Helen Acevedo is a journalist based in Miami, Florida, focusing on local news and issues. She writes for WLRN Public Radio & Television and WUSF Public Media, covering topics such as community leaders, social issues, politics, and healthcare. Her work has also been featured in the Key Biscayne Independent.
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By: Tim Padgett, Sergio R. Bustos, Helen Acevedo
The famed civil rights attorney said the police-involved shooting last month of Donald Armstrong is yet another disturbing instance when police officers fail to handle mental health-related emergency calls and routinely impose criminal charges to justify using lethal force.
By: Sergio R. Bustos, Helen Acevedo, Tim Padgett
The police-involved shooting last month of a Black Miami man — whose mother said she called 911 because her son was having a mental health crisis — represents yet another disturbing example of how police officers fail to handle such emergency calls for help and routinely impose criminal charges to justify using lethal force, said Ben Crump, an attorney representing the victim and who has worked on some of the nation’s most racially charged cases.
By: Helen Acevedo
South Florida water safety experts discuss efforts to ramp up swimming instruction to decrease drowning incidents, especially in minority communities.
By: Helen Acevedo
A UF Health representative cited leadership changes for pressing pause, according to a report. Jupiter Medical Center plans to move forward with the project.
By: Helen Acevedo
NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, left, speaks with Phoebe Robinson after he received the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the Make Good Famous Summit in Miami Beach, Fla.
By: Helen Acevedo
Several organizations are coming together this weekend to advocate for reproductive freedom in the state of Florida. The Our Bodies Our Lives Rally supports the passing of Amendment 4, which would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution.
By: Helen Acevedo
Miami-Dade firefighters work to extinguish the fire at the Covanta incinerator plant in Doral on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. The fire continued to burn on Wednesday.
A for sale sign sticks out from a flooded street near a temporary pump at Little River Pocket Park on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 in Miami, Fla. Monday was the highest king tide of the year for South Florida, flooding streets, driveways and parks.
By: Helen Acevedo
A 2022 aerial view of the Miami-Dade Resources Recovery Facility-Covanta Energy incinerator plant located at 6990 NW 97th Ave. in Doral.
By: Helen Acevedo
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has added one shark breed to its prohibited species list.
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