A low moan rumbled through the green room of the Embassy Suites hotel in Fort Lauderdale. For the fourth time that day, the cameras airing the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon had zapped out. “I know we ...

The Muscular Dystrophy Association needs volunteers to answer phones, tabulate pledges and handle other tasks at the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon pledge center. The telethon, marking its 23d ...

FUND-RAISING RESULTS. Sue Medina’s weeklong stay on the roof at an Apopka area 7-Eleven store netted about $3,500 toward the $41.1 million raised nationally for Jerry’s Kids. Other area groups raised ...

Fueled by the fire of the Olympic flame that burned in Korea and banking on a community that would remember the first locally produced gymnast to compete in those games, the Parkettes kicked off their ...

Dwight Eldred Jr. is an outgoing 13-year-old who likes to talk to people and enjoys reading, using computers and watching sporting events, according to his mother, Debbie. His brother Chris, 9, is ...