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Broward County Public Schools' Redefining Our Schools initiative is meant to slow the downward spiral of declining enrollment and deteriorating services. But at a town hall this week, some parents said the proposed changes would push them to do just what district leaders are hoping to prevent — to pull their children out of BCPS and place them in private school.
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Broward County commissioners have awarded a Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport contract to sole bidder Tutor Perini Building. The county has five lawsuits against the construction company over previous projects, including allegations of fraud and defects in work.
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Survivors of Guatemalan military massacres have brought former army general Benedicto Lucas García to trial for genocide — and many, after fleeing threats, are now part of Lake Worth Beach's large Maya community.
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Navigating reproductive health care can be confusing, especially as abortion policies change in Florida. We break down what's available and what could be coming next.
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This month, the Education Fund got a boost of $50,000 from the LifeTime Foundation, a nonprofit run by a national fitness company, to expand and maintain the forests. Since the Food Forest Program started in 2015, 30 school in the county have planted food forests.
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For the first time in more than a decade, Palm Beach County voters will choose a new state attorney and, for the first time in more than two decades, they will also pick a new public defender.
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Democrats believe young Florida voters will go to the polls in November because of the abortion and marijuana measures on the ballot. If they do, President Joe Biden will likely get their support even though many are lukewarm to a second term for him.
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The National Hurricane Center is gearing up for what might be an extremely active, even record-breaking hurricane season. To prepare, meteorologists are keeping an eye on rapid intensification and making several changes to the way information is shared.
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Another American has been arrested in the Turks and Caicos for bringing ammunition into the islands — a reminder the Caribbean is lashing back at its gun-trafficking surge, most of which law enforcement say can be traced back to South Florida.
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The Interior Department is sending $9 million to boost coral work after a decimating summer heat wave bleached two-thirds of South Florida's reef.
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Warm weather and an upcoming mating season could mean more alligator sightings in Central Florida.
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There are more than 180,000 historical markers in the U.S., including some in Florida remembering the victims of racial violence.
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A local library in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood is shutting down for about 10 months to undergo extensive renovations. However, the community will still be able to benefit from library services in the meantime.
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At the FABJ awards in Orlando, members of the WLRN News team won the top prize in categories including investigative, feature, digital, environmental and sports reporting, as well as the reporter of the year award.