All eyes are on the Democratic primary in Florida's 20th Congressional District, the outcome of which could bring Florida's Black representation in Congress down to a historic low.
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Immigrant rights leaders are urging the Lake Worth Beach city commission to reject a proposed ten-year contract extension with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office for fear it will negatively impact immigrant families
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The arrest underscores the reality of immigrants in Palm Beach County and the hardship that befalls the American children who have to pick up the pieces.
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This year, thanks to a new Florida law, high school students can now satisfy both their arts and physical education credits if they're in marching band for two years.
For all the former and current band kids, would you agree?
In a live radio interview, City Commissioner Miguel Gabela said trash collection fees may be on the rise if Florida's homestead tax amendment passes in November.
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A measure to re-up a 2020 law that helped chip away at a $35 billion maintenance backlog at national parks and public lands, and set to expire next month, has gained bipartisan support.
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Earlier this year, the Broward County school board closed six schools because they’re underenrolled. On the first day of school, neighboring schools are kicking off the year with students and materials they adopted from closed sites.
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In 1976, a group of elementary school students in Key West left behind pieces of history for their future selves to find. They were tasked with collecting items that represented that moment in time. Fifty years later, the contents of their time capsule have been unearthed.
As early voting begins ahead of the Aug. 18 primary election, there has been a shadowy concerted effort that likely prevents most would-be voters from accessing articles critical of Michael Carbonara before they head to the polls. Carbonara is a Republican candidate connected to the data center industry who is running for Florida's 22nd District, which includes parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
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The firings and release of an investigative report ends a chapter for the West Palm Beach Police Department that saw public airing of high-level misconduct and accusations of absentee leadership.
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The project to provide a steady supply of sand to eroding beaches has created plumes of sediment near one of the largest remaining stands of endangered staghorn coral and threatened queen conchs.
The incident has opened a can of worms in federal court after a federal judge was notified that 47 of those detainees were shipped outside the Southern District of Florida in direct violation of court orders.
Following months of mounting tension, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners has officially denied the development order amendment for Project Tango. The final decision came after a high-stakes, marathon hearing that drew massive crowds and required overflow rooms to accommodate the public.
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Miami-Dade County has quietly submitted plans for a new marina at the Seaquarium site on Virginia Key that could bring a fleet of new luxury boats to the shallow bay.
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The rare bats found only in Florida were on the verge of extinction when researchers began erecting bat houses around the zoo and Miami-Dade County in 2018. Now they house the largest documented colony on the planet.
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Even though this particular election wasn't a threat to the union's existence, it signaled how vulnerable the state's largest teachers union is under a new state law requiring 50% of covered employees participate in the union election.