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The city of Lake Worth Beach and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office have renewed their contract. The Florida Department of Health is moving ahead with a plan to remove four shots from the list of vaccines needed to enter schools and daycare.

On his first day of the new job, Miami-Dade County Schools Superintendent Rafael Villalobos paused the process to explore potential closures and consolidations.

The Florida Department of Transportation has ordered the removal of automatic license plate reader cameras from all state roads in the next 30 days. Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner is against the ban and says his city has benefitted from the cameras.

Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration has moved to shut down license plate reader cameras on state roads. The immigration detention center "Alligator Alcatraz" may have closed, but the legal case questioning its environmental effects continues. The next Miss America will be crowned in South Florida.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is enrolling day care centers in the county in their free enhanced safety program. Enrolled day care centers will receive text messages or emails if there is a reported threat or violent crime within a half mile radius.

Miami-Dade County recently held its first public budget hearing and is looking to make serious cuts in transit and solid waste. Palm Beach County recently approved its tentative budget of nearly 10 billion dollars.

Federal investigators are searching for answers in the aftermath of Sunday's fatal cargo jet crash in Miami. The United States might be getting into yet another dispute with Europe about a territory in the Americas.

Two of Miami International Airport's four runways are still shut down in the aftermath of Sunday's fatal crash of an Amazon Cargo plane. A leak on SpaceX’s Dragon capsule is delaying the launch of a crew of four to the International Space Station.

Some Miami-Dade County officials see the launch of video game Grand Theft Auto Six as a tourism opportunity, while others worry the game’s violence will present the wrong image for the county. The Broward County school district wants feedback from families as it’s preparing for another round of school closures due to declining enrollment.

Enrollment in the Palm Beach County school district dropped by nearly 7,000 students. With five months left in Governor Ron DeSantis's term, the Florida Department of Health wants to remove four vaccines from school entry requirements.

State wildlife officials have expanded the number of permits for this year's bear hunt. World famous soccer player Lionel Messi is retiring from international soccer.

Enrollment in the Palm Beach County school district dropped by nearly 7,000 students. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is unveiling a first-of-its-kind mobile testing and treatment vehicle in South Florida.

A leaked grand jury report says that the DeSantis administration misappropriated taxpayer money to oppose the unsuccessful 2024 recreational marijuana ballot proposal. Florida's public hospitals are at risk of losing millions of dollars in funding if the property tax amendment passes this November. West Palm Beach taxes are increasing next year - but emergency staffing is not. And the Florida DOH in Miami Dade County has issued a water quality advisory for Crandon Park.

In this week's South Florida Roundup we discussed the disturbing allegations of child sexual abuse against the now suspended Palm Beach County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Mike Caruso, how warning signs get missed – and how victims’ privacy gets violated (01:03). We also looked at the controversial boom in so-called “Animal House” Airbnb rental properties – and that Brickell condo complex where the party just won’t stop (19:03). And we’ll examine how the TPS crisis has created a home healthcare crisis (34:35).

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Jim DeFede, investigative reporter for CBS News Miami, who first broke news of the grand jury’s report into the Hope Florida Foundation (00:00). Then, we looked at the state’s plan to rollback school entry requirements for 4 vaccines (10:46) with WUSF’s Kerry Sheridan and Dr. Rana Alissa, president of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP). Plus, a look at the new era of high school athletics in Florida Daniel Cornely, director of sports management programs at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) (27:16). And later, a new investigation by WUSF and the Hechinger Report into how Florida is quietly removing climate change from its science textbooks (37:14) and two stories about tax dollars, tourism, and economic growth (44:26).

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation— AHF, for short— is unveiling a first-of-its-kind mobile testing and treatment vehicle in South Florida. The nonprofit arm of short-term rental company Airbnb is partnering with South Florida nonprofits to provide emergency shelter during hurricane season.

Florida Democrats are calling for investigations and resignations of top state officials after a leaked state grand jury report found Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” Medicaid money in 2024 that ended up in political committees. Forecasters are tracking two areas of disturbed weather in the tropics and while neither are expected to threaten Florida as a cyclone, it doesn't mean there won't be impacts.

Florida’s public hospitals are at risk of losing millions of dollars in funding if a controversial property tax amendment passes this November. West Palm Beach taxes are increasing next year— but emergency staffing is not.

Environmental groups say the legal case questioning Alligator Alcatraz's effects is not over. The Florida Department of Transportation is revoking permits for "Flock cameras" and other automated license plate readers statewide.

A leaked grand jury report detailing how the DeSantis administration misappropriated millions of dollars from a Medicaid settlement for politics has shaken up the election. Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the northern Gulf last night.