7-year-old boy airlifted to hospital after attacked by dogs in Margate home, police say
The boy suffered bites to his arms and legs after the dogs, which the family was watching for a relative, attacked him.
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The boy suffered bites to his arms and legs after the dogs, which the family was watching for a relative, attacked him.
A 7-year-old boy was attacked Wednesday by two pit bulls inside a Margate home and had to be airlifted to a hospital, police said.
Teresa Murley told CBS News Miami that the dog that was shot was a pit bull and said the incident began when the pit bull escaped from a neighbor's apartment.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office received reports of a dog that was shot in the area of NW 51st Street and 29th Avenue in Brownsville Monday morning.
The child's parents arrived home during the emergency call and rushed him to the hospital, but he later died from his injuries.
Hialeah police said it happened at a home in the 1100 block of West 50th Place.
A 57-year-old woman was airlifted to a local hospital Tuesday afternoon after she was bitten by a dog while working as a caretaker at a home in Hialeah, police said.
Tina Bernard, a longtime animal control officer, was mauled last Thursday while responding to a call.
CBS News Miami's Joan Murray reports from Fort Lauderdale, where we are finding out more about the Broward Animal Control officer who was attacked by a dog last Thursday.
Authorities have released a 911 call after a dog attacked a Broward Animal Control worker in Fort Lauderdale.
Police confirmed the injured woman is an Animal Control Officer with Broward County Animal Care.
Authorities have released a 911 call after a dog attacked a Broward Animal Control worker in Fort Lauderdale.
A Broward County Animal Control officer remains hospitalized with serious injuries following a dog attack Thursday evening in Fort Lauderdale.
Police said it happened at around 7 p.m. in the 700 block of Southwest 14th Terrace.
A woman sustained life-threatening injuries Thursday evening after being attacked by a dog, according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
Two children were hospitalized with serious injuries after they were attacked by dogs in their apartment complex.
An 8-year-old boy in central Florida died after he was attacked by two dogs near the entrance of a subdivision.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office said deputies were forced to shoot at one of the dogs but did not injure the animal.
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A deadly dog attack proved deadly and it was caught on video.
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While there are several rules about dog attacks at the local level, the statewide bill would force owners of dangerous dogs to register their pets and strengthen penalties against them — and their animals.
A Southwest Miami-Dade grandma and a toddler were attacked by a dog and required medical assistance.
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A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline due to a cyberattack.
The sanctions, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio while he was in the Vatican, target a massive business conglomerate controlled by the Cuban military, as well as a state-owned natural resource company.
The New York FBI division and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) auto crimes task force arrested Aslan Abdullayev, 37, after executing a search warrant at his business, Cube Motors.
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A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline due to a cyberattack.
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Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
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An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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