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Key Biscayners take their Halloween seriously. Like its July 4th Parade, All Hallows’ Eve – and the preceding week, really – is a throwback when kids roamed the streets in drug store costumes going door-to-door for Bits-of-honey and Milk Duds.

In large South Florida Jamaican communities like Lauderhill's, the urgent drive to collect and ship Hurricane Melissa relief aid to their devastated island goes on alongside the frustrating effort to communicate with loved ones there.

Thousands of older adults across South Florida are at imminent risk of losing crucial food assistance as the ongoing federal government shutdown threatens to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits starting November 1, warns the Alliance for Aging.

The Sons of Mystro and Alexander Star are kindred musical spirits. They are both inspired by a wide variety of music genres and artists, and they both aim to inspire those who listen to them.

For the first time, the National Battle of the Bands is bringing celebrated marching bands from Historically Black Colleges and Universities — HBCUs — to perform high-energy stadium sets that highlight music, dance, and showmanship.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava countered Blaise Ingoglia's claims, saying “Miami‑Dade is one of the most transparent and fiscally responsible local administrations in the nation.”

November SNAP benefits remain paused until the federal government can be funded. As next month approaches, there doesn’t appear to be a deal on the horizon.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa — one of the strongest storms in recorded history — several South Florida organizations and local governments are stepping up to help Caribbean nations affected by the storm.

Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they're being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development. The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts.

A century after Hialeah's founding, a family in its historically Black neighborhood, Seminola, fights to keep its history alive and ensure it's recognized in the city's centennial year.

Episode 4 of the WLRN News and Miami Herald podcast 'Killer Train' explores the long history of safety issues on train tracks in South Florida.

In Miami-Dade County, more than 522,890 individuals are set to lose this benefit, with nearly one in every four households affected — twice the national average.