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Broward schools recognized as Guy Harvey Conservation District

Broward County Public Schools has been recognized as a Guy Harvey Conservation District, highlighting the district’s growing emphasis on environmental education, marine science and conservation-focused learning initiatives. The designation reflects the district’s expanding network of schools and educators promoting env
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Florida man convicted for setting vehicle ablaze with drugs and firearm inside

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - A federal jury has convicted a 42-year-old Boynton Beach man for setting a vehicle on fire while it contained fentanyl, crack cocaine, cash, and a firearm during a drug trafficking investigation in Palm Beach County. Willie James Skipper Jr., of Boynton Beach, was under surveillance on Octobe
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Boynton Beach felon convicted after setting drug filled car on fire during investigation

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A federal jury has convicted a Boynton Beach man after prosecutors say he set a vehicle loaded with drugs and a firearm on fire while law enforcement officers stood nearby during a Palm Beach County drug trafficking investigation, according to the United States Department of Justice.
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Immunotherapy giving new hope to patients with advanced melanoma

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A big win is emerging when it comes to treating the most dangerous form of skin cancer. For years, doctors struggled to treat melanoma, especially when the cancer spread to other organs in the body. Chemotherapy often did not work, but newer immunotherapy treatments are now helping save lives.
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Florida Pit Bull With A Gentle Heart Stands Behind Bars Hoping Someone Will See...

Katerina, a gentle and affectionate shelter dog, spent day after day watching people walk past her kennel, probably wondering why nobody ever seemed to pick her. She had so many of the things families usually hope to find in a dog. She was playful, sweet, loving, and ready to give her heart to someone.
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Man left 5-year-old inside locked, hot car in Coconut Creek, police say

A man is facing child neglect charges after police say he left a 5-year-old girl locked inside a hot car for nearly an hour Wednesday in Coconut Creek. According to police, 33-year-old Jean Adoux left his niece inside his vehicle with the windows rolled up outside a restaurant along West Hillsboro Boulevard. The temper
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These Florida BBQ Spots Have Been Smoking Meat The Same Way For Generations

Florida has two faces. One sells itself hard. The other just cooks. In this state, there are pits that have never gone cold. Not once. Families pass down recipes the way others pass down land, and some of these places have been feeding the same towns since before the highways connected them to the rest of the world.
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South Florida residents, mayors react to DeSantis’s property tax exemptions

While many applaud the proposal, cities are chiming in, wondering what will happen when they lose that income.
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Broward teacher arrested, accused of ‘offense against student by authority figure’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County public school teacher was arrested Thursday and booked into the Broward County Main Jail, records show. Online jail records show Basil Billings, 63, faces charges of offense against student by authority figure and lewd and lascivious touching of certain minors. Billings is...
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Florida Residents Urged to Prepare as Slow-Moving Storm System Brings Days of Heavy Rain

Miami, Florida — Millions of Floridians are being urged to prepare for days of heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding as a moisture-rich weather system settles over the state, bringing repeated rounds of thunderstorms through the weekend and into early June. Forecasters say the prolonged weather event could dump..

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