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Florida House Put Brakes On Texting While Driving Ban
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – A controversial bill which would have banned texting while behind the wheel went nowhere fast during the last legislative session which ended on Friday. While the measure...
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Text Before Driving Off Cliff: “I Need To Stop Texting”
GRANADO, Tex. (CNET) — Do you have premonitions? Do you sometimes just know bad things will happen, even though you have no idea how or why? Please, then, show solidarity with Chance Bothe. CBS-owned...
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Competition Crowns America’s Fastest Texter
NEW YORK (CNET) — The Olympics aren’t the only competition taking place this summer, there’s also the U.S. LG National Texting Competition. And Austin Wierschke, 17, has become the reining champ for...
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Back To School: Device Stops Teens From Texting & Driving
MIAMI (CBS4) — Most kids know using a mobile phone while driving is a bad idea, but nearly 60-percent of high school seniors admitted in a recent CDC study that they text while driving. Now a new free...
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Plantation Man In Jail After Sexting Penis Pic To Boy
PLANTATION (CBSMiami) — A man is behind bars without bond for allegedly sending a photo of his penis to an 11-year-old boy, then asking the boy to send a photo of his, according to a police report. The...
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High-Tech Rosh Hashana Service Involves Texting Rabbi
MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) — Call it a high-tech service for Rosh Hashanah. Hours after sundown and the start of the Jewish New Year, nearly 200 congregants at services at the Jewish Museum of Florida were...
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Walking And Texting Causing Thousands Of Injuries Nationwide
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — We’ve all heard of distracted driving, but did you know distracted walking can be just as harmful? The danger is real and growing as more people become attached to their cell phones....
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Coral Springs Teens Get A Lesson On Texting And Driving
CORAL SPRINGS (CBSMiami) – According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 15 people are killed and more than 1200 are injured in the United States every single...
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Use Of Text Messaging Drops For First Time
(CNET) – If ever a story called for the use of an emoticon, this would be the one: text messaging volume in the U.S. has declined for the first time ever, according to a new research report. Regardless...
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New Killer More Dangerous Than Driving Drunk
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – There’s a new killer in Florida, more dangerous than drunk driving. It’s already outlawed in 44 states but it’s still legal in Florida. It’s the “new” drinking and driving, known as...
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Cypress Bay Teacher Cleared Of Criminal Wrongdoing
WESTON (CBSMiami) – A Cypress Bay High School teacher and coach has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing following an investigation over allegations he was having a sexual relationship with a...
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Texting While Driving Bill Closer To Law, New Strings Attached
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – A bill banning texting while driving was approved in its first committee Wednesday, but with exceptions. If the bill (SB52) passes, drivers would still be allowed to text while...
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Senate Panel Approves Texting While Driving Ban
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – A bill that would ban texting while driving in Florida has received unanimous approval from a Senate panel on Wednesday. The Senate Communications committee voted 9-0 for the...
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Texting and Driving Put To The Test
HOMESTEAD (CBS4) – “The state of Florida… we are sending a message out. We are starting to get tough on texting and driving.” That is State Representative Irv Slosberg’s declaration to CBS4’s Vanessa...
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House Panel OKs Ban On Texting While Driving
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — A ban on texting while driving in the state of Florida has gained new traction in Tallahassee as a House panel passed a bill creating a statewide ban. The House Economics...
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Texting While Driving Ban Passes Fla. Senate
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) –A ban on texting while driving in the state of Florida is another step closer to becoming reality. Tuesday, the Senate unanimously approved a bill (SB 52) that would make...
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Texting While Driving Ban In Trouble
TALLHASSEE (CBSMiami) – A proposed statewide ban on texting while driving may have been run off the road in the state legislature. The House amended the Senate bill to ban texting on Tuesday. The...
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Cell Phone Snatchers Target South Miami
SOUTH MIAMI (CBS4) — Police in South Miami are warning residents about cell phone snatchings. So far, four have happened in the past couple of weeks. Ana Bez had hers ripped right from her own hands....
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Report: Teen Girl Accused Of Sex With Underage Girlfriend Arrested Again
VERO BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) – The state attorney’s office has pulled a plea deal that had been offered to a Florida teenager accused of having sex with her underage girlfriend. Prosecutors withdrew the...
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Don’t Remember Sending That Text? You Might Have Been Asleep
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Smartphones have become a major part of many people’s everyday lives. More and more smartphone owners use their devices to text, email, and surf the web throughout the day. Now, some...
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Docs To Parents: Limit Kids’ Texts, Tweets, Online
CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors 2 parents: Limit kids’ tweeting, texting & keep smartphones, laptops out of bedrooms. #goodluckwiththat. The recommendations are bound to prompt eye-rolling and LOLs from...
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Bill Would Tighten State’s Texting While Driving Ban
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – A South Florida legislator wants to strengthen the state’s new texting while driving ban. The current ban, which went into effect October 1st, only allows enforcement as...
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Legislator Wants To Increase Texting While Driving Fines In School Zones
WESTON (CBSMiami) – The texting-while-driving ban has only been in place in Florida since October 1, but some legislators are ready to give it some more teeth. Rep. Richard Stark of Weston wants to...
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Cell Phone Plan Confusion
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Between talk time, texting and data usage, finding the best plan can for you and your family can be confusing. The high tech hustle and bustle of the Boone family costs about $240 a...
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300 Mourn Fla. Man Killed In Movie Theater Shooting
LAND O’LAKES (CBSMiami/AP) — Family and friends gathered together to remember the life of a Tampa-Bay area man who was shot and killed during a dispute over texting at a movie theater last week. More...
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Motorcylists Plan Critical Mass To Promote Safety
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Recent motorcycle crashes and deaths have prompted a new event called Critical Mass for Motorcycles. In a press release, representatives for South Florida motorcycle riders said they...
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Crisis Hotlines Offer Help Through Texting
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_2403201400043632276AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Suicide and abuse hotlines have been helping people in distress for decades. Now they are also counseling people...
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‘Chexting’ Breaking Up Happy Homes
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_20140529003746397AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s a disturbing trend that is being blamed for destroying marriages and ruining families. Experts say it starts as...
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Text-To-911 Coming To South Florida
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_1107201423193992718AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Using a phone to call 911 is the most efficient way to reach emergency help but what if you can’t talk on your...
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Swindlers Target Online Daters In “Sextortion” Scam
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Online daters are being targeted by con artists passing themselves off as law enforcement officers who are working to crack down on internet crimes against minors....
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Plantation Fire Dept: Driver Injured In Crash After Texting
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_2509201423551295681AA.mp4 PLANTATION (CBSMiami) — In the wee hours of Thursday morning, Plantation fire officials said a woman hit a tree in the median along...
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Weston Lawmaker Wants To Toughen Texting While Driving Law
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A proposal that would strengthen the state’s ban on texting while driving, giving police officers more power to pull over motorists...
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Millennials Would Rather Quit Than Give Up Phone At Work
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s a new day for employers as they are forced to deal with younger workers who want to be able to text and use social media on the job. A...
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Florida Steps Up Distracted Driving Safety Campaign
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – We’ve all heard the warning before, don’t text and drive but new ads and law enforcement campaigns are going further than that. They want you...
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Senator Wants Tougher Texting-While-Driving Law
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Florida’s texting-while-driving ban would be strengthened under a proposal filed by Sen. Thad Altman for the 2016 legislative session. The measure would make texting while...
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AMC Nixes Idea Of Allowing Texting In Some Theaters
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The people have spoken and AMC Theaters said they’ve listened. A few days ago, the company said they were exploring the idea of allowing movie...
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State Rep. Wants Tougher Law On Texting While Driving
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – State Rep. Emily Slosberg is trying to build support to make texting while driving a primary offense. Florida is one of four states...
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Bill Would Make Texting While Driving A Primary Offense
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – A bill in the works would make it a primary offense to text while driving in the State of Florida. That means police would be able to...
View ArticleTougher Texting While Driving Ban Moves Forward
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Legislation that would make texting while driving a “primary” traffic offense continues to move forward. On Thursday, it cleared the...
View ArticleRuth Broad Bay Harbor Elementary Parents Come Up With Way To Remind Drivers...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – “You better not text and drive, especially at a school zone,” that is the message and parents at a Bay Harbor school have come up with a way to get your attention. The school is Ruth...
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