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wlrn.org > 2026-09-13 > national-hurricane-center-monitors-atlantic-disturbance-but-no-u-s-threat-expected

National Hurricane Center monitors Atlantic disturbance, but no U.S. threat expected

22+ hour, 41+ min ago   (636+ words) The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disturbed weather in the central Atlantic, but the system is expected to remain more of a curiosity factor for weather observers than any type of threat to the United States. At…...


wlrn.org > 2026-09-11 > florida-vaccine-mandates-misinformation-pediatricians-children

As Florida moves to drop vaccine mandates, pediatricians brace for more distrust

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1328+ words) On an average day, a primary care pediatrician cycles through room after room treating anything from an allergic reaction, to a fever, to conducting a routine school physical. It’s a field that requires a dizzying amount of knowledge, spanning from…...


wlrn.org > arts-culture > 2026-09-11 > black-composer-primous-fountain-sues-new-world-symphony-over-canceled-miami-beach-concert

Black composer Primous Fountain sues New World Symphony over canceled Miami Beach concert

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (517+ words) American composer Primous Fountain is suing the New World Symphony for breach of contract and racial discrimination related to the cancellation of a performance of his works by the Miami Beach orchestra. The composer, self-taught since the age of 15, had…...


wlrn.org > arts-culture > 2026-09-11 > marking-millionaires-row-um-students-design-markers-to-preserve-liberty-citys-black-history

Marking Millionaire's Row: UM students design markers to preserve Liberty City’s Black history

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1318+ words) Across from Liberty Square in Liberty City, a historic corridor once flourished. During segregation, when discriminatory housing policies restricted where Black families could live, Miami’s wealthy Black entrepreneurs and civic leaders built grand homes along Northwest 67th Street. Built between 1947 and…...


wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-11 > flock-cameras-high-salaries-and-trash-pickup-highlights-from-miamis-first-budget-hearing

Flock cameras, high salaries and trash pickup: highlights from Miami's first budget hearing

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (521+ words) In an uncharacteristically quick and easy first budget meeting, the Miami City Commission breezed through approvals for a slew of departments each taking a piece of the city's $3.6 billion pie. City Commissioners on Thursday greenlit budgets for various offices including…...


wlrn.org > wlrn > 2026-09-11 > david-jolly-byron-donalds-sunshine-economy-summit

Florida gubernatorial nominees David Jolly and Byron Donalds to headline WLRN's inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (495+ words) WLRN will bring Florida's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees, David Jolly and Byron Donalds, to its inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit on Sept. 23 at the Downtown Event Center in Fort Lauderdale. The candidates will participate in separate, moderated conversations about their…...


wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-10 > miami-panam-city-hall-coconut-grove

Miami will keep historic PanAm City Hall in Coconut Grove

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (389+ words) The historic Pan American Airlines terminal on Dinner Key in Miami will remain the city's primary city hall after a vote today to preserve the building's 70-year legacy. The terminal, with its marine white and blue facade and ceiling artwork…...


wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-10 > tiktok-wants-states-suit-dismissed-responds-to-state-ban-on-minor-social-media-use

TikTok wants state’s suit dismissed, responds to state ban on minor social media use

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (834+ words) TikTok wants to scroll past Florida’s claim it isn’t complying with the state’s social media ban for minors, seeking to dismiss a lawsuit Attorney General James Uthmeier brought earlier this summer. The state’s suit must be dismissed because the 2024 law,…...


wlrn.org > immigration > 2026-09-10 > miami-immigrant-advocates-want-sens-moody-and-scott-to-protect-haitian-tps-holders-from-deportation

Miami immigrant advocates want Sens. Moody and Scott to protect Haitian TPS holders from deportation

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (537+ words) Haitian community leaders, immigrant rights advocates, and local allies gathered outside Republican U.S. Senator Ashley Moody’s Miami office on Thursday morning to demand she help hundreds of thousands of Haitians whose temporary recently visas expired. They also announced a billboard campaign…...


wlrn.org > health > 2026-09-10 > doctors-ask-state-for-hearing-on-new-proposed-vaccine-rule

Doctors ask state for hearing on new proposed vaccine rule

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (565+ words) Florida physicians want a formal hearing on the DeSantis administration’s latest effort to weaken vaccine requirements for Florida schoolchildren. The Florida Chapter of the American College of Physicians on Wednesday sent notice to the Department of Health requesting a rule…...