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
Is it time to put down Soul Food?
Soul food STOCK PHOTO By TYLER BRADY TruthBe Told News WASHINGTON – As we enjoy the holiday season, Americans will be involved in two of …
Self-harm, suicide attempts climb among US girls, study says
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) – Attempted suicides, drug overdoses, cutting and other types of self-injury have increased …
Business
Wheat harvest starts weeks early, as market softens
By TOM LUTEY The Billings Gazette FORSYTH, Mont. (AP) _ It was Wednesday on the first full week of July when Phil Steinberger came down …
Jackpots roll over for 3 big weekend drawings in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says nobody won jackpots in three major lotteries. It says that means Wednesday’s estimated jackpots rise …
Teen truckers? Bill would drop big-rig driver age to 18
By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON (AP) _ Parents may hesitate to hand teens the keys to the family car, but Congress is proposing to allow drivers …
Education
Sarah Lawrence College bans smoking on campus
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) _ Taking a cue from other schools in the region, Sarah Lawrence College officials are implementing an on-campus smoking ban beginning Aug. …
World War II veteran gets diploma from Minnesota high school
MINNETRISTA, Minn. (AP) _ An 88-year-old man who left a Minnesota high school early to serve in World War II has finally received his diploma. …
Fire destroys apartments near Univ. of Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Fire officials say fire destroyed an apartment building at a complex near the University of Central Florida. It took about 60 …
Sports
49ers coach Jim Tomsula will guide players on social media
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ New 49ers coach Jim Tomsula wants nothing to do with social media. Still, he …
Jaguars rookie Sample calls broken arm ‘flukish’ injury
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Jacksonville Jaguars rookie safety James Sample heard the pop and felt the pain. He figured …
Patriots release Spikes after his car found abandoned
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) _ The New England Patriots have released linebacker Brandon Spikes the day after Massachusetts State Police found his damaged car abandoned …
