How to choose and safely use a generator during hurricane season
Here's what you need to know about choosing the right generator and how to avoid dangerous mistakes.
Watch CBS News
Here's what you need to know about choosing the right generator and how to avoid dangerous mistakes.
A new forecast from researchers at Colorado State University predicts the 2025 hurricane season will be busier than an average year.
Research shows that human-caused climate change is warming ocean waters, which is fueling stronger and more intense hurricanes.
Tropical Depression 3 formed off the Southeast coast and could become Tropical Storm Chantal by Saturday.
The satellite program has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data for NOAA.
National Hurricane Center forecasters say the two storms are expected to drench the region for several days.
Heavy rain is expected throughout the day.
Critics say the new rules nullify local efforts to adopt land-use changes to promote greater community resilience.
The National Hurricane Center said Andrea is unlikely to strengthen and is expected to begin weakening Tuesday night.
According to CBS News, about 2,200 NOAA employees have been fired or have taken buyouts since January.
CBS News Miami partnered with Neighbors 4 Neighbors, Farm Share and Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) to distribute hurricane supplies.
It was not clear to staff whether FEMA's David Richardson meant it literally or as a joke, but current and former employees who spoke with CBS News said the comment flustered many.
Nine months after Hurricanes Helene and Milton slammed Florida less than two weeks apart, businesses dependent on tourism want visitors to know they're open even as construction continues.
The record-breaking 2024 hurricane season shows why South Florida must prepare as a new season begins.
NOAA pilots fly into hurricanes to gather data that improves forecasts and protects communities.
Experts warn hurricane impacts like flooding and tornadoes can strike far outside the forecast cone.
All forecast models have some kind of bias, so AI is being used to help correct them to give forecasters a more accurate idea of where a tropical system might go.
South Florida is officially in hurricane season and people are already preparing for severe weather of all kinds.
Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.
While some people are ready, others are not so much.
Florida homeowners are urged to review insurance as more options and lower premiums become available before hurricane season.
"Storm surge" is defined as the abnormal water level that rises above the typical tide during a tropical event.
Fort Myers Beach residents are rebuilding after three devastating hurricanes, driven by resilience and renewed preparedness.
When a watch or warning is issued during hurricane season, you need to know the difference, regardless of what the threat or hazard is.
A tornado from Hurricane Milton devastated a Fort Pierce community, leaving residents facing loss, high costs, and lasting trauma.
Prosecutors are trying to strip former ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of his U.S. citizenship after he admitted to secretly serving as a Cuban spy for decades.
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated inside his bedroom on July 7, 2021.
There is a major risk of heat-related illnesses for most of South Florida through Mother's Day weekend.
President Trump insists the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite an exchange of attacks that Tehran says "crossed the point of no return."
The investigation was taking place on 7th Street in North Lauderdale.
Prosecutors are trying to strip former ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of his U.S. citizenship after he admitted to secretly serving as a Cuban spy for decades.
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated inside his bedroom on July 7, 2021.
There is a major risk of heat-related illnesses for most of South Florida through Mother's Day weekend.
The investigation was taking place on 7th Street in North Lauderdale.
The body of a missing hiker killed in an apparent bear attack has been found in Glacier National Park in Montana, park officials say.
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.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
The Justice Department argues the patchwork of state laws around guns makes it difficult to take them across state lines for lawful purposes like target shooting, hunting and self-defense.
The tariffs were put in place in February, days after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's previous round of sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs.
Three U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under attack on Thursday, and the U.S. struck on two Iranian ports abutting the strait, putting into question an increasingly fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican to discuss the situation in the Middle East and other matters.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future 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.
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.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
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.
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.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.