Hurricane Dorian Could Knock Out Power For Millions In Florida
Lengthy and widespread power outages are in the forecast after Hurricane Dorian hits Florida.
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Lengthy and widespread power outages are in the forecast after Hurricane Dorian hits Florida.
Florida doesn't plan to turn portions of highways into all one-way traffic when evacuation orders are issued for Hurricane Dorian.
Officials in the Florida Keys are asking visitors to calmly leave the island chain if they have the means to do so. This is over concerns about potential Hurricane Dorian interruptions to deliveries of fuel, supplies and other goods and services to the Keys from the mainland.
Nursing homes throughout South Florida have been taking precautions ahead of Hurricane Dorian.
Your pets are members of your family. Don't leave them out of your hurricane plans. Protect them like you protect your family and make sure your pets are safe should you have to leave your home.
Orlando theme park visitors have been debating Hurricane Dorian since Wednesday. The big question is - should they stay or should they go.
Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Floridians to heed local evacuation calls as Hurricane Dorian could be a "Category 4-plus" storm that lingers over the state after making landfall early next week on the East Coast.
South Florida is a boater's paradise, but when a hurricane looms, those boats need to be moved from harm's way. There are many things you can do, but each takes time.
Reports of price gouging have begun. The Attorney General of Florida says her office received 568 complaints over alleged price gouging as of the opening of business Friday.
There is a major building boom underway in Miami-Dade and Broward counties and all of those cranes being used in the skyscraper construction is a major cause for concern for South Florida residents.
Often times it is the wind speed and category that everyone wants to know with the new advisories but at least over the next 24 to 36 hours it may be the latitude and movement to watch.
Gas is in high demand as residents of Broward and Miami-Dade stock up before Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in Florida.
Miami Gardens police are looking for a driver who fled the scene of a fatal two-pickup crash.
A hurricane hunter plane confirmed Dorian is now a Category 2 storm, as it keeps its current track toward Florida.
It was a beautiful beach day for much of Thursday in many areas of Broward County. But many residents likely didn't get to enjoy it as they were busy preparing for a possible hit from Hurricane Dorian.
Officials in Colombia say a commercial flight crashed in a rural area near the Colombian‑Venezuelan border. All passengers on board were killed, including a Colombian politician. Authorities say the aircraft lost contact with air traffic control shortly before the crash.
A boxing champion was arrested in South Florida after a two‑week search, according to Miami Gardens police. Officers and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force took him into custody Wednesday night. He had been wanted on domestic violence allegations and is now charged with battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping.
A Miami-Dade woman says her 6‑year‑old dachshund was killed after another dog attacked him in the parking lot of the county’s animal services facility in Doral. She says she had gone to the shelter for new tags when a pit bull mix came out of the building and grabbed her dog.
A Coconut Grove pet dental clinic is drawing more owners who want a gentler, non‑anesthetic option for cleaning their pets’ teeth. Animals stay awake and relaxed during the hour‑long appointment, a relief for owners worried about anesthesia risks—especially with older or larger dogs. The clinic’s founder created the practice after seeing complications from traditional dental procedures and wanted a safer, calmer alternative.
A trash fire in Southwest Miami‑Dade sent large plumes of smoke into the air, visible for miles near Southwest 200th Street and 162nd Avenue. Firefighters quickly put out the flames, and no injuries were reported.
President Donald Trump's has called on GOP-controlled states to change their districts ahead of the midterm elections.
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Today will be mainly dry but we need the rain, especially with the Highway 41 Fire continuing to burn in west Miami-Dade.
London's mayor says police will increase patrols after an "appalling attack on two Jewish Londoners," amid a "series of shocking antisemitic attacks" in the city.
Six people were aboard the 145-foot ship, called the Mariana. Divers recovered one crew member's body from the overturned ship.
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.
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire in two days.
The Trump administration is subjecting broad categories of immigrants applying for green cards and citizenship to enhanced FBI checks, and is pausing some cases while those changes are implemented, according to documents obtained by CBS News.
Saying he felt the "weight of history" on his shoulders, King Charles became the first British monarch in 35 years to address Congress on Tuesday.
The State Department is planning a limited-edition redesign of the American passport with new artwork that features a portrait of President Trump, according to a department official.
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of making immigrants subject to mandatory ICE detention without bond, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years.
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.
