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Dirty rain has hit South Florida. The Panhandle could be next. Here's the latest forecast
A huge plume of Saharan dust has moved over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from the western coast of Africa, to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. The dust plume is partly responsible for the relatively quiet start to what is expected to be a "hyperactive" 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, but things could soon get dirty. ...
Florida denies racial discrimination against FAMU
TALLAHASSEE — Disputing that state policies are discriminatory and rooted in segregation, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has asked a federal appeals court to reject a potential class-action lawsuit about issues such as funding and programs at historically Black Florida A&M University. Lawyers in Moody’s office filed an...
Florida Ranked in the Top 12 States with the Best School System
A popular consumer advice website released a report on the best and worst school systems, and Florida ranked among the top 12. According to WalletHub.com’s study, the top states with the best school systems were Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. Florida came in at number 11. States with the worst school systems were New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Alaska, and Louisiana.
Parkland’s Heron Bay Golf Clubhouse Property Being Marketed to Developers
Parkland commissioners have hired Colliers International to market a city-owned portion of the Heron Bay Clubhouse property to developers, according to city records. As part of a broker services agreement, approved unanimously at the July 10 commission meeting, Colliers will create an offering memorandum for commercial developers interested in purchasing the 9.3-acre parcel at 11801 Heron Bay Blvd. for construction and operation.
Heavy rain temporarily shuts down two Broward emergency rooms
Sudden torrential rain and heavy flooding Monday caused the temporary closure of two West Broward hospital emergency departments. As of early Monday evening, ambulances were being diverted from HCA Woodmont in Tamarac and Florida Medical Center on West Oakland Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, according to Tamarac Fire Rescue. “Along University Drive in some areas there is a foot-and-a-half of ...
Police search for driver who struck woman crossing Hallandale Beach Boulevard
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Family members of a hit-and-run victim are seeking justice while hoping their loved one recovers. It happened around 3:30 a.m. on July 13. The victim, 30-year-old Lorena Santos, was crossing Hallandale Beach Boulevard at Northeast 14th Avenue when a car slammed into her and kept going.
Great grandpa baffled by fatal drive-by shooting of 3-year old in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE - For the first time, we are hearing from a loved one after 3-year-old Rylo Yancy was shot and killed late Sunday afternoon while attending another child's birthday party in Fort Lauderdale.Alfred Yancy, 80, the boy's great-grandfather tells CBS News Miami that he is baffled and troubled by what happened in a pavilion with a playground at Riverland Park at 950 S.W. 27th Ave. at around 4:30 Sunday afternoon. Fort Lauderdale police say the child lost his life in a drive-by shooting with the suspects taking off. Yancy said, "It is very hard to see that he was the...
Sustainable practices, innovation lead at annual City Furniture summit
TAMARAC, Fla. — Top 100 retailer City Furniture held its third annual Green City Summit at its corporate headquarters here on July 10. The annual summit brought together industry leaders, sustainability experts and innovators for engaging discussions on pressing topics related to global warming and business impacts, implementing a corporate sustainability strategy, building green facilities and more.
Police, FBI conduct pre-dawn raid at SW Miami-Dade home
MIAMI - One person was taken into custody after Miami-Dade police and FBI agents executed a narcotics warrant at a southwest Miami-Dade residence early Tuesday morning. According to police, their officers served the warrant to residents of a home at SW 127th Avenue and SW 120th Street. Michael Pascual said he woke to strange noises. "You see the FBI doing flash bangs, it started at 6 a.m. in the morning. They went inside to take people out, the whole family out," he said. "They've been renting here already for two years, everybody here is on their own business, we don't ask anything." He added that at least two people walked out of the house in handcuffs. Pascual said he saw several undercover agents and police officers going in and coming out of the home, a few carrying boxes. Neither the police nor the FBI would say what the investigation involved. The federal agency would only say it was "conducting court ordered activity."
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