This South Florida Priest Wants You To Understand Why Central Americans Are...
In the past two months, the United States has taken more than 2,300 migrant children away from their parents as a result of the Trump Administration’s new " zero-tolerance" immigration policy.
View ArticleFirework Enthusiasts Drive to Key Largo, Spend Thousands On Rockets
Sean Callahan didn't think twice about driving to Key Largo to get fireworks. He had to. The warehouse there carries hundreds of multi-shot fireworks — some that can't be found in Miami-Dade County....
View ArticleSouth Florida Continues To Have Highest Rates Of New HIV Cases In The Country
South Florida continues to have the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the country, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. On average, for every hundred...
View ArticleIn South Miami-Dade, Women Who Lost Loved Ones To Gun Violence Find Support...
They call themselves “Mothers Fighting For Justice.” But it’s not just moms—siblings, girlfriends and close friends are also here.
View ArticleLegendary Dancer Continues To Pass On The Art Form In Miami
The Miami City Ballet has become one of America's leading dance companies in the last three decades. And Edward Villella was an essential part of that. The legendary dancer is one of the company's...
View ArticleSea Turtles Return Home To Roam - But You Can Follow Them Online
The Turtle Hospital in Marathon releases 50 to 60 sea turtles back to the ocean every year. On Friday two unusually large turtles returned to the sea — with new souvenirs from their time on land.
View ArticleYouth Voter Registrations Up After Parkland Shooting
Young people are on their way to becoming a greater share of the electorate in wake of the Parkland school shooting, according to a new data analysis. The Democratic data firm TargetSmart found that...
View ArticleAt Elite Miami Private School, Black Students Challenge Culture of Racist...
Several current and former students and their parents describe Miami Country Day School as a place where white children mock and dehumanize their black peers and the adults in charge do little to stop it.
View ArticleMiami-Dade Venom Response Team To Undergo Downsizing
Over the past 20 years, a special team at the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department has rushed around South Florida, preventing venomous snake bites from turning fatal.
View ArticleAll-Women Class Helps Create New Crop Of DJs In Miami
Miami nightlife runs on music and DJs are the maestros of that scene. It’s an industry heavily represented by men. But a group of women in a DJ class wants to drop just as many beats.
View ArticleWhen This Miami Man Records Himself Reacting To Music Videos, More Than 1...
Set up cameras, react, edit, and repeat. Do this well enough and you just might rack up a million followers on Youtube.
View Article'It's Going To Be A Rough Year': Key Largo Fishermen Feel Effects Of Chinese...
At 6 a.m. on a recent Thursday morning, Ernie Piton and his son dragged wooden lobster traps across their dock in Key Largo. They stabbed sharp wires through ripe, glossy fish heads, preparing for the...
View Article"Breast Is Best": Local Moms & Healthcare Providers Share Paths To Breastfeeding
You wouldn't know it by looking at her but, according to her mother, Sandra Lobaina was a biter. “I bit her," said Lobaina, smiling, when asked to explain why her mother didn't breastfeed her. "After...
View ArticleMiami-Dade Police Launches New Unit To Deal With Mental Illness, Remove Guns
The Miami-Dade County Police Department has created a new unit tasked with preventing people with serious mental illnesses from reaching a crisis point or potentially shooting someone with firearms,...
View ArticleNot Just Sea-Level Rise: Septic Tanks And Superfund Sites Threaten South...
Saltwater intrusion is just one of the risks facing South Florida's drinking water. The Biscayne Aquifer, a 4,000-mile sponge-like rock formation that filters and stores the region's clean groundwater,...
View ArticleWomen Seek To Use Comedy As A Platform For Evolving Femininity In Miami
WLRN interns spent some time this summer looking at how the idea of gender is changing in South Florida. This story is part of their project. Comedian Jannelys Santos has been performing improv...
View ArticleMeet Three Residents Helping Rebuild The Florida Keys One Year After...
One year ago, South Florida awoke to the destruction wrought by Hurricane Irma. The storm had slammed into the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm, bringing catastrophic winds and rain. According to the...
View ArticleAfter Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's La Social Restaurant Finds Success In Miami
Ivan Nieves and David Torres, a couple from Puerto Rico, used to own a restaurant, hair salon and a boutique in San Juan. But one year ago, Hurricane Maria seriously damaged the business, leaving them...
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