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Federal officials seized nearly $3 million worth of fuel shipments destined for Cuba from two U.S. Ports – including Port Everglades in Broward County. A Coastal Flood Statement is in effect along the southeast Florida coastline through early Thursday morning.

The Broward County commission has filed a lawsuit against its tax collector. The National Weather Service is forecasting minor coastal flooding along the South Florida coast due to king tides.

City of Doral activists are pushing the mayor to rescind its 287G agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal officials seized nearly $3 million worth of fuel shipments destined for Cuba from two U.S. Ports – including Port Everglades in Broward County.

For the second time this year, Florida is scheduled to carry out two executions on the same day. Today is the last day to register if you want to vote in the midterms this November.

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony has announced that he is suspending budget talks with the Broward County commission.

Palm Beach County’s GOP party has endorsed suspended County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Mike Caruso. Environmental groups are pushing back against an effort to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged environmental violations tied to Alligator Alcatraz.

Nova Southeastern University is addressing student safety after online claims that a man accused in the Cornell 7 sexual assault lawsuit might be a current student at NSU. The Florida Department of Health is moving forward with a proposal to eliminate four vaccine requirements for children attending public and private schools.

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County has confirmed a human case of Dengue fever. The Palm Beach County Republican party has rescinded its endorsement of suspended County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Mike Caruso.

An iconic beachside Art Deco hotel on Ocean Drive could soon be torn down and turned into a 38-story condo building. Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed a South Florida judge to an appeals court — after the judge questioned the legality of surrogacy.

The city of Parkland will get an $850 thousand refund from the Broward County School District for a payment the city made toward a never-opened school. A secret presidential Cold War bunker could soon reopen in Palm Beach County.

Public safety officials in Florida are warning that Amendment 3 could mean less money for local law enforcement and other emergency services. Governor Ron DeSantis eventually got the Legislature to put Amendment 3 on the ballot, but he’s not on board with a different amendment backed by GOP leaders in his party.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Your Florida state government team reporter Meghan Bowman about a new report detailing the state’s spending on immigration efforts and another highlighted abuses at the now defunct migrant detention center in the Everglades (00:00). Then, Sen. Shevrin Jones joined us to talk about what he saw when he visited the center (12:10). Plus, as Florida rolls back its use of Flock cameras and other Automated License Plate Readers, we spoke with Juan Caro, senior fellow for Law & Justice at the America First Policy Institute, about how the technology could better be employed (20:02 ) and then checked in with the Franklin County Sheriff about his efforts to remove the cameras there (28:14). And later, some news around education (37:16) and artificial intelligence, and a look at how a nonprofit is using group board game sessions to improve the mental health of its participants (42:58).

We examine Republican Miami Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar’s new video telling Trump he’s “gone too far” in his anti-immigration crusade. Is a Latino voter backlash building here? (01:03) As we, so far, experience a hurricane-free season, we’ll also mark today’s centennial of the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 and how it modernized storm preparation. (19:03). And we’ll discuss an important and promising new Alzheimer’s medication trial at Broward Health. (34:35).

Opinion: In a move that would be both humane and hypocritical, President Trump appears to be extending deportation protection for Salvadorans — while moving ahead with the expulsion of Haitians.Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans in the U.S. has expired – but the Trump administration has chosen not to terminate it. With Haitians being deported to a country ruled by homicidal gangs, WLRN’s Americas Editor Tim Padgett says we finally may have some clarity on when it’s not appropriate to expel TPS holders.That would be: when their home country’s authoritarian leader is kissing the ring of President Donald Trump.This commentary represents the views of the author and does not necessarily reflect the editorial position of WLRN.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on WLRN News’s YouTube channel at WLRN.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim’s Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries at WLRN.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter at WLRN.org/newsletters.WLRN is South Florida’s NPR member station.

The City of Lauderhill has begun work on a number of voter approved Government Obligation bond projects. A Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office Deputy has earned a contract with the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company.

One of the Miami International Airport runways impacted after an Amazon cargo plane crash-landed last week has reopened. Florida parents and guardians will now get a say in whether their children use artificial intelligence directly in public school classrooms.

Florida's national parks have hundreds of millions of dollars worth of park maintenance piling up. Miami officials say they remain committed to using city hall as a space for government meetings. Even so, multiple groups have pitched ideas for a mixed-use space at the historic Dinner Key.

An iconic beachside Art Deco hotel on Ocean Drive could soon be torn down and turned into a 38-story condo building. More than a dozen Miami-Dade religious organizations are banding together to try to make registering to vote more accessible.

This election cycle, Florida Amendment Three has become a flashpoint for intense political debate. With the U.S. midterm election approaching, churches, mosques and temples are helping voters complete and verify registrations through Sunday.

Governor Ron DeSantis is holding fast to his push for some controls around artificial intelligence. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Vizcaya is hosting its second annual Vizcaya Late: Everyone’s Quince… an event inspired by the generations of quinceañeras celebrated on its grounds.