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CCYS gets to the root problem at-risk kids and families are facing by meeting their basic needs to help put their lives on a better path going forward.

Pedro Garcia, 40, was taken into custody Monday and charged with murder for the June 2006 death of Guadalupe Vela, who was 20 years old at the time.

After telling another inmate he murdered a man in 2006, Manatee County detectives charged a gang member in the cold case, according to the sheriff's office. They said it was the second murder the suspect has been charged with within the past year.

Skilled trade workers are needed in the workforce now more than ever and one local partnership is helping people get from training to job placement in a few short months.

This is the second cold case murder charged against the man in the past seven months.

The first to announce its arrival earlier this year was TVelo Brewing, which is founded by the owner of Hubs & Hops, a popular bar and bike shop.

The 11 nonprofits will each receive a $5,000 Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow grant to further their work in Education and Social & Human Services.

Reported tornadoes damaged homes and at least one business in parts of the Big Bend and South Georgia.

It was the hard work of Florida state legislators like Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Miami) and Rep. Dana Trabulsy (R-St. Lucie), who worked tirelessly to address childhood hunger during the 2022 legis…