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Terry Renna/APU.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has reiterated her innocence outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds. Cherfilus-McCormick was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, but her attorney requested the proceeding be rescheduled to Jan. 20 so that she could finalize her legal team. -
(Screenshot from DeKalb County Sheriff's Facebook Page)Authorities say three inmates who escaped from a jail east of Atlanta had help from friends on the outside. Authorities say they used jail phones to call friends who met them and then arranged a Lyft ride to get them out of Georgia.
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In Florida’s family courts, parents who exhibit red flags of future violent behavior towards their spouses or children are routinely given access to those individuals - with vulnerable women often at a disadvantage. WLRN looks at the flaws in the system through three South Florida cases where these warning signs were ignored, with tragic results. -
The last known address for Claudio Manuel Neves Valente was about 10 miles north of Miami. The yellow house with a red roof is in a working-class neighborhood that features large houses, mostly with fenced backyards and basements. Some neighbors who talked with The Associated Press on Friday said they had never seen Neves Valente. -
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected two challenges to a 2023 law that allows judges to impose death sentences without unanimous jury recommendations. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Wednesday approved more than $2 million in immigration enforcement money for local agencies seeking AI language translators, pepper spray, GPS trackers, handcuffs, bonuses, and more. -
A federal judge refused to dismiss most of a First Amendment lawsuit filed by a former Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist who was fired because of a social-media post after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. -
As the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is observed worldwide, Miami advocates call for decriminalization, arguing that current laws increase harm and silence victims. WLRN’s Ammy Galeano spoke with Miss Mei, a sex worker with 14 years of experience. -
A leading Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. has sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order labeling it a "foreign terrorist organization." The lawsuit claims the directive is unconstitutional, arguing DeSantis violated federal and state laws by declaring CAIR a terrorist organization. -
Community supporters joined members of Decrim 305 to call on the state of Florida to eliminate criminal penalties tied to sex work. It was held in advance of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, which will be observed on Wednesday, Dec. 17. -
Florida and Texas have filed a lawsuit challenging more than two decades of federal-government decisions that cleared the way for the use of abortion drugs — and said the availability of the drugs through the mail has interfered with state laws designed to prevent abortions. -
Human trafficking can be hard to track because it is a crime that hides in plain sight.
