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This week, we meet with Haitian-American immigration attorney Frandley Julien to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling ending TPS for Haitian and Syrian migrants (0:11). We remember the Surfside condominium collapse, which happened five years ago this week (22:00) and speak with Adelys Ferro, Executive Director of the Venezuelan American Caucus, following two massive earthquakes in the country (39:11).

This week on a special edition of The Florida Roundup live from Fort Myers, we spoke with Cape Coral Mayor John Gunter about the potential impacts of the property tax proposal (00:00). Then, we spoke with FGCU’s Shawn Felton about a regional initiative to increase the healthspan of Southwest Floridians (20:38). Plus, we examined the health of the Caloosahatchee River with WGCU’s senior environmental reporter Tom Bayles (37:44). Plus, music from the Joanne Hartley Trio for the hour.

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.

King Tide season is here, which means South Florida’s coastal communities can expect higher-than-normal tidal conditions this week. Yesterday was the first day of the school year in Broward County and according to the county's school superintendent Howard Hepburn, the district saw 11,000 fewer students compared to last year's first day.

More than 100 people are dead after a strong, magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia yesterday. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Blaise Ingoglia, was in Palm Beach County yesterday to announce a new Firefighter grant program.

In the last five years, the maintenance backlog for national parks and public lands in Florida has grown to over $680 million. In Florida’s redrawn 23 congressional district, incumbent Democratic Representative Lois Frankel faces progressive challenger Victoria Doyle.

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.

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

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

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

The South Florida community is again being asked to step up with relief donations after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday. In Florida’s redrawn 23rd congressional district, incumbent Democratic Representative Lois Frankel faces progressive challenger Victoria Doyal.

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.

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez will formally resign this month, effective August 21. A Grassroots Republican is challenging the President Trump-endorsed incumbent for the District 6 seat on the Palm Beach County Commission.

Tropical Storm Cristobal, the third named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean today. A Heat Advisory and a major heat risk is in effect for all of South Florida until this evening.

Work on a giant sand trap to help Broward County restore beaches was ordered to stop this week after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed damage to endangered coral nearby. Tropical Storm Cristobal, the third named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean earlier today. More than 1 million Floridians have voted ahead of the August 18 Primary Election.

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).

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.

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.