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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – An American Airlines London bound flight from Miami was forced to turn around Wednesday night after a passenger refused to wear a mask. Flight 38 was about an hour and a half into its flight to Heathrow Airport when it circled back and returned to Miami International Airport. READ MORE: Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Finishes Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer Police dispatch called for officers to meet the plane at Gate D14 because at least one passenger was not respecting the mask mandate. Once it landed, more than 100 passengers were informed they had to get off the plane. “We weren’t given any instructions, just told that we had to go back and now we can’t get our luggage,” said one passenger. Many on the plane had no idea why it returned to Miami. “Disappointed. They wouldn’t really say anything and I don’t think they told the flight attendants anything because all they would say is there was an extreme incident and they had to turn around,” said … [Read more...] about London-Bound American Airlines Flight Returned To MIA After Passenger Refused To Wear A Mask

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fell below the 3,000-mark for the first time since earlier this month as its positivity rate has dipped to 18%, according to data released Thursday by the state Department of Health. Yet even as key metrics fall, local healthcare leaders are warning Marylanders not to let their guard down as the potential exists for those figures to climb once again. READ MORE: Briggs Transferring From Florida To Maryland Hospitalizations fell by 68, bringing the total of COVID-19 patients in Maryland to 2,983. Of those hospitalized, 2,423 are adults in acute care and 523 are adults in the ICU, while 28 children are in acute care and nine are in the ICU. With the state reporting an additional 8,897 COVID-19 cases, a total of 922,361 cases have been confirmed in Maryland since the outset of the pandemic. The statewide positivity rate stands at 18%, a 0.85% drop compared to Wednesday. That’s a significant drop from the nearly 30% … [Read more...] about COVID-19 In Maryland: Nearly 9,000 New Cases As Hospitalizations Fall Below 3,000-Mark

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Beach city commissioners are set to discuss on Thursday the fate of the historic Deauville Beach Resort. They are considering demolishing it after the building was declared unsafe and unable to be saved due to structural defects in a Structural Condition Assessment Report. READ MORE: 'The Great Resignation': A Look At Where Workers Are Going The Deauville Hotel. Image dated February 16, 1964. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) The hotel closed in 2017 after a fire in its electrical room. The city reportedly sued the owners for not making the necessary repairs. READ MORE: Police: Fort Lauderdale Bicyclist Shot, Killed By Someone In Passing Vehicle NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 16: The Beatles perform at the Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida for THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. From left: Ed Sullivan, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon. Image dated February 16, 1964. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) The celebrated beachfront … [Read more...] about Miami Beach Commission To Discuss Fate Of Historic Deauville Beach Resort

MIAMI LAKES (CBSMiami) – CBS4 has obtained exclusive Ring camera video after a mail thief has been targeting a neighborhood in Miami Lakes. Rick Barrera told CBS4’s Peter D’Oench that the Ring camera video from his home near NW 87 Avenue and 139 Terrace shows a disturbing image at 4:38 a.m. Thursday in which someone in a car stops at his mailbox and takes items from it and then that same car is seen stopping at another home nearby. READ MORE: London-Bound American Airlines Flight Returned To MIA After Couple Refused To Wear Masks Barrera said, “This violates our privacy. A lot of mail has important information this time of year like our W2s that are coming out and this affects us and at the end of the day it is all about our credit. It is horrible it is the world we are living in today.” Barrera also showed CBS4 Ring camera video from two years ago in which another thief targeted his mailbox. ”Two years ago they stole my mail and an IRS check from the government for $3,000 … [Read more...] about CBS4 Exclusive: Mail Thief Targets Miami Lakes Neighborhood

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A man who was extradited to the U.S. to face charges in connection to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is set to make his first appearance in court on Thursday. Arrested in the Dominican Republic last month, Rodolphe Jaar is currently in custody in Miami. He will be presented with criminal charges during his federal court appearance. READ MORE: Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Finishes Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer Jaar, who was convicted of drug-trafficking charges a decade ago, once served as an informant for the U.S. government. He is the second foreigner extradited to the United States to face charges related to the assassination of the Haitian president. Earlier in January, U.S. authorities arrested a former Colombian soldier, Mario Antonio Palacios , after he fled from Haiti to Jamaica. A Jamaican judge ordered him deported to Colombia, but he was detained in Panama during a layover by U.S. authorities who had been in touch … [Read more...] about Suspect In Haitian President’s Murder Will Be Charged In Federal Court On Thursday

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It was a milder start across South Florida with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s across South Florida. Many areas were 15 to 18 degrees warmer in comparison to Wednesday. A few showers moved during the early morning and throughout the day spotty showers will be possible. READ MORE: Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Finishes Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer Highs will climb to around 80 degrees. For Friday, the Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a marginal risk of severe weather for South Florida. Although there is a lot of uncertainty regarding the timing and intensity of storms, there is the potential for some strong storms that may produce damaging gusty winds, heavy rain, and lightning. There is an isolated risk of severe storms with the threat of a brief tornado or two. READ MORE: London-Bound American Airlines Flight Returned To MIA After Passenger Refused To Wear A Mask (CBS4) We will remain unsettled late Friday into … [Read more...] about Miami Weather: Warmer Afternoon, Spotty Showers Possible