Hundreds of people showed up for a 5k run at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah, in honor of high school principal Javier Perez. Both of the 43-year-old’s legs were amputated after police say a drunk driver hit him while he was watching a softball game. Race organizers had a goal of attracting 200 participants but today more…
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28 students receive $1,000 each for fulfilling Mariah’s Challenge
Twenty-eight area students each received a $1,000 scholarship Tuesday night for accepting and fulfilling the Mariah’s Challenge promise — that they would not be involved with alcohol. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock was featured speaker at the ceremony at Montana Tech, said Jon Wick, Mariah’s Challenge spokesman. The annual ceremony serves as the crowning achievement for…