Midwest Electric Workers Head To Florida To Help After Irma
Electric workers from the Midwest are heading to Florida to help restore power for those affected by Hurricane Irma.
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Electric workers from the Midwest are heading to Florida to help restore power for those affected by Hurricane Irma.
The full force of Hurricane Irma slammed the northern coast of Cuba with drenching rain and 155 mph winds.
South Florida is shuttered up and sheltered as Irma makes its way in our direction but what is the timeline of Irma's affects on South Florida?
Early Saturday morning, the mostly popular Duval Street in Key West was desolate as Hurricane Irma moved closer to South Florida.
They packed up the car, the dog and their family and headed north.
South Florida is beginning to feel the outer bands as Hurricane Irma's relentless advance continues.
CBS4 Chief Meteorologist has an important message. "For those in the Keys who say they've ridden them out, you may not ride this one out."
Miami-Dade County has 43 shelters open to accommodate the overwhelming demand as Hurricane Irma approaches.
Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi has a message for anyone left in the Keys: "Get out."
While residents are busy getting to shelters or taking their pets to kennels, we tend to forget about what happens to larger animals.
The core of a very powerful Hurricane Irma is spreading westward over portions of Cuba and the Central Bahamas and is almost at Category 5 hurricane status.
The rush to leave South Florida has clogged major highways and caused a hectic scene at Miami and Ft. Lauderdale's airports.
The former director of FEMA is hunkering down in South Florida because he wants to test the state's housing codes, which he says are top-notch.
As Floridians continue preparing for Hurricane Irma, officials are reminding the public about the dangers of carbon monoxide exposure from gas-powered appliances and charcoal or gas grills.
Miami-Dade Police Officers are helping to staff hurricane shelters.
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CBS News Miami's Steve Maugeri was at Saturday's meeting, where they discussed the possible split and new police force.
Emerging studies suggest diets high in ultra-processed foods could significantly increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
Gas shortages and skyrocketing prices hit Miami, forcing some stations to run out of fuel and drivers to dig into their savings.
City officials in Fort Lauderdale are drafting new regulations for e-bikes and electric scooters following a surge in safety concerns and complaints about reckless riding.
A new Florida law allows the state to label groups as terrorist organizations and restrict funding and campus activity, while critics warn it threatens free speech and due process.
A 53-year-old Northwest Miami-Dade man faces DUI charges after allegedly crashing his red pickup truck into a Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputy's vehicle.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
President Trump and top national security officials shed new light on the daring rescues of two American airmen who were shot down over Iran last week.
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked global outrage, constantly worries about being detained again, his parents told CBS News in an exclusive interview.
The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free, trusted source many people used to check basic facts about countries.
The U.S. sent over 150 aircraft to beat Iranian forces in the race to find the missing F-15E weapons systems officer.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined the most critical moments he expects in the coming days as Artemis II astronauts continue their journey around the far side of the moon.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
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Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
