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Florida Gov. Vetoes Bill Allowing Undocumented to Obtain Driver’s Licenses
June 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed the issuance of driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants accepted into the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. continue reading »
Spanish Foreign Minister Attends Flag Ceremony in Miami
May 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo attended a flag ceremony on board the Spanish navy training vessel Juan Sebastian Elcano in Miami on Sunday. continue reading »
Luxury Homes Fuel Miami’s Latest Real Estate Boom
April 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Miami is entering a new real estate "boom," fed mainly by the investments of Latin Americans which have transformed the face of the city and, with its luxury homes, become one of its greatest draws. continue reading »
St. Augustine, Florida Pays Tribute to Ponce de Leon
April 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in the United States, pays tribute Saturday to Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon (1460-1521), who discovered Florida in 1513. continue reading »
Spanish Explorer Ponce de Leon First Sighted Florida in 1513
April 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sighted land in what is now Florida in 1513. Ponce de León named the land La Florida ("Flowery Land") upon landing there during the Easter season. continue reading »
Florida Celebrates 500 Years and Spanish Explorer Ponce de Leon
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Florida this weekend is commemorating the 1513 arrival of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon on its shores, a landing and expedition that marked the beginning of the Spanish presence on mainland North America and, in effect, put the continent on the map. continue reading »
Florida Evacuates Families After Detecting Possible Sinkhole
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Officials in Florida evacuated several homes located four kilometers (about 2.5 miles) from the spot where a sinkhole swallowed and killed a man on the state's west coast a month ago and another sinkhole was detected nearby in early March. continue reading »
Fisherman Discovers Two-Headed Bull Shark Fetus in Florida
March 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A fisherman in the Florida Keys discovered a live bull shark fetus with two heads, something that scientists had never seen before in that species. continue reading »
Florida Police Call Off Search for Man Swallowed by Sinkhole
March 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Florida officials abandoned their attempt to recover the body of a man who was swallowed by an enormous sinkhole that opened up late last week in the bedroom of his house, presumably killing him. continue reading »
This is How You Fight Voter Suppression (VIDEO)
August 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Watch this video to ensure you know how to register to vote and what to bring with you to the voting booth! In 2011, Florida made some important changes to its voting laws. Ever Floridian needs to understand these changes particularly African Americans, continue reading »
Trayvon Martin Shooter George Zimmerman Mislead Court, Has 48 Hours to Surrender
June 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The judge in George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial revoked his bond and ordered him to surrender within 48 hours because he misled the court about his finances. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Guatemalan Native Charged with Having Sex with Neighborhood Poodle
April 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jenson Bolla-Sosa was arrested and charged for sexual abuse and bestiality with the neighbor's poodle, Mimi. continue reading »
