South Florida

At the Global Empowerment Mission warehouse, hundreds of volunteers hurried past each other to pack emergency supplies for families affected by the powerful earthquakes that devastated Venezuela earlier this week. "We need more hands," said one volunteer.

It was a sleepless night for many in South Florida's Venezuelan diaspora after two powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck the country. At least 164 people were killed, with nearly 1,000 injured and many trapped beneath collapsed buildings, after Wednesday evening's 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes.

The letter, signed by 10 of the 15 elected members of the Florida DNC said that by running in the historically Black district, Wasserman Schultz was undermining Black political representation.

For many Cuban-Americans, winning a case in court is not the point. The point is that Cuban leadership, most importantly Raúl Castro, feels pressured to step down after the indictment has been made public.

The multi-million-dollar grant will be used to expand the airport's terminal to include new restrooms, dedicated mother's rooms, and a brand-new sensory room designed to assist families traveling with neurodivergent children, said USDOT officials in a statement.

The Church-by-the-Sea says they're on track to start the largest privately-funded living seawall project in Florida's history.

A group of Black divers recently visited the site where the British slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 326 years ago.

The 2020 Super Bowl in Miami Gardens generated about 80,000 pounds of trash. With seven games set to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup next month, at a time when Miami-Dade is already dealing with a trash crisis, environmentalists want to try to minimize the impact.

The committee investigating disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein held a field hearing Tuesday in West Palm Beach, where he received the infamous sweetheart deal that allowed him to avoid federal charges.

Moskowitz is pivoting to the newly created 25th district, which stretches along the coast from Delray Beach to Miami Beach. It's an area Trump won in 2024 by about 9 percentage points.

Florida's private passenger train service saw its business grow in 2025, but not fast enough to keep up with its approaching debt requirements. Brightline's annual report shows while ridership and revenues increased, it is burning through cash.

The congresswoman has represented South Florida since 2005, but her district has been carved up by Florida's redistricting efforts.