Lily Oppenheimer, WLRN

Lily Oppenheimer

WLRN

Columbia, MO, United States

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Fort Lauderdale LGBTQ Community Hosts City's First Pride Parade Along The Beach

Fort Lauderdale residents Nico and Junior Acosta have been a couple for 22 years -- they have also witnessed an evolving and more LGBTQ-accepting Fort → Read More

Broward Students Take Part In 'Day of Service And Love'

In Broward County, Valentine’s Day will never be the same. On the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, teachers → Read More

Broward Students Take Part In 'Day of Service And Love'

In Broward County, Valentine’s Day will never be the same. On the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, teachers → Read More

PHOTO GALLERY: The Majesty of Miami's Three Kings Day Parade Down Calle Ocho

Calle Ocho made way for three clomping camels on Sunday afternoon to celebrate Miami’s annual Three Kings Day Parade, also known as La Parada de los Reyes → Read More

Shutdown Impact on South Florida: Everglades Threatened & Hurricane Research Halted

Heading into the third week of the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House that he can relate to the → Read More

Key Largo Reef Restoration Conference Fueled By Urgency To Save Corals

Time is running out to save the world’s coral reefs from irreversible damage, according to numerous studies . Scientists, engineers and environmentalists → Read More

Many Floridians Are Distracted Drivers. This App Wants To Change That.

You tell yourself that you’ll only check Instagram at the red light, or change your Spotify while driving alone on cruise control through Alligator Alley. → Read More

Newly Renovated Miami Beach Convention Center Features International Artists

The Miami Beach Convention Center has completed its three-year, $620-million renovation in time for the start of the annual international Art Basel → Read More

Solar Congress Helps South Florida Homeowners Figure Out How To Harvest Clean Energy

There’s a movement building in Florida to take advantage of solar power and, according to Miami-Dade County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, it has → Read More

Activists Shed Light On How Climate Change Affects Miami's Most Vulnerable

Hundreds of artists, activists and community stakeholders across South Florida gathered in Bayfront Park on Saturday to urge politicians to make Miami more → Read More

Nikolas Cruz's Education Records To Be Made Public, Judge Rules

A circuit judge ruled Friday that the Parkland school shooter’s education records should be made public. Lawyers for 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz had attempted → Read More

'People's Lives Need To Get Disrupted': Protesters Block Intersection Near Miramar ICE Field Office

South Florida activist groups held a march and blocked traffic Wednesday near the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement field office in Miramar. The → Read More

Firework Enthusiasts Drive to Key Largo, Spend Thousands On Rockets

Sean Callahan didn't think twice about driving to Key Largo to get fireworks. He had to. The warehouse there carries hundreds of multi-shot fireworks — → Read More

"He's Going Down As An Icon": Fans Mourn Rapper XXXTentacion Amid Controversy

Thousands of fans gathered at the BB&T Center in Sunrise on Wednesday to mourn the loss of Broward-native rapper Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, known as → Read More

Online Voting Ends With Miami Nonprofits Winning $35,000 (And A Surprise Final Twist)

After a month of online voting for the United Way of Miami-Dade's first Inspire305 grant competition , two local nonprofits won a combined $35,000 Thursday → Read More

Exotic Fruit Fly Puts South Florida Fruit Economy At Risk

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed it found three invasive Oriental Fruit flies in farmlands south of Miami-Dade County. → Read More

Monroe County Launches An Emergency Storm Alerts System That'll Send Emails, Texts To Residents

With the Florida Keys being one of the hardest-hit areas during last year's hurricane season, Monroe County Emergency Management is now armed with a new → Read More

Monroe County Launches Emergency Storm Alert App

With the Florida Keys being one of the hardest-hit areas during last year's hurricane season, Monroe County Emergency Management is now armed with a new → Read More

Your Home Is Your Castle. Local Disaster Experts Explain How To Protect It From Storms

Just two days before the official start of hurricane season, Florida International University hosted the world premiere Wednesday of “BUILT TO LAST?,” a → Read More