Kelli Kennedy, Author at Valley News

David Moran walks through a hallway towards his hotel room, paid for by a pandemic voucher program, at his temporary home at the Hilltop Inn in Berlin, Vt., Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Tens of thousands of homeless like Moran, who now has a job at Applebee’s, have been staying in hotels across the U.S. paid for by federal programs aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. “I’m not going to be able to get a shower on a regular basis, which around food is not a good thing,” he said. “So I think there should be more available funds for people that are really trying.” (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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End to COVID-19 hotel housing for homeless raises worries

by Kelli Kennedy Associated Press, and Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 27, 2021

Everyone on the streets knows “Sir Charles,” the skinny guy with the saxophone, sunglasses, felt hat and megawatt smile. At a gig this week at the iconic Elbo Room beach bar, he danced with a soda in his hand as the bouncers teased him, the ladies…

Annabel Claprood, 18, a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student, speaks to the media about the opening of Eagles Haven, a new wellness center created for the MSD community, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Coral Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Parkland parents, teachers discuss how to get teens to seek therapy

by Kelli Kennedy Associated PressMarch 29, 2019

Faculty and staff greet police officers stationed outside of at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. With a heavy police presence, classes resumed for the first time since several students and teachers were killed by a former student on Feb. 14. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)

High School Reopens After Shooting

by Kelli Kennedy Associated Press, Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Josh Replogle Associated PressMarch 1, 2018

Parents wait for news after a reports of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)

Ex-Student Kills at Least 17 at Fla. School

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Kelli Kennedy Associated PressFebruary 14, 2018

In this March 1, 2017, photo, a handler tops a Krispy Fried Chk'n sandwich with a doughy pretzel bun in Miami. The fare is popular among vegans and vegetarians who long for greasy comfort food, but abstain for ethical reasons. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Plant Butchers Attract Followers in Meatless Cooking World

by Kelli Kennedy Associated PressApril 18, 2017

Gabriel Jean, right, and his daughter, Rosemary LeBranch, left, walk into their home in the Wynwood area of Miami, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. LeBranch told reporters that she was informed by a phone call by a health official the her father was infected with the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

CDC Warns of Zika-Stricken Zone

by Kelli Kennedy Associated Press, and Josh Replogle Associated PressAugust 1, 2016

Glendina Rosebo, 54, of Miami, takes a break from cleaning the sidewalks in the Wynwood area of Miami, Friday, July 29, 2016. Florida health officials said that four patients in Florida infected with the Zika virus were infected in the Wynwood area. These cases are believed to have caught the virus locally through mosquito bites. Rosebo has seen Miami-Dade mosquito control personnel spraying in the area the last few days. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

U.S. Mosquitoes Spreading Zika

by Jennifer Kay Associated Press, and Kelli Kennedy Associated PressJuly 30, 2016

Three Charged in $1B Medicare Scam

by Kelli Kennedy Associated PressJuly 22, 2016

In this May 25, 2016 photo, members of the running group "November Project" run up and down the stairs near the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington. Fitness buffs around the country are bringing the 'take the stairs' advice to a whole new level as noteworthy landmarks have become unlikely, yet popular new workout sites. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Parks Provide a Backdrop to New Workout Craze

by Kelli Kennedy Associated PressJuly 9, 2016

In the shadow of the Magic Kingdom Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officers search for the body of a young boy Wednesday, June 15, 2016 after the boy was snatched off the shore and dragged underwater by an alligator Tuesday night at Grand Floridian Resort at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

After Fatal Alligator Attack, Fla. Theme Parks Review Policies

by Jay Reeves Associated Press, and Kelli Kennedy Associated PressJune 17, 2016