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Listen to the latest South Florida news as heard on WLRN in Morning Edition. Florida lawmakers are extending the session until June 18. A South Florida-based airline was up for sale at a recent bankruptcy auction — but no takers and other local news.

2:Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF makes his top ten picks for 1994....10. "Natural Born Killers" 9. "To Live" 8. "Ladybird, Ladybird" 7. "Quiz Show" 6. "L627" (L-6-2-7) 5. "The Madness of King George" 4. "Hoop Dreams" 3. "Vanya on 42nd Street" 2. "The Boys of St. Vincent" 1. "Pulp Fiction". His runners-up include "Bullets Over Broadway", "Speed", "Little Women", and "Ed Wood". Terry also talks with SCHIFF about the growing number of independent American films, the state of Hollywood, and the message of Forrest Gump.

"Is this coffee, or is this Fight Club?" That's the question Bryan Hansen of Calgary says he asked himself after his coffee lid betrayed him yet again after a visit to Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee chain.

02/07/13 - Thursday's Topical Currents looks at the economic impact of the South Florida marine industry. Business leaders say coastal development has…

Listen to the latest South Florida news as heard on WLRN's Morning Edition. The administration of Governor Ron DeSantis is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center. A former Miami Heat security guard has been charged with allegedly selling stolen team jerseys and other Heat memorabilia worth millions, and other local news.

Listen to South Florida news as heard on WLRN’s Morning Edition. State transportation officials removed a pride-themed crosswalk in South Beach, a long-awaited upgrade to Miami-Dade County’s transit system will finally launch later this month and more local news.

Also: A lawsuit alleges Motel 6 shared guest information with immigration officials; Iranian anti-government protests continue; and nobody won the Powerball lotto - it's now worth $550 million!

Listen to the latest South Florida news as heard on WLRN's Morning Edition. Miami-Dade firefighters fought fighting a massive blaze that broke out at the Coral Gables home of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. The global governing body for major league soccer, FIFA, is creating a new annual peace award, and other local news.

The top state health official in Orlando is put on leave after encouraging his staff to get the covid vaccine. Plus, the housing crisis is spreading across the state.

Legislators okayed maps redrawing Congressional districts, but this week the governor rejected them

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Rep. Vicki Lopez, who is the co-chair of a new House select committee that will consider proposals aimed at reducing property taxes (00:00). Then, we spoke with an abortion provider in North Florida about the impact of Florida’s 6-week ban (19:22). Plus, we asked the Tampa Bay Times’ Romy Ellenbogen about a new law that will make it more difficult for citizens to get constitutional amendments on the ballot (28:05). And later, we bring you the news of the week, including a breakdown of Florida’s foreign trade zones (37:16), an update on presidential searches at UF and FIU (44:36), and an investigation into a deadly bear attack in Southwest Florida (47:32).

The unrelated killings of two young men, two state government controversies, election developments and a multi-fatality car crash made up the top 10…

EPA finalizes strict new limits on tailpipe emissions. Alabama's governor signs ban on DEI funds that restricts divisive concepts in schools. Reddit premieres on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.

Alberto Moscoso, the chief public information officer for the Florida Department of Health throughout the pandemic, bowed out Nov. 6 amid a reshuffling of personnel at the state agency. He would not elaborate on why he left, or where he was going.

For some insight into the fighter pilot culture, Linda talks with Captain Rosemary Mariner, a retired Navy Captain Aviator. She was trained to fly planes like the fighter that collided with the US reconnaissance plane. Mariner is now a Research Fellow for the University of Tennessee, Center for the Study for War and Society.

Surprise, anger, parenting and Lizzo: That's one way to sum up the list of the most engaging stories in 2019. Other big topics included consumerism and climate change — and officials behaving badly.

More people from Florida face charges from the attack than from any other state. Why has Florida become a hotspot for these extremist groups and others who took part in the insurrection?

The ailing brick-and-mortar saw stocks skyrocket last week — thanks mainly to Reddit.

Please click listen to hear the audio. You can "right click" to save as an mp3 to your computer. Radyo Lekol Audio week of May 6, 2013.

Not paying someone for a job they did is illegal. It's called wage theft. But in California, the worst offender has paid only a tiny fraction of the millions of dollars in wages he owes workers.