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Buena Vista Images via Getty Images (MIAMI) — Every March, Florida’s hottest beach locations are filled with college students from across the country enjoying the sun, drinks and energy of spring break. But this year, things are different. For the past few weeks, Miami Beach has posted public service announcements that encourage people to “break […]

David Tipling/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (MIAMI) — Zoo Miami has apologized following an uproar over its treatment of a kiwi bird under its care. Footage emerged online showing Paōra, a male Kiwi bird, being petted by guests at the zoo’s “encounter experience.” Videos also showed the nocturnal bird being placed in a brightly […]

Kali9/Getty Images (MIAMI BEACH, Fla.) — Miami Beach, long the epicenter of fun in the sun for college students’ spring break respite, is dealing with an increase in violence including two deadly shootings on the iconic Ocean Drive in the past week. The chaos has left city officials, including Mayor Dan Gelber, at a loss, […]

Aaron Leibowitz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (MIAMI BEACH, Fla.) — The Miami Beach city commission voted against extending curfew restrictions, a day after the city imposed an overnight curfew for South Beach following multiple fatal shootings. During a special committee meeting on Monday, the council discussed the curfew for more than an hour, […]

Angelo Cavalli/Getty Images (MIAMI) — For the third year in a row, the City of Miami Beach has imposed a state of emergency and an overnight curfew for South Beach starting 11:59 p.m. Sunday after multiple fatal shootings occurred during spring break festivities this weekend. The decision comes after two people were fatally shot between […]