Miami, FL
Florida’s emergency chief seeks changes in disaster response
TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s emergency-management director needs lawmakers to make adjustments to assist with catastrophe preparation and response, pointing to points which have arisen because the state recovers from Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole.
Division of Emergency Administration Director Kevin Guthrie this week requested lawmakers to scale back the period of time folks need to take away broken boats from waterways and to offer uniform necessities for native governments about debris-removal contracts. He additionally needs to tweak a brand new reduction fund and defend from public data the names of individuals harmed by disasters.
“What we’re speaking about is media shops. We’re speaking about legal professionals, attorneys, these which are searching for to attempt to begin making a living off of catastrophe survivors and victims,” Guthrie instructed members of the Senate Choose Committee on Resiliency as he described the proposed public data exemption.
“In case you recall, there was a few 72-hour interval the place we created a web site that allowed folks to type of self-report they had been both secure or wanted to test on a person,” Guthrie added. “We had multitudes of people, multitudes of personal sector organizations, making an attempt to get their palms on that knowledge.”
Committee Chairman Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, referred to as the proposals “logical and considerate,” including that the committee should work out that are “doable.”
“If I’ve realized one factor on this whole course of, it is that issues that look actually easy are hardly ever actually easy,” Albritton instructed reporters after the Wednesday assembly.
Albritton lent his help to making a public-records exemption, calling it “troublesome when you may have of us that want to exploit data for personal acquire when possibly households have not been notified, or possibly they have not developed all of the circumstances to what could or could not have occurred to a sufferer.”
Albritton famous a difficulty comparable to eradicating derelict boats from waterways might be extra difficult.
“Totally different components of the state have totally different challenges,” Albritton mentioned. “I do know down within the Keys they’ve hassle discovering homeowners as a result of there isn’t any quantity on the boat, there isn’t any registration … and by regulation, they’ve to offer some flexibility for these issues.”
Vessel homeowners got 45 days after Ian crossed the state to get boats out of derelict situation. Nevertheless, some vessels nonetheless stay in state waters because the restoration effort continues from Ian, which made landfall Sept. 28 in Southwest Florida as a Class 4 hurricane.
Guthrie famous that “tightening” the timeframe might assist the state safe federal reimbursements for eradicating watercraft, as boats left derelict for 45 days or longer may not warrant FEMA funding and even end result within the state having to finally return some reduction cash.
Eradicating derelict boats has lengthy been a difficulty within the state.
Lawmakers final yr elevated funding for eradicating such vessels from $3.5 million to $8.2 million, after giving regulation enforcement extra authority to handle boats that haven’t any efficient technique of propulsion and have taken on water or are on the verge of turning into unanchored.
Additionally, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee moved ahead with a program that inspired homeowners of boats which were deserted, wrecked, junked, or considerably dismantled in state waters to rid themselves of the vessels for free of charge.
In the meantime, lawmakers final yr established a disaster-relief fund, referred to as the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, and put $500 million into it. Guthrie mentioned Wednesday that some “extra readability” is required on its use.
The fund was created as a pool of money the governor might dip into with out having to get approval from the Legislative Finances Fee, which is made up of Home and Senate price range leaders and meets periodically.
Guthrie additionally urged lawmakers require native governments to have pre-storm contracts that cowl all features of particles removing.
“The state has needed to navigate the removing of several types of particles, together with personal and business property particles, together with demolition, vegetative and building particles, and automobiles and vessels,” Guthrie mentioned. “One of many issues that we encountered is that there’s a lack of a uniform course of to make sure that all of these applicable entities have all of these applicable line objects in each one in all their contracts.”
The Miami Central High School football team is being forced to forfeit a number of games over an ineligible player.
The Florida High School Athletic Association deemed the Miami Central Rockets used an ineligible player and they must now forfeit all 8 victories, according to a report released Monday.
The team was also placed on administrative probation until Nov. 1, 2025, and was fined $900 for the violation.
According to the ruling, the Rockets used a fifth-year student-athlete and self-reported the violation. The name of the student was redacted from the report from the FHSAA.
The Miami-Dade County School Board has not sent over a statement, but the report said the school will take corrective actions and mentioned “The alleged player has been removed from the practice and will never play football again at Miami Central.”
Sports Illustrated ranked The Rockets as No. 6 in Florida before this ruling came down.
The report says school administrators have the right to appeal the decision within the next 10 business days.
NBC6 reached out to the school board and are waiting on a statement.
The Miami Heat (3-2) are at home on Monday evening for a matchup against the Sacramento Kings (3-3) at 8:15 ET.
The Heat are coming off a dominant victory over the Washington Wizards in Mexico City while the Kings were defeated in an overtime thriller against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 2.
Here’s the full injury report for the game:
HEAT
Josh Christopher: Out – G League
Keshad Johnson: Out – G League
KINGS
Devin Carter: Out – Shoulder
Isaiah Crawford: Out – G League
Orlando Robinson: Out – Knee
Kevin Huerter: Questionable – Illness
If Huerter is able to play in tonight’s game, it’s essentially a full health clash.
Here’s more information about the game:
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Betting line: Heat -2
VITALS: : The Heat and Kings meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, Miami swept the series, 2-0, has now won three straight against Sacramento, including six of the last eight overall. The Heat are 47-24 all-time versus the Kings during the regular season,
including 31-5 in home games and 16-19 in road games. The Heat are coming off a victory against the Washington Wizards.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Terry Rozier
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Jimmy Butler
F Nikola Jovic
KINGS
F Keegan Murray
F DeMar DeRozan
C Domantas Sabonis
G De’Aaron Fox
G Doug McDermott
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South Florida’s top athletes were recognized last week in the sports of cross-country, golf, swimming, and volleyball.
This week, we continue a feature where we ask you to vote for the best performer of the week from bowling, cross-country, golf, and volleyball in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, Nov. 7, around 10 p.m. You may vote as often as you like until then.
Here are the candidates:
NOTE: You should see a Miami Herald box underneath this note for you to type Yes and click Submit. That will ignite the actual poll to vote.
Information on each candidate below.
Sergio Alonso, Miami Columbus bowling: the junior finished 25th in the boys’ division at state. He was 20 pins shy of 16th in the qualifying round, narrowly missing a spot in the finals as an individual. He helped the Explorers place 17th overall in the team division. He was the top Miami-Dade boys’ bowler and third best of Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
Gabriel Carr, Miami Sunset cross-country: the senior ran 16:29.50 to win the Jr. Orange Bowl Boys’ Cross-Country Invitational at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami.
Joss Collins, South Plantation bowling: the senior was 16th overall in the girls’ state finals bracket, second best of Broward and Miami-Dade girls’ bowlers. She also helped the Paladins reach the state finals in the girls’ team division, where they placed fourth and then finished seventh. In the individual qualifier at state, she was the top girls’ bowler from Broward and Miami-Dade counties, scoring third overall to make the top 16 cut.
Joey Diaz-Quintero, Miami Belen Jesuit cross-country: the senior ran 16:38.70 to place second at the Jr. Orange Bowl Boys’ Cross-Country Invitational at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami.
Lucas Gonzalez, Davie Western bowling: was 19th overall individually at state, missing the cut for the final 16 in the boys’ division by 14 pins. He was the top scorer of any state qualifying boys’ bowler from Broward and Miami-Dade counties. He helped the Wildcats place 12th in the team standings, qualifying for the team finals of the state tournament, where they also placed 12th.
William Grayson-Richards, Miami Country Day golf: this 8th grader shot 1-over par 72 to win the District 15-1A Boys’ Golf Tournament at Normandy Shores Golf Club in Miami Beach.
Kate Khvorostiana, Miami Ransom Everglades golf: the senior shot even par 71 to win the District 15-1A Girls’ Golf Tournament at Normandy Shores Golf Club in Miami Beach. She also led the Raiders to the team title.
Cole Laffere, Miami True North golf: the sophomore shot 5-over par 77 to win the District 16-1A Boys’ Golf Tournament at Redland Golf & Country Club in Homestead.
Joysbeliz Reyes, Miami Southridge bowling: the senior was the state runner-up in the girls’ individual division. She was 15th overall, just making the cut of the top 16 to qualify for the finals of the state tournament individually. She scored second best of girls’ state qualifiers from Broward and Miami-Dade counties (first of Miami bowlers) in that round. She reached the championship match in the round of 16 finalists by winning four consecutive matches (the first three after dropping the first game).
Amanda Rodriguez, Miami Lourdes volleyball: the senior setter totaled 32 assists, 4 aces and 3 digs in wins over Pembroke Pines Charter and Archbishop McCarthy as the Bobcats won the Region 4-5A Championship. That qualified them for the FHSAA State Championships (Final Four) as the No.2 seed.
Trevor Tingle, Miami Palmetto golf: the junior shot 1-under par 71 to win the District 16-3A Boys’ Golf Tournament at Miami Springs Golf & Country Club.
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