Fire crews battle brush fire in southwest Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was alerted to the blaze, which started shortly after 3 p.m. on a private farming property.
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was alerted to the blaze, which started shortly after 3 p.m. on a private farming property.
According to new data from the drought monitor, 64% of Broward County is in severe drought – up 42% from last week. On the other hand, 38% of Miami-Dade County is under extreme drought – up 31% from last week.
A massive Everglades wildfire that scorched close to 50,000 acres in western Broward County has been fully contained.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue said no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
Recent Florida Forest Service data says the wildfire has burned 450 acres and is 45% contained.
Krome Avenue from US-27 all the way to Tamiami Trail is shut down. A large portion of 8th Street past the Miccosukee Casino is also closed.
The 167 West Fire is 85% contained after burning 400 acres; roads to the Florida Keys remain open.
The 167 West Fire is 85% contained after burning 400 acres; roads to the Florida Keys remain open.
At last check, the fire is 75 percent contained.
The 167 West Fire is 75% contained after burning 400 acres; roads to the Florida Keys remain open but may close again. CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero has the latest.
A brush fire in southern Miami-Dade County that has burned at least 400 acres was 70% contained as of Saturday, according to the Florida Forest Service, which continued to battle the flames alongside Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. CBS News Miami's Steve Maugeri has the story.
The 167 West Fire is 50% contained after burning 400 acres; roads to the Florida Keys remain open but may close again. CBS News Miami's Steve Maugeri has the latest.
All lanes open on 18-Mile Stretch and Card Sound Road following brush fires
As of late Friday evening, Card Sound Road and all lanes on 18-Mile Stretch had fully reopened after intermittent lane closures that began Thursday afternoon.
A brush fire that has burned over 100 acres Thursday has closed all roads leading to and out of the Florida Keys.
A brush fire was burning Thursday afternoon near Card Sound Road in Southwest Miami-Dade.
A 5-acre wildfire near Sawgrass Lake in Sunrise sent smoke over a neighborhood Tuesday as crews battled flames amid dry, windy conditions.
A 5-acre wildfire sent smoke billowing over the Emerald Isles neighborhood in Sunrise Wednesday morning, prompting warnings from fire officials amid worsening drought conditions in South Florida. CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten has the story.
The fire that erupted Wednesday near U.S. 27 and Griffin Road burned several hundred acres.
No buildings were damaged in the fires and no one was hurt.
As of early Thursday evening, it was 70% containment.
Davie Fire Rescue, state and county units responded to the wildfire near US 27 and Griffin Road.
A large brush fire that erupted near US 27 and Griffin Road in Broward County on Wednesday afternoon, prompted a multi-agency firefighting response, officials said.
A family-run restaurant in the Florida Keys is feeling the sting of last week's massive wildfire, which crippled traffic and kept customers away during one of its busiest seasons.
Card Sound Road and businesses nearby had been boarded up due to the flames that have flared up since Tuesday.
A massive blaze destroyed a house near North 68th Avenue and Harding Street in Hollywood early Tuesday morning, causing a dramatic roof collapse.
Police say a teacher at a church school in West Miami-Dade placed painter's tape over a 13-year-old student's mouth after a classroom disruption.
Payouts will start in June and continue through September.
Routes that are under a certain distance will no longer offer food and beverage service, the airline said.
An Aurora man whose dog was stolen while he was on military deployment is now grieving the loss of his furry friend.
A massive blaze destroyed a house near North 68th Avenue and Harding Street in Hollywood early Tuesday morning, causing a dramatic roof collapse.
Police say a teacher at a church school in West Miami-Dade placed painter's tape over a 13-year-old student's mouth after a classroom disruption.
Payouts will start in June and continue through September.
Routes that are under a certain distance will no longer offer food and beverage service, the airline said.
An Aurora man whose dog was stolen while he was on military deployment is now grieving the loss of his furry friend.
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.
Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.
The U.S. military says it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, as the number of recent strikes continues to ramp up.
Two U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf after navigating an Iranian barrage, according to defense officials.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
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.
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.