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1 hr ago | The Miami Herald

Coral Reef High students earn summer internship at FIU

The Education News section of Neighbors is open to anyone who wants to send items.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL

5 hrs ago | CBS 47

Fla. Gov. visit to Chile marks 8th overseas trip

In just two-and-a-half years Florida Gov. Rick Scott has traveled overseas eight times - a record that eclipses his predecessor, Charlie Crist.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Rick Scott, US Governors, Charlie Crist

9 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Kids and teachers recognized in Youth Crime Watch contests

The mission of Youth Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County is to foster a safe school environment through student awareness and involvement.

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14 hrs ago | Sunshine State News

Carlos Curbelo Doing the Pre-Season I'm-Running Dance to Challenge Democrat Congressman Garcia

Miami-Dade County School Board member Carlos Curbelo has not officially entered the race to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Joe Garcia, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative David Rivera, Republican, Barack Obama

18 hrs ago | TCPalm

Florida record Burmese python killed in Miami-Dade County

The UF/IFAS St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension will be hosting a meeting of Treasure Coast members of the Python Patrol to formalize its 2013 plan of work on Wednesday, Jan.

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Related Topix: St Lucie County, FL, Port St. Lucie, FL, St. Lucie, FL

22 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Miami-Dade schools settle sex harass lawsuits

Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Miami Herald

Fred Grimm: On Robaina, Miami-Dade voters got it right

Two years ago, county mayoral candidate Robaina had twice as much money in his campaign account as rival Carlos Gimenez.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Jeb Bush, University of Miami, Hialeah, FL

WFLX-TV West Palm Beach

Nearly 19 foot python caught in S. FL

A Burmese python found in Miami set records as the largest such snake ever captured in the Florida , according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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Related Topix: University of Florida

The Miami Herald

FIU, Sweetwater unveil José Martí statue on Cuban Independence Day

In commemoration of the 111th anniversary of Cuba's independence from Spain, Florida International University's Honors College has donated the more than life-size statue of Cuban writer José Martí, sculpted by the late artist Tony Lopez.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Central America, Florida International University

Business Journal

Dolphin Plaza sold for more than $8M

The 93,991 square foot Dolphin Plaza in Northwest Miami-Dade County has sold for $8.2 million.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL

CBS Local

Attorney For Woman Charged In Son's Death Asks For Help

An attorney for the South Florida mother who was charged in the death of her infant son after he was left for hours in a hot car, said his client is sick and needs help.

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The Orlando Sentinel

Scott vetoes 3 percent tuition increase

TALLAHASSEE Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet-projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Florida, Charlie Crist

Sun May 19, 2013

The Miami Herald

Charity pays for glasses for underprivileged kids

The Heiken Children's Vision Program provides free comprehensive eye examination and glasses when prescribed to low-income school children who fail their vision screening and have no insurance or other resources for eye care.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Sat May 18, 2013

The Miami Herald

Remembering Efraín Ríos Montt and reeling from a new terror

Indian women and men whose family members were killed in the country's civil war celebrate the judge's guilty verdict for Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt after his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013.

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The Miami Herald

The Miami-Dade mother accused of leaving her child to die in a hot...

Declaring it was necessary to "protect the safety of the community" and the "integrity of the [court] system," a judge ordered a western Miami-Dade woman to remain in jail, at least for now, while she awaits trial on charges she killed her infant son by leaving him to bake in a hot car.

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Local10.com

Mother charged in death of 11-month-old boy

The mother of a 11-month-old boy who was found unresponsive in West Miami-Dade County Thursday was charged in connection with his death .

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Local10.com

Miami-Dade Animal Services seeks stolen dog

The Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department is asking for the public's help in finding the couple responsible for the theft of Django, a 1-year-old intact male Belgian Malinois.

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St. Petersburg Times

Citizens downplays cheaper property insurance option

Last year, the Florida Legislature mandated Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to offer a cheaper, more limited coverage option to homeowners, potentially saving them up to 70 percent on their premiums.

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Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL, Port Richey, FL, New Port Richey, FL, Mortgage, Personal Finance

The Miami Herald

Kosher prison food lawsuit goes forward

Bruce Rich didn't fare so well in the Florida justice system in 1999, when a Miami-Dade County jury found him guilty of murdering his parents and a judge sentenced him to life in prison.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, Miami, FL

Fri May 17, 2013

Sunshine State News

Florida Crime Rate Tumbles to 42-Year Low

Florida's crime rate hit a 42-year low in 2012, according to an annual report released Thursday by Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

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Related Topix: Liberty County, FL