Three sales tax holidays this year
Floridians can avoid paying sales tax this week on hurricane preparation supplies.
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More cops charged with murder as police wrestle with violent crime
MAY PEN — It’s been nearly a year since Sevina Giderisingh’s 20-year-old son died in a confrontation with a police officer on the dusty outskirts …
Local leaders hail a hero
FORT LAUDERDALE – It is a moment in his life that Miami attorney H.T. Smith has never forgotten: the embrace which he received from Nelson …
It’s Time to Vote
Tuesday, Aug. 26 is time to vote for the primary election. The polls are open on Election Day, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. If …
Community rises up to bury boys
LITTLE HAITI — Community efforts and funds from the state’s Victim’s Assistance Program will help to bury two teenage brothers who died in a murder-suicide …
Richmond Free Press editor Boone,76
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Free Press editor Raymond H. Boone Sr. has died at the age of 76.
Florida could be hit by tourism boycott over stand-your-ground law
MIAMI – Florida could be hit with a statewide tourism boycott if Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature remain intransigent despite persistent calls for repeal …
Miami Spice whets the appetite, but some diners leave hungry
The smell of delectable morsels wafted from behind glass doors at the Miami Beach Convention Center July 31 as hundreds mingled in a line that …
Grants to address needs of Palm Beach residents
WEST PALM BEACH — The Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches has recently expanded its food delivery service into the Lake Worth area. Seniors …
Obama under pressure to visit US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is facing mounting calls from Republicans to take a firsthand look at the immigration emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, …