HIGH SCHOOLS
A lot has changed in 50 years, but not the quality of South Florida's Silver Knights. The prestigious Silver Knight Awards -- bestowed on high school seniors who are standouts in their communities and classrooms -- reached its golden anniversary this year.
MIRAMAR
A Florida Department of Transportation subcontractor was electrocuted Monday morning while working on a street light at Miramar Parkway and Interstate 75 in Miramar, authorities said.
PEMBROKE PINES
A worker died at a Pembroke Pines mall on Monday after he was pinned between the ceiling of a building and the lift he used to elevate himself at a construction site, according to Pembroke Pines police.
BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Broward Community College has filed a complaint against its faculty union for refusing to sign off on a labor contract. On Friday, the school filed an unfair labor practice claim with the state Public Employees Relations Commission against the United Faculty of Florida chapter at BCC.
CITRUS CANKER CASE
More than 58,000 Broward County homeowners whose trees were cut down during the state's controversial canker eradication program want another day in court.
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IMMIGRATION
Meynardo Garcia's ambitious dreams of becoming an artist are on hold, while he fights the U.S. government over his mother's decision years ago to break the law.
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood commissioners have picked a slate of residents to examine the city's ethics, campaign finance and election rules, jump starting long-awaited reforms.
ECONOMY
Jasmine Givens yearns for hard-earned cash. At 16, she excels at her high school law magnet program and has amassed a boatload of community service hours required for graduation. The extra money would allow her to ``help my parents out with some of the costs.''
Phillip Hamilton will never forget meeting Kevin, a 3-year-old boy who could not hold himself up or walk until he had a breakthrough moment while Hamilton and his fraternity brothers were visiting his clinic a year ago.
SOUTH FLORIDA
Record-high temperatures and a spreading Everglades wildfire will continue to make the next few days hot, smoky and uncomfortable.
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DANIA BEACH
Professors at a marine research campus in Dania Beach teach their students to detect underwater mines and to scour the ocean floor seeking cures for cancer.
MIRAMAR
One thing seems to be on the mind of every elected official in Miramar these days: crime, and how to stop it. The concern comes on the heels of a two-month spate of armed robberies in relatively tranquil parts of the city, as well as consistent complaints about vandalism in many residential neighborhoods.
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FORT LAUDERDALE
A Fort Lauderdale High teacher may lose his job after he allegedly pilfered proceeds from the school's homecoming dance, according to school district officials.
PLANTATION
Fire rescue trucks aren't known for their speed, but Friday afternoon Broward Sheriff's Office firefighters pushed the pedal to the metal.
HOLLYWOOD
Kyle Barker held his right hand in front of him and looked at it in awe. The third-grader had just shaken the hands of two players from the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team who visited his school on Friday.
COURTS
Gary Ostrow's candidacy to become Broward's new public defender has gotten off to a bumpy start and now faces a new legal hurdle. A former client's family is suing Ostrow for allegedly lying about his qualifications to represent their son in a Miami-Dade County death penalty case.
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