🌱 Homestead Carbon Monoxide Poisoning + Florida Keys Shark Bite

Hello all! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Enjoy...

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Mostly sunny. High: 90 Low: 81.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. A teacher who survived the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was the prosecution's first witness in Nikolas Cruz's penalty phase trial on Monday. The teacher said the mass shooting left her with post-traumatic stress disorder. (WPLG Local 10)

2. Five people were rushed to the hospital early Monday morning after carbon monoxide poisoning in Homestead. The incident happened at the 400 block of Southeast Eighth Street. The condition of those impacted is not known as this time. (WSVN)

3. An angler was bitten on the hand by a 6-foot-long lemon shark in the Florida Keys while trying to remove the hook from its mouth, according to Miami Herald. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) told the paper that the man was trying to release the shark back into the water. (Subscription: Miami Herald, Free: Miami Patch)

4. Miami Orthopaedic Society has announced a new Board of Directors and Gilbert D. Beauperthuy-Rojas, DO, FAAOS, as its new president. Dr. Beauperthuy-Rojas is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and a national and international leader in treating sports injuries and degenerative conditions of the shoulder, hip, and knee. He has over 25 years of experience in the area. (South Florida Hospital News)

5. Authorities are searching for a suspect caught on camera holding a taxi driver at gunpoint in Broward County. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. on July 4 when the driver picked up the man near the 7800 block of Southwest Eighth Street in North Lauderdale, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said. (NBC Miami)

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Today in Miami:

• Budget Audit Advisory Board Meeting at City Of Coral Gables. (8 a.m.)
• The Art Of Mindfulness at University Of Miami College Art And Culture. (1 p.m.)
• Zine Club at Miami-Dade Main Public Library. (4 p.m.)
• Baila Little Havana Con Marisol Blanco - Intermediate at Koubek Center. (7 p.m.)
• Uchi Miami Summer Dinner Series: July 19 With Raheem Sealey. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The community is invited to join Commissioner David Richardson for a walk-up food distribution in South Beach at South Shore Community Center. The event will be held Thursday, July 21 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. (Twitter)
• Broward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest after a house in West Park was shot at last week. The shooting occurred around 1:15 a.m. Friday in the 5000 block of Southwest 23rd Street. (WPLG Local 10)
• Books & Books in Coral Gables is hosting Literary Pause: An Introduction to the Practice of Mindfulness with Rosi Lozada on July 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets are free to attend. (Twitter)
• New data shows that nearly 600,000 people are driving with a suspended license in Miami-Dade County. Two-thirds of those people had their license suspended because they did not pay their fines or collection fees. Most are not due to safety issues. (WPLG Local 10)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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