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Metcalfe Elementary School music teacher Dwynette Smith was named the 2024 Alachua County Teacher of the Year on Thursday. The Education Foundation for Alachua County Schools hosted the ceremony at Trinity United Methodist Church.

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin) formally announced her intention to seek reelection in Missouri’s Second Congressional District.

Urban heat islands, made worse by climate change, can push up temperatures and bring on more air pollution in larger cities. Now, a Milwaukee project is giving public schools resources to remove a key source of the heat-trapping effect. Dozens of public schools in Milwaukee are working with the nonprofit Reflo on swapping out playground asphalt for green infrastructure, including more trees and native plants. ...

A Lansdale man showed no visible emotion as he was sent to prison for decades after he admitted to breaking into the borough apartment of his ex-girlfriend and fatally shooting the woman’s new boyfriend during an exchange of gunfire.

At least 17 states have issued PFAS-related fish consumption advisories, KFF Health News found. But with no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation. 

A new documentary about Terri Schiavo, “Between Life and Death,” is streaming on Peacock, released on December 4th — Terri’s birthday. Years later, the debate about her life — and death — is still getting the facts wrong.

Staggering amounts of toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in freshwater fish, but there is no federal guidance on what is a safe amount to eat

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Researchers, anglers, and environmental activists nationwide worry about the staggering amount of PFAS found in freshwater fish.

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