WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your weekend reading
FIU student journalist from Venezuela recounts heartbreaking loss of 5 family members in earthquakes
Alejandro Marquina tells WLRN how he first learned of the twin earthquakes that devastated his native Venezuela in June. The earthquakes claimed the lives of five family members.
‘It’s as physical as some sports’: Fla. high school marching band students can now earn full P.E. credit
This year, thanks to a new Florida law, high school students can now satisfy both their arts and physical education credits if they're in marching band for two years. WLRN reporters went to Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines to watch students spend long summer days practicing to perform at a high level.
Florida's Black representation in Congress could hit historical low. It depends on one race
All eyes are on the Democratic primary in Florida's 20th Congressional District, the outcome of which could bring Florida's Black representation in Congress down to a historic low.
Crowded field of Democrats battle to succeed Rep. Frederica Wilson. Jones, Gilbert are frontrunners
Shevrin Jones and Oliver Gilbert are leading polls for Florida's Congressional District 24 as the Aug. 18 primary approaches.
'A slap in the face': Disney’s Wonder Man cancellation spotlights lack of Haitian representation
Disney+ abruptly canceled Marvel's Wonder Man season 2 shortly after its renewal, sparking outrage over the loss of rare, positive Haitian representation in the MCU. Miami-native and Haitian-American actor Bechir Slyvain spoke out about the cancellation's cultural impact amidst ongoing immigration upheaval.
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Attorney General/XThe new summary removes language that a circuit judge called "misleading and inaccurate" in favor of more neutral language. -
Ramón CalderónHomero Calderón's detention by ICE spotlights the massive backlog in the U.S. immigration system.
- Nearly 1.5 million Floridians have voted in advance of Tuesday’s primary elections
- Surfside commissioners approve permanent memorial to honor 98 people killed in '21 building collapse
- Miami jury convicts Cuban national who hid $4.6M healthcare fraud on U.S. citizenship application
- Rep. Lois Frankel slams Trump’s vaccine executive order, warning of risks to children’s health
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A nature-loving family donated 5 acres in the Redland, valued at $800,000, to the Miami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association. The chapter plans on handing it over to Miami-Dade County. -
As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic. -
HIV community clinics are being cut off from federal direct funding next month. Two of them are in Orange County - an area with one of the country's highest rates of new diagnoses.
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