News and Public Affairs

“I have to ask” I said, “My Neptune, that’s an intriguing name, how did you come up with that?” Their answer will surprise you. The same when drummer, Steve Garafano remarks, “None of us are...

Rip currents are fast-moving channels that can drag a swimmer away from shore and exhaust them as they try to fight their way back to safety.

Tampa advocates are planning to rally tomorrow against the deportation of a local Tampa mother. The Tampa Bay Immigrant Solidarity Network is calling for the return of Heydi Sanchez Tejeda.  The organization says Tejeda was...

Round up of WMNF news headlines including Holocaust Remembrance Day, Trump executive order impacts local libraries, and Florida minimum wage protection laws.

Listen: Thursday is Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, and people around the world are paying their respects to the millions of lives lost, including in St. Petersburg. A small group of people sat in...

The Trump administration made cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Service. WMNF reports on how local libraries may feel it.

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Roundup of news headlines produced for WMNF Community Radio: FSU students rally, development videos, speed limits, and coral bleaching.

Listen: A bill that requires public school students to watch two videos on fetal development from conception until birth passed the Florida House Wednesday.  Opponents of the bill say it may be used for indoctrination. ...

As the 2025 hurricane season approaches, University of South Florida professor Dr. Catherine Wilkins invites people to share their oral histories of the hurricanes Helen and Milton. 

The four finalists to become president of Florida A&M University are Marva Johnson, Donald Palm, Rondall Allen and Gerald Hector.

As we approach the final stretch of the dry season, wildfire danger will increase in Florida.