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If you get calls or texts from someone claiming to work for law enforcement, think twice. Things may not be all they seem.

Two of Friday and Saturday’s five jackpot winners from Florida Lottery drawings came from West Miami-Dade near Kendall and in the Bradenton area. Nobody hit it big on the Florida Lotto, Mega Millions, ...

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As concerns grow about the impact of herbicides on manatees, new studies point to water lettuce’s roles in aquatic ecosystems.

At Port Manatee, water temperatures bottomed out at 44.6 degrees. That’s just about as cold as the bay will get, one fisherman said.