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A 2020 KIA Telluride is on display at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show on Feb. 14, 2019. Kia America is recalling nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs — and urging impacted owners to park their cars outside and away from other structures until an issue that poses a notable fire hazard is fixed.

Kia recalls nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs due to fire risk

Kia America is recalling nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs — and urging owners to park their cars outside and away from other structures until an issue posing a fire hazard is fixed.

Ukraine and Russia hold peace talks after a weekend of dramatic escalation in fighting

Officials from Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Monday failed to reach a ceasefire but agreed to exchange more prisoners.

Damian, a resident of a ROOF group home in Miami.

Nonprofit Empowers Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Find Independent Housing

We continue our year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act through our “Move to Include” initiative by learning about a nonprofit called Residential Options of Florida, or ROOF. Its mission is to empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to successfully obtain and maintain affordable and inclusive housing of their choice.

The Crime of Willfull Neglect (for BP) by artist Pam Longobardi composed of 429 pieces of vagrant plastic from Greece, Hawaii, Costa Rica and the Gulf of Mexico

Artist and scientist Pam Longobardi highlights the dangers of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans through “Ocean Gleaning” exhibition at the Baker Museum

A conversation with artist and founder the Drifters Project Pam Longobardi about her exhibition in the Baker Museum at Artis-Naples, which aims to raise awareness about the dangers of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.

The Kampong recovers from Hurricane Irma damage to rare trees

South Florida Shares Its Love For Trees Lost to Hurricane Irma

South Florida lost a lot of trees during Hurricane Irma. While Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties avoided a direct hit, the storm managed to...

Florida Legislature Debating Rules For Sentencing Juveniles As Adults

Bills are moving in the House and Senate that would limit the ability of Florida prosecutors to charge juvenile offenders as adults, a legal practice...

Ballot Initiatives Thrive On Green: Grassroots, And In Some States, Cash

About half of states allow citizen initiatives. Deadlines are looming in Massachusetts, but it's among the states that allow paid signature gatherers, who can get initiatives over the finish line.

Bread and Puppet Theater is still working to 'make the revolution irresistible'

The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.

The gas tax break is part of a larger tax package signed by the governor in May.

A gas tax break and new laws take effect Saturday in Florida

Prices at the pump should go down as part of a temporary gas-tax break for Florida drivers. In all, 27 new laws kick in this weekend.

Police aides on Sanibel Island have the unenviable task of trying to unravel a tough knot of traffic daily as the island works to recover from Hurricane Ian and work continues on repairs to the Sanibel Causeway.

Police aides try to untie the tough knot that is Sanibel Island traffic

If you’ve spent any time in traffic on Sanibel Island, you’ve seen them: the people directing traffic at the busiest intersections.Sanibel police aides direct thousands of vehicles on, off and around the island each day. The congestion crescendos during winter season.

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