Miami-Dade County

Two years after WLRN partnered with the 70 Million podcast to tell the story of criminal justice reform in Miami, we take a look at the latest.

More about the international Pandora Papers investigation and the latest on redrawing district maps in Miami-Dade County. Plus, research on ... fish pee.

Coronavirus test sites have popped up throughout South Florida.

Saturday marks 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks, we explore the connections Florida has to the attackers and what questions remain. Plus, a look at the budgets for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

The Corps and Miami-Dade would have shared the $4.6 billion cost for the work that included fortress-like flood walls and gates. How much the Corps pays will now depend on the plan the county proposes.

Tropical Storm Grace made landfall in Haiti after a catastrophic earthquake. Hospitals in Palm Beach County struggle with the volume of patients. Plus, Miami’s courthouse is closed because it’s falling apart.

Dr. Aileen Marty says Miami-Dade County is now having its worst surge since the pandemic began.

Some South Florida counties and municipalities reinstate mask mandates as coronavirus cases continue to surge and CubaMissing.com launched to draw awareness to missing Cuban activists on the island.

The upper floors of the Miami-Dade County Courthouse will be closed while repairs are underway out of “an abundance of caution in response to the tragedy in Surfside,” county officials have announced.

Tropical Storm Elsa impacts the search and rescue efforts underway in Surfside. A construction attorney on the lawsuits being filed after the collapse. And the people maintaining the Surfside memorial wall, coordinating fresh flowers and visiting almost daily.

A busy hurricane season — four storms have already been named — could hamper search-and-rescue efforts at the Surfside condo collapse.

Jane Gilbert is the newly appointed interim chief heat officer for Miami-Dade County. She has a task force focused on variables that make lower-income communities vulnerable to heat-related adversity.