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Miami Herald and WLRN won a Gerald Loeb Award on Oct. 8 for their series Killer Train that revealed Brightline's safety issues and $500 million in public funding; the award recognized local reporters who uncovered critical transit concerns (a nod to strong journalism).

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Miami offers a rich variety of art exhibitions this October, featuring PAMM’s Picasso/Klee/Matisse show opening Thursday, Oct. 29 at its Biscayne Blvd. venue while local galleries in Allapattah and downtown host diverse exhibitions through the month (solo and group shows provide multiple options) for art lovers.

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University of Miami will host the first Miccosukee Indigenous Film Festival at Bill Cosford Cinema (5030 Brunson Drive, Ste. 225, Coral Gables) from Friday, Oct. 9 to Monday, Oct. 12, showing 22 Indigenous-made films and including a social mixer along with closing awards on Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

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Miami-based Slip-N-Slide Records helped create Dirty South Classics, a GTA VI radio station that honors the city's hip-hop roots.

The station is hosted by local rap legends Trina and Trick Daddy (echoing the famed Trick & Trina Morning Show from 2020).

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FDOT announced weekend closures on I-395, SR 836 and I-95 for a design-build project.

Eastbound SR 836 lanes at NW 17th Ave will close from 11 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday (detours available), and westbound I-395 will suspend operations overnight at I-95.

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A Colombian flight was diverted to Miami International Airport early Friday, Oct. 9 after severe turbulence injured several passengers and crew members.

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Avianca Airlines Flight 252 from Medellin to New York went through strong turbulence today that forced an emergency landing at Miami International, where emergency teams took eight passengers with head & shoulder injuries to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

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