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American Heritage-Delray's Jake Weinberg hopes to be Florida State's next great kicker
Freshman Jake Weinberg is aware of Florida State's reputation for producing kickers. He even called it Kicker U at the podium on Thursday, the last day of incoming players' availability. For now, Weinberg will continue to develop his kicking game while sitting behind returning starter Ryan Fitzgerald. “It was definitely...
Art deco-style building pitched for blighted North End of West Palm Beach under Live Local Act
An art deco-themed apartment complex with 160 units is being proposed for long-vacant land along Broadway in West Palm Beach in what the builder’s representative called a “game changer” for the bedraggled corridor. The project called “Deco Northwood” is the first pitched to the city under the state’s Live Local Act, which was...
Laredo, East LA and Hialeah, among the Latino-heavy cities with the highest poverty rates in the U.S.
A new study of the ten census-designated cities with 100,000 or more residents and high Latino populations showed their poverty rates are 50% higher than the national average. The ten communities, which include Laredo, Texas; East LA and Hialeah, Florida had an average poverty rate of 18.7%, considerably higher than the national poverty rate of 12.5% and the overall Latino poverty rate of 17.2%, the report by Axios shows.
Puebla vs. Inter Miami 2024 Leagues Cup Odds, Time, and Prediction
The third edition of the Leagues Cup starts this week. Inter Miami start their title-defending campaign on Saturday, July 27 with a game against Mexican side Puebla. Even though Puebla is officially labeled as the host team, the game is taking part on Inter Miami’s turf – Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
After conviction in Broward, Maryland man faces 2 charges in Miami-Dade
MIAMI – A 66-year-old woman told police a Friday night outing to a 24-hour McDonald’s in Miami-Dade County turned into a nightmare when a man got into her car before she could lock the door. The man ordered her to drive, but she refused, and jumped out of...
South Florida's wet weather brings cooler temperatures
MIAMI - Storms are likely on Monday due to a tropical wave pulling in deep tropical moisture across South Florida.Some storms developed overnight. More moved in during the morning and rounds of rain are expected later in the day. A few storms could turn strong with the potential for heavy downpours, lightning and gusty winds.South Florida is not under a heat advisory, as it will not meet the criteria due to the rain and cloud cover that are expected.Monday morning was a bit more comfortable than previous days, with temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s courtesy of the...
Florida gas prices have plummeted 18 cents per gallon, AAA says
Florida gasoline prices have plummeted 18 cents per gallon in the past 10 days, according to the AAA-The Auto Club Group's weekly gas price briefing. That caused the state average to fall to $3.36 per gallon on Sunday. "Future prices have fallen the past two weeks, to the lowest levels...
Have shark attacks increased in Florida? Expert says no
A shark bit a child last week near Crandon Park, off Key Biscayne, leaving him with a minor superficial wound to his leg, just days after a man spearfishing off Key West was badly bitten by a bull shark. These are just two of the latest shark attacks that have...
National Hurricane Center on track for changes to cone of concern. Here's what to expect
The National Hurricane Center's new experimental tropical cyclone forecast cone graphic will be coming out in mid-August, just in time for the peak period of hurricane season. The new cone will add tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings for interior counties in the path of the storm. The current cone displays watches...
Advocates respond to state encampment ban, citing a lack of housing for rise in homeless Floridians
On Oct. 1, a Florida law banning counties and municipalities from allowing people to regularly sleep or camp on public property will take effect. Dawn Gilman, the CEO of Changing Homelessness in Jacksonville, spoke Friday on The Florida Roundup about the law and efforts to help Floridians who don’t have housing.
Florida Highway Patrol leads 'Best Looking Cruiser;' Voting still going
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida state troopers want the whole country to know they patrol the roads in the most stylish cruisers around, and they need everyone’s help to do it. In the American Association of State Troopers’ poll of which state has the best-looking vehicles, Florida is...
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