The Latest Breaking News from Florida International University

Backlogs of months and even years have emerged thanks to issues including poor funding, low pay, a flood of requests from attorneys and families and the Covid pandemic. Josh Marcus reports

A man who allegedly attempted to smuggle dozens of parrot eggs out of the United States faces 20 years in jail.

MIAMI — Nearly 1,000 faculty, staff and students at the University of Miami have signed an open letter opposing a state bill moving through the Florida Legislature that they say is an “unprecedented attempt to exert political control over free thought and professional expertise in higher education.”

Growing up in Miami, Vince Rives knew he wanted to stay local, because he’s close to his Cuban family. Raised between his parents’ house in Kendall and his grandparents abode in Westchester, Rives, 29, recalled a happy childhood.

Over a four-day period last summer, Dustin Pack set out into Tampa Bay in search of one of the most coveted fish species in Florida.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Redfish, one of the most popular and delicious inshore gamefish in Florida, are contaminated with pharmaceuticals throughout the state, a study by Florida International University and the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust has revealed.

Experts explain the long history behind the smelly Sargassum seaweed "blob" and the role of climate change in its appearance.

MIAMI — Five years after the catastrophic collapse of a pedestrian bridge with a novel design meant to punctuate Florida International University’s ascendancy as a public institution, state engineers are finally ready to give it another go.

MIAMI — Holding signs with phrases like “We only teach facts” and chanting “Hey DeSantis we’re no fools, we won’t let you run our schools,” at least 100 students, faculty and others marched around the main campus of Florida International University Thursday afternoon to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ education agenda.

TAMPA, Fla. — When the jurors came back with a verdict, reporters noticed three had tears in their eyes. One, as reported in the Tallahassee Democrat, would return to court a few days later and express sympathy to Donald David Dillbeck’s adoptive parents before a judge sentenced him to die.

A school psychologist offers insights on helping students and teachers deal with grief