-
Passengers are booking trips and cruise companies are holding firm on prices. It makes for pretty fair weather for the cruise industry despite worries over consumer spending and confidence.
-
Lake Worth Beach has traditionally flown only two flags alongside the U.S. flag: the LGBTQIA+ pride and Haitian flags. That changed on July 1 when the commission quietly voted 4-1 against raising the Haitian flag, citing First Amendment concerns.

Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by WLRN and the Miami Herald has found.
FLORIDA NEWS
-
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades.
-
The two lawmakers jointly reintroduced the Flood Insurance Relief Act on Thursday to give Americans a non-refundable tax deduction on flood insurance premiums paid through the National Flood Insurance Program or private insurers.
-
The case centered on Congressional District 5, which in the past stretched from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee, and elected Black Democrat Al Lawson. During the 2022 redistricting process, DeSantis argued that keeping such a district would be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and successfully pressured lawmakers to overhaul the district.
COUNTIES
WLRN has partnered with PolitiFact to fact-check Florida politicians. The Pulitzer Prize-winning team seeks to present the true facts, unaffected by agenda or biases.
LATEST WLRN SHOWS
LATEST NPR SHOWS
Thursday, August 14
Do you have a ticketed or community event open to the public?
Create a buzz by posting it on the WLRN Events Calendar.
Create a buzz by posting it on the WLRN Events Calendar.