Dade Brush Fire Burns 3,900 Acres, Krome Remains Closed
An eleven mile stretch of Krome Avenue, from SW 8th Street to U.S. 27, remains closed due to a smoky brush fire which has now burned at least 1,800 acres in western Miami-Dade.
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An eleven mile stretch of Krome Avenue, from SW 8th Street to U.S. 27, remains closed due to a smoky brush fire which has now burned at least 1,800 acres in western Miami-Dade.
A smoky brush fire burning in the tinder dry area west of Doral has grown to 650 acres as it continues to push to the northwest.
Drivers on the Florida Turnpike in the Doral area were probably a bit surprised to see a large plume of thick gray smoke out to the west.
There's a new Anchor set at CBS4, but what happened to the last set? It was donated to Miami Palmetto Senior High School. Cynthia Demos paid a visit to the school with a new set.
Gary Sinise, star of the hit CBS drama CSI: New York, is not only an actor he's a humanitarian and Tuesday he's meeting with U.S. military officials in Miami about a recent shipment of school supply kits sent to Haiti.
Miami-Dade's Animal Services is one step closer to getting a new shelter. On Monday the County Commission approved a measure to spend $6.6 million in bond money for a property in Doral.
11-year old child prodigy, fashion designer rivals Valentino. Meet Christopher Abella.
Miami Dade County Animal Shelter officials hope a new site in Doral will help save the lives of thousands of animals each year.
Drivers in Doral be warned, the City of Doral will begin taking photos of red light runners Friday, April 1st and this is no April Fool's joke.
Jumping on the 'red light' camera band wagon, the City of Doral will begin taking photos of red light runners next month as part of a new "Save A Life" program - a program which some say is merely another way to generate extra revenue for the city.
It took just two fearless shots on the 18th for Nick Watney to nab the Cadillac Shampionsup over Dustin Johnson Sunday in Doral.
It only takes a few bad strokes to change the flavor of a tournament, and that was true Saturday when Hunter Mahan stumbled and lost his lead at Doral.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have returned to Doral, going in opposite directions on a chilly, windy day.
It's definately not a golf day in South Florida. Strong gusts have suspended play at the Cadillac Championship, and destroyed a scoreboard toppled TV towers.
Tiger Woods is in South Florida playing only his fourth tournament of the year, with one stop left before the Masters.
A local environmental advocacy group, along with representatives and university students, delivered inhalers to Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart's district office to send him a message about his latest environmental vote.
An audit of Miami-Dade's half-penny sales tax for public transportation shines a light on how certain cities are, or aren't spending those tax dollars. Misspending and hoarding are among the audit findings, reports I-Team Investigative Reporter Jim Defede.
The Doral Golf Resort & Spa, home of the famed Blue Monster course, joined a long list of properties in Florida that are now in bankruptcy.
Just one week before Christmas and the malls across South Florida are packed with last minute shoppers.
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) will inaugurate its new military headquarters Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The voters have spoken and they want the popular Dolphin Mall within their city limits.
South Floridians came together at a Chevy's Restaurant at 8191 NW 12th Street in Doral to help needy families celebrate the holidays.
Students, faculty and support staff at a charter school in Doral are feeling very proud after the school received the extremely prestigious Blue Ribbon Award.
Near-record warmth is possible across South Florida on Friday before cooler temperatures arrive for Christmas.
Regulators said the parking module in certain Ford vehicles may fail, potentially allowing cars to roll away.
Officials say an address in Northeast Miami-Dade County is connected to the Brown University shooting suspect.
At least three people, including a 79-year-old man, were injured in a violent crash in Miami early Friday morning, officials say.
Information from a tipster who posted on Reddit about a strange encounter with another man was key in cracking the Brown University and MIT shootings cases, police say.
Investigators say an address in Northeast Miami-Dade is connected to the Brown University shooting suspect.
Near-record warmth is possible across South Florida on Friday before cooler temperatures arrive for Christmas.
Regulators said the parking module in certain Ford vehicles may fail, potentially allowing cars to roll away.
At least three people, including a 79-year-old man, were injured in a violent crash in Miami early Friday morning, officials say.
Information from a tipster who posted on Reddit about a strange encounter with another man was key in cracking the Brown University and MIT shootings cases, police say.
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 American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president in 2028 at the organization's annual conference.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by Brown University shooting suspect Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
The U.S. government has expanded a sweeping pause on legal immigration applications to include those filed by people from an additional 20 countries, a U.S. official told CBS News.
A federal judge has denied a request to close an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz.".
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
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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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Nick Reiner appeared in court on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
R&B musician Trey Songz was arrested in New York City over the weekend after an incident at the Dramma nightclub near Times Square.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.