Amanda Plasencia

Miami

Emmy-award winning @nbc6 journalist adventuring in her hometown of Miami. I love 🍕 & croquetas. Send story ideas! https://t.co/Ys2dqHTobn

Articles

Broward man says father pulled out gun during argument that ended with mother killed

1 week ago | nbcmiami.com | Amanda Plasencia

A Margate man who was accused of killing his own mother took the stand on Monday during his trial for manslaughter. Back on Dec. 14, 2019, Alexander Deltoro Jr. was out with his family celebrating his 28th birthday when he got into an argument with his father, Alexander Deltoro Sr. According to police, the argument started in the car and escalated when they got back to their family home in Margate. "I feared for my mom and myself. I didn't know what he was going to do.
Classmates mourn 17-year-old killed in Boca Raton plane crash

1 month ago | nbcmiami.com | Amanda Plasencia

Classmates are mourning a 17-year-old who was killed along with her father and grandfather when the small plane they were on crashed in Boca Raton last week. Brooke Stark was with her father, 54-year-old Stephen Stark, and grandfather, 81-year-old Robert Stark, when the Cessna 310 they were in crashed near Boca Raton Airport Friday morning. Stark was a senior at Atlantic High School in Delray Beach.
Multiple people feared dead after small plane crashes in Boca Raton

1 month ago | nbcnewyork.com | Amanda Plasencia

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Multiple people feared dead after small plane crashes in Boca Raton

1 month ago | nbcchicago.com | Amanda Plasencia

Multiple people are feared to be dead after a small plane crashed in Boca Raton on Friday. The crash happened in the area of Military Trail and Glades Road, not far from Boca Raton Airport. Aerial footage from NBC Miami's Chopper 6 showed debris scattered across a roadway and on train tracks as fire crews hosed down the wreckage. NBC6What appeared to be two bodies were seen in the wreckage and a damaged vehicle was also nearby.
Multiple people feared dead after small plane crashes in Boca Raton

1 month ago | nbcdfw.com | Brian Hamacher |Amanda Plasencia

Multiple people are feared to be dead after a small plane crashed in Boca Raton on Friday. The crash happened in the area of Military Trail and Glades Road, not far from Boca Raton Airport. Aerial footage from NBC Miami's Chopper 6 showed debris scattered across a roadway and on train tracks as fire crews hosed down the wreckage. NBC6What appeared to be two bodies were seen in the wreckage and a damaged vehicle was also nearby.
Crews respond after small plane crashes in Boca Raton

1 month ago | nbcmiami.com | Brian Hamacher |Amanda Plasencia

Crews were responding after a small plane crashed in Boca Raton on Friday. The incident was reported in the area of Military Trail and Glades Road, not far from Boca Raton Airport. Boca Raton Police said crews had responded and streets in the area were closed. TRAFFIC ADVISORY: N. Military Trail is closed between NW 19th St. and Butts Rd. due to small aircraft crash. I-95 overpass at Glades Rd. is also closed eastbound and westbound. Avoid the Area.
8-year-old survivor of Pembroke Park murder-suicide improving

1 month ago | nbcmiami.com | Amanda Plasencia

An 8-year-old girl who was the lone survivor of a murder-suicide shooting in Pembroke Park that claimed the lives of her mother, three siblings and the gunman is still hospitalized as she recovers from the traumatic experience but is getting better day-by-day, family members said Wednesday. Phiinyx Solomon was wounded after authorities said her mom's ex-boyfriend opened fire at their apartment on March 26.
Escuela de Weston confirma a los padres sobre un caso de tos ferina

1 month ago | telemundo51.com | Amanda Plasencia

BROWARD - Las familias con niños que asisten a una escuela en Weston fueron notificadas de un caso de tos ferina en el campus. Padres de familia dijeron que el director de la Escuela Primaria Country Isles, envió un correo electrónico el lunes, indicando que los estudiantes podrían haber estado expuestos a un caso de esta enfermedad contagiosa. Noticias de Florida 24/7 en Telemundo 51.
Weston school warns parents after whooping cough case confirmed

1 month ago | nbcmiami.com | Amanda Plasencia

Families with children who attend a school in Weston were notified that a case of whooping cough was reported at the campus. Parents said the principal of Country Isles Elementary School sent an email Monday saying students may have possibly been exposed to a case of the contagious illness. A spokesperson with Broward County Public Schools said the student in question hasn't been on campus since before spring break and no additional cases have been reported.
Mom copes with loss of daughter, grandchildren in Pembroke Park tragedy

1 month ago | nbcmiami.com | Amanda Plasencia

The loss of her daughter, Julie Cruz, has been a heavy burden for Irma Denisse, and the loss of her three grandchildren has been unbearable. "My oxygen. My daughter and my grandkids were my oxygen, so right now it's hard to breathe," Denisse said. Cruz, 32, and her children - 11-year-old Xion Solomon, 2-year-old Nova McKenzie and 2-year-old Emery McKenzie - were shot and killed last week in their Pembroke Park apartment complex by Cruz's estranged boyfriend Stephen McKenzie.