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‘Fast and furious': Residents describe twister spawned by Milton that devastated Palm Beach
The tornado spawned by Hurricane Milton bulldozed through central Palm Beach County, blazing a trail of destruction from Wellington to Loxahatchee to Palm Beach Gardens.
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‘No way I'm doing that again': Hurricane Milton evacuees flock to South Florida
If there are hotel rooms available, they will fill them. Hurricane Milton’s refugees are pouring into South Florida to escape the monstrous storm.
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‘Worst year of my life': Israel's Oct. 7 victims remembered in South Florida 1 year later
There’s a large wall in Miami Beach which has pictures of the hostages on it. A year after Hamas abducted them from Israel and brought them into Gaza, 101 of them are still languishing there. Many others have died in captivity, either murdered by Hamas or, in one tragic incident, killed by friendly fire. Alon Shamriz was one of three…
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Parents vindicated after complaints of ‘abusive' cafeteria lady at Coral Park Elementary
Coral Park Elementary is an A+-rated school with – according to one group of parents – one F-rated cafeteria worker.
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South Florida IDF reservists brace for combat again after Iran's attack on Israel
All of them have already served combat tours in Gaza since Oct. 7, and now, after Iran’s missile attack against Israel, they’re expecting to soon be fighting again, this time on the border with Lebanon.
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Homeless service providers and government officials brace for new law's impacts
Now that the new state law has taken effect, banning sleeping on public property, anyone who does so can be arrested, and everyone who works with the homeless in South Florida is bracing for this new reality.
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‘Do not wait': Miami-Dade kicks off election by delivering vote-by-mail ballots
For all intents and purposes, the presidential election began Monday in Miami-Dade County. That’s because, the supervisor of elections said, the Elections Department mailed out 260,000 vote-by-mail ballots to voters who requested them. The process has begun, which means the election has begun. “As we all know, this is a very important election,” said supervisor of elections Christina White. “You…
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‘Humiliating, degrading': Woman mistakenly arrested after cruise suing Broward County
A Texas woman whose similar name as a wanted suspect landed her behind bars in Broward on Christmas Eve two years ago is now suing the county and the deputy who busted her for the mistaken arrest.
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Fort Lauderdale goes beyond state's law on prohibiting homeless camping
With Florida’s so-called “anti-camping” law going into effect on Oct. 1, the City of Fort Lauderdale is taking its own steps to not only comply with the law but to go even further to move homeless people off the streets.
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Broward School Board spars over school repurposing program
The Broward County School Board has been weighing on what to do with school that are under-enrolled.