Wildfire Burning In SW Miami-Dade
Drivers in Miami-Dade County saw dark smoke billowing from the southwest part of the county Monday evening. The smoke was billowing from a fire near SW 8th Street and 137th Avenue.
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Drivers in Miami-Dade County saw dark smoke billowing from the southwest part of the county Monday evening. The smoke was billowing from a fire near SW 8th Street and 137th Avenue.
Residents of a North Bay Village apartment building were forced out of their homes after a fire broke out on the tenth floor.
Passengers were smiling with relief Sunday as their cruise ship, operated by a division of Miami's Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, limped into a Malaysian port after fire heavily damaged an engine room. Nobody was hurt, but passengers broiled in without AC even after some power was restored.
Miami firefighters have a soggy job at a downtown condo after a fire, possibly caused by a cigarette butt, began on a balcony and set off sprinklers inside.
Miami-Dade firefighters were working to contain a small brush fire which is burning in the area of new homes under construction. There appears to be no immediate danger to people.
A Waste Management truck diver is being hailed a hero after alerting authorities of an early morning warehouse fire in , saving the sleeping guard inside.
A number of Deerfield Beach warehouse buildings were evacuated Friday afternoon after one of the warehouses caught fire, heavily damaging the interior and the roof.
A woman seen in surveillance video the day three fires were set inside a Michael's Arts and Crafts store has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Miami-Dade police spent the day Wednesday looking for a woman captured in a surveillance video, calling her a person of interest in connection with three fires started in a Kendall arts and crafts store. Late Wednesday, they said they had found the woman and decided she had no connection to the fire.
A Michaels Craft Store in Kendall is closed for business after a fire ripped through the building Wednesday afternoon.
A fire at an apartment complex Monday night sent one man to the hospital and forced at least 7 people from their homes.
The three teenagers accused of setting Michael Brewer on fire will each have separate trials. All of the parties involved agreed Thursday morning to holding three individual trials for Matthew Bent, Denver Jarvis and Jesus Mendez.
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A Fort Lauderdale police officer on a hot pursuit found herself in a truly hot situation early Monday morning when her cruiser caught fire.
Fire forced a 96 year old woman out of her home Wednesday evening. Firefighters say the blaze started when she plugged a space heater into an outlet with several other appliances and overloaded the circuit.
The state Fire Marshal's Office, along with the Coral Springs Fire Department, are investigating a devastating fire that destroyed a home and came dangerously close to neighboring homes.
Maria Morales died while waiting for help to arrive last week in Hialeah. The help was delayed because an ambulance wouldn't start, and Hialeah firefighters say equipment upkeep is a problem in their city.
It's day two of a prescribed burn in the Everglades. Thirty-one thousand acres of land are being burned in order to decrease the chance of wildfires.
Don't panic if you see smoke billowing out west over the Everglades. There's a prescribed burn taking place where 31,000 acres of land will be burned Tuesday and Wednesday.
Two family dogs lost their lives after the home they were in went up in flames in Lauderhill.
With Thanksgiving day less than a week away, Broward Sheriff's Office officials are urging anyone frying a turkey to take safety precautions so their celebration doesn't turn into tragedy.
More than a year after someone deliberately set a fire inside the University of Miami Hospital, a federal agency has released surveillance video of a person of interest in hopes it'll generate new leads in the case.
Multiple units were affected after a two-alarm fire at a Sunrise apartment building Saturday.
Monday morning, construction crews began to rebuild a popular South Florida restaurant recently destroyed by a devastating fire.
Officials at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom were forced to close a ride Sunday morning after a power outage and small fire.
Derrick White scored a season-high 33 points and tied a career-high with nine 3-pointers to help the Boston Celtics pull away in the second half for a 129-116 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
The hand‑built display, crafted from 25,000 shells, deteriorated beyond repair this year, but its creator hopes to restore it for next Hanukkah.
County records show $50,000 in fines against the complex as an independent inspector finds humidity levels high enough to produce surface mold.
After decades serving South Florida as a trusted journalist, Eliott Rodriguez is leaving the anchor desk at CBS Miami to begin a new chapter focused on family.
Drone video shows dozens of vehicles, some with expired tags, as county code enforcement reviews potential violations.
Derrick White scored a season-high 33 points and tied a career-high with nine 3-pointers to help the Boston Celtics pull away in the second half for a 129-116 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
The hand‑built display, crafted from 25,000 shells, deteriorated beyond repair this year, but its creator hopes to restore it for next Hanukkah.
Officials say an address in Northeast Miami-Dade County is connected to the Brown University shooting suspect.
County records show $50,000 in fines against the complex as an independent inspector finds humidity levels high enough to produce surface mold.
After decades serving South Florida as a trusted journalist, Eliott Rodriguez is leaving the anchor desk at CBS Miami to begin a new chapter focused on family.
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.
The Justice Department has disclosed thousands of files and photos related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following years of pressure from lawmakers and abuse survivors.
The Senate confirmed Admiral Kevin Lunday as Coast Guard commandant after agency guidance on the display of hate symbols such as swastikas and nooses was clarified.
A memo from Dr. Vinay Prasad, the head of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, may signal an effort to to rewrite the rules governing the U.S. vaccine system.
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.
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.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
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.