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Car slams into apartment in Oakland Park; no injuries reported

WSVN 7News 2/16 1:10A Rubén Rosario

An Oakland Park family experienced a terrifying ordeal after a driver slammed into their home. The crash happened along the 800 block of Northwest 42nd Street, Sunday...

MDSO: 3 hospitalized after attempted robbery of security guard in NW Miami-Dade leads to shootout

WSVN 7News 2/16 12:20A Rubén Rosario

Rescue crews took three people to the hospital after a robbery attempt of a security guard in Northwest Miami-Dade led to a shootout, authorities said. Miami-Dade Sheriff s...

1 hospitalized, 1 in custody after stabbing in Davie

WSVN 7News 2/15 11:57P Rubén Rosario

Police are investigating a stabbing in Davie that sent one person to the hospital and led officers to take another into custody. Davie Police units responded to the scene of...

Outgoing Tri-Rail chief: ‘We’re in a good place’ to recapture funding, serve more commuters

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/15 11:50P David Lyons

In 2022, after veteran railroader David Dech took his new job as executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, he and his wife elected to take a Tri-Rail train from the...

Florida Republicans may ban system used in Palm Beach County to speed early voting and improve...

Miami-Dade County Sun Sentinel 2/15 12:00A Anthony Man

Palm Beach County voters may have longer wait times for early voting in the August primary and November general election because of an obscure legislative provision that could sideline a voting system...

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Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/13 5:33A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is suing Harvard University , saying it has refused to provide admissions records that the...

Teachers describe immigration enforcement’s impact on classrooms in challenge of Trump policy

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/13 4:51A Associated Press

By MORIAH BALINGIT In one testimonial after another, teachers detailed all the ways President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has shaped their work and the lives of their...

Broward schools to pay $270,000 to settle Handy office lease dispute

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/11 11:36P Scott Travis

The Broward School Board has agreed to spend about $270,000 to settle a lawsuit over a canceled office lease that became a symbol of wasteful spending. Including rental...

Florida’s top universities could lose millions with out-of-state cap

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/11 4:58A Camila Gomez

Cutting the percentage of out-of-state students enrolled in Florida’s top public universities would cost the schools millions of dollars, but they should be able to “work that...

In Minnesota, sending a child to school is an act of faith for immigrant families

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/6 4:58A Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, AP Education Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In some ways, 10-year-old Giancarlo is one of the lucky ones. He still goes to school. Each morning, he and his family bundle up and...

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Fast-Casual Dessert and Beverage Franchise Café 86 Signs Two New Franchise Agreements in California

Restaurant News 2/16 4:52A RestaurantNews.com

The ube-forward concept continues its West Coast momentum with new deals in Monterey County and Indio. Salinas, CA ( RestaurantNews.com ) Café 86 , the fast-casual dessert...

Shoney’s New Family Meals To-Go Brings America’s Dinner Table to Your Dinner Table

Restaurant News 2/16 3:25A RestaurantNews.com

America ( RestaurantNews.com ) For nearly 80 years, Shoney’s has been America’s Dinner Table. Beginning today, dinner tables in America will look, taste, and feel like...

Peach Cobbler Factory and 19 More Restaurant News Headliners of the Past Week

Restaurant News 2/15 11:52P RestaurantNews.com

The Peach Cobbler Factory, Paris Baguette, Original ChopShop, Cracker Barrel, and Mountain Mike s Pizza lead RestaurantNews.com s Top 20 stories for the week ending February...

Chocolate Bash is Coming to Anaheim with its Second Flagship Location Across From Disneyland’s Main...

Restaurant News 2/12 3:05A RestaurantNews.com

Disney and chocolate fans alike will now have a new sweet spot to explore Anaheim, CA ( RestaurantNews.com ) Chocolate Bash is excited to announce the opening of a brand-new...

The Peach Cobbler Factory Accelerates National Expansion with New Charleston, South Carolina...

Restaurant News 2/12 2:23A RestaurantNews.com

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( RestaurantNews.com ) The Peach Cobbler Factory continues its rapid national growth with the opening of a new location in Charleston, South Carolina,...

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Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

The Wordy Girl 2/14 6:56A The Wordy Girl

Growing up, I spent a lot of time in North Carolina where my Aunt Kathy introduced me to the many splendors good ol Southern cooking. The post Chicken Pot Pie Recipe appeared first on The Wordy Girl...

Saint Barths Travel Guide

The Wordy Girl 2/7 5:20A The Wordy Girl

The crown jewel of the Caribbean, you ask? Saint-Barthélemy. Period! I ve visited this island on five occasions and it just keeps getting better and better The post Saint Barths Travel Guide appeared...

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ASK IRA: Can Heat maximize minimal strength of remaining schedule?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/15 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, Tankathon shows the Heat with the seventh-easiest remaining strength of schedule and third easiest in the East. So why are you so down on them getting out of the...

ASK IRA: When Heat are whole, does/should Kel’el Ware continue to start?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/14 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: If everyone is healthy, will Kel el Ware start when the Heat get back to playing? – Steve. A: Everyone healthy? At this point, that still seems like an abstract. But, OK,...

Somerset Canyons boys soccer rallies by defending titlist American Heritage-Delray in PKs

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 7:52P Gary Curreri

BOYNTON BEACH — Somerset Canyons sophomore goalkeeper Jayden Rios didn’t play in Friday night’s 3A boys regional title game against defending state champion American...

Jimmie Johnson seeks Daytona 500 glory as a last link to bygone era

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 8:08A Edgar Thompson

DAYTONA BEACH — NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson’s contemporaries from his sport’s heyday are all but gone. Pictures in a frame. Names on a trophy. Plaques in the Hall of Fame. All remain faces of the...

With nerves out of the way, Heat’s Powell back for another shot at 3-point contest

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 7:09A Ira Winderman

When it comes to Sunday s NBA All-Star Game, it will be all new for Miami Heat guard Norman Powell. But when it comes to Saturday s 3-point contest during All-Star Weekend,...