District 5, which is represented by City Commission Chairwoman Christine King, includes Liberty City, Little Haiti, Model City, Overtown, Wynwood/Edgewater, and the Upper East Side. The district says early voting will occur from Oct. 25 through Nov. 2.

Listen to South Florida news as heard on WLRN’s Morning Edition. State transportation officials removed a pride-themed crosswalk in South Beach, a long-awaited upgrade to Miami-Dade County’s transit system will finally launch later this month and more local news.

Listen to South Florida news as heard on WLRN’s Morning Edition. Florida received over $600 million from the Trump administration for the controversial Everglades immigrant detention center “Alligator Alcatraz.” A biologist filed a federal lawsuit challenging her firing by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over remarks she made on social media after the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and more local news.

The deadline to register or update voter information in Florida is Monday, Oct. 6 for any municipal elections taking place this coming Nov. 4.

U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a Miami Republican, joined a bipartisan group of colleagues Thursday to reintroduce legislation aimed at protecting small travel agencies from the financial burden of flight cancellations.

The overall median rent for all bedroom counts and property types in Miami now stands at $3,050, an 8% decrease compared to the same time last year.

Maria Zack won the Republican primary after Tuesday's special election. She’ll face off in December against Democrat Rob Long and independent Karen Yeh.

Conservationists are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Miami federal court after the Service missed the deadline to add a tiny South Florida crayfish to the endangered species list.

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship is returning to PortMiami after six dozen people contracted Norovirus.

Listen to South Florida news as heard on WLRN’s Morning Edition. Florida officials decided to deed a plot of land near Miami’s Freedom tower to Donald Trump’s presidential library foundation. In less than a year, Miami-Dade County has issued over 200,000 tickets for school zone violations and more local news.