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Palm Beach County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller Mike Caruso was arrested Tuesday on child sexual abuse charges. Today is Florida’s primary election day, and the outcome will say a lot about where Florida's headed. The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reduce pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks.

A contentious primary in Florida’s 24th Congressional District has been decided — with the winning Democrat scoring a clear path to Capitol Hill. In the Republican primary for Palm Beach County Commission District 6, incumbent Mayor Sara Baxter has defended her seat.

An Aventura voter casts his ballot in Tuesday's Primary Election. The Miami Marine Stadium has sat abandoned on Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay for more than three decades, but Miami voters will decide whether it should be returned to its former glory.

Former Miami TV news anchor Eliott Rodriguez won the Democratic primary last night for Florida’s 27th congressional district. Democrat Annette Taddeo won the nomination to be Florida’s next Chief Financial Officer.

Former Miami TV news anchor Eliott Rodriguez won the Democratic primary last night for Florida’s 27th congressional district. Voters weighed in on Florida’s newly redrawn congressional map, including a high-stakes battle in District 22.

State Representative Angela Nixon managed an UPSET against retired US Army Colonel Alexander Vindman to secure the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. In the Republican primary for Palm Beach County Commission District 6, incumbent Mayor Sara Baxter has defended her seat.

City of Miami voters have made their choice: the historic marine stadium will be re-opened under new management, and city elections will coincide with national ones. The developer behind the failed would-be AI data center Project Tango is appealing Palm Beach County’s denial and argues commissioners unfairly killed the proposal.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with the president of the Florida Sheriffs Association about its official statement on the proposed property tax amendment (00:00). Then, we were joined by former state senator Jeff Brandes to talk about this week’s court ruling ordering a rewrite of the ballot language for the proposed tax cut (11:54). Plus, as the number of child drownings continues to rise in Florida, we spoke with two water safety advocates (20:06). And later, some back-to-school news including how the state and school districts are addressing the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms (37:20) and what’s behind the rising costs of school lunches (38:30).

In the next hour we will get you ready for the new school year that begins next week, starting with a conversation with Miami-Dade County’s incoming school superintendent Rafael Villalobos who’s got declining enrollment in his backpack (01:03). We’ll also talk with a nutrition advocate about what looks like the end of universal free lunch for many schools and with a pediatrician about student vaccinations (19:03). And a Broward teacher shares what it’s like to teach in Florida — on Florida pay (34:35).

Opinion: In this season of Odyssey-mania, it's hard to ignore the frustrated Homeric wanderings of Venezuelan democracy leader María Corina Machado — and the pseudo-god who's decreeing them.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, WLRN’s Americas editor Tim Padgett says says there are two Homeric reasons for Machado to be sidelined in recent transition talks in Venezeula and for the Trump administration to block her homecoming in Venezuela: the petulance of ‘false MAGA god’ Trump and her own Odyssean hubris.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on WLRN’s YouTube channel on WLRN.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim’s Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at WLRN.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on WLRN.org/newsletters.WLRN is South Florida’s NPR member station.

Seven Florida International University students are suing their school over allegedly violating their First Amendment rights. The lawsuit stems from a silent protest against FIU’s collaboration with immigration authorities that took place back in March.

The South Florida community is again being asked to step up with relief donations after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday. Seven Florida International University students are suing their school over allegedly violating their First Amendment rights. The maintenance backlog for national parks and public lands in Florida has grown to over $680 million, and the fund to pay for fixes is about to expire unless Congress decides otherwise.

Seven Florida International University students are suing their school. Plus, a Miami Secret Service agent and two others arrested in connection to a violent hazing incident last month have pleaded not guilty to felony charges.

February 8, 2026. Robin Bilinkoff remembers more than just the beaches from her South Florida visit

The ACLU of Florida and other legal groups are taking Florida International University to court. In Florida's Heartland, hundreds of acres of land are conserved as part of the Florida Wildlife Corridor to protect green space, water quality, and endangered animals like the Florida panther.

The Miami-Dade school board has agreed to lease district land to a local developer for workforce and affordable housing. Plus, with the start of another school year, school districts continue to navigate increasingly restrictive state laws that have prompted curriculum shakeups and book bans.

Photographer Godlis talks with Michael Stock about his career with consultant Ed Christin and musician Timothy Laroque

March 8, 2006 Gail Rambarath has a story of what happened to her husband's nice sports car.

This week marked back to school for most South Florida students and our news team has been checking out what might be new and different this school year. In Palm Beach County, school district officials have been on campuses all summer to prepare for potential emergencies.

More than one million Floridians have now voted, ahead of next Tuesday's primary election. Plus, a grassroots Republican is challenging the President Trump-endorsed incumbent for the District 6 seat on the Palm Beach County Commission.