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Sen. Shevrin Jones/Facebook PostA group of Florida lawmakers said state officials flatly denied them entry to the facility Thursday afternoon when they first arrived and then later, when pressed, the legislators said state officials then offered “vague safety concerns” without any specific details. -
Lynne Sladky/APSoccer fans have mixed feelings about the United States hosting the World Cup next year. Some worry about stadium readiness and security. Others, however, praise improvements in security and organization, saying the U.S. has the infrastructure to host successfully.
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Below the sparkling, turquoise waters of Florida Bay are plants that don’t always get the credit they deserve. South Florida’s seagrasses filter water, absorb carbon dioxide, house small marine life and feed manatees — a primary source of food that has, giving them the endearing name of “sea cow.” -
COMMENTARY By likening Trump's immigrant-demonization crusade to Lincoln's abolition of slavery, Miami U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar risks discrediting her own Lincolnesque immigration reform efforts. -
The two top executives at the South Florida-based online pet store made tens of millions of dollars last year. However, one may miss out on collecting much of the pay as he departs the company. -
As the U.S. House of Representatives debates President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” a coalition of faith-based groups in Florida are making a last-minute plea to the state’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation to vote against it because of the deep proposed federal funding cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. -
“Florida’s River of Grass is no place for a prison,” wrote the Florida Democrats in Congress in their letter to the governor. -
Faith, fellowship and family collide at the Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, a tightly knit congregation tucked just off the roads of Gladeview. For decades, the pulpit at this historic Black church had only been occupied by men — that is, until last Sunday, when the church installed its very first female pastor, Tonia Menzies. -
The Miami Beach Classical Music Festival is presenting a series of “immersive” performances, one of which sold out last season. This year, it is utilizing a new, permanently installed projection mapping system housed in the ballroom at Temple Emanu-El, the landmark 1948 synagogue located on the intersection of 17th Street and Washington Avenue in Miami Beach. -
President Donald Trump visited the new migrant detention center being built in a biodiversity-rich area that environmentalists like Marjory Stoneman Douglas have worked to preserve. -
South Florida immigration attorney Vanessa Joseph says Haitian immigrants are worried and fearful they may be forced to leave the U.S. after the Trump administration announced last week it’s terminating Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for 500,000 Haitians in early September. -
Hurricane Helene set up future disasters – cascading hazards like these are now upending risk modelsHurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in ways that will affect the hazards residents face far into the future. -
On the same day President Donald Trump visited the immigrant detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” environmental advocates said they fear wildlife may forever steer away from the fragile wetlands if the temporary project becomes a permanent one. -
Demonstrators gathered at the entrance to the new Florida Everglades migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as President Trump made an opening-day visit to the controversial facility on Tuesday. "It’s just about creating fear, and it’s a bit sickening," said one protester.
