/news-in-brief South Florida News In Brief en-US WLRN Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:44:15 GMT /news-in-brief/2024-09-19/new-ad-campaign-encourages-older-floridians-to-watch-for-stds A new ad campaign from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation aims to encourage testing and treatment in Florida and across the U.S. That includes billboards in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:44:15 GMT /news-in-brief/2024-09-19/new-ad-campaign-encourages-older-floridians-to-watch-for-stds Verónica Zaragovia /news-in-brief/2024-09-19/fwc-officials-add-white-tip-sharks-to-prohibited-species-list The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission whitetip sharks to its prohibited species list. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:47:00 GMT /news-in-brief/2024-09-19/fwc-officials-add-white-tip-sharks-to-prohibited-species-list Helen Acevedo /news-in-brief/2024-09-18/more-than-6-years-after-fatal-fiu-bridge-collapse-new-bridge-construction-to-begin-next-month Construction of a new pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University's Modesto A. Maidique Campus to a nearby residential area will begin next month, FIU officials said Tuesday. The announcement comes more than six years after the catastrophic collapse of a pedestrian bridge — then under the construction — near the west Miami-Dade campus that killed six people. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:54:49 GMT /news-in-brief/2024-09-18/more-than-6-years-after-fatal-fiu-bridge-collapse-new-bridge-construction-to-begin-next-month ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews Staff /news-in-brief/2024-09-18/south-florida-residents-pay-more-in-essential-bill-payments-than-most-americans According to data from bill-pay service doxo, the average Miami household pays $2,867 a month, which is 35% higher than the national average of $2,126. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:21:57 GMT /news-in-brief/2024-09-18/south-florida-residents-pay-more-in-essential-bill-payments-than-most-americans ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews Staff /news-in-brief/2024-09-18/