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Several bridges in Miami Beach require repair work, some with missing concrete and exposed rebar
Read full article: Several bridges in Miami Beach require repair work, some with missing concrete and exposed rebarExposed rebar and chunks of missing concrete are what Michael Solano captured in cell phone video from his boat as he passed under 17th Street in Miami Beach.
After 3 months of waiting for moving company, South Florida woman returns from Colorado to collect her belongings herself
Read full article: After 3 months of waiting for moving company, South Florida woman returns from Colorado to collect her belongings herselfYsatiz Piñero hired Cheney Brothers Worldwide Moving in February and paid for their services, but after moving to Colorado she never received her items.
Family has power cut off before being handed bill for nearly $12K
Read full article: Family has power cut off before being handed bill for nearly $12KFlorida Power and Light crews showed up at their respective homes, disconnected their electricity and handed them letters. In that year, we identified that the equivalent of $4.5 million of energy was stolen through meter tampering. "In Florida, in a case of meter tampering, FPL may bill a customer a reasonable estimate of the energy diverted from the meter. Those who tamper with a meter and the customers who receive power from a tampered meter risk serious injury. "One of the biggest issues is the fear of, 'I'm going after Florida Power and Light,'" Fernandez said.
Leave It to Layron goes undercover to catch unlicensed contractors
Read full article: Leave It to Layron goes undercover to catch unlicensed contractorsMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Sometimes you have to think like them in order to catch them. The Leave It to Layron team was invited to go undercover with Miami-Dade detectives as they conducted a sting operation. Two undercover officers posing as unsuspecting homeowners in need of remodeling help started calling various contractors to the home. Investigators say the contractors they’re after are not licensed to perform any of the work they're bidding for. In Miami-Dade, the Contractor Licensing and Contractor Enforcement sections of the Regulatory and Economic Resources department investigates complaints involving contractors with or without licenses.
Hundreds of tenants' face nightmare move that could happen to you
Read full article: Hundreds of tenants' face nightmare move that could happen to youMajor modifications to the North Tower will include changes in infrastructure, landscaping, and the extensive renovation of all apartment homes. He said he has lived at Flamingo Point on Bay Road in Miami Beach for 14 years. He currently lives in the North Tower and said he just renewed his lease about a month ago. Flamingo Point is managed by Aimco, which says major systems— heating, ventilation, airconditioning, electrical, plumbing — all need replacing. According to the termination notice letter, Flamingo property managers will waive transfer fees to an available Flamingo Point apartment or another Aimco community.
How secure are things at busy South Florida federal facility?
Read full article: How secure are things at busy South Florida federal facility?MIAMI – Security guards are questioning just how secure things really are at a busy South Florida federal facility. He said he is a member of the United Government Security Officers Local 270, the union which represents more than 200 security guards standing watch at federal facilities across South Florida, including the Claude Pepper Federal Building in downtown Miami. The guard we spoke with said the surveillance equipment at Claude Pepper was upgraded in 2015 and worked for about a year. You can't just walk into the Claude Pepper facility. As such, FPS follows the standards established by the Interagency Security Committee for the various security and countermeasure aspects of a Federal facility.
Homeowner thanks Leave It To Layron for helping to raise awareness of danger
Read full article: Homeowner thanks Leave It To Layron for helping to raise awareness of dangerMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – After Hurricane Irma in 2017, Antonio Pitre noticed there were at least three precariously posititioned utility poles at his neighborhood in Southwest Miami-Dade County that were potentially deadly. Pitre said the utility poles that are outside of his home, near the corner of Southwest 168th Street and 122nd Avenue, near Zoo Miami are totally rotted. He has seen the wind sway a teetering utility pole back and forth and has felt fear. Pitre believed that if the poles cause someone's death or injury it will be because of the their negligence, so he called Leave It To Layron. AT&T worked with Florida Power & Light to transfer its equipment and the job got done.
Rebuild Florida aims to help homeowners in need
Read full article: Rebuild Florida aims to help homeowners in need"There are those that no amount of money is ever going to be enough," said Florida Lt. Gov Carlos Lopez-Cantera. Cantera was in Fort Lauderdale for the launch of the Rebuild Florida office. The program offers assistance to Floridians to help repair, or rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Irma. Rebuild Florida is an arm of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. You can do so by visiting a Rebuild Florida center, or calling 844-833-1010.
Woman says contractor went missing after taking her check
Read full article: Woman says contractor went missing after taking her checkHarrelson said she wrote her contractor a check for $328 as a deposit and to purchase some materials. Several hours went by and Harrelson said her contractor never showed up with her check. "People think they can place a stop-payment on a check and that ends their obligation to pay the check," Litster said. When the contractor endorsed the check over to the check-cashing store, the store became the holder in due course. "Legally, [the store] has a right, under the law, to be paid the face value of that check," Litster said.
Phone won't stop ringing? How to stop those annoying robocalls
Read full article: Phone won't stop ringing? How to stop those annoying robocallsWeston's days are, typically, chock full of phone calls she has to take and make as an assignments editor in the Local 10 newsroom. The YouMail Robocall Index estimates 28.5 million robocalls were placed to area code 305 in April. That number represents a 35 percent increase compared to the number of calls placed in April 2017. 5 on YouMail's Top 20 affected areas for the month of April and area code 305 ranked No. The Federal Communication Commission said Abramovich is behind nearly 100 million robocalls placed within a three-month period to sell vacation deals.