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Gov. DeSantis announces $79.8M in South Florida infrastructure grants
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis announces $79.8M in South Florida infrastructure grantsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday handed off five checks — totaling 79.8 million — for infrastructure resiliency projects in South Florida.
Single mother’s DEO benefits halted for 2-week paycheck issued 7 years ago
Read full article: Single mother’s DEO benefits halted for 2-week paycheck issued 7 years agoMaylin Gonzalez, 35, said she first discussed the benefits overpayment with a Department of Economic Opportunity representative in March and was told it would be waived.
Viola's Known Agenda prevails in Florida Derby at Gulfstream
Read full article: Viola's Known Agenda prevails in Florida Derby at GulfstreamHALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Known Agenda owner Vincent Viola kept asking trainer Todd Pletcher the same question over the last few days. “Do you think we really have a shot in the Florida Derby?" Known Agenda ran away from the field in the Florida Derby on Saturday, and might keep on going all the way to Churchill Downs to start the Triple Crown season. Pletcher won the Florida Derby for a record sixth time, and Known Agenda covered the 1 1/8 miles on the dirt in 1 minutes, 49.45 seconds. Viola had to be talked out of a plan to send Known Agenda to the Santa Anita Derby, simply because he didn't think the horse was ready for the Florida Derby.
Man dies after jumping out of Lyft on I-95 in Florida
Read full article: Man dies after jumping out of Lyft on I-95 in FloridaHALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – A 48-year-old man jumped out of a car window and died after being struck by another car traveling on Interstate 95 in South Florida, authorities said. The man climbed out of the window of a Lyft traveling south on I-95, just south of Hallandale Beach Blvd., the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. The Florida Highway Patrol said the man was hit and killed at about 8:15 p.m on Sunday. The man was hit by a sedan whose driver did not stop, according to the agency. It’s not known why the man jumped out of the car.