Zika testing limits of South Florida mosquito control and science
South Florida has been battling mosquitoes since the first settlers swatted their way through the Everglades. Centuries later, we’re still at war.Only now, the adversary is an insidious, exotic species. The Aedes aegypti, unlike Florida’s native mosquitoes that inhabit coastal mangroves and swampy marshes, is an urban mosquito, proficient at hiding in our midst, feeding on our blood and spreading disease like a dirty needle. The more people, the better. And since the 1960s, its distribution acr..>> view originalNew coach, new bodies, new attitude drive Miami Hurricanes' O ...
Stacy Searels was informally introduced as “Stacy SEAR-els’’ — as in the famous department store — before taking questions Saturday after the University of Miami’s practice. “Girls, squirrels and Searels,’’ the Hurricanes’ new offensive line coach corrected in his Georgia twang. “Searels.’’ A couple minutes later, the coach described himself as “surly,’’ which sounds a lot like Searels, as he gushed about first-team right tackle Sunny Odogwu when told that Odogwu occasionally unleashed his frust..>> view originalDolphins offense sleepwalks through scrimmage; 'almost like a walk ...
Lightning strikes Saturday evening forced the Dolphins’ annual scrimmage indoors.The heavens did a favor to the hundreds of fans sent home. Because those prone to panicking about Miami’s offense were better off missing the scrimmage.We could tell you how the Dolphins looked on that side of the football — and to be clear, it was bad — but we’ll leave it up to the team itself.▪ Coach Adam Gase: “There was just no juice whatsoever. It was almost like a walk-through.”▪ Receiver Jarvis Landry: “We’v..>> view originalMiami-Dade mayoral candidate Regalado hit with unpaid property ...
Miami-Dade mayoral challenger Raquel Regalado is getting a bill for nearly $4,000 in unpaid property taxes and fines after a blogger revealed she’d claimed a homestead exemption in her old Miami home while not living there.The county Property Appraiser Office wrote the two-term school board member a letter Friday demanding $3,981.78 to avoid having a lien placed on the home she co-owns with her younger brother, Jose. The bill was tied to taxes for another property: the one she shared with her h..>> view originalSouth Florida's stars highlight High School Media Day
Nova Southeastern’s Don Taft Arena became the hub of the high school football world for a few hours Saturday.It was the only place you could find the nation’s top-ranked team, St. Thomas Aquinas. And the state of Florida’s first female head coach, Jackson’s Bernice Brunson.And two more nationally ranked high schools (Miami Central and Miami Booker T. Washington) that are vying to become the first schools in state history to win five consecutive state titles.And more than 500 football players, i..>> view originalZoo Miami hosts summer fishing derby
Zoo Miami hosts summer fishing derby SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Dozens of people went fishing for fun at Zoo Miami, Saturday. The zoo hosted its summer fishing derby in an effort to remove exotic fish species from its waters. Many of the fish caught will be fed to the animals. The two participants who reeled in the biggest catches, and their families, got a special tour of the zoo’s “Amazon and Beyond” area. Copyright 2016 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material ..>> view originalProgram expands bilingual learning to Miami-Dade's diverse ...
On a recent Thursday morning, 20 elementary school students swiveled their hips to the rhythm of Celia Cruz’s most emblematic song. “No hay que llorar…que la vida es un carnival,” the students belted, which means, “There’s no need to cry ... life is a carnival.” A few of the younger children were slightly out of breath as they struggled to keep up with their longer-legged classmates. They salsa stepped forward in unison, shimmying their shoulders alongside one of their teachers, who wore a must..>> view originalDolphins receivers coach Shawn Jefferson leads players with passion
Miami Dolphins wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson in his own words:“The first five minutes of classroom time I spend with my guys every day is about life skills. How are we going to attack the day? What impact are we going to leave out there today? Let’s leave a mark. Let’s not just go out there to practice. We’re going out there to practice, and we’re practicing to get better.“I hold these guys accountable. I want them to tap in to something they don’t think they have. My job is to make thin..>> view originalMan kills bystander on his way to murder witness, BSO says
He was already on his way to murder someone, deputies said, but a fit of rage raised the death toll to two.Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Pompano Beach’s Clarck Paul, 28, on Saturday and charged him with the murder of two men. Officials said the two shootings were 35 minutes apart.The first shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday night, deputies said. They arrived to find Carlos Javier Francisco Senluis, 25, bleeding in his red 2010 Nissan. His passenger was OK. Senluis died at B..>> view originalAlan Grayson calls for Congress to pass bill funding fight against ...
During a South Florida town hall stop Saturday, U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson called for Republicans to pass President Barack Obama’s $1.1 billion Zika bill before the virus spreads further. “This is not just a problem for today or a problem for tomorrow,” Grayson told the crowd of around 60, “it’s a problem for the next 80 years.” Grayson, a Democratic congressman, mentioned the two deaths attributed to the Zika virus — a travel-related case in Utah and one in Puerto Rico — and warned t..>> view original
Friday, August 19, 2016
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