Miami-Dade Schools offering kids free breakfast and lunch during summer
Photo courtesy of iStock MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Public Schools is doing its part to address food insecurity as the district is offering free breakfast …
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Donalds inching closer to become first-ever Black Florida governor
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Gallon among five to win Miami-Dade Commission seats unopposed
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Miami Gardens to host citywide clean-up effort June 13
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Broward Health Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Freestanding Emergency Room in Lighthouse Point
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City of Miramar bans RVs residency following complaints
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High School student athletes must undergo heart screening
Photo courtesy of pngtree.com MIAMI – First time high school student-athletes will be required to to take an ECG heart screening before they can play …
Health and Wellness
Diver on gator attack: ‘I started punching … he let go’
Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida man who was attacked by an alligator while diving for golf balls in a lake says the …
When and how to help older people during and after disasters
Older adults are more susceptible to disaster situations, just when emergency responders are being inundated with calls for help. STOCK PHOTO By CHERYL A. LEVINE …
Business
Hot sauce headquarters moving to downtown Winston-Salem
By RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) _ TW Garner Food Co. is returning to downtown Winston-Salem after about seven decades, hoping to strike …
Companies, countries cutting business ties with Donald Trump
NEW YORK (AP) _ Real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in his campaign kickoff speech that some Mexican immigrants to the …
Alpha coal company announces 292 layoffs in Va., Ky
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) _ Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources Inc. has told 292 workers in Virginia and Kentucky they are losing their jobs. The announcement …
Education
Lafayette considering common grading system for high schools
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) _ Lafayette Parish School System educators are working out a common grading system for high schools as part of a review of …
Ohio’s Central State covers Cosby name on sign
WILBERFORCE, Ohio (AP) _ An historically black college in southwest Ohio says it has covered up Bill Cosby’s name on a campus sign in front …
Little people group targeting ‘midget’ mascots across US
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER FREEBURG, Ill. (AP) _ As with many small towns, the biggest source of bragging rights in this agrarian outpost in southern …
Sports
Chargers’ Fluker goes from homeless to graduate, NFL starter
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ D.J. Fluker has quite a tale to share when he talks to young people. The …
Lincecum makes big changes to get back on track for Giants
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The long hair and glasses are gone. Tim Lincecum has turned to a short `do …
Thinking he was an underachiever made Nicklaus better
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) _ Jack Nicklaus won 18 professional majors and 73 times on the PGA Tour, which is …
