Legislature poised to redraw state’s congressional districts
GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE – After a lengthy legal battle that has veered through multiple courtrooms and cost taxpayers millions of dollars, the Legislature …
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Annual Back To School Extravaganza for school supplies is Aug. 2
OPA-LOCKA — Don’t miss a chance to get a backpack filled with school supplies on Saturday, Aug. 2 Miami-Dade and Broward students from Pre-kindergarten through …
New foundation named for late Carlton B. Moore
FORT LAUDERDALE — Friends and family of the late Carlton B. Moore announced they are forming a foundation in honor of the former Fort Lauderdale …
President renames Africa program for Nelson Mandela
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the inaugural class of young African leaders to Washington Monday, drawing cheers as he …
Congress being asked to renew funding for sickle cell treatment
Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America announced that two members of the U.S. House have introduced bipartisan legislation that …
$40 million approved to spruce up Opa-locka
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times OPA-LOCKA – This city’s transformation is in full swing. Late last year, Miami-Dade County approved the …
Kids to benefit from fundraiser
By ALLISON HORTON Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — Malcolm was being raised by an abusive mother in his Fort Lauderdale home until …
Obama mulls work permits for millions of undocumented aliens
By ERICA WERNER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Even as they grapple with an immigration crisis at the Mexican border, White House officials are making …
Ambitious plan to rebuild quake-hit city
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE — The broad avenues in the government’s promotional material are clean and unbroken, dotted with palm trees, parks and …
National implications seen in ‘power grab’ against 3 Tennessee Judges
By HAZEL TRICE EDNEY TriceEdneyWire.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An attempt to unseat three judges in an upcoming election here is nothing less than a …