Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
Health and Wellness
State health officials unveil new marijuana dispensary rules
BOSTON (AP) _ The Department of Public Health is unveiling changes to the way it issues licenses under the state’s medical marijuana dispensary program. The …
FDA panel highlights problems with medical scopes
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal health experts say there are a host of problems with the design and cleaning instructions for specialized medical scopes recently linked …
Business
Farm bill chops $800 million from food stamp program
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping farm bill that Congress sent to President Obama Tuesday has something for almost everyone, from the nation’s 47 million food …
Sales tax holiday review
TALLAHASSEE (AP) – Florida’s popular back-to-school sales tax holiday could last longer and cover more expensive items. Gov. Rick Scott on Friday called for extending …
Tips for buying a home in today’s market
(StatePoint) — If you’re considering buying a home, some experts think you should get a move on it. Interest rates are at 65-year record lows …
Education
Alcorn’s tuition wavier offered in fall of 2015
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Alcorn State University will be the third four-year college in Mississippi to waive out-of-state tuition for all nonresident students. Delta State University …
New charge for teacher accused of sex assault
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) —Prosecutors have filed another charge against a substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student in a northern New Jersey school district …
Police probe sex assault allegations at Bryant U
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Smithfield police are investigating allegations of a sexual assault on the Bryant University campus. A campus-wide email sent to students says the …