Brian Hamacher has served as a digital editor and producer at NBC Miami since March 2009. He came to South Florida after a five-year stint at the New York Post, where he was a reporter and digital editor for the newspaper. Brian is a graduate of Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, and The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in Chicago, his hometown.
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Boy apparently struck and killed by lightning while riding bike in Pembroke Pines
A 16-year-old boy died after he was apparently struck by lightning while riding a bicycle in Pembroke Pines, police said.
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‘Humiliating, degrading': Woman mistakenly arrested after cruise suing Broward County
A Texas woman whose similar name as a wanted suspect landed her behind bars in Broward on Christmas Eve two years ago is now suing the county and the deputy who busted her for the mistaken arrest.
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15 years in prison for Catholic school teacher accused of sex with 15-year-old
A Catholic high school teacher from Coral Springs arrested for enticing a 15-year-old student to have sex with him has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Cuban singer Ovi arrested after video shows him pointing gun at Miami driver: Police
A famous Cuban singer is facing charges after police said he was caught on video pointing a gun at another driver from inside his McLaren in Miami.
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Teen playing with gun arrested in fatal shooting of 16-year-old in Wilton Manors: BSO
A 16-year-old who was playing with a gun in a Wilton Manors home when it went off and killed another 16-year-old has been arrested, authorities said.
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Intense bodycam video shows Miami-Dade officer shooting man who pulled gun
Intense new police bodycamera footage shows the moment a Miami-Dade officer shot a man who pulled a gun on him outside a market last year.
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Detectives stop man as he was committing sexual battery in Pompano Beach: BSO
Detectives were apparently in the right place at the right time when they stopped a man while he was in the act of committing a sexual battery in Pompano Beach over the weekend, authorities said.
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‘In the Air Tonight': Looking back at ‘Miami Vice,' which premiered 40 years ago
It’s time to toss that Versace suit over a pastel t-shirt, put espadrilles on your feet (no socks of course) and hop in the white Ferrari as the 40th anniversary of the premiere of “Miami Vice” is being celebrated this month.
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Maserati driver was drunk and speeding in fatal 2021 Fort Lauderdale crash: Cops
Nearly three years after a Fort Lauderdale crash that led to a woman’s death, the Maserati driver who police say was drunk and speeding when he caused the crash is facing DUI manslaughter and other charges.
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Granddaughter paid suspect $1,000 after grandparents murdered in Fort Lauderdale: Cops
A granddaughter accused of having her elderly grandparents murdered in their Fort Lauderdale home back in March paid her ex-boyfriend who’s accused of killing them $1,000 after they were slain, new court documents show.