off-Duty FL Deputy Hospitalized After Lightning Hit His Cruiser: Reports (patch.com) — Miami-Dade residents are hearing how an off-duty sheriff's deputy was hospitalized after lightning struck his cruiser near Miami-Dade Fire Rescue headquarters in Doral, before he was later released from a Kendall hospital. The incident comes amid a deadly year for lightning in Florida, including several recent fatalities statewide that highlight the region's storm dangers.
3. FL Family Missing After Small Plane Disappears After Leaving Bahamas (patch.com) — Miami readers are watching closely as U.S. Coast Guard crews help Bahamian authorities search for a small plane that vanished en route to Miami Executive Airport in Opa-locka. An 80-year-old experienced pilot, his wife, and two adult grandchildren disappeared after leaving Great Harbour Cay, prompting urgent pleas from relatives in South Florida for any assistance in locating them.
4. Dolphins' players meet patients at Sylvester Cancer Center as football season set to start (wsvn.com) — Miami Dolphins players spent their day off visiting young patients at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, bringing games, superhero kits, and encouragement as Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month begins. The visit, tied to the Dolphins Cancer Challenge fundraiser, highlighted the team's new "one team, one fight" campaign and reminded families that community support extends well beyond football Sundays.
5. 12 Years Apart: NASA Photos Reveal Miami's Changing Nighttime Glow (vinnews.com) — NASA astronaut Don Pettit is spotlighting how Miami's nighttime appearance has transformed as the city shifts from yellow-orange sodium-vapor streetlights to multicolored LEDs. Comparing a 2025 space photo with an earlier view, he says Miami's grid now "really pops," reflecting global trends in energy-efficient lighting and changing how cities look from both orbit and the ground.
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