Broward County

In an interview Wednesday with CNN, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said voters are focused on affordability issues. She sharply rejected the rising democratic socialist wing of the Democratic Party.

More than 1.3 million Floridians voted in person on Tuesday, pushing the primary turnout to just over 25%, according to numbers posted by the Division of Elections. In South Florida, turnout was even lower.

Incumbent Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz beat Oliver Larkin for the Democratic nomination in the newly formed 25th Congressional District. In the GOP primary, former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer beat several other Republicans for the nomination.

This year, thanks to a new Florida law, high school students can now satisfy both their arts and physical education credits if they're in marching band for two years. WLRN reporters went to Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines to watch students spend long summer days practicing to perform at a high level.

An appeals court denied the Broward Sheriff's Office's motion to avoid a trial over its response to the to the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

The district is currently 100 drivers short, which impacts how many transportation routes are available to students and timeliness for pick up and drop off.

During an international event like the FIFA World Cup where people are travelling and celebrating far from home– federal, state, and local law enforcement are ramping up measures to identify and prevent human trafficking. Public awareness and education is a huge factor.

The 42 defendants were originally caught in "reverse stings" with crack cocaine that was actively manufactured by law enforcement authorities.

The lawsuit doesn’t address the policy proposed, instead taking aim at the ballot summary language the voters will see, which is labeled, “SAVE OUR HOMES FROM EXCESSIVE PROPERTY TAXES.”

At a May 29 press conference, the governor and top Florida law enforcement officials celebrated arrests of 250 suspected undocumented immigrants. A WLRN review has found that basic facts — where, when and who — have been difficult to find.

A Jewish community center in Broward County is on a mission to advance Holocaust education through the arts, preserving survivors' testimonies through song.

The Broward County tax collector has pushed back against the district's school board after members voted to take legal action against the office over a dispute regarding how $5 million from a school referendum were handled.