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Thousands of south Miami-Dade residents are coping with road closures and dangerous air quality with the breakout of a massive brush fire. Only about 30% of the fire is contained.
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The massive brush fire that began Tuesday in South Miami-Dade, causing authorities to intermittently close the two main roads leading in and out of the Florida Keys, continues to challenge efforts by firefighters to contain it.
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Liberty City Independent's lone journalist fills coverage gap in one of Miami's oldest neighborhoodsThe Liberty City Independent was created to "rebuild hyper-local news in an underserved community." Billy Jean Louis said he wants to write about all aspects of life in Liberty City — is businesses, its people — with an eye on covering the whole community.
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The Homeless Voice, based in Hollywood, serves three main purposes: educating the public about homelessness and poverty, providing temporary employment for those without jobs, and raising additional shelter funds.
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With a $3 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the foundations announced Monday the creation of Press Forward South Florida, “a new initiative to ensure residents have the information they need to make decisions about their lives — no matter where they live or what language they speak at home.”
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Former U.S. Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who was key to turning the Cuban embargo into law and represented Florida’s 21st congressional district for 18 years, has died.
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Gannett, the largest newspaper company in the United States and the owner of The Palm Beach Post, fired Editorial Page Editor Tony Doris last month after he decided to publish a cartoon about the war in the Gaza Strip.
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In a sea of lush suburbs, the town of Davie stands out as a unique place where cowboys and cowgirls love to try a wild ride on a bronc or a bull – or at least enjoy watching others try their hand at it. The next Davie rodeo is in April.
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Florida Power & Light on Friday filed a proposal that would lead to higher electric bills for customers over the next four years, with the utility pointing to issues such as growth and a need to build more solar-energy facilities.
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When a gunman killed two of her students, Ivy Schamis was the only adult in the room. Her journey through guilt and healing sheds light on the impossible role of American teachers.
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Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony angrily announced Wednesday that seven deputies and detectives were being placed on administrative leave after reviewing their investigative actions in the case of a Lauderhill man who for months had threatened to kill his wife before being charged with her violent death and that of two others over the weekend.
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The Parkland and Coral Springs community show support every year at the vigil, upholding their vow to forever honor the memory of those killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.