WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your Labor Day weekend reading
Palm Beach Zoo unveils new habitat for sloths, endangered tamarin monkeys
The Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach unveiled a specially designed habitat for its sloths and three golden lion tamarins, their endangered squirrel-sized monkeys.
North Perry airport pledges to conduct studies during packed town hall on plane crashes
Pembroke Pines residents were incensed following a plane crash in July that narrowly missed neighborhood houses.
Anxiety, social media: How loneliness strikes in a connected world — and in South Florida
More than half of Americans say they feel lonely, and folks here in South Florida are no exception. That’s according to a new report from Cigna Healthcare. WLRN’s Ammy Sanchez spoke with Dr. Marco Vitiello, medical senior director at Cigna Healthcare, who explained what loneliness means for our community.
Enrollment in Miami-Dade schools is lower at the start of this year. Why?
The dwindling enrollment in Miami-Dade County Public Schools is not because of competition posed by charter and private schools, the district superintendent said, but a waning of new students coming to the Miami area — including from fewer immigrants coming to the U.S.
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City of Miami/via YouTubeThe city commission is considering whether voters should have a say on the future of the stadium this November. -
Milena Malaver/Miami HeraldThe message: “Reject the billionaire takeover of government and stand up for working people.”
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He was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving with serious bodily injury. His bond is set at $350,000. -
Tow to Go is a program providing impaired drivers with a safe way home – towing cars and transporting drivers back home. -
The United States is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle escalating violence in Haiti where the armed groups have expanded their brutal activities from the capital into the countryside.
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