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About two dozen immigrant rights advocates and faith leaders rallied outside of Senator Ashley Moody’s Palm Beach Gardens office today. They urged her to support a bill extending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitians for three more years.

In next week’s midterm elections, President Trump and the Republicans stand to lose the sizable gains they made with Latino voters in 2024 — and a new FIU poll indicates just how badly, both nationwide and in Florida.

Is she running? Did she quit? Is it voter manipulation? These were the questions that bounced around Key Biscayne chats this past week after Claire London first quit — and then reversed — her bid for one of three seats on the Key Biscayne Village Council.

Supervisor of Elections Sherri Hodies said she was told federal agents were pursuing a suspect who pulled into the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway.

There are thousands of female-owned businesses in South Florida. City of Tamarac Commissioner Krystal Patterson is hosting a women’s business breakfast during October— which happens to be National Women’s Small Business Month. WLRN’s Sofia Zarran spoke with Patterson about the roles women owned businesses play in our communities and some tips for female entrepreneurs in South Florida.

While researching an exhibition about a hurricane that devastated Miami 100 years ago, historian Paul George found himself driving as slowly as he could across the MacArthur Causeway. He was trying to imagine what it looked like on Sept. 18, 1926. A century later, George is revisiting those harrowing hours as co-curator of “Caught in the Eye: Remembering the 1926 Hurricane,” which is on view through April 11, 2027 at the Museum of Miami.

Fresh off former President Barack Obama's endorsement, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon met with voters in Riviera Beach during a festive campaign stop, calling for universal health and free child care and a nationwide moratorium on AI data centers.

Longtime Democratic U.S. House member faces Republican West Palm Beach financial planner for district that includes Mar-a-Lago.

In a final push to get the controversial bond approved, some Miami city leaders are highlighting slow response fire rescue response times.

Two sitting judges lost in the primaries, now voters will fill those and two more seats on Nov. 3.

Florida is supporting Young Musicians Unite with a grant of $600,000 investment to help place music teachers in schools and make high-quality music education more accessible for 5th through 12th grades.

A massive proposed AI data center in Palm Beach County is raising questions about environmental safety, government transparency, and whether the county’s zoning laws are keeping up with new technology.