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August 28, 2018

• City ballot measures: Yes to Jungle Island hotel, no to Hialeah tax increase
• Johnston headed for runoff in Key West mayoral race, but a recount needed for her opponent
• Richt offers a caution and dishes insight as UM-LSU nears
• Streets reopened after suspicious package investigation shut Miami streets
• Former Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine loses Democratic primary for governor
• Marlins rally late, then collapse in wild 8-7 loss to the Red Sox
• Indiana woman paid for his murder — so he faked his death and got her arrested, FBI says
• Hialeah ballot question: Voters don’t want to raise taxes to pay for more police
• Cyberattack on think tank can point the way to fighting back against Russia’s aggression
• A 94-year-old driver is hit by a train. How did he survive in this car?
• Here’s an area where the Marlins are taking a creative, spare-no-expense approach
• These Dolphins players might have practiced for the final time with Miami. Here’s why
• Taser was fired at man to try to save him, cops say. He died an hour later.
• Parkland parent says Wells Fargo’s conduct on guns and marijuana is dishonest
• Cop with Taser thwarts two sisters’ break-in after one smears him in blood, NH cops say
• Miami-Dade voters give a thumbs-up to the County Commission. Five incumbents win.
• John Dick wins Keys school board race, his fourth term
• In Miami, sole incumbent judge keeps seat, six first-timers elected to the bench
• This redshirt sophomore Florida Gators starter gets an opportunity to redeem himself
• Election Day live coverage: Voters turn out in significant numbers on Primary Day
• Two veteran Miami-Dade School Board incumbents reclaim their seats
• South Miami: Voters approve amendment making revamp of Shops at Sunset Place easier
• DeSantis and Gillum must make the campaign for Florida governor about more than Trump
• Aventura election: Voters say yes to letting term-limited commissioners run for mayor
• Miami Gardens City Council: Results too close to call, with at least one runoff
• Jungle Island wants to build a hotel on city-owned land. Miami voters just said yes.
• Sports on TV: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018
• Miami Beach voters reject $40,000 raise for city officials by a slim margin
• Coldiron wins, will face Ryan in general election for Keys county commission
• Broward County Commission: One incumbent reelected, one faces a write-in in November
• FIU’s depth chart becomes clearer even as the quarterback battle has not been settled
• McCain was flawed, but he was a man of integrity. Trump should take note, but won’t.
• Your genes could make you more likely to crave marijuana, a new study finds
• Podcast: Who will be on the Miami Dolphins roster when the regular season begins?
• Here’s the upside — and the concern — with the Dolphins’ new rookie starter
• Dolphins’ run defense is ranked last in the NFL (by a lot). But help is on the way.
• As boy was dying, hit-and-run driver left the scene like ‘nothing happened,’ witness says
• Teen with dwarfism says he was barred from a cooking class. Gordon Ramsey stepped in
• A Miami-area man took several bullets — but the robbers didn’t take his wallet
• ‘Sextortionist’ who targeted kids was back in court, and a judge gave him a new sentence
• U.S. says Cuba is safer now, but there are still plenty of rules for traveling Americans
• ‘Bring it home’: Here’s how Gillum pushed in final days to win Democratic nomination
• Jeff Greene finishes fourth in crowded Democratic primary for Florida governor
• Michael Grieco wins Democratic primary for state House; Hardemon loses reelection bid
• Florida braces for a clash of ideologies as conservative DeSantis faces liberal Gillum
• Trump-backed DeSantis wins Republican nomination for Florida governor
• Ron DeSantis’ blowout Republican victory was just what Trump supporters expected
• Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum shocks Democratic rivals, wins nomination for governor
• UM Hurricanes release first depth chart before LSU Opener
• Good news for Miami Hurricanes football during media viewing as it prepares for LSU
• UM ‘muscle memory’ vs. LSU muscle. Canes need to protect Malik Rosier and open holes
• Broward attorney Nikki Fried wins Democratic nomination for Agriculture commissioner
• These iconic Miami places don’t exist anymore. But we wish they did.
• People flock to Kendall for his Indian food. Will they come for his new Italian restaurant?
• Mom of slain Parkland student wins a seat on the Broward School Board
• Donna Shalala wins Democratic primary for Ros-Lehtinen’s seat
• Salazar beats Barreiro in GOP primary in Florida’s 27th congressional district
• Live election results: Gillum will face DeSantis for Florida governor in November.
• Voters head to the polls for a final say in Florida’s primary election
• Homeopathic company recalls all water-based medicines for kids, pets, adults
• People flock to Kendall for his Indian food. Will they come for his new Italian restaurant?
• These iconic Miami places don’t exist anymore. But we wish they did.
• The chicken is kosher. The salmonella linked to the chicken, not so much.
• Mom called the cops on her. That wasn’t the worst part of her night at the club.
• Scandal-plagued Daphne Campbell loses state senate seat to Jason Pizzo
• Orlando man looked like he was going to jump. So truckers come to the rescue, FHP says
• He and she have abusive histories. She’s kidnapped her kids. They’re headed to Florida.
• Florida fugitive killed woman in 140-mph Maserati wreck, cops say. Now, he’s in Ireland.
• Student was 15 cents short for school lunch. Rapper T.I. says he’d like to help