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The Esserman-Knight judges said WLRN’s reporting on the Guardianship Program of Dade County "brought attention to a neglected legal process, amplifying the voices of vulnerable individuals and making the issue accessible through multimedia platforms.”
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The proposal to restore the Harriet Himmel Theater in CityPlace, in West Palm Beach, calls for wiping out one of the most prominent characteristics of the 1926 church: the entry stairway on the building’s north end.
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Federal student loan borrowers number about 2.7 million in Florida and they owe more than $103 billion. Nationwide, more than 43 million borrowers owe a collective $1.7 trillion, according to the latest data, with the average amount per borrower topping $37,000.
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Broward County Public Schools officials are drafting plans to address the district's years-long decline in enrollment. BCPS will hold a series of town halls on May 6 - 9 to gather community input on the proposals.
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Quiet zones are happening in northern Palm Beach County — except in Lake Park.
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Florida Keys officials say a public ferry from Miami to Key West is no longer likely, but an inter-island boat system, an overhauled bus network and a new on demand car service are still in the works, alongside the reconstruction of the iconic Seven Mile Bridge.
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Wildlife officials said after more than three weeks of care at Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, the sawfish — brought in after first-of-its kind rescue — was euthanized as its condition deteriorated.
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“We hear a lot about what's going on back home in terms of the violence, and the pain, and the fear, but we don't hear enough about ... how much beauty and delight there is in being Haitian and in growing up in Haiti,” said M.J. Fievre, a local author taking part in the Little Haiti Book Festival on May 5.
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Broward County Animal Care aims to educate the community on cat-trapping with help from former rap artist Sterling "TrapKing" Davis.
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Longtime residents of Town Park Village feel left in the dark while their home crumbles around them. Their property was put up for sale, and a government renovation project has been canceled. Now, they just want help.
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More than a dozen South Florida artists will perform at the annual music festival in downtown West Palm Beach this weekend, including school bands and a competition winner who's opening up for a hip hop legend Nelly.
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In segregation days, the Ace Theater in Coconut Grove was the black community’s showplace for movies and entertainment events. The historic venue served that role from the 1930s into the 1950s and until its closure.
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Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials hope they are seeing decreased incidents of what are described as “erratically spinning fish” and smalltooth sawfish deaths in the Florida Keys.