Alligator Alley Reopens As Wildfire Rages In Collier County
Alligator Alley has re-opened in Collier County as firefighters continue to battle a raging wildfire that has been burning since Wednesday.
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Alligator Alley has re-opened in Collier County as firefighters continue to battle a raging wildfire that has been burning since Wednesday.
Miami-Dade and Broward counties can begin to reopen on Monday, May 18, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in an executive order issued Thursday.
Gyms and restaurants could be part of Gov. Ron DeSantis' additional Phase 1 measures to reopen Florida, which he's expected to announce Friday.
The state's 2020 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will begin in late May, allowing Floridians to save money on those much-needed supplies for the upcoming hurricane season.
Walt Disney World has canceled reservations for guests planning to arrive in the first week of June.
Miami-based Carnival Corp. has announced company-wide layoffs, furloughs and salary reductions in a cost-cutting move designed to "strengthen its liquidity position in the event of an extended pause in g guest operations due to COVID-19," according to a company press release.
A Florida woman performed the Heimlich maneuver on a neighbor who ran across the street and banged on her door after choking on a piece of steak.
Major League Soccer is looking at the possibility of resuming the season this summer with all teams playing in Orlando, Florida.
A seven-year-old endangered Florida panther died after it was struck by a vehicle.
Two men skydiving in tandem were critically injured after their parachute malfunctioned and they ended up crashing into a tree in front of a home.
Florida had nearly 222,000 first-time unemployment claims filed last week, the first week of the state's slow economic reopening under Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to numbers posted Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday the state has not had a "huge spread" of the coronavirus in the prison system, even as corrections officials reported 120 more cases among inmates and a ninth prison with an outbreak.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said it's time for professional sports teams to play ball again in Florida.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said he wants to reopen long-term care facilities so the tens of thousands of residents can once again have visitors, but he offered no details on when that would occur.
Universal Orlando will open select restaurants and shops at their CityWalk entertainment district this Thursday on a limited basis.
Inspired by her mother’s cancer survival, Miami teen Isabel Gurvitch and her friend launched a nonprofit providing free mammograms for women in Ukraine. Their efforts have already funded over 200 screenings through a partnership with a leading Ukrainian hospital—and they’re aiming to help even more.
After breaking heat records in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, a cold front brings brief showers and a rapid temperature drop—expect chilly mornings, gusty winds, and red flag warnings for fire risk across South Florida.
As the U.S. boosts its military presence in the region, Oman aims to mediate talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Leaders on both sides warn that diplomacy is the only path to avoid conflict.
The U.S. men’s hockey team clinched Olympic gold with a 2-1 win over Canada. Fans in South Florida packed the Baptist Health IcePlex, cheering for both sides as local Panthers players represented Team USA and Team Canada.
Hundreds of flight delays and cancellations are stranding travelers at Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports as a major winter storm batters the Northeast. Confusion over TSA PreCheck and a continued Global Entry suspension are making airport lines even longer.
Temperatures will soar to around 90 degrees Thursday afternoon, but it will feel hotter when you factor in the humidity.
James Ernest Hitchcock was convicted of raping, beating and killing his step-niece in 1976.
A ceremony was held at Miami International Airport ahead of the first flight on Thursday morning.
An 18-year-old content creator filed a Miami-Dade lawsuit alleging battery and fraud by streamer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
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.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
The budget blueprint is the first step in Republicans' two-pronged plan to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
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.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
