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<p> A veteran firefighter fell through the second floor of a Navarro Supermarket after it caught fire early Tuesday morning.</p><p> Just after midnight, police and fire crews rushed to the business, located at 1234 Southwest Eighth Street in Miami. Firefighters climbed onto the roof to locate the source of the flames and ventilate the building. After the majority of the fire was put out, fire rescue crews remained on the roof, looking for any hot spots. At that point, a mayday went out.</p><p> "That mayday was due to the fact that a Miami Fire Rescue Captain had fallen through the second floor down to the cement below," said Miami Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Joe Zahralban. "He apparently stepped on some A/C duct work and fell through." </p><p> The firefighter was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center with complaints of pain and numbness to his lower limbs. He is listed in serious but stable condition.</p><p> Fire rescue is still at the business monitoring hot spots. The cause of the fire is under investigation.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:26:39 GMT
<p> Broward Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man in Pompano Beach Monday when they said he brandished a gun in front of deputies.</p><p> Deputies blocked off the 800 block of Southeast 22nd Avenue just after 6:20 p.m. BSO said deputies said they saw a man with a gun point it at another person standing outside a second floor apartment. The man fired a shot, but didn't hit anyone, BSO said. </p><p> "I don't know if he was firing a shot at someone, " Jim Leljedal from the Broward Sheriff's Office said. "Or, just firing a round to let everyone know the gun was real."</p><p> As the man descended towards deputies, he ignored their orders to drop the weapon, according to BSO. That's when authorities said they fired.</p><p> "One shot and then, after that, boom, boom, boom," one witness said.</p><p> It is still unclear who, or if, the suspect was trying to hit someone directly.</p><p> "He pointed a gun at a person," Leljedal said. "I don't know if our deputies were in the line of fire or not."</p><p> Pompano Beach Fire Rescue paramedics pronounced him dead on the scene. No one else was injured. </p><p> Now, they are investigating to sort out exactly what happened. They have not released any information about who the suspect was.</p><p> The deputy who fired the shot will be placed on administrative leave for at least three days, per standard BSO procedure. </p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:58:26 GMT
<p> Do you have babies on the brain? </p><p> Unfortunately wanting one, and having one, don't always go hand in hand. </p><p> Take it from Tamika Luciano who lost both of her fallopian tubes while trying to get pregnant. </p><p> "I had no way to get my eggs, which were A, to my uterus which was C," she told Local 10's Sasha Andrade. </p><p> Dr. Marcelo Barrionuevo is her OBGYN, and one of the top fertility specialists in South Florida. He says pregnancy complications are as different as the many women who walk into his office. Some people have cancer, some have an oddly shaped uterus, but by far the number one issue with fertility according to Barrionuevo is that dreaded biological clock. </p><p> "The biggest challenge is a woman's age. It's important to make sure that we are not wasting any time," said Barrionuevo. </p><p> Let's say you're in your 30s or 40s and are having trouble ovulating. Step one is taking oral or injected medication to force ovulation, something like Clomid. </p><p> "If we do that for two to three months and things are not working then it's time to meet again," said Barrionuevo. "Step 2 might be to introduce a treatment called insemination which is putting sperm inside the patient's uterus." </p><p> Tamika Luciano opted for step three which is In Vitro fertilization. </p><p> "Taking sperm and eggs together and putting them in a petri dish, maybe putting one sperm inside each of the eggs, but that's when science and technology stop," said Barrionuevo. </p><p> It worked for Luciana who was desperate to become a mother. </p><p> "We came in for the ultrasound and saw two heartbeats," she said. "It was amazing. Every day you're like oh my God."</p><p> But once you get pregnant there's a big chance you will not stay pregnant for very long. </p><p> "Everything went downhill after the first trimester," said Luciano. </p><p> Tune in to Local 10 News on Wednesady at 6:30 a.m. to find out more about the long hard road of miscarriage, recovery and what that means for having future children. </p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:33:54 GMT
<p> Kate Upton, a 19-year-oldmodel from Melbourne, makes the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.</p><p> A 19-year-old Melbourne supermodel is the new cover girl for the 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.</p><p> Kate Upton was born in Michigan but grew up in Florida and considers Melbourne her hometown.</p><p> The new cover was unveiled Monday night on The Late Show with David Letterman.</p><p> "That was one of the first photos from the first shoot. It was my favorite swimsuit. I felt sexy in it, but confident," Upton said, referring to the cover shot.</p><p> Upton was chosen as the "rookie of the year" in last year's edition.</p><p> The 2012 magazine cover is her second time appearing in the annual SI issue that's the equivalent of the Super Bowl for models. Last year, when Irina Shayk was on the cover, Upton was chosen as rookie of the year.</p><p> "I have had a great year," she said. "For me, this is groundbreaking."</p><p> A huge perk of the job as the official swimsuit model is visiting lovely beaches, including shoots for the magazine in Sydney and Cairns, Australia, and Apalachicola, Fla.</p><p> She said living a healthy lifestyle for her includes working out regularly with a personal trainer and watching what she eats. But there's no special diet to prepare for a bikini shoot, she said, and she admits to splurging on the occasional ice cream or plate of fries.</p><p> Christie Brinkley and Elle Macpherson are among the now celebrity models who previously had this gig. Upton said, "I am so glad to be in their company."</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:27:42 GMT
<p> A man pistol-whipped another man inside an Orange County Walmart after an argument, prompting the store's closure for about two hours, police said.</p><p> Around 5:30 p.m. Monday, a fight started near the pharmacy, police said.</p><p> Two men in their late teens or early 20s started beating up a 46-year-old man, police said. The older man then pulled out a gun and hit one of the younger men in the head, causing him to bleed, police said.</p><p> A witness told Local 6 that she started screaming that someone had a gun and the store was evacuated.</p><p> Police said members of the SWAT team searched for the men inside the store but didn't find them. Surveillance video shows all three leaving the store. After the incident, police said they got a call from the 46-year-old man who admitted he had the gun inside the store. They said he was acting in self-defense and that the gun did not go off.</p><p> Police said the man claimed he did not know the other two younger men and they started fighting with him for an unknown reason.</p><p> Police took the man's gun for evidence but said he does have a conceal and carry permit.</p><p> Police are searching for the other two men involved. They said they left on foot, which means they could possibly live nearby.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:08:52 GMT
<p> For the first time since a giant machine began boring Miami's Port Tunnel last November, Local 10 cameras were invited in and underground to see the progress. </p><p> As of Monday, 131 concrete rings were in place, composing the first 700 feet of tunnel. </p><p> PHOTOS: Port Tunnel tour</p><p> The moving labyrinth of walkways and machinery is currently 45 feet below the MacArthur Causeway on a 5 percent grade, headed down to an eventual 120 feet. </p><p> The giant cutting wheel on the front of the machine is about to encounter a layer of earth crews call "Strata 5," which they say is the hardest limestone they've encountered yet. </p><p> "Today, we're going under maintenance to make sure the cutter blades, the face shield and everything is in place to properly deal with that," said Christopher Hodgkins, vice president of the Miami Access Tunnel consortium. </p><p> The machine runs on electricity and hydraulics. </p><p> The 52,000 tons of hydraulic pressure that moves the boring machine forward also pushes back onto each concrete ring as its set into place.</p><p> "We're not just building frame," said Hodgkins. "We're putting in conduit, fire flow, pressurized water, pressurized air, and all of this is taking place as we're building the tunnel. We're trying to complete as much of the tunnel as we can as we go through the process."</p><p> Crews aim to complete 20 feet of tunnel a day.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:20:20 GMT
<p> A bomb squad detonated an 'improvised grenade' in a northwest Miami-Dade County neighborhood on Monday afternoon. </p><p> The object was found at Northwest 102nd Street and Northwest 15th Avenue, and someone called police.</p><p> The bomb squad detonated the suspicious object, which resembled a grenade. Miami-Dade police said the object was an improvised grenade. They said it was similar to a hollowed-out grenade sold at an Army/Navy surplus store, filled with something. They did not know what it was filled with. </p><p> The object was taken to a lab to determine if the material was dangerous.</p><p> Police did not say where or who it came from.</p><p> The object was near a sidewalk and next to a chain-link fence in front of a home.</p><p> No evacuations were ordered, but Northwest 102nd Street was blocked off by police.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:08:14 GMT
<p> Two men and a 14-year-old boy are arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in a burning car in Miami Beach.</p><p> The body of Cordell Cooper was found Aug. 11 in the back seat of a burning vehicle at 973 Bay Dr., Miami Beach police said. The body was so badly burned that DNA was used to identify it. </p><p> An autopsy showed that Cooper was beaten, stabbed and strangled before being set on fire, police said. </p><p> After identifying Cooper, detectives spoke to an informant who led them to suspects Martin Gallegos, 20, and a 14-year-old boy. Gallegos was in the Miami-Dade County Jail on a probation violation. </p><p> Miami Beach police said Gallegos admitted to his involvement and told investigators that Cooper had been the target of a robbery and carjacking. </p><p> "They saw the victim walking down the street and decided to make him the target of a robbery and a carjacking. When that didn't pan out, they decided to kill him because he knew who they were," said Detective Juan Sanchez, of the Miami Beach Police Department. "They did beat him. They did strangle him, and they did stab him to death."</p><p> Sanchez said that after what they did to Cooper, the would-be robbers left empty-handed. </p><p> "He had nothing for them to rob," Sanchez said. "All they had was a vehicle, and they tried going to his ATM. There was no money in the account, so they weren't able to accomplish what they set out to do, which was to rob this individual of money."</p><p> Police said the pair killed Cooper and left him in the vehicle. But an acquaintance, Ellis McDaniel, 21, told Gallegos he should burn the body to keep it from being identified, drove him to a gas station and gave him a gas container, which Gallegos used to torch the body and the vehicle, Miami Beach police said.</p><p> Gallegos and the 14-year-old boy each face charges of first-degree murder. McDaniel is charged with accessory after the fact to murder.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00:47 GMT
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Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:34:38 GMT
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