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State's attorney candidate Aramis Ayala speaks at a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 28.

In The Black Lives Matter Era, An Effort To Elect More Diverse Prosecutors

6:58am November 06, 2016

by Renata Sago

Far down the ballot, district attorney races could reshape the criminal justice system for millions of Americans by electing a more diverse slate of prosecutors.

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Joseph Blackman, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, at work in Miami. Mosquitoes infected with Zika are now spreading the illness in at least four different parts of the city, according to federal health officials.

Zika May Be In The U.S. To Stay

5:18pm October 26, 2016

by Greg Allen

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now urges pregnant women to "consider postponing travel to all parts of Miami-Dade County." Zika is on the way to becoming an endemic disease in the U.S.

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Divided States: 4 Florida Voters Weigh In After The Final Presidential Debate

4:45pm October 21, 2016

As part of Morning Edition's election-year project Divided States, four voters in Florida, a battleground state, share their thoughts on the presidential candidates and the final debate.

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Man Who Shot At George Zimmerman Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

7:57pm October 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The two men were driving in separate vehicles when Matthew Apperson fired, later saying Zimmerman had pointed a gun at him — which Zimmerman denied. Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin in 2012.

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Florida's Supreme Court Declares State Death Penalty Law Unconstitutional

3:08pm October 14, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Florida "effectively has no death penalty," leaving the legal standing of some 390 death row inmates in doubt, as member station WLRN reports.

Waves crash ashore on Singer Island, Fla., as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area Thursday.

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Hurricane Stays Offshore As It Moves Up Florida's Coast, Nears Georgia, Carolinas

4:05pm October 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The National Hurricane Center says Matthew is a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The strongest winds are so far staying offshore, but forecasters warn that could change.

People bike on the beach ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Atlantic Beach, Fla., on Wednesday. Droves of people in the U.S. have begun evacuating coastal areas ahead of the storm, which tracked a deadly path through the Caribbean in a maelstrom of wind, mud a

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Millions Of Coastal Residents Warned To Flee Inland As Hurricane Nears Florida

5:08pm October 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

More than a hundred people died as Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center says the Category 4 storm will near the U.S. coast late Thursday or early Friday.

The probability of tropical storm force winds predicted by the National Hurricane Center for Hurricane Matthew.

'We Were Already In A Cholera Crisis'; Hurricane Pummels Haiti, Heads North

9:17pm October 05, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Hurricane Matthew killed at least 11 people in Haiti before it barreled north toward the Bahamas. Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas all declared states of emergency as they prepared for the storm.

Giant Sinkhole At Florida Plant Leaks Polluted Water Into State Aquifer

5:09pm September 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A fertilizer company says third-party tests show the water contaminated with low-level radiation has not leaked off the site into nearby wells. Residents are upset they were not informed for weeks.

Sammy Mack got tested for the Zika virus after realizing she had been in the suspected transmission zone in Miami while pregnant.

Reporter's Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo

6:21pm September 20, 2016

by Sammy Mack

Pregnant women in South Florida can get free Zika tests through the state's health department. But delays in getting back the results are heightening worries and may affect medical options.