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MIAMI – While they died in relative obscurity, the lives of 102 homeless individuals from Miami-Dade were honored and remembered at the annual Homeless Persons’ …

DEERFIELD BEACH – Uron Wilson was only 15 when, he says, a violent and abusive home life forced him to live on the streets and …

Three high schools. Three educational icons in their communities. Three persistently failing institutions. And now they have something else in common. Boynton Beach in Palm …

FORT LAUDERDALE – The Annual Friends of the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) Luncheon presented awards to 15 distinguished achievers and community activist. …

WEST PALM BEACH — Sirvon Cannon, a freshman at Palm Beach Lakes High School, became interested in politics at nine years old while campaigning for …

FORT LAUDERDALE – Florida had the nation’s second-highest rate of residents without health insurance, with almost one in four Floridians lacking coverage, according to new …

ORLANDO — Nearly two years after a drum major’s hazing death silenced the music at Florida A&M football games, the famed Marching 100 band returned …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Gov. Rick Scott has drawn fire over the last few months in his repeated attempts to recruit businesses away from …

MIAMI — Hellen Rivas developed a knack for journalism at age 9 when her family hosted a local radio program. Since then, the 17-year-old student …

FORT LAUDERDALE – Broward Sheriff Scott Israel met with a group of pastors this week to discuss possible reactions to the verdict in the second …