World-renowned "Nazi hunter" to visit South Florida
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Recently word came from Australia that officials have approved the extradition of a suspected Hungarian Nazi to Budapest where he will stand trial for a murd...
Scientists coax cultured pearls from the queen conch
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Florida Atlantic University is about to enter the jewelry business after patenting a process to coax sexy, pink cultured pearls from that archetypal Florida ...
Silver anniversary of Miami Book Fair
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In 1984, a group of Miami booksellers got together and held "Books by the Bay." Twenty-five years later, that event has blown-up into the Miami Book Fair Int...
Norman Rockwell: After the Saturday Evening Post
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On November 14th the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale will present a side of artist Norman Rockwell you might not know about. Rockwell is perhaps best known fo...
New bus access coming to Miami Beach
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The Miami Dade Transit Authority is changing some bus routes and adding others in December. As WLRN Miami Herald reporter Shannon Novak explains, tourists an...
Medicare and health reform for seniors
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There's concern over what health care reform could mean for Florida's seniors who use Medicare HMOs. WLRN Miami Herald reporter Phil Latzman discusses it wit...
The Florida Roundup on WLRN 11/13/09
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Host Phil Latzman is joined by author and former Miami Herald columnist Ana Menendez, New York Times Miami bureau chief Damien Cave, Miami Herald editorial c...
Harley biker event helps military vets
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In World War Two, Harley-Davidson made tens of thousands of motorcycles to support the Allied war effort. Today the bond between bikers and the military sti...
Miami's new mayor sworn in
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Tomas Regalado, a Pedro Pan refugee from Cuba who had a long career in local and international journalism, was sworn in today/Wednesday as the 33rd mayor of ...
Broward teachers gain insights on Holocaust education
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As detectives continue investigating a recent act of anti-Semitic vandalism at a Coral Springs synagogue, Broward County teachers say they're committed to ma...
Veterans share war memories on interactive bus
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The John Lennon Bus is a recording studio on wheels. Typically, the bus lets children write and record original songs. But for the past week it's been parke...
Hopes are high but qualified for giant 'Oasis'
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The world's largest cruise liner, Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, continues to make its way to Fort Lauderdale from the builder's yard in Finland. After...
Broward all a-Twitter over social networking
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These days it seems the most popular means of communication, are also free: social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. Broward Cou...
Florida retailers put their own spin on government "clunkers" program
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Some South Florida retailers are hoping rebate deals will do for their bottom lines what the federal government's popular vehicle trade-in program did for au...
Churches flooding already hammered real estate market
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Churches, synagogues and mosques are all feeling the crunch of dwindling collection plates and are struggling to meet their mortgage obligations, forcing man...
Ponzi investigation raises questions about investment tool
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As federal investigators continue their probe into the dealings of a high-profile Fort Lauderdale attorney, attention is now riveted on an alleged scheme tha...
Welcome back, Notter: Broward schools superintendent returns as substitute teacher
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Across South Florida students file into classrooms today expecting to be greeted by a familiar face....their teacher. But for some they will be taught by a ...
The Florida Roundup on WLRN 11/6
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Host Phil Latzman is joined by Miami Herald political writer Beth Reinhard, Herald Tallahasee bureau chief Mary Ellen Klas, and WFOR's political reporter Mic...
Dominican town suffers from birth defects
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This month, Popular Mechanics released their list of the 10 Most Brilliant Products of 2009. Among those is a quick-drying cement made of recycled fly-ash. T...
Homestead voters oust all but one incumbent
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The worm turned this week in Homestead, where a new mayor and a new city council majority were sworn in after a bruising municipal election. Homestead voters...