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“Donald Trump is the deporter in chief and we have witnessed him deporting over 13,000 Cubans since he has been in office, his first term and his second term,” said Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon.

As e-bikes grow in popularity due to social media and decreased costs, one South Florida municipality seeks to prevent injuries and fatalities

The Stonewall National Museum in Fort Lauderdale and the Island SPACE Caribbean Museum in Plantation are among those that have been rejected for grants. It comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis in April signed a law that bans local governments from funding diversity, equity and inclusion-related programs.

Baxter, a bureaucratic disrupter, faces challenge from Waldron, who calls herself a collaborator.

The Trump administration is removing wild horses from public land; Florida’s horse community has the land, trainers, and experience to help. But does climate, cost, and federal policy complicate the solution?

Florida gubernatorial candidate David Jolly and running mate Gwen Graham addressed deportation fears, affordable housing and economic opportunities during a North Miami campaign stop. ‘I call it Operation Save Florida,’ she said.

In an interview broadcast Friday by WLRN, Tamara Lave, a law professor at the University of Miami and author of "Sexual Assault on Campus: Defending Due Process," was critical of the initial handling of the case by both law enforcement and local prosecutors.

An affordable housing complex opened Friday in Overtown, the historically Black neighborhood north of downtown Miami. It will target residents earning 30% to 70% below the area median income. The project was spearheaded by a nonprofit founded by Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning.

South Florida journalism took center stage on Thursday night at the 2026 Gerald Loeb Awards, as WLRN News and The Miami Herald captured the prestigious award in the Local Reporting category for "Killer Train," a joint investigative series.

Miami-Dade County and City of Miami officials have called for an investigation into the safety of playgrounds following the death of a teenager two weeks ago at a City of Miami park in what appears to be a freak accident.

In 1993, residents amended the county charter to require approval by two-thirds of voters for commercial operations on park land and in aquatic preserves. Now, two longtime county residents say they intend to sue the county to push for voters to decide whether a new privately operated marina should be built at the shuttered Seaquarium.

At Deering Estate, blue canvases stretch across a waterfront lawn, others extend among mango trees, while still more create a canvas shelter large enough for visitors to step inside. And that is only the beginning. Over the course of a month, Miami-based artist Mette Tommerup’s “High Tide Low Tide” will continually take on new forms.