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Miami agrees to do something about its peacock problem

February 4, 2022 Associated Press

MIAMI — Peacocks could be on the outs in some South Florida neighborhoods after the Miami-Dade commission agreed to loosen a law protecting the birds. While the 20-year-old law still protects peacocks from harm, commissioners […]

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Wolfpack seeded second in ACC women’s tourney

February 28, 2021 Brett Friedlander

NC State is ranked No. 2 in the nation and has a head-to-head victory against Louisville. And yet, even though the teams are tied in the loss column of the ACC standings, the Cardinals — […]

‘Tougher’ Miami sends Wolfpack to second straight ACC loss

January 9, 2021 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Two steps forward, two steps back for the NC State basketball team. After starting the ACC portion of its schedule with two straight wins to head into the new year brimming with confidence, […]

ACC announces postponement of Wake Forest-Miami game

November 28, 2020 North State Journal Staff

The ACC has announced that the football game between Wake Forest and Miami, scheduled for Dec. 5, has been postponed. The move follows positive tests, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing within the Deacons’ roster. This […]

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COVID outbreak at Miami forces changes to Wake, UNC football schedules

November 16, 2020 Brett Friedlander

A COVID-19 outbreak among the Miami football team and the subsequent quarantining of players has led to the postponement of the Hurricanes’ next two games — Saturday against Georgia Tech and Nov. 28 at Wake […]

In Miami Beach, live theater returns — in vacant storefronts

September 26, 2020 Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

NEW YORK — This fall, the seven deadly sins will be found all along an iconic Miami Beach thoroughfare — but they’ll be socially distanced, thankfully. Miami New Drama plans to offer short new plays […]

Teenager arrested in cyberattacks on Miami-Dade schools

September 3, 2020 Curt Anderson, Associated Press

A 16-year-old student has been arrested for orchestrating a series of network outages and cyberattacks during the first week of school in Florida’s largest district, authorities said Thursday. The Miami-Dade Schools Police said in a […]

2nd presidential debate moves from Michigan to Florida

June 23, 2020 Darlene Superville, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nonpartisan commission that sponsors the formal election year presidential debates announced Tuesday that an October debate that had been set for Michigan will now take place in Florida. The change comes […]