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Standing up for Florida's natural resources
Justin Riney is traveling the state to spread the word on the importance of conserving Florida's natural resources. His method of transportation — a stand up paddle board — is what draws the crowds. "My goal was to capture [the public's]...
Tags: Juno Beach, Deerfield Beach, Everglades, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Heavy rains throughout South Florida today
Sun SentinelWith numerous showers and thunderstorms across the region, an urban flood advisory was issued for northeastern Broward and for Palm Beach County today as parts of those areas have been saturated from rains in the past few weeks. A flash flood warning...Tags: Weather Warnings, Google+, Tornadoes, Boynton Beach, National Weather Service
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Florida's Turnpike, Everglades, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Pembroke Pines, Highway Transportation
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Floridians press for Everglades and port money
WASHINGTON – The next big phase of Everglades restoration will plug canals, build levees and create giant storage areas to guide fresh clean water through western Broward and Palm Beach counties and into the core of the famed River of Grass. The...Tags: Politics, Marco Rubio, Everglades, Alcee Hastings, Bill Nelson
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Palm Beach County hurricane season preparations target social media, smart phone
The hurricane season to-do list now includes adding friends, followers and apps, along with stockpiling bottled water, canned goods and batteries. With the June start to storm season fast approaching, Palm Beach County is counting on social media...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Twitter, Inc., Social Media, Natural Disasters, Telecommunication Service
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Artist turns history on its head
Buried headfirst in a bed of flowers and mulch across the street from Bal Harbour Shops is a 12-foot-tall sculpture of the Barefoot Mailman, a historical figure who hand-delivered mail sans shoes along the beach between Lake Worth and Miami during the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Sculpture, Arts, Everglades
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Lake Okeechobee water draining starts again
Sun SentinelRising waters from recent rains prompted the Army Corps of Engineers this week to start dumping Lake Okeechobee water east into the St. Lucie Estuary and out to sea. The new low-level discharges are aimed at stemming the rise in lake levels on the eve...Tags: Campbell (Osceola, Florida), Lakes and Ponds
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Army Corps draining Lake Okeechobee again
Rising waters from recent rains prompted the Army Corps of Engineers this week to start dumping Lake Okeechobee water east into the St. Lucie Estuary and out to sea. The new low-volume discharges are aimed at stemming the rise in lake levels on the eve...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds
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Father and son finally catch their trophy dolphin
For 13 years, Jack Milbery has headed offshore in search of a trophy dolphin. He finally achieved that goal Sunday when his son Nick, 18, landed a 55-pound bull fishing out of Hawks Cay. "It was just epic. We're still smiling," said Milbery, of Davie....
Tags: Boats, Fort Lauderdale, Boynton Beach, Everglades, Lifestyle and Leisure
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South Bay manager freely used city credit card, report finds
There aren't many taxpayers in the remote lakeside town of South Bay. But ex-City Manager Corey L. Alston used their money like his own, the county inspector general reported Thursday. Alston and other city employees used public money to buy flowers...
Tags: Justice System, Fort Lauderdale, Crime, Law and Justice, Riviera Beach, Prosecution
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Butterflies in decline in South Florida?
Miami HeraldBy their nature, South Florida's tropical butterflies have always been ephemeral creatures, coming and going with the rhythms of the life cycle and season. Now they're just gone. In what may be an unprecedented die-off, at least five varieties of rare...Tags: Museum of Natural History, Endangered Species, Everglades, Gainesville, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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BRIEF: Glades projects seem set in fat budget; other PBC projects not certain
The Palm Beach PostVetoed last year by Gov. Rick Scott, $75,000 for Palm Beach County to help develop a Lake Okeechobee marina has been brought back to life by Florida lawmakers. But the Torry Island plan isn't the only project revived by cash-flush legislators. ___ (c)...Tags: West Palm Beach, Rick Scott, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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