Protests

Host Matthew Peddie and guests dig into the drop in drug deaths, hurricane season, the nationwide “No Kings” protests and heartwarming hero dogs.

More than a dozen "No Kings" protests took place around the region, part of more than 2,600 around the country in cities large and small.

This will be the third such No Kings protest this year. The previous ones attracted large groups of protesters, with the June event claiming more than 5 million nationwide.

Students are headed to court to battle the University of South Florida following suspensions for their actions connected to pro-Palestinian protests last April.

Protesters raised signs and waved large Pride flags as drivers on South Orange Avenue in Orlando honked their horns. People used chalk to color the crosswalk in bright hues.

Activists who organized the protest advocated that those in attendance consider employing civil disobedience in response to Florida's controversial new immigration detention centers.

More than 1,600 gatherings - 12 locally - are scheduled Thursday under the banner of “Good Trouble Lives On,” which refers to a term used by the late Rep. John Lewis referring to peacefully challenging injustice.

Demonstrators gathered at the entrance to the new Florida Everglades migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as President Trump made an opening-day visit to the controversial facility on Tuesday. "It's just about creating fear, and it's a bit sickening," said one protester.

The organizers said they will deliver a letter signed by over 12,000 "faith leaders and people of faith from across the country" in asking sheriffs to "stop enabling Trump's deportation agenda." The association's annual conference takes place this week at the Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale.

The Clearwater jail serves as the Tampa Bay region's designated holding center for those suspected of being in the country illegally.

The Graffiti Bridge in Pensacola was packed with protestors Saturday, June 14 as part of the nationwide No Kings movement.

Participants decried President Donald Trump and his administration, whose practices, some say, reflect those of a would-be king or dictator. The rally took place on the same day as similar gatherings across the state and throughout the country, and hours before a Washington D.C. military parade requested by Trump in conjunction with his 79th birthday.