WLRN News Staff

A national free speech group is demanding that Florida International University drop disciplinary charges against seven students who staged a March 13 silent protest against university cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on campus.

Monday's night's also honored acclaimed Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown, who received this year’s Alberto Ibargüen Excellence in Journalism Award — a special distinction reserved for an outstanding journalist and leader.

The 42 defendants were originally caught in "reverse stings" with crack cocaine that was actively manufactured by law enforcement authorities.

"Let's call this what it is: Governor DeSantis is abusing his power to elevate one religion and one definition of family over everyone else," the state lawmaker said in a statement.

South Florida Public Media Group interim General Manager Tom Hudson said the expansion of public radio programming resolves a long-standing gap in the region's media landscape. SFPMG manages WLRN radio and TV.

Gilbert filed his Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, joining a growing field of Democrats running for Florida’s 24th Congressional District.

Monroe County Mayor Michelle Lincoln sent a letter Friday to members of the Florida Legislature expressing deep concerns over the proposed bill, known as SJR 2-F, just ahead of the start of Monday's special legislative session in Tallahassee.

In her announcement Friday, Miami Gardens Councilwoman Linda Julien suggested Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert would join an expected crowded field of candidates to run for the 24th congressional district held by Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who is not running for re-election.

The Murrow Awards are among the most prestigious in broadcast and digital news.

The story of Emiliana, of Wellington, is part of America’s Awesome Kids, a new series of 25 mini-documentaries produced by Boston-based public media station WGBH in partnership with local stations nationwide, including WLRN in Miami.

Following a state-approved visit Tuesday to Alligator Alcatraz, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Democrat from Orlando, said he wants state and federal officials to disclose where remaining immigrant detainees are being transferred amid reported plans to permanently close the detention facility.

West Palm Beach commissioners are getting ready to vote on Tuesday on a land transfer that could shape the future of Coleman Park, the historic Black neighborhood.