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Laura L. Rogers who currently serves as the Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). Prior to joining OVW, Laura L. Rogers was sworn in as Director of the Office of Sex Offender…

Even though quit-lines were designed to help people kick cigarette habits, calls and texts from people who use e-cigarettes are climbing as more people fall ill with a mysterious and devastating respiratory illness linked to vaping. File…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested a Sunrise man for a car theft that resulted in the death of a dog in Oakland Park. Jephthe Jean Francois was arrested Wednesday night, Oct. 9, facing charges of…

Vapers were mobilized for two congressional campaigns with postcards produced by political operative Mark Block, who also started the Vape PAC political action committee. Photo credits: Lydia Zuraw/KHN Illustration; Mark Block; Getty…

WEST PALM BEACH- More than 30 Hispanic athletes, will be recognized tonight for their excellence in sports in a gala dinner, organized by the Hispanic Sports Association. For the first time in Palm Beach County, Hispanic athletes…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL - Deputies responded to what appeared to be a male lying in a cow pasture near Hypoluxo Road and Military Trail, in unincorporated Boynton Beach. Upon arrival deputies located an adult male deceased from at least one…

According to police, the unidentified Hispanic female, burglarized a home in the 100 block of Urquhart Street, in West Palm Beach. Cops say she helped herself to valuable jewelry among other items in the home. WEST PALM BEACH, FL -…

In accordance with Chapter 775 the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public about a declared Sexual Predator who is now residing in Lake Worth, FL 33460. LAKE WORTH, FL – In accordance with Chapter 775 of The Florida…

LAKE PARK, FL - Deputies responded to shots fired in the 700 block of Laurel Drive in the Town of Lake Park. Upon arrival deputies located an adult male suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The male was transported to a…

According to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, a pedestrian, Maria Emilse Garcia, 72 years old, was crossing State Road 7 eastbound, near the designated crosswalk on the north side of Riverland Road. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - A Fort…

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance with locating a missing endangered juvenile, Messiah Tattoo, 12. Anyone with any information is urged to contact The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office at 561-688-3400…

Condoms can help prevent the spread of syphilis. Women who acquire syphilis before or during pregnancy and aren’t treated are at risk for passing it on to their babies. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA - One of the nation’s most…

As federal and state health officials struggle to identify what exactly is causing the deadly outbreak, vaping advocates are stepping into the void and crafting an alternative narrative that is being echoed broadly in online communities.…

Used correctly and consistently, condoms are highly effective at preventing transmission of STDs, according to the CDC, a finding echoed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other major medical associations. But…

The suspect shown is wanted for Grand Theft of a 2007 Toyota Tacoma taken from the parking lot of La Perla located in 700 block of North Dixie Highway in the City of Lake Worth Beach on September 29, 2019. LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL - Palm…

Marco Antonio Paredes-Machado, 55, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute over 1000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiring to import more than five kilograms of cocaine and 1000 kilograms of marijuana. MICHIGAN - The leader of a…

Advocates say to get an accurate count, census outreach efforts need to begin by January. Photo: U.S. Census Bureau NEW YORK - Now is the time to begin distributing funds for promoting participation in the 2020 census: That's the…

Wolfey Brice, 33, was arrested and charged with Sexual Battery and Burglary with Battery. He is currently being booked into the PBC Jail. (booking photo below is from a previous arrest). LAKE WORTH, FL – Palm Beach County Detectives…

Authorities aren’t releasing her name, but they say she is the first known victim of methylmercury poisoning from a cosmetic in the U.S. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA - She had been buying face cream through a friend of a friend for…