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A South Florida pet detective’s new case: Saving bears from hunters www.wlrn.org/environment/...
A South Florida pet detective’s new case: Saving bears from hunters
What started as a favor to help find a friend's missing cat became a full-time job for Jamie Katz, who has spent the past decade tracking lost pets across South Florida. Now, she's using her skills to...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A South Florida pet detective’s new case: Saving bears from hunters www.wlrn.org/environment/...
Boca Raton’s scaled-back government campus redevelopment faces voter referendums (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social )
Boca Raton’s scaled-back government campus redevelopment faces voter referendums
Boca Raton’s scaled-back government campus, the controversial mixed-use government campus redevelopment project near Boca Raton Brightline station, now faces voter referendums in next year's elections...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Boca Raton’s scaled-back government campus redevelopment faces voter referendums (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social )
Pianist and healer Natalie Guillaume bridges worlds for Fèt Gede celebration
Pianist and healer Natalie Guillaume bridges worlds for Fèt Gede celebration
A spiritual healer who seamlessly bridges the worlds of art and medicine, Guillaume's unique perspective comes into sharp focus during this month's Fèt Gede celebration.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Pianist and healer Natalie Guillaume bridges worlds for Fèt Gede celebration
'Are you serious?': Long lines at FLL as airlines cut flights because of shutdown
'Are you serious?': Long lines at FLL as airlines cut flights because of shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration's order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown is now in effect. At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, security lines str...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
'Are you serious?': Long lines at FLL as airlines cut flights because of shutdown
Miami-Dade County tourism is up thanks to visits from other Floridians
Miami-Dade County tourism is up thanks to visits from other Floridians
A small drop in international visitors to Miami-Dade County was driven by declines in trips from Colombia and Canada. Visits from New York and Chicago – the top two cities for visitors from other stat...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Miami-Dade County tourism is up thanks to visits from other Floridians
Taste of Recovery Festival in Delray Beach serves hope to those struggling with drug addiction (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/health/2025-...
Taste of Recovery Festival in Delray Beach serves hope to those struggling with drug addiction
Just under a dozen restaurants are participating in the seventh annual Taste of Recovery festival in Delray Beach, in the name of fighting drug addiction, at a time when the Palm Beach County is seein...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Taste of Recovery Festival in Delray Beach serves hope to those struggling with drug addiction (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/health/2025-...
Lotus House expands operations into Children’s Village education and resource center
Lotus House expands operations into Children’s Village education and resource center
The center hosts more than dozen nonprofit organizations, boasting a behavioral therapy center, community health center and two private schools, among other programs.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Lotus House expands operations into Children’s Village education and resource center
American Business Forum: Lots of Miami razzle dazzle. Economy talk? Not so much
American Business Forum: Lots of Miami razzle dazzle. Economy talk? Not so much
The American Business Forum featured household names from the worlds of politics, business and sports at its event held in Miami. Talk was heavy about influences, workplace culture and President Trump...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
American Business Forum: Lots of Miami razzle dazzle. Economy talk? Not so much
The Davie School: The century-old building at the heart of a town known for horses and rodeos
The Davie School: The century-old building at the heart of a town known for horses and rodeos
Long before the Town of Davie became known for horses and rodeos, it was miles of untamed Everglades. After the wetlands were drained in the early 1900s, people flocked there for the agriculture and d...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Davie School: The century-old building at the heart of a town known for horses and rodeos
Palm Beach County approved undisclosed $3 million contract for commissioners’ security detail
Palm Beach County approved undisclosed $3 million contract for commissioners’ security detail
Commissioner Joel Flores told WLRN the $3.3 million contract with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office was in response to safety concerns by other commissioners. It comes after recent reports that a...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Palm Beach County approved undisclosed $3 million contract for commissioners’ security detail
What could overhauling property taxes mean for local government IOUs in Florida?
What could overhauling property taxes mean for local government IOUs in Florida?
Counties and cities borrow billions of dollars for all kinds of expensive projects. They pledge future property tax revenues to pay back their lenders. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reduce or eliminate s...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
What could overhauling property taxes mean for local government IOUs in Florida?
School vouchers row: Local Islamic leaders hit back at Uthmeier's 'Sharia law' claim
School vouchers row: Local Islamic leaders hit back at Uthmeier's 'Sharia law' claim
Islamic leaders in South Florida have pushed back against Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's claims that tax-payer funded vouchers for private Islamic schools violate Florida law and pose a nat...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
School vouchers row: Local Islamic leaders hit back at Uthmeier's 'Sharia law' claim
Historian challenging presidential library holds rally to counter Trump’s Miami appearance www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Historian challenging presidential library holds rally to counter Trump’s Miami appearance
Historian Dr. Marvin Dunn continued fighting against a contentious land transfer for President Donald Trump’s future library, in Overtown, a few blocks away from where the president headlined a busine...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Historian challenging presidential library holds rally to counter Trump’s Miami appearance www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Emergency injunction filed to enforce Miami's term limits reform www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Emergency injunction filed to enforce Miami's term limits reform
City of Miami voters Oscar Elio Alejandro, Victor Milanes, and Alex Almirola filed the legal action, demanding the "term limits reform overwhelmingly approved by voters through Referendum 4" be enforc...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Emergency injunction filed to enforce Miami's term limits reform www.wlrn.org/government-p...
South Florida Municipal Elections: Meiner re-elected in Miami Beach, upset in Homestead council race www.wlrn.org/government-p...
South Florida Municipal Elections: Meiner re-elected in Miami Beach, upset in Homestead council race
Tuesday night's municipal elections brought a mix of continuity and change to South Florida, with a close mayoral race in Miami Beach and an upset in a Homestead council race. In the Florida Keys, two...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
South Florida Municipal Elections: Meiner re-elected in Miami Beach, upset in Homestead council race www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Hialeah elects youngest mayor in city history. His name is Bryan Calvo (via @joshceb.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Hialeah elects youngest mayor in city history. His name is Bryan Calvo
In a landslide victory in a crowded field, Hialeah's previous youngest councilmember makes history as the city's youngest mayor.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hialeah elects youngest mayor in city history. His name is Bryan Calvo (via @joshceb.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Higgins, Gonzalez headed to Miami's first mayoral runoff election since 2001 (via @joshceb.bsky.social + @danielrivero.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Higgins, Gonzalez headed to Miami's first mayoral runoff election since 2001
The runoff election will take place on December 9th.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Higgins, Gonzalez headed to Miami's first mayoral runoff election since 2001 (via @joshceb.bsky.social + @danielrivero.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/government-p...
South Florida heads to the polls on Election Day
South Florida heads to the polls on Election Day
Marathon, in Monroe County, and five cities across Miami-Dade — Miami, Hialeah, Homestead, Miami Beach and Surfside — are holding municipal elections today. WLRN breaks down the key issues and races, ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
South Florida heads to the polls on Election Day
South Florida historian fighting Trump’s library will protest his Miami forum appearance www.wlrn.org/government-p...
South Florida historian fighting Trump’s library will protest his Miami forum appearance
Dr. Marvin Dunn will host a teach-in and press conference in Overtown Wednesday to counter President Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance at the Kaseya Center for the America Business Forum. He is in t...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
South Florida historian fighting Trump’s library will protest his Miami forum appearance www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Palm Beach County shares information on food resources as SNAP payments remain in limbo (via @jakeshore.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Palm Beach County shares information on food resources as SNAP payments remain in limbo
Roughly one in 10 Palm Beach residents rely on food assistance benefits, which were halted on Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Palm Beach County shares information on food resources as SNAP payments remain in limbo (via @jakeshore.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/government-p...
FAFSA: Students seeking federal finance aid should expect delays due to the government shutdown www.wlrn.org/education/20...
FAFSA: Students seeking federal finance aid should expect delays due to the government shutdown
Pell Grants and federal student loans will still be processed. However, the speed of new FAFSA applications may slow down due to staff furloughs at the Department of Education and the Federal Student ...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
FAFSA: Students seeking federal finance aid should expect delays due to the government shutdown www.wlrn.org/education/20...
How one South Florida teen continues her fight against banned books and censorship
How one South Florida teen continues her fight against banned books and censorship
Miami activist Iris Mogul tells WLRN about what first inspired her to start a banned books club, what keeps her motivated, and how she’s continuing to stand up for free speech and access to literature...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How one South Florida teen continues her fight against banned books and censorship
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Latest episode of the Killer Train podcast series is out this morning.
Safety measures have been rolled back since the 1980s and 90s, and deaths are climbing again — but local governments are still following the same playbook.
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Safety measures have been rolled back since the 1980s and 90s, and deaths are climbing again — but local governments are still following the same playbook.
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The high price of quiet trains
The tracks Brightline trains run on were already the deadliest stretch of railroad in the nation in the 1980s and 90s, according to federal data. Have local governments learned anything from that hist...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Latest episode of the Killer Train podcast series is out this morning.
Safety measures have been rolled back since the 1980s and 90s, and deaths are climbing again — but local governments are still following the same playbook.
@wlrnnews.bsky.social @miamiherald.com
www.wlrn.org/podcast/kill...
Safety measures have been rolled back since the 1980s and 90s, and deaths are climbing again — but local governments are still following the same playbook.
@wlrnnews.bsky.social @miamiherald.com
www.wlrn.org/podcast/kill...
This year’s Subtropic Film Festival is an ode to the Everglades, green consciousness (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/arts-culture...
This year’s Subtropic Film Festival is an ode to the Everglades, green consciousness
The 3rd annual Subtropic Film Festival at the Norton Museum of Art is where indie filmmakers share moving stories about immigration, family, and climate change. This year’s lineup highlights the beaut...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This year’s Subtropic Film Festival is an ode to the Everglades, green consciousness (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/arts-culture...
The pro basketball player hass been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of an FBI investigation that resulting in more than 30 arrests across 11 states.
Miami Heat's Terry Rozier arrested in extensive FBI gambling probe
The pro basketball player hass been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of an FBI investigation that resulting in more than 30 a...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The pro basketball player hass been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of an FBI investigation that resulting in more than 30 arrests across 11 states.