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  Retroactive Gain-Time Bill Would Reform Florida's Harsh Prison Sentencing Laws

  October 15 at 9 a.m.

  Two "gain-time" bills making their way through the Florida Legislature would reform the state's harsh minimum sentencing laws — a move experts say would promote good behavior and public safety while saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars.

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  A Hundred Years Ago, Miami's Bootleggers Thrived During Prohibition

  September 30 at 9 a.m.

  For its 123-year history, Miami's economy has centered around tourism. Whether hosting massive EDM concerts in its most prominent park or allowing raucous nightclubs to stay open all hours of the night, city leaders have long believed in giving the tourists what they want.

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  Broward Man Pleads Guilty After Kidnapping and Torturing Plastic Surgeon

  September 26 at 4:32 p.m.

  Just before 4 a.m. January 15, a Miami-Dade man woke up in his car outside a strip club with bruises on his face, his extremities bound, and his hands gruesomely burned.

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  Charter Boat Operator Is Latest Nabbed in Miami's Illegal Party Boat Scene

  September 24 at 9:47 a.m.

  Taking advantage of Miami's near-perfect year-round yacht weather, Angel Jose Limongi was frequently spotted jaunting around Biscayne Bay on his 45-foot pleasure craft, Breaking the Habit. And the boat was available for hire for anyone who wanted to do the same: For upward of $1,000, Limongi would find a captain and arrange a charter.

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  Here's What to Expect From the Dan Markel Murder Trial

  September 23 at 9 a.m.

  Several days after his May 2016 arrest for the murder of Dan Markel, Sigfredo Garcia made a jailhouse phone call to Kathy Magbanua, his former girlfriend and the mother of two of his children. He told her he would "be out soon and [would] either file a lawsuit or 'get the hell out of Dodge' and leave everything behind them," according to an FBI transcript of the call.

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  Miami-Dade Probation Officer Charged in Alleged Rape of Woman on House Arrest

  September 20 at 5:51 p.m.

  A Miami-Dade correctional officer who has been with the department for 11 years has been charged with raping a woman he was supposed to be supervising while she was on house arrest.