Daniel Rivero
Investigative ReporterDaniel Rivero is part of WLRN's new investigative reporting team. Before joining WLRN, he was an investigative reporter and producer on the television series "The Naked Truth," and a digital reporter for Fusion.
His work has won honors of the Murrow Awards, Sunshine State Awards and Green Eyeshade Awards. He has also been nominated for a Livingston Award and a GLAAD Award on reporting on the background of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's tenure as Attorney General of Oklahoma and on the Orlando nightclub shooting, respectively.
Daniel was born on the outskirts of Washington D.C. to Cuban parents, and moved to Miami full time twenty years ago. He learned to walk with a wiffle ball bat and has been a skateboarder since the age of ten.
He can be reached at drivero@wlrnnews.org
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BREAKING: Voting reforms and efforts to finally restore Miami Marine Stadium will not appear on November ballots after a special Miami commission meeting on Friday was suddenly cancelled. -
On Friday the city commission will vote on whether to allow residents a chance to approve a contract to manage the abandoned stadium during the Nov. 4 elections. About $60-65 million in public money could be used to pay for the renovation, estimated city commissioner Damian Pardo. -
The city commission is considering whether voters should have a say on the future of the stadium this November.
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As one of the ways to fill a budget hole of over $400 million, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has proposed an increase in Metrorail and Metrobus fares of 50 cents a ride. An advocacy group has warned the numbers really add up for those who rely on public transportation. -
The little-known 2021 settlement was meant to shield some undocumented immigrants in county jails from being handed over to federal authorities if they were victims or witnesses of a crime. Getting the county to abide is more pressing now that the conditions at the Krome Detention Center are attracting widespread scrutiny — including from county Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. -
"With profound sadness we announce the passing of City Commissioner Manolo Reyes," the city commissioner's family posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday morning. -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sanctioned the former Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirschner, thereby banning her from traveling to the U.S.
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Florida has the majority of police departments supporting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, WLRN has found. But, as fear spreads among immigrants of various legal statuses, many worry that close work with ICE officials puts in jeopardy the foundation that law enforcement relies upon to keep communities safe: trust. -
“It starts with O Cinema, this little indie theater. Next day, it's a playwright presenting a play. Or a musician performing. Or a visual artist,” said Kareem Tabsch. Mayor Steven Meiner wants to evict the nonprofit from a city-owned space after it screened Oscar-winning film No Other Land. -
Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner is pushing to evict O Cinema, an independent nonprofit movie theater, from a city-owned space after the theater screened Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land. He claims it’s antisemitic. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida said it is "monitoring" the issue. -
More than two dozen cities across Florida, including Davie and Key West, have entered into formal agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to interrogate and detain people suspected of being in the U.S. unlawfully.
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As the National Endowment Democracy sues to unfreeze the congressionally-approved funds, board member Mel Martinez tells WLRN the nonprofit has cut 70% of staff and stopped most grants in work such as supporting political prisoners and pushing for free press and elections. He says it's "unfortunate" they had to name Secretary of State Marco Rubio — a former supporter — in the lawsuit.
