Sundial

Nery Lopez, 23, was one of several thousand undocumented immigrants rallying and protesting in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C. on Tuesday last week. Lopez and a delegation of about 70 others from Florida drove 18 hours to witness oral arguments and hear stories from many like them on the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). This program was established in 2012 under the Obama administration and promised to temporarily protect from deportation

On this Monday, Nov. 18, episode of Sundial: Homestead Mayor In Homestead, former councilman Steve Losner defeated the previous three-term mayor, Jeff Porter, in the November elections. Losner ran with a “residents first” campaign and vowed to address the overdevelopment, traffic, affordable housing and transparency in government. Losener joined Sundial to discuss his key priorities for the community of Homestead. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals The future of Deferred Action for Childhood

South Florida consistently ranks among the worst metropolitan areas nationwide for traffic and congestion. On average, Miamians spend 100 hours a year stuck in gridlock. And as our public transportation system consistently has issues with reliability and usage, we all know how difficult it can be to get around here. FIU creative writing professor Lynne Barrett edited the new collection of short stories called Making Good Time: True Stories of How We Do and Don’t Get Around South Florida. The

Police in Hallandale Beach want to gain access to a unique “witness” in a criminal investigation. Adam Reechard Crespo and his girlfriend Silvia Galva had an altercation in their bedroom on a warm July night this year. Galva was killed and now Crespo is being charged with her murder. His defense is arguing the death was an unfortunate accident. Detectives believe an Amazon Echo Dot may have captured voice recordings during the altercation and might have a clue about what happened, according to a

On this Thursday, Nov. 14, episode of Sundial WLRN's Danny Rivero guest hosts for Luis Hernandez: Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s New Role Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi was recently given a role coordinating the White House's response to the impeachment hearings. Bondi has years of experience on television as a regular guest on CNN and Fox News while working as the Hillsborough County State Attorney and the State of Florida's attorney office. Lawrence Mower, a reporter

In a short story by Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat a man sees his life flash before his eyes as he falls 500 feet from the sky. "It's a story that is meant to be compressed in those seconds that he's falling," says Danticat on Sundial. There's a list of thoughts that goes through the man's mind: love, loss and regret. And the burning image of his son. Death and how people come to terms with it is a central theme of "Everything Inside," Danticat's newest short story collection and the

On this Tuesday, Nov. 12, episode of Sundial: Bolivia’s Presidency Bolivia’s president Evo Morales resigned on Sunday amid protests across the country alleging election fraud. The Organization of American States released an audit report that proved that the election computer system was used to tally votes in favor of Morales. Sundial speaks to WLRN’s Latin America correspondent Tim Padgett and Florida International University professor of Latin America political science Eduardo Gamarra about

On this Thursday, Nov. 7, episode of Sundial: Miami Commissioner Ken Russell won re-election Commissioner Ken Russell was re-elected to another four-year term in city of Miami’s District 2 race this week. He defeated opponents Jim Fried, Javier Gonzalez and Rosy Palomino. District 2 stretches mostly along the Biscayne Boulevard corridor - Southwest 40th Street to Northeast 54th Street. Russell joins Sundial to discuss his priorities after his re-election. Amendment 4 Update The Florida Supreme

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a critical turning point in the Cold War and a cultural moment followed around the globe. A piece of that history now sits in downtown Miami at the Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus. There will be a series of events taking place at Miami Dade College on Thursday, Nov. 7, honoring the 30th Anniversary, including a new Berlin Wall app developed by students at MDC that allows viewers to take a virtual reality tour of the wall.

On this Wednesday, Nov. 6, episode of Sundial: Utility Rates In Florida On Tuesday, Florida’s Public Service Commission took two votes. One, rejected a plan that would’ve removed the state’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, a 30-year-old energy conservation program. The other, approved a plan that would allow utility companies to charge customers an estimated $50 billion over the next several decades for underground power lines and prevent storm-related damage. Mary Ellen Klas, Miami