South Florida

COMMENTARY The historic conviction of ex-Colombian President Alvaro Uribe offers his countrymen — including the South Florida diaspora — an opportunity to share blame for their national conflict.

Brightline trains have killed more than 180 people, an investigation by WLRN and the Miami Herald has found. In the third episode of the Killer Train podcast, hear the stories of three people who lost their lives on the tracks, in the words of the loved ones they left behind.

After months on contentious debate and three public hearings, the City of Miami is moving ahead with a plan to sell the historic Olympia Theater to the charter school SLAM– short for Sports Leadership and Management.

On episode two of the Killer Train podcast: Taxpayers are on the hook for hundreds of millions in costs related to Brightline, despite the company’s initial claims that the train would be fully funded by private investment.

As temperatures heat up, so do the chances of dead fish floating to the surface of South Florida’s waterways.

High occupancy vehicle lanes were meant to encourage carpooling. Low emission vehicles also were allowed to use the lanes, sometimes called express lanes, for free. A new law that went to effect on Tuesday eliminates HOV lanes throughout Florida.

Top Haitian-American community leaders in South Florida are pleading to President Donald Trump to reverse the administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants to prevent a humanitarian disaster.

In observance of National HIV Testing Day Friday, several sites across South Florida are offering free rapid HIV testing and wellness screenings.

As summer crowds flock to Florida's beaches, the line between public and private sand is not always clear. A new state law aims to allow for new public beach access in some locations, but tensions over where people can walk, sit and relax remain present on our shores.

Leslie Gelrubin Benitah's multimedia project aims to connect the last remaining Holocaust survivors with younger generations. What sets 'The Last Ones' apart from other testimonies is brevity: the 15-minute videos are aimed at reaching kids reared on social media.

The Republican-led House passed President Trump's 'big, beautiful bill,' which proposes to slash SNAP food benefits by $300 billion. Florida has roughly 2.9 million SNAP recipients — 13% of the state's population. With costs shifting to states, South Florida food aid groups warn that more families would be pushed into poverty.

Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed in South Florida. The number of TB cases reported has been increasing in Florida since 2021.