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Rapper Flo Rida Uses Fortune, Fame To Boost Miami Gardens Residents, Area Where He Was Raised
Rapper Flo Rida is pouring millions of dollars back into the Miami Gardens neighborhood he grew up in.

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Rapper Flo Rida is pouring millions of dollars back into the Miami Gardens neighborhood he grew up in.

On Monday evening, dozens attended a vigil held for two brothers who were shot and killed over the weekend in S.W. MIami-Dade.
One of the vehicles crashed during the incident, which occurred in the area of NW 79th Street and 27th Avenue, according to police.
A male student used some type of sharp instrument to cut the educator before the student was detained on campus.
Travelers are surprised to hear that two TSA agents are accused of stealing from passengers at MIA's E checkpoint.
An over 100-year-old church in Miami's Overtown neighborhood has been saved thanks to the area's Community Redevelopment Agency.
Authorities said it happened Tuesday at around 2 p.m. in a home in the 4500 block of NW 185th Street.
"I had two options, sink or swim, self-destruct or dig deeper," Coby said. So, he dug deep and began researching ways to be successful.
The deal was made official last year, but after 1,000 residents signed a petition city officials agreed to hear their concerns.
A bogus job posting on a career website has left one South Florida man out of hundreds of dollars.
The incident occurred inside a business located in a strip shopping center at 10855 SW 72nd Street, police said.
A northeast Miami-Dade teen, accused of assaulting a police officer, was taken into custody after a brief chase.
A man suspected of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman has been taken into custody.
Chopper4 over the scene spotted a pilot/instructor and a passenger were out of the aircraft and appeared to be uninjured.
They say the burglar was inside their home for about 15 minutes after getting past their fence and through a side window.
An arrest has been made in a deadly shooting in Coral Springs on Tuesday night.
People critical of new Florida Black history education standards pushed Miami-Dade Public School Board members for action.
It's called the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery. Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
Becoming a doctor is no easy feat. Now imagine doing it as a second career after an accident that nearly killed you.
The sweet, two-year-old dog was found wandering in the area of NW 123rd Street and 16th Avenue in North Miami on Saturday.