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The Florida Department of Children and Families is administering a statewide Emergency Rental Assistance Program that will pay up to $2,000 a month.

Emergency services on site of Wellington house fire Newshub 2 days ago © File The blaze broke out in the early hours of Friday. Fire and Emergency services are dampening down hot spots after a house fire in Wellington overnight. A FENZ spokesperson told Newshub they sent four appliances to the home in Whitby after the fire broke out in the early hours of Friday morning. They rushed to the blaze at 3:45am and were dampening down hot spots by 5:40am. There are no reports of injuries, and although the cause of the fire is not known it's not being treated as suspicious. 

Whangārei police hunt 'cowardly' men who assaulted, stole from disabled man on mobility scooter Newshub 29/04/2021 Vita Molyneux © File The man who was assaulted was unable to verbally communicate, so couldn't cry for help. A disabled man was assaulted and robbed in Whangārei in what police are calling a "cowardly" attack. The man was on a mobility scooter, riding on the cyclepath at the intersection of Jack Street and Miro Street in Otangarei when two men holding planks of wood assaulted him. The man who was assaulted is unable to verbally communicate, so couldn't cry ...

Advocate for homeless population says California initiative could work in Winnipeg Sam Thompson © Clay Young / Global News / File The since-dismantled homeless camp outside of the Manitoba Metis Federation headquarters in Winnipeg. A California city is sharing its unique plan to help those experiencing homelessness in the hopes it catches on elsewhere. The City of Elk Grove's public services manager, Sarah Bontrager, told 680 CJOB the project has been a big success so far -- and has completely changed the tone of interactions between city workers and Elk Grove's homeless po...

CELEBRATE SERVICE: Franklin TDC seeks maritime artifacts for museum exhibits Tony Simmons, The News Herald © Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File The work day begins early for oyster harvesters in the Florida panhandle's Apalachicola Bay in this file photo from May 25, 2016. Because of a dwindling oyster population, a Florida agency is expected to shut down oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay through the end of 2025, dealing a blow to an area that historically produced 90% of the state's oysters and 10% of the nation's. APALACHICOLA — The sea is an inte...