Jake Shore
Investigative ReporterJake Shore is an investigative reporter for WLRN covering Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Previously, he was a Report for America Corps Member covering public safety for The Current GA, a nonprofit investigative newsroom based in Savannah, Georgia. His in-depth reporting changed police department policies, sparked legal action and led a local sheriff to reopen in-person visits to the jail.
Before that, he covered breaking news for the Island Packet newspaper in South Carolina. Jake is originally from Los Angeles, California and attended school at Fordham University in the Bronx. When not working, you can catch him playing pickup basketball, reading or trying out new restaurants.
Have a confidential tip or want to share your thoughts? Reach him at jshore@wlrnnews.org
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The event was organized by Inner City Innovators, a West Palm Beach organization that intervenes after shootings to prevent retaliation and offers resources to young men caught in cycles of violence. -
At a May 29 press conference, the governor and top Florida law enforcement officials celebrated arrests of 250 suspected undocumented immigrants. A WLRN review has found that basic facts — where, when and who — have been difficult to find. -
These Riviera Beach high school students are trained and paid to cover their hometown as journalists — part of a program through local outlet Stet News. "It’s very impactful,” one junior said. -
Candidates in the upcoming West Palm Beach mayoral election are speaking out about a controversial plan to transform parts of Flagler Drive into a lawn like Central Park. Owners of a popular waterfront restaurant in the proposed area said they were threatened with eminent domain by the current mayor. -
Vendors working for the controversial immigration detention facility in the Everglades were reportedly told that it would shut down next month, according to the New York Times and CBS News. -
Florida Highway Patrol is leading efforts statewide to locate and arrest immigrants without legal status. A review of available numbers finds that approximately one in five arrests by troopers occurred in Palm Beach County. WLRN sought to learn why the focus has fallen heavier on the county than Broward and Miami-Dade, which have larger immigrant populations. -
The president's speech at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach came just days after a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondent's Dinner in Washington, D.C. -
The rally is in response to the latest reports that show the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE arrests of suspected undocumented immigrants has surged since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025. -
Former U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was accused of violating elections law for accepting donations through shell companies stemming from a Haitian government-funded company, according to the Campaign Legal Center complaint. -
A new analysis by the ACLU of Florida examined traffic stops between 2022 and 2024, finding that Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested Hispanic drivers at higher rates than white drivers during traffic stops. -
Freddy Antonio Tellez Lopez, who fled his home country, sought asylum in the United States and built a life in Florida, spent months detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Broward immigrant detention facility. Here's how he won his freedom. -
Since a waste-to-energy facility in Doral burned down in 2023, Miami-Dade has been shipping much of its trash north. It’s an expensive short-term fix for taxpayers as the county struggles to find a local solution. And in St. Lucie County, where the trash is put into trains to be shipped to Okeechobee County, it has created quite a stink.
