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Angie DiMichele

@angdimi

Reporting breaking news @sunsentinel. [email protected].

Joined June 2016
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amanda rosa@AmandaNicRosaSep 25
Today is my last day at the Miami Herald. I was laid off after five years of reporting on art, culture, Broward and other South Florida oddities. It was a lot of fun. Here are some of my favorite stories:
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A secret report shows which Florida insurers claimed losses as affiliates made billions. The state Senate demanded the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel destroy the report or face legal action. sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/19/…
How Florida fights to hide insurers’ finances

How Florida fights to hide insurers’ finances

A secret report shows which Florida insurers claimed losses as affiliates made billions. The state Senate demanded the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel destroy the report or face legal action.

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Claire Healy@clurhealySep 17
Officials called Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘box’ a hoax. Detainees called it torture. We spoke with 9 former detainees at Alligator Alcatraz, and a lawyer for a 10th, about what some called “the punishment cells.” W/@ChurchillNdonwi miamiherald.com/news/local/i…
Officials called Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘box’ a hoax. Detainees called it torture

Officials called Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘box’ a hoax. Detainees called it torture

“There were people who would get desperate,” a former detainee said. “Don’t think it’s easy being stuck in a dog cage.”

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Yesterday, a combined 23 guild journalists from the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald were laid off by McClatchy. We have launched a GoFundMe to help our colleagues, whose livelihoods and families have been upended by this decision. gofund.me/85e427c56
Donate to Support laid off Herald journalists in Miami and Bradenton, organized by Alex Harris

Donate to Support laid off Herald journalists in Miami and Bradenton, organized by Alex Harris

On Thursday, a combined 23 guild journalists from the Miami Her… Alex Harris needs your support for Support laid off Herald journalists in Miami and Bradenton

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Five people died during police chases in Broward County in the past two months, highlighting the polarizing safety debate about pursuits and the risks they present to the public. orlandosentinel.com/2026/04/…
Five deaths, two months: The risks of hundreds of police pursuits on South Florida roads

Five deaths, two months: The risks of hundreds of police pursuits on South Florida roads

Five people died during police chases in Broward County in the past two months, highlighting the polarizing safety debate about pursuits and the risks they present to the public.

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Five people died during police chases in Broward County in the past two months, highlighting the polarizing safety debate about pursuits and the risks they present to the public. sun-sentinel.com/2026/04/23/…
Five deaths, two months: The risks of hundreds of police pursuits on South Florida roads

Five deaths, two months: The risks of hundreds of police pursuits on South Florida roads

Five people died during police chases in Broward County in the past two months, highlighting the polarizing safety debate about pursuits and the risks they present to the public.

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Florida House passes proposal to lower gun-buying age from 21 to 18; Senate does not have companion bill so far this year. trib.al/TawhCt6
‘Parkland learned this the hard way:’ Victim’s parents decry Florida bill to lower gun-buying age

‘Parkland learned this the hard way:’ Victim’s parents decry Florida bill to lower gun-buying age

Manuel and Patricia Oliver called HB 133, which would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to purchase long guns, “a slap in our faces.” The Florida House passed the bill in a 74-to-37 vote.

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Confessed Hollyood cop killer Jason Banegas deserves to be punished for what he did, his lawyer told a Broward jury. But the defense wants the 12-member jury to consider a life sentence, not death … trib.al/a6TpKlT
Confessed Hollywood cop killer deserves to live, defense argues

Confessed Hollywood cop killer deserves to live, defense argues

Confessed Hollyood cop killer Jason Banegas deserves to be punished for what he did, his lawyer told a Broward jury. But the defense wants the 12-member jury to consider a life sentence, not death...

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Brad Marchand had two assists in his return to Boston, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the winner with 27 seconds left to help the Panthers beat the Bruins on Tuesday night. trib.al/cST7NcH
Marchand has 2 assists to help Panthers win in his emotional return to Boston

Marchand has 2 assists to help Panthers win in his emotional return to Boston

Brad Marchand had two assists in his return to Boston, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the winner with 27 seconds left to help the Panthers beat the Bruins on Tuesday night.

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The debate over how police handled the 2019 kidnapping of UPS driver Frank Ordoñez entered its fourth day of testimony Thursday, with expert witnesses testifying about police training and protocol … trib.al/heuLtuT
‘They should have backed off,’ family of slain hostage says of police in fatal shootout

‘They should have backed off,’ family of slain hostage says of police in fatal shootout

The debate over how police handled the 2019 kidnapping of UPS driver Frank Ordoñez entered its fourth day of testimony Thursday, with expert witnesses testifying about police training and protocol in...

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He held his arms out, “as if he was welcoming the train to strike him." The Brightline train's stunning death toll. 182 dead, mostly pedestrians. Presenting Killer Train, a collaboration of @MiamiHerald and @WLRN Story 1 and Podcast 1 dropped today MiamiHerald.com/killertrain – at Miami, FL
Killer Train

Killer Train

Brightline is the deadliest passenger railroad in the United States. An investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN reveals the shocking toll and the failures that led to it.

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‘Wild Wild West of illegal boat charters’: Pandemic fueled lasting problem in South Florida trib.al/TIDH97S
‘Wild Wild West of illegal boat charters’: Pandemic fueled lasting problem in South Florida

‘Wild Wild West of illegal boat charters’: Pandemic fueled lasting problem in South Florida

Illegal charter boat operations exploded during the pandemic. They still present a “big problem” for the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Good morning, Panthers fans! Who’s on their way to the Elbo Room right now?
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Joe Cavaretta@PhotoSSentinel18 Jun 2025
Captain on the scene @FlaPanthers @SunSentinel @NHL @StanleyCup @visitlauderdale @BrowardCounty @ABLichtenstein @DavidFurones_ @davehydesports @Barkovsasha95
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So when is the Panthers’ parade? It’s tentatively scheduled for this weekend trib.al/1kh7ust
Everything you need to know about the Panthers’ parade on Sunday

Everything you need to know about the Panthers’ parade on Sunday

Here’s where and when the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup championship parade and rally will be held in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.

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Sam Bennett wins first Conn Smythe Trophy in Panthers history after Florida wins second straight Stanley Cup trib.al/Kg3DV5E
Sam Bennett wins first Conn Smythe Trophy in Panthers history

Sam Bennett wins first Conn Smythe Trophy in Panthers history

Panthers’ Sam Bennett was honored as the MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs, winning the first Conn Smythe Trophy in Panthers history.

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BSO lieutenant retires after investigation of ‘It’s Florida, Man’ episode on mermaid feud via @angdimi sun-sentinel.com/2025/05/21/…
BSO lieutenant retires after investigation of ‘It’s Florida, Man’ episode on mermaid feud

BSO lieutenant retires after investigation of ‘It’s Florida, Man’ episode on mermaid feud

After nearly three decades of service to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a lieutenant who found himself the subject of multiple investigations stemming from a former feud with a pod of mermaids has...

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Tri-Rail could shut down by 2028 if it can't find new funding. “Is Tri-Rail worth saving?” Broward Commissioner Steve Geller said this week. “The answer is absolutely. But at what price?” sun-sentinel.com/2025/03/28/…
Tri-Rail could shut down by 2028 if it can’t find new funding

Tri-Rail could shut down by 2028 if it can’t find new funding

Tri-Rail officials already get $4.2 million from all three counties but say they need millions more. “Is Tri-Rail worth saving?” Broward Commissioner Steve Geller said. “The answer is absolutely. But...

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BREAKING: Fire chief says bodies of 27 passengers from American Airlines jet and 1 from helicopter are recovered from collision, with all others feared dead. apnews.com/live/dc-plane-cra…
Live updates: Collision between helicopter and plane kills 67 in nation's deadliest air disaster in...

Live updates: Collision between helicopter and plane kills 67 in nation's deadliest air disaster in...

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Derek Chauvin allowed to examine George Floyd’s heart tissue in challenge to federal conviction startribune.com/derek-chauvi…
Derek Chauvin allowed to examine George Floyd’s heart tissue in challenge to federal conviction

Derek Chauvin allowed to examine George Floyd’s heart tissue in challenge to federal conviction

The former Minneapolis officer is citing a doctor’s opinion that a heart condition, not Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck, is responsible for Floyd’s 2020 death.

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