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March 5, 2019

• Miami Hurricanes lose DL coach Jess Simpson to NFL team and announce his replacement
• Miami U.S. Attorney’s Office recuses itself from Jeffrey Epstein case
• How spring break has changed in Florida. And how it hasn’t
• From Indiana cowgirl to Florida’s first pot czar. Meet Holly Bell.
• Democrats slam Gov. DeSantis’ state of state address, release their own agenda
• Two former Canes All-Americans explain why they love the swagger Diaz brings to UM job
• House Speaker José Oliva warns healthcare spending is a ‘five-alarm fire’
• Don’t believe the ‘absent’ myth. Black fathers are present and accounted for in their kids’ lives.
• ‘I’m not leaving,’ Trump’s FDA commissioner said 2 months before resigning
• In year Giants are following ‘Kansas City model’ for QB, Dolphins must avoid Arizona model
• Florida Keys man arrested on rape and kidnapping charges
• Broken sewage line slows traffic in Upper Florida Keys
• Miami-Dade Clerk’s Office worker charged with stealing 53 checks worth more than $30k
• Miami Beach senior strikes out 18 in no-hitter against Coral Gables
• Guaidó should appeal to the U.N. to get help deliver aid to desperate Venezuelans
• Paraguayan money man in middle of Miami, New York laundering cases faces extradition
• Anxiety making your life unbearable? Changing how you view the situation is critical
• For Miami-Dade’s sewer cleanup, a $91 million contract that quickly went over budget
• Video shows armed robber at Wendy’s leaving empty-handed
• Florida lawmakers should butt out of local governments’ business
• Herman Dorsett, founding FIU professor and longtime civic leader, dies at 78
• Bill that would block recordings of mass violence heads to House and Senate
• The good, bad and expectations for the Miami Marlins rotation so far in spring training
• Elections ‘glitch’ bill moves forward on Day 1 of the Florida legislative session
• Bill to approve three new toll roads in Florida passes Senate committee
• On the air: Listen to Gwen Filosa on a teacher protest and the coming chill
• Sports on TV: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
• Banning offshore drilling may hurt Florida’s economy
• It wasn’t easy, but Heat finally finds way to defeat Hawks behind 23 points from Wade
• Broward School Board votes to keep Runcie in his job as superintendent
• ‘I haven’t seen my parents in years’: Miami film exposes pain of family separations
• Draft-eligible guards and small forwards Heat fans should watch closely during March Madness
• Justise Winslow on Miami Heat’s young core: ‘We want to see how good we really are’
• Keys leaders turn to shipping containers to house volunteers for 20 bucks a night
• Celebrate 305 Day with free croquetas and cafecito at this huge block party in Hialeah
• A car plunged into a canal with a baby inside. A county bus driver came to the rescue.
• Senate President Galvano has lots of historical quotes but few specific plans
• Passenger on Norwegian Escape records moments when ship is hit by ‘extreme wind gust’
• An Orlando ‘Restaurant Row’ fine-dining staple pays $80,000 to end sex harassment suit
• Calling all weather geeks. Florida’s state climatologist wants your help.
• This former UFC champ and Ronda Rousey rival joins ONE Championship in executive role
• Former Dolphins and Hurricanes assistant named head coach of Tampa XFL franchise
• Takeaways from Heat-Hawks: Heat making playoff push and Dwyane Wade making history
• She crashed into a Miami police officer’s car in stolen SUV, cops say. Then she took off.
• The plan to revamp the historic Grove Playhouse could finally get a green light
• Former NFL and Miami Hurricanes star lands back in jail
• Gov. DeSantis pushes ‘bold’ reforms, assails sanctuary cities, healthcare costs
• A cold front is on the way to Florida. Here’s what it means for us thin-blooded wimps
• While awaiting rape trial, former UM player Winslow accused of hot-tub act on woman, 77
• Want to bet whether Dolphins score first or at all? Florida Legislature may let you.
• Podcast: What the Miami Heat’s young core can get out of a playoff push this season
• UCF QB McKenzie Milton details gruesome injury in first interviews since it happened.
• Birth control pills recalled over risk: You might think you’ve taken one when you haven’t
• Investment advisor ordered to pay $1.6 million after 25 years of pension fund fraud
• A smoke cloud in the area leads Florida man to ask cop: ‘Did you find all my pot?’