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Adrian Diaz-Sieckel/Miami Herald fileOn the South Florida Roundup, we looked at our deepening condominium crisis. As stricter new regulations come online, values are dropping – and so are sales. Could it mean a rental revival here (01:10)? We also examined an acute food-insecurity crisis in the Florida Keys, where cost-of-living struggles keep mounting for Monroe County workers (19:40). And we discussed why Elon Musk and his social media platform X have been blocked in Brazil — and how it mirrors our own disinformation wars (35:08). -
Desmond Boylan/AP via Miami HeraldNew restrictions on private enterprise in Cuba will “severely hinder” the growth of the sector — and could worsen a shortage in key items like chicken on the island, an expert told WLRN.
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With Florida's primary elections taking place Tuesday, Broward County voters will weigh in for the first time on two school board seats whose current members were appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
On the South Florida Roundup the WLRN team previewed Tuesday’s primary election for South Florida. And we talked about a lot more than sheriffs. In Miami-Dade County voters are weighing in on a mayor – and Joe Carollo’s gym equipment (01:06). In Broward County, Sheriff Gregory Tony faces real competition and most of the embattled school board’s seats are up for grabs, too (21:58). And in Palm Beach County, there’s a race to replace the first Haitian-American commissioner (34:49). -
As a new school year comes to a start, South Florida schools wrestle with everything from metal detectors, enrollment and a new law that will change school start times by the 2026-27 school year. In Palm Beach and Broward counties, classes start Monday, in Monroe County they start on Wednesday, and in Miami-Dade County the first bell rings Thursday. -
On the South Florida Roundup, we dove into the new school year with a panel of some of the region’s best education journalists (01:10) and, more importantly, a teacher (33:47). We looked at urgent security issues like the current metal detectors debate, whether or not we’ve put the classroom culture wars behind us, the charter and private schools boom and a new law that may have the little kids starting school at the crack of dawn – while the teenagers sleep in. Put on your backpack and get ready for the bell. -
In the face of one of Latin America’s most brazen cases of electoral fraud, Venezuelans and the international community are grappling with how to address the ongoing crisis in this South American nation. -
On the South Florida Roundup we assessed what if anything the U.S., the international community and the diaspora here can do to dislodge Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power after his allegedly massive voter fraud (01:09). We also examined an Inspector General report that bears out WLRN's probe of Miami-Dade County's Guardianship Program for the vulnerable and elderly (19:45). And, we looked at a push in places like Palm Beach County to bring moviemaking back to the Sunshine State (35:33). -
Following a 2018 ballot amendment, every county now needs to elect five totally independent “constitutional offices,” which include sheriff, clerk of courts, property appraiser, tax collector and supervisor of elections. This is how the changes will affect Broward and Miami-Dade residents. -
On the South Florida Roundup, we looked at the new independent constitutional offices voters in Broward and Miami-Dade counties will have to vote for in the August primary elections, and what do they mean for the way local government works (01:06). We also examined the state regulations passed after the Surfside condo collapse, which are coming into effect soon — and they are already impacting the real estate market (17:40). And we looked ahead to Venezuela’s presidential election on Sunday. Will the Maduro regime allow an honest vote to take place? (32:53) -
A shark attack off Key West and one off Key Biscayne are the latest to have been reported in the state this summer. But while reports might suggest that they are on the rise, experts say that the number of incidents this year are in line with the annual average. -
On the South Florida Roundup we discussed what went so wrong on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium — when security lost control of gate-crashing (and air vent-crashing) soccer fans before the Copa America final. What lessons must Miami learn before the 2026 World Cup? (1:09) We also looked at the important impact developer Sergio Pino had here, before his life ended in scandal and suicide this week (23:09). And we asked: What’s reality and what’s myth regarding this summer’s big fears about sharks? (36:06)
