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Brush fire sparks near Don Shula Expressway in SW Miami-Dade; no injuries reported

WSVN 7News 2/10 5:20A Sebastian Cuervo

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Southwest Miami-Dade. Heavy clouds of smoke could be seen billowing near the Don Shula Expressway and Bird Road, next to a...

Mother, 3 kids saved after car crashes into Martin County canal; victim in similar crash days...

WSVN 7News 2/10 3:55A Sebastian Cuervo

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) Screams for help echoed from a flipped car where a mother and her three children were trapped inside, the second crash involving a vehicle and a...

CNN: Man arrested after barricading self in Plantation home identified as rapper iHeartMemphis

WSVN 7News 2/10 3:30A Rubén Rosario

A man who was arrested after he barricaded himself inside of a home in Plantation for hours was identified by CNN as rapper iHeartMemphis. Video livestreamed on social media...

South Miami Senior High teacher who won 2026 Music Educator Grammy celebrated with pep rally

WSVN 7News 2/10 2:59A Rubén Rosario

South Miami Senior High School rolled out the red carpet for one of its teachers who returned to class a Grammy winner. Cheerleaders and the school s band lined the school s...

Say cheese from orbit: NASA OKs cellphone use in space, paving the way for stellar selfies

WSVN 7News 2/10 12:35A Rubén Rosario

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WSVN) Get ready for some incredible selfies from space. For the first time ever, NASA is allowing astronauts to bring their smartphones into space, the...

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In Minnesota, sending a child to school is an act of faith for immigrant families

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/6 4:58A Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, AP Education Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In some ways, 10-year-old Giancarlo is one of the lucky ones. He still goes to school. Each morning, he and his family bundle up and...

Audit blasts actions that resulted in bonuses for top Broward school administrators

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/5 1:39A Scott Travis

Broward school administrators failed to adequately inform the School Board or the public of a controversial plan to give high-paid administrators bonuses of up to $14,000, a...

Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/3 5:36A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with...

A year later, new Broward schools watchdog hasn’t yet released findings of investigations

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 2/1 12:00A Scott Travis

A year after the Broward School District contracted with the county s Office of Inspector General to help it root out waste, fraud and abuse, the watchdog agency has yet to...

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Paris Baguette Gears Up for Opening of Vinings Café on Feb.12 as Brand Continues to Dominate the...

Restaurant News 2/10 10:39A RestaurantNews.com

Kimberly O Dell, a former franchise marketing executive, is set to open her first Paris Baguette café at 4687 South Atlanta Road in the Atlanta suburb of Vinings, Georgia....

Pizza Hut Partners With Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter and Howie Dorough To Celebrate the Return of...

Restaurant News 2/10 9:25A RestaurantNews.com

Bringing Together Two Icons Famous for the Shape of their Hearts, Pizza Hut Drops Shape of My Heart-Shaped Pizza for Valentine s Day Plano, TX ( RestaurantNews.com ) Pizza...

Cracker Barrel Welcomes Spring with New Dishes and the Return of Classic Comforts

Restaurant News 2/10 7:48A RestaurantNews.com

Farmhouse Scramble Beloved, craveable favorites and thoughtful seasonal additions keep Cracker Barrel feeling like home Lebanon, TN ( RestaurantNews.com ) This spring,...

How to Be a Great Restaurant Guest: Tips for Diners

Restaurant News 2/10 2:04A RestaurantNews.com

We spend a lot of time talking about great restaurants. The food. The chefs. The interiors. The menus that change with the seasons and the dishes that go viral on social...

Ovation Raises $3 Million in 100% Customer-Funded Round

Restaurant News 2/10 1:17A RestaurantNews.com

Restaurant operators back the guest experience platform they rely on and believe their peers will too Salt Lake City, UT ( RestaurantNews.com ) Ovation , the guest...

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Saint Barths Travel Guide

The Wordy Girl 2/7 5:20A The Wordy Girl

The crown jewel of the Caribbean, you ask? Saint-Barthélemy. Period! I ve visited this island on five occasions and it just keeps getting better and better The post Saint Barths Travel Guide appeared...

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‘HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever’: Test your skills at new Florida Panthers-inspired exhibit in South...

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/10 6:32A Kari Barnett

At this point, South Florida has hockey fandom down to a science. We ve cheered on the Florida Panthers to historic back-to-back Stanley Cup championships over the last two seasons and flooded Fort...

Dave Hyde: God bless Miami Heat for not tanking (but can they win some more?)

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/10 6:03A Dave Hyde

One remaining game before the All-Star Break against awful New Orleans merely underscores this stretch’s ease and the weight-of-the-free-world challenge facing the Miami Heat....

Spoelstra speaks of ‘frustrating’ and ‘exhilarating’ and still ongoing Heat hope

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/10 3:25A Ira Winderman

NEW ORLEANS — For at least one more night, Erik Spoelstra could speak in terms of his glass being more half full, even amid these empty feelings for the Miami Heat, including...

Raedler and Huber of Austria win team combined at the Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is 4th

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/10 2:01A Associated Press

By ANDREW DAMPF, Associated Press Sports Writer CORTINA D AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber of Austria won gold in the new team combined event at the...

‘Don’t jump in them’: Olympic athletes’ medals break during celebrations

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/10 12:44A Associated Press

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH, Associated Press Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Handle with care. That’s the message from gold medalist Breezy Johnson at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other...