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Top Stories: ➊ – NBA Mock Trade Allows Victor Wembanyama to Live His Dream (Friday), ➋ – Heat trade Haywood Highsmith to Nets (likely for nothing in return) to move below luxury tax (Friday), ➌ – Arizona’s Cutest Bubble Tea Shop Expands to Florida: New Boba Cucue Coming Soon to Broward County (Monday), ➍ – Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver talks Matthew Judon addition: ‘Can’t have enough of those guys’ (Tuesday), ➎ – SPB Hospitality Appoints Robert J. Fargo as Senior Vice President of Development (Thursday)

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3 South Florida residents killed in Turnpike crash in St. Lucie County; truck driver arrested

WSVN 7News 8/18 7:43A Kathleen Ditton

FORT PIERCE, Fla (WSVN) Three South Florida residents were killed in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Fort Pierce involving a minivan and a commercial semi-truck, authorities...

Teen reunited with good Samaritans who saved his life after collapsing in a YMCA in Fort Lauderdale

WSVN 7News 8/18 7:30A Sebastian Cuervo

A teen who suffered a cardiac arrest back in July is reunited with the good Samaritans who helped save his life. 13-year-old David Dieurestil was in the middle of basketball...

Cat shot with blowgun dart undergoes emergency surgery at Fort Lauderdale clinic to remove dart...

WSVN 7News 8/18 6:32A Tynisa Senior

A cat underwent an emergency medical treatment at a veterinary clinic Monday after it was cruelly shot with a blowgun dart last week. Every hour counts when trying to save a...

Police: Charges pending in bike crash on Rickenbacker Causeway that killed man, injured minor

WSVN 7News 8/18 6:22A Tynisa Senior

As the investigation into the fatal bike crash on eastbound lanes of the Rickenbacker Causeway develop, officials said, a 14-year-old was driving an ATV with a passenger when...

JetBlue expanding their flights to Florida starting in Winter

WSVN 7News 8/18 5:25A Sebastian Cuervo

JetBlue announced that they will be expanding their flights to Florida. Starting this winter flights will be available from New York and Boston to Vero Beach, Daytona Beach,...

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South Florida childhood vaccination rates plunge. Who is vulnerable, and why?

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 8/18 1:00A Cindy Krischer Goodman

Despite an outbreak of measles last year in a Weston elementary school, Broward County saw a dramatic drop in its immunization rate for kindergartners in 2025. In Broward,...

Microschools are growing in popularity, but state regulations haven’t caught up

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 8/17 3:20A Tribune News Service

By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org When Siri Fiske founded the Mysa Microschool in Washington, D.C., in 2016, there wasn’t a widely accepted term for her small, one-room...

Where are the students? Enrollment drops in new places in Broward schools

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 8/17 1:00A Scott Travis

Broward s efforts to improve student performance and convert elementary schools into K-8 academies are showing no signs of reversing a decades-long trend of plummeting enrollment. The school district...

Critics say Trump’s push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 8/15 4:00A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape college admissions , he’s promising a new era of fairness, with an emphasis on...

For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 8/14 7:10A Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, AP Education Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — To earn his freedom, 15-year-old Cayden Gillespie had to complete three school assignments a day. But school had gone virtual for...

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Bad Daddy’s Celebrates 18 Years with Free Birthday Treat and a Side of Giving Back on Aug. 25

Restaurant News 8/18 5:09A RestaurantNews.com

First 180 dine-in guests score a free Birthday Cake Batter, with 18% of in-restaurant sales to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs Denver, CO ( RestaurantNews.com ) Bad Daddy’s...

Fall for Pumpkin and Pot Roast at Perkins American Food Co.

Restaurant News 8/18 4:18A RestaurantNews.com

Get cozy this season with pumpkin inspired beverages and a comforting pot roast lineup Atlanta, GA ( RestaurantNews.com ) Perkins American Food Co. , a leading family-dining...

Arizona’s Cutest Bubble Tea Shop Expands to Florida: New Boba Cucue Coming Soon to Broward County

Restaurant News 8/18 3:01A RestaurantNews.com

The highly acclaimed, fan-favorite bubble tea house is continuing its national franchise expansion with a new location in Florida, serving Ft. Lauderdale and surrounding...

Tattle Secures $5 Million in Strategic Growth Capital to Accelerate AI-Driven Customer Experience...

Restaurant News 8/18 2:31A RestaurantNews.com

Leading Hospitality CX Platform Raises Funding from Tattle Insiders, Flow Capital and Contour Ventures to Fuel AI Expansion and Client Base Growth New York, NY (...

Birdcall and 19 More Restaurant News Headliners of the Past Week

Restaurant News 8/18 12:59A RestaurantNews.com

Birdcall, Bumpers, Rita s Italian Ice, Taco Bell. and Rock N Roll Sushi lead RestaurantNews.com s Top 20 stories for the week ending August 17, 2025. 1) Birdcall Is Headed...

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CoralGablesLove.com (Activities) 8/8 9:38A Paola Mendez

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Details of Failed Kevin Durant to Heat Trade Surface on Friday

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 8/18 12:16P Athlon Sports

The Miami Herald s Barry Jackson revealed what the Miami Heat had offered for Kevin Durant.

Miami Heat's Dru Smith Ahead Of Schedule, Close To Playing 5-on-5

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 8/18 12:15P Inside The Heat

The Five on the Floor podcast (part of the Five Reasons Sports Network) has learned that Smith, is far ahead of schedule. If that s the case, then Smith could actually be...

Heat Pull off Crucial Trade on Friday

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 8/18 10:23A Athlon Sports

Miami made a trade to get under the luxury tax

Sixers' Andre Drummond posts highlights, celebration of Pro-Am title

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 8/18 10:12A Sixers Wire

Philadelphia 76ers big man Andre Drummond posts highlights and a celebration from winning a Pro-Am title in Miami.

Draymond Green Sends Message to Jimmy Butler After NBA Trade on Friday

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 8/18 9:56A Athlon Sports

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green sent a message to Jimmy Butler.

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No Bake Cookies

Love and Lemons 8/17 3:30A Jeanine Donofrio

Who else loves no bake cookies?! Made with simple ingredients like oats, peanut butter, and cocoa powder, these classic treats are chewy, fudgy, and packed with delicious...

Air Fryer Green Beans

Love and Lemons 8/14 2:41A Jeanine Donofrio

Have you ever tried cooking green beans in the air fryer? They come out lightly crisp, tender, and beautifully caramelized. And best of all, they re ready in 10 minutes. Just...

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