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"Despite our finding that the money was misappropriated, we find insufficient evidence to charge anyone criminally," the grand jury report concludes. Hope Florida is a charity linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis. -
Chris Pizzello/AP Photo/Chris Pizzello/APStorm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and the lists of names are reused every six years. For the Atlantic region, the lists are alphabetical and alternate male and female names.
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A clean slate awaiting inspiration and creativity to become something beautiful and meaningful. This is how marquetry artist Milton Mizell describes “Blackquetry,” his work that will be on view from Saturday, Aug. 22, to Wednesday, Sept. 30 at CLAUG Creative Studio in Miami Shores. -
![Arely B. Lozano Cantú [pictured above], is director of health access and livability for Urban Health Partnerships, a South Florida non-profit organization that helps locals find food distribution sites through an AI-powered app, is expanding and enhancing its platform to help feed more people. It was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from Citizens Florida, part of Citizens Financial Group, through its Champions in Action program that supports non-profits.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5ebe310/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1141+0+360/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2Fdc%2F8ab1d0d74b908c86995c1d615d0f%2Farely-2048x1861.jpeg)
The Community Food Finder app launched during the government shutdown last October, when many workers were furloughed and SNAP benefits were withheld. -
Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, was released following days of uncertainty after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested him in Key West, according to a statement posted to Facebook by his family. -
A document released Tuesday by the Attendance Boundary Committee named 12 schools that are being “reassessed” and 15 that are “under review.” -
The potential closures are in Coral Springs, Hollywood, Miramar, Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines. -
Inspired by her own brushes with gun violence, Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat releases her first novel, depicting all iterations of loss as her characters navigate the aftermath of a mass shooting. -
The Jewish couple from New York were approached by the suspect, Jorden Stephen Perozo, 35, of Miami Beach. He was riding an electric scooter. Perozo began cursing at the couple and the Jewish community. -
Key West immigrant advocates said almost 30 migrants were detained there over the weekend — including the father of a U.S. Navy sailor who's been serving aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Lincoln in support of the Iran war. -
As fire burned through parts of Everglades National Park over the weekend, extreme drought conditions continue to grip the wetlands. More than three months into the rainy season, this year’s withering drought has slightly eased for other parts of South Florida. But central Everglades marshes, where the fires ignited, remain in unusual extreme drought conditions. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are reigniting the anti-vaccine effort with five months left in office. -
The report, titled “SOMOS MIAMI” and produced by labor unions SEIU 32BJ and UNITE HERE Local 355 draws on 2,381 completed surveys gathered after canvassers knocked on the doors of more than 31,000 residents between March and June. It was released Saturday by the union groups during a forum with union members in Miami.
![Arely B. Lozano Cantú [pictured above], is director of health access and livability for Urban Health Partnerships, a South Florida non-profit organization that helps locals find food distribution sites through an AI-powered app, is expanding and enhancing its platform to help feed more people. It was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from Citizens Florida, part of Citizens Financial Group, through its Champions in Action program that supports non-profits.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e130f67/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1141+0+360/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2Fdc%2F8ab1d0d74b908c86995c1d615d0f%2Farely-2048x1861.jpeg)
