The Trump Administration has plans to auction off Florida's coastal waters to search for oil and natural gas. Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced legislation on Monday that would offshore drilling along Florida’s coasts. Sun Sentinel reporter Anthony Man joined Sundial to take a closer look at the issue. The Miami Beach “STEAM pilot program” centers on integrating local arts and cultural institution s into the math and science curriculum at public schools. The Bass Museum

Local filmmaker George Zuber's film “Where Justice Ends,” explores the experiences of people who identify as transgender within prisons and jails across the U.S. In the film, a number of trans women share experiences of mistreatment, sexual and verbal abuse and discrimination in the prison system. According to the National Center of Transgender Equality, LGBTQ-identifying people are incarcerated at disproportionately higher rates than the general population in the U.S. One in six transgender

The Miami Herald investigation “Perversion of Justice” takes an in depth look at how a Palm Beach County multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein, along with a group of associates, ran a sex trafficking ring to lure young women, minors between the ages of 13 and 17, to perform sexual acts on him. A recent report by reporter Julie Brown, focuses on Maria Farmer, who alleges she and her sister were sexually assaulted by Epstein when they were teenagers. Brown joined Sundial for an update. Warning: If you

South Florida has long been a target for Medicare fraud. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced 24 people had been charged in a $1.2 billion telemarketing Medicare fraud scheme. Two of the individuals charged in the case were from Boca Raton.

Last week the Justice Department announced a sweeping investigation that charged 24 people in a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scam. Among those charged were Elliot Loewenstern and Creaghan Harry, both from Boca Raton. The men are accused of deceiving Medicare patients into buying unnecessary medical equipment. This is not uncommon in South Florida, where the Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Justice Department have developed a 'Medicare Fraud Strike Force.' Assistant Special Agent in Charge

T Kira Madden chronicles her childhood in Boca Raton as a queer and multiracial woman in her new debut memoir, “Long Live The Tribe of Fatherless Girls.” The text explores traumatic experiences, like sexual assault and grief, and beautiful memories, like friendships and middle-school dances. Both of Madden's parents dealt with drug addiction and she shared on Sundial just how important it was for her to do justice to that experience in her memoir. "People who have addicts in their life can

Last week the Justice Department announced a sweeping investigation that charged 24 people in a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scam. Among those charged were Elliot Loewenstern and Creaghan Harry, both from Boca Raton. The men are accused of deceiving Medicare patients into buying unnecessary medical equipment. This is not uncommon in South Florida, which has its own 'Medicare Fraud Strike Force.' We spoke to reporter Jane Musgrave of the Palm Beach Post who has been following the details of the

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., impacting an estimated 5.8 million Americans who currently live with the disease. Many of them are 65 and older and live in places with limited access to health care and education, which heightens the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Florida Atlantic University has a new 32-question survey tool called "Basic Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease ," that is working to gauge Floridians' knowledge about the disease and help connect them

Local cruise company Carnival Corp. is under scrutiny. Last week, a federal judge threaten to stop the cruise line from docking its ships at U.S. ports because the company violated its probation for illegally dumping oil in the ocean in 2017. Miami Herald tourism reporter, Taylor Dolven joined Sundial to talk about latest developments in the case. Florida Atlantic University (FAU) has developed a new survey that tests the knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease in Florida rural communities. According

South Floridians will line up at record stores across the region Saturday in celebration of Record Store Day. The annual retail holiday started more than a decade ago and draws many to their independent local stores across the world. Miami record store owner Lolo Reskin says vinyl records are “the enduring physical format for music.” Her store, Sweat Records , will be hosting all-day festivities in Miami Saturday, as will Shawn Kayes' store Radio-Active Records in Fort Lauderdale. Along with DJs