Firefighters pulled an unidentified man from his vehicle after it plunged late Saturday into a Hialeah canal.
He was taken to nearby Palmetto Hospital unconscious, said Hialeah Fire Rescue Captain Cesar Espinosa. The elderly man’s condition was unknown.
The car careened into the water on a frontage road about 8:30 p.m. near 4th Avenue and 66th Street. A bystander attempted to rescue the man, but failed.
The ABC series ‘Splash’ could bring renewed interest in South Florida youth diving clubs such as Miami Diving.
Miami Gardens will pay a local business $40,000 to close for one month in order to complete construction on a city road.
A rededication ceremony was held Friday, May 10, for the Brucie Ball Educational Center in Miami. Brucie Ball, who had been the assistant superintendent of the Office of Special Education and Psychological Services, passed away in 2008. The former Merrick Educational Center was renamed at a School Board meeting on March 13 in recognition of Ball’s efforts in special education.
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