/tags/doral Doral en-US WLRN Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:04:33 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-10/trump-revels-in-democratic-turmoil-as-he-returns-to-campaign-trail-in-doral-teases-vp-pick Former President Trump held a rally at his golf course in Doral Tuesday night, where he repeatedly teased his upcoming announcement of a vice presidential pick with one of the top contenders, Sen. Marco Rubio in the crowd. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:04:33 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-10/trump-revels-in-democratic-turmoil-as-he-returns-to-campaign-trail-in-doral-teases-vp-pick Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press /government-politics/2024-05-20/doral-mayor-council-locked-in-legal-battle-with-former-city-leaders-over-pension-benefits Former elected officials in Doral want their pension plan restored and say Mayor Christi Fraga is using the issue to drum up support for her re-election campaign in November. Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-20/doral-mayor-council-locked-in-legal-battle-with-former-city-leaders-over-pension-benefits Joshua Ceballos /2023-02-27/doral-incinerator-fire-student-walkouts-across-florida-and-the-u-s-s-relationship-with-nicaragua A fire broke out at the Covanta Waste-to-Energy Plant two weeks ago, resparking debate in Doral about the county’s plans to build a new, more modern waste energy plant next door to the old facility. With residents fed-up with the Covanta facility, what's next for the city of Doral and waste management in the county as a whole? Mon, 27 Feb 2023 21:15:34 GMT /2023-02-27/doral-incinerator-fire-student-walkouts-across-florida-and-the-u-s-s-relationship-with-nicaragua Helen Acevedo, Natu Tweh /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-02-24/doral-incinerator-fire-student-walkouts-across-florida-and-the-u-s-s-relationship-with-nicaragua On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we looked into the fire that started at the Covanta waste incinerator plant in Doral two weeks ago and the county’s trash problem (01:10), the walkout that college students in South Florida staged to protest Gov. DeSantis’ plans to block race and diversity programs (20:07), and U.S.’s relationship with Nicaragua in the face of the release of hundreds of prisoners (37:45). Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:46:29 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-02-24/doral-incinerator-fire-student-walkouts-across-florida-and-the-u-s-s-relationship-with-nicaragua Helen Acevedo, Natu Tweh /news/2023-02-17/officials-urge-residents-near-miami-dade-waste-management-plant-fire-to-stay-indoors Work continues to put out a fire at the Covanta-Waste-to-Energy Plant in Doral. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 21:01:57 GMT /news/2023-02-17/officials-urge-residents-near-miami-dade-waste-management-plant-fire-to-stay-indoors Verónica Zaragovia /environment/2023-02-16/no-airborne-health-threats-from-g Stretching into its fourth day, the fire at the Covanta Energy incinerator plant in Doral continued to burn Thursday as Miami-Dade County officials again stressed that there was no immediate pollutant threat for neighboring residents. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:38:41 GMT /environment/2023-02-16/no-airborne-health-threats-from-g Daniel Rivero /local-news/2023-02-10/doral-council-explores-repealing-retirement-benefits-for-elected-city-officials The new Doral City Council is looking to repeal an ordinance from their predecessors that granted mayors and council members generous pensions. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:01:48 GMT /local-news/2023-02-10/doral-council-explores-repealing-retirement-benefits-for-elected-city-officials Joshua Ceballos /commentary/2023-01-23/hey-miami-we-should-observe-jan-23-as-one-of-our-scheme-day-anniversaries COMMENTARY Miami — and its exile leaders — too often rely on dubiously fast-track solutions to genuinely long-haul problems. Like the failed Venezuelan Guaidó gambit. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:14:30 GMT /commentary/2023-01-23/hey-miami-we-should-observe-jan-23-as-one-of-our-scheme-day-anniversaries Tim Padgett /news/2022-03-31/environmental-justice-advocates-say-florida-violated-neighbors-civil-rights-in-permitting-doral-incinerator Earthjustice and Florida Rising filed a complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday. Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:11:57 GMT /news/2022-03-31/environmental-justice-advocates-say-florida-violated-neighbors-civil-rights-in-permitting-doral-incinerator Jenny Staletovich /2021-09-02/dorals-smelly-recycling-plant-and-efforts-to-preserve-the-surfside-wall-of-hope The mayor of Doral joined the program to discuss the future of his city and the ongoing battle over a bad smell. Plus, how HistoryMiami Museum is preserving items from the Surfside memorial site. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:46:02 GMT /2021-09-02/dorals-smelly-recycling-plant-and-efforts-to-preserve-the-surfside-wall-of-hope Leslie Ovalle Atkinson