Daniel Rivero
Investigative ReporterDaniel Rivero is part of WLRN's new investigative reporting team. Before joining WLRN, he was an investigative reporter and producer on the television series "The Naked Truth," and a digital reporter for Fusion.
His work has won honors of the Murrow Awards, Sunshine State Awards and Green Eyeshade Awards. He has also been nominated for a Livingston Award and a GLAAD Award on reporting on the background of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's tenure as Attorney General of Oklahoma and on the Orlando nightclub shooting, respectively.
Daniel was born on the outskirts of Washington D.C. to Cuban parents, and moved to Miami full time twenty years ago. He learned to walk with a wiffle ball bat and has been a skateboarder since the age of ten.
He can be reached at drivero@wlrnnews.org
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Miami Dade College's president emeritus tells WLRN the land — valued at more than $67 million — was meant to expand the college in downtown. Trustees just gave it away for a Trump library and hotel after a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
In a marathon budget meeting, Miami-Dade County balanced its billion-dollar budget through various strategies. Some county offices were combined to save costs. Many positions were eliminated altogether. The county dipped into its strategic reserves. -
Officials with the Florida Department of Transportation are hitting the streets of Miami as part of national Rail Safety Week. Alongside City of Miami police officers, FDOT staff handed out rail safety flyers to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians at busy intersections in the Wynwood and Little River neighborhoods. -
BREAKING: Voting reforms and efforts to finally restore Miami Marine Stadium will not appear on November ballots after a special Miami commission meeting on Friday was suddenly cancelled. -
On Friday the city commission will vote on whether to allow residents a chance to approve a contract to manage the abandoned stadium during the Nov. 4 elections. About $60-65 million in public money could be used to pay for the renovation, estimated city commissioner Damian Pardo. -
The city commission is considering whether voters should have a say on the future of the stadium this November.
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As one of the ways to fill a budget hole of over $400 million, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has proposed an increase in Metrorail and Metrobus fares of 50 cents a ride. An advocacy group has warned the numbers really add up for those who rely on public transportation. -
The little-known 2021 settlement was meant to shield some undocumented immigrants in county jails from being handed over to federal authorities if they were victims or witnesses of a crime. Getting the county to abide is more pressing now that the conditions at the Krome Detention Center are attracting widespread scrutiny — including from county Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. -
"With profound sadness we announce the passing of City Commissioner Manolo Reyes," the city commissioner's family posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday morning. -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sanctioned the former Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirschner, thereby banning her from traveling to the U.S.
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Florida has the majority of police departments supporting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, WLRN has found. But, as fear spreads among immigrants of various legal statuses, many worry that close work with ICE officials puts in jeopardy the foundation that law enforcement relies upon to keep communities safe: trust. -
“It starts with O Cinema, this little indie theater. Next day, it's a playwright presenting a play. Or a musician performing. Or a visual artist,” said Kareem Tabsch. Mayor Steven Meiner wants to evict the nonprofit from a city-owned space after it screened Oscar-winning film No Other Land.
