WLRN News

Since 1984, the Miami Book Fair has been attracting distinguished authors and fellow book lovers to South Florida for one of the biggest literary festivals in the U.S. This year, MBF is celebrating its 40th anniversary of the event, and WLRN is partnering with the festival to show our love for all things literary.

Pwogram pou antre nan peyi Etazini sou kondisyon an pèmèt 30,000 imigran pa mwa kite Kiba, Ayiti, Nikaragwa ak Venezwela pou yo vini nan peyi Etazini, epi rete la pou 2 an ak asirans pou yo jwenn pèmi travay.

Under the new budget, a Monroe County residential property owner will pay a millage rate of 2.7191, or $271.91 per $100,000 of value. That's up from last year.

As Hurricane Idalia made its way through northern Florida as a Category 3 storm, powerful winds combined with rain and storm surges to leave a trail of downed trees, damaged property, flooded streets and power outages.

WLRN News has seen a year of growth and expansion. Former host and newsroom leader Tom Hudson returns to cover economics and retake the reins of The Florida Roundup.

WLRN’s environment editor has won a 2023 national Edward R. Murrow award for her writing that explores sex pheromones in Burmese pythons.

After months of speculation, Messi announced his decision to join Inter Miami CF that has been led by David Beckham since its inception but has yet to make any real splashes on the field.

The regional Edward R. Murrow Awards honor the best broadcast journalism in Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

An unprecedented storm system dumped more than 2 feet of rain on Broward County this week, turning Fort Lauderdale's streets into rivers and leading to the closure of public schools and the city's airport. Broward County Mayor Lamar Fisher said “nature has been unkind to us."

UPDATE: Public schools in Broward will remain closed Friday, but Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport reopened as of 9 a.m. Drivers are being urged to use caution when navigating the streets of Fort Lauderdale after days of unrelenting rain left roads underwater and forced the closure of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia tells WLRN that waste management is not always top of mind for a lot of people. But the Covanta energy plant fire in Doral has pushed for a rethink of South Florida's relationship with trash — how much waste people produce and where to put our garbage for the long haul.