Professor encouraged $1B is being set aside to fight climate change
Vice President Kamala Harris announced that grant during a stop at FIU on Monday.
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Vice President Kamala Harris announced that grant during a stop at FIU on Monday.
The grants will help communities across the nation prepare for and respond to climate-related disasters.
"This is a roadway that historically has been a challenge, been flooding for many years," said Manolo Reyes.
"This is a roadway that historically has been a challenge, been flooding for many years," said Manolo Reyes.
CBS4's Joel Waldman has the story.
One hundred complaints have come pouring into Miami-Dade County following this week's rain storms.
CBS4's Ashley Dyer saw customers trapped in a flooded Publix parking lot.
The Town of Cutler Bay plans to remove several water pumps by Friday after using them around the clock for days to dry out portions of the Saga Bay community that were under several feet of water.
Seven pumps continue to work around the clock to get flooded streets under control in the Cutler Bay area.
Days after a system soaked and flooded parts of South Florida, flooding problems persist in the Cutler Bay area.
"This is insane. I have been water like this before," Susan Starnes.
CBS4's Trish Christakis spoke with a few residents concerned about mold.
FIU professor Dr. Mike Sukop called the water level rise from the weekend's storms worrisome.
CBS4's Nicole Lauren spoke with Dr. Mike Sukop, a professor with FIU's Earth and Environment Department.
Water pumps have been working nonstop since Tuesday night to mitigate flooding in Saga Bay.
CBS4's Peter D'Oench spoke with resident Victor Ruiz, the owner of Cubavana Cafe, who said he was not able to get to work because he was stranded by the flood waters for two days.
Water pumps have been working nonstop since Tuesday night to mitigate flooding in the Saga Bay neighborhood in SW Miami-Dade.
CBS4's Joel Gorchow hitched a ride with a resident to get a firsthand look at the flooding.
CBS4's Peter D'Oench spoke with two residents who said that they had to walk out of their Saga Bay neighborhood because they could not use their cars.
CBS4's Deborah Souverain reports from Cutler Bay, where flooding continues to be a problem.
"There are people here who texted me about the flooding," said Suarez, who visited an Allapattah neighborhood.
CBS4's Ashley Dyer spoke with Gamal Baez, the owner of Champion Auto Clinic, who has his hands full with fixes.
CBS4's Peter D'Oench caught up with Francis Suarez has he toured an Allapattah neighborhood.
CBS4's Trish Christakis spoke with one resident who has to put his washer and dryer on concrete blocks to avoid them being flooded out.
Hallandale Beach taking one of the hardest hits. A woman we talked to says her home is flooded.
A fire tore through a home on Rodman Street, killing 12 dogs. Rescuers saved one.
Braxton Ashcraft threw a complete-game three-hitter, Rafael Flores had a pair of three-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 13-1.
A family of four now spends about $1,000 a month on groceries, NerdWallet says.
The victim's family is preparing for the possibility that he may not survive, they say.
Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by Alabama later in the day.
A fire tore through a home on Rodman Street, killing 12 dogs. Rescuers saved one.
Braxton Ashcraft threw a complete-game three-hitter, Rafael Flores had a pair of three-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 13-1.
A family of four now spends about $1,000 a month on groceries, NerdWallet says.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
The victim's family is preparing for the possibility that he may not survive, they 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.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are fighting extradition to the United Kingdom where they're charged with rape and sex trafficking.
Tehran has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S. might "keep it."
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
President Trump secretly moved from Air Force One to another plane within a day of U.S. and Turkish intelligence picking up on an Iranian plot to fire a missile at the jet, CBS News has learned.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
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.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.