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The West Palm Beach fire department is hosting its annual 9/11 memorial stair climb to honor the lives lost and first responders who answered the call 25 years ago today. A potentially dangerous mosquito-borne disease is on the rise in Florida, especially in the Tampa area. The Miami Herald has cut 30 staff positions.

The city of Miami is trying to figure out how to solve its so-called "Animal House" problem. A former University of South Florida robotics professor remembers her involvement in 9/11 search efforts.

Miami-Dade County’s newspaper of record, the Miami Herald, has cut 30 staff positions. A synagogue in Little Havana that began as a Jewish community center 70 years ago is shutting its doors. Two NASA astronauts who flew a mission around the moon and back are hanging up their flight suits.

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to name more than 90 domestic and international groups as terrorist organizations. A new report by The U.S. Government Accountability Office has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement squandered taxpayer dollars on what it calls “unsuccessful detention initiatives,” including the Everglades detention center.

If you have questions about a controversial property tax overhaul on Florida's November ballot, a non-profit nonpartisan group is hoping to clear that up for you.

From walking away from medical school to starring on Netflix, a stand-up comedian brings his sharp observational humor to South Florida this week. Twelve new laws take effect in Florida today.

Miami-Dade County’s Supervisor of Elections is advocating for Florida’s Amendment 3 tax proposal, but promises her office will be impartial.

Palm Beach County Superintendent Mike Burke recommended a salary freeze for all teachers and employees for the current school year. A Florida man is heading to space.

For decades, immigrants facing deportation could ask a judge for a bond hearing to seek release while their cases played out in court. Democratic State Senator Tina Polsky is AGAIN calling for the state to suspend its gas tax.

An air traffic controller failed to warn pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about potential strong tailwinds before it crashed at Miami International Airport, killing five people. That's according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Miami-Dade Democratic Party has called on Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia to recuse herself from the county’s election canvassing board.

We looked at the game-changing plan announced to bring a high-tech Carnegie Mellon University campus to Miami’s hip Wynwood district, courtesy of billionaire Ken Griffin (01:03). We also discussed a surprising new study that reveals Biscayne Bay is actually a sanctuary for endangered shark and ray species (13:34). And we fill you in on the 2026 edition of the Miami Broward Carnival that started Saturday, and this time it’s all Broward, baby (26:15).

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about changes to eligibility for Medicaid and concerns over the state’s handling of Medicaid eligibility notices with the Florida Trib’s Sharmila Venkatasubban (00:00). Then, we looked at changes in eligibility and funding for SNAP in Florida with Cindy Huddleston of the Florida Policy Institute (09:34). And later, USF economics professor Michael Snipes joined us to talk about Florida’s latest minimum wage increase (27:42). Plus, we heard the first in a three-part series exploring why energy costs are increasing for Floridians (37:20) and a celebration of art and science in the Everglades (46:38).

WLRN CEO and journalist Tom Hudson interviewed Florida Gubernatorial candidates David Jolly and Byron Donalds on September 23, 2026.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for today for former Miami congressman David Rivera. Florida still owes money to nearly 600 vendors for immigration enforcement at detention centers around the state.

The Miami-Dade Democratic Party has called on County Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia to recuse herself from the county’s election canvassing board. Concerns over flooding are shutting down Monroe County Government Offices in Key West Friday.

The National Transportation Safety Board has releases its first report into last month's deadly crash of an Amazon cargo plan at Miami International Airport. State and local leaders are celebrating Carnegie Mellon University's plans for a new campus in Miami.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri joins State Affairs' "Between the Lines with Dara Kam" this week to break down his opposition to Amendment 3, a high-stakes property tax measure on the November ballot.

Two South Florida workforce agencies are getting more than three-point-three million dollars in federal funding to help former Spirit Airlines employees get back to work. In the Gulf, an area of thunderstorms is being monitored for potential tropical development.

Leslie’s Incorporated, the decades-old national pool supply retailer, is shutting 19 stores in Florida after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Ten people allegedly tied to an illegal commercial fishing operation involving the poaching of fish, shrimp and turtles along Florida’s Gulf Coast have been arrested.