Daniel Rivero
Daniel Rivero is a reporter and producer for WLRN, covering Latino and criminal justice issues. Before joining the team, 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.
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State health officials reported a record 132 new coronavirus-related deaths, Tuesday, marking most deaths reported in a single day since the start of the pandemic. The previous record of 120 deaths in a 24-hour period was set July 9. Over the past week, the average number of deaths has risen to about 81 fatalities a day, which is more than double the average daily death rate on July 1. -
Thursday marked a single-day high for the number of coronavirus-related deaths in Florida. State Health officials reported 120 deaths July 9 for a statewide total of 4,111 fatalities.The Florida Department of Health added 8,935 new cases of COVID-19, Thursday, for a total of 232,718 cases. Thursday marked the 16th consecutive day of single-day increases of at least 5,000 cases.Of the 2,359,636 tests that have been performed in Florida so far, 9.86% have been positive for the virus. Thursday marked the 25th consecutive day that Florida's positivity rate has increased. -
In the midst of a historic economic downturn due to COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a state budget on Monday that included over $1... -
The number of new COVID-19 cases documented in Florida, Thursday, topped 5,000 for the second consecutive day. The Florida Department of Health reported 5,004 new coronavirus cases, June 25, increasing the statewide total to 114,018 cases.State health officials also reported 46 new coronavirus-related deaths, Thursday, bringing the statewide death toll to 3,327 fatalities. -
The police reports paint a scary picture of the scene that led up to four anti-police violence protesters getting arrested at a rally in front of... -
State health officials reported 3,286 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 103,503 cases. June 23 marked the fifth time in six days Florida's single-day increase in COVID-19 cases topped 3,000.The Florida Department of Health also reported 65 new coronavirus-related deaths, Tuesday, increasing the statewide death toll to 3,238 fatalities. -
By Sunday night, curfews in virtually all major U.S. cities had been lifted. In Minneapolis, where protests and unrest in response to the death of... -
Most of Florida has already moved into Phase Two of Florida’s reopening plan for the novel coronavirus. In most of the state, people can now visit bars,... -
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic brought a state of emergency to South Florida, a major sporting event will feature a live audience. About... -
A potential new battleground in the battle over voting rights in Florida has opened up. This time it revolves around a form that would bring clarity to...
