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Dr. Paul McConnell is United Healthcare's dental director.

February is Children's Dental Health Month

During February’s Children’s Dental Health Month, it’s an opportune time to talk about dental health habits that can help improve the oral health of kids and people of all …
Dr. Phillip Seibel performs robotic broncoscopy.

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital Implements Robotic Technology to Detect Early Lung Cancer

 HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, a 435-bed full-service acute care facility, and part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in the …

Local officials try to calm immigration fears

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As COVID-19 concerns continue, local organizations continue the effort to get the word out and ease tensions among our undocumented population.

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Hocus Pocus Halloween Fun - Kids Costume Photos

Pahokee

This is a real TREAT for our readers during some tricky times.

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The Florida Cracker Trail Ride stopped at the historic Edna Pearce Lockett Estate on the Kissimmee River on Feb. 18.  

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Seniors gather together at the West County Senior Center in Belle Glade for activities while observing COVID-19 guidelines.

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In this bonus episode of True Okee, we examine the death of Okeechobee County Sheriff John Collier

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USPS Announces Holiday Shipping, Mailing Deadlines

To assist customers with their preparations for the upcoming busy holiday shopping and shipping season...

Mercury remains prohibited in the mail

The Postal Service is reminding customers that metallic mercury and devices containing metallic mercury are always prohibited in the mail stream. This includes antique …

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Florida provides 9,000 doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to AIDS Healthcare Foundation for vulnerable populations

Pahokee

The Florida Division of Emergency Management and Florida Department of Health announced a new partnership with AIDS Healthcare Foundation

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Veteran coalition fights suicide

The Greater Lake Okeechobee Veterans Service Coalition formed in the fall of 2023,

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On March 15, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced upgrades to the Florida 511 (FL511) Advanced Traveler Information System...

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Florida on a tankful: Butterfly World is a sight to behold

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New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player over an online gaming dispute, deputies say

Authorities say an online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer. Court records show that 20-year-old Edward Kang …

Florida man kills mother and 2 other women before dying in gunfight with deputies, sheriff says

Carnival: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

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National and World
Saipan, placid island setting for Assange's last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss

Saipan is a relaxed, rural island in the Northern Marianas. With a population of about 43,000, it's fueled by east Asian tourism and steeped in WWII military history. As Julian Assange and the …

Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers

Flatulent cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first

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