City Of Hallandale Offers Free Sandbags After Flooding Rains
Hours of relentless rain in Hallandale left hundreds of drivers stranded.
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Hours of relentless rain in Hallandale left hundreds of drivers stranded.
Relentless rains, causing widespread flooding in South Florida, has made Friday's evening commute more difficult.
As a brand new Broward County Courthouse takes shape, some are saying it's time the federal courthouse just blocks away in Ft. Lauderdale follows the same path.
With the start of hurricane season just days away, South Florida homeowners that are in the National Flood Insurance program should know that there are changes are on the way.
Drenching downpours overnight caused isolated flooding throughout South Florida. In several Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhoods, streets and front lawns were completely under water which was knee deep in some spots.
Last year's Superstorm Sandy brought home some valuable lessons to emergency managers across the state, storm surge and flooding are dangerous and difficult to predict, and sometimes it's even harder to communicate that sense of urgency to the public.
South Florida is in store for another stormy day. For the 5th day in a row, storms will fire up here in South Florida.
South Florida is in for another soaking Friday. After several days of rain, more of it is expected to fall today before drier air moves in.
Heavy thunderstorms have been rolling across South Florida for most of the day Thursday. The storms have produced torrential downpours and possibly even a tornado in Boca Raton.
Having learned lessons from Superstorm Sandy and flooding across Florida from a number of tropical storms last year, Florida Power & Light wants to speed up plans to strengthen their electric grid against hurricanes and other extreme weather.
For the second time in four days, heavy rain pummeled Miami Beach, stopping traffic, inundating some businesses and forcing workers at least one hotel to mop up because of ground-floor flooding.
Grey skies Saturday morning gave way to strong moving storms by mid afternoon, and people in Coconut Grove, Miami, North Miami and Miami Beach reported quite a bit of flooding.
Phil Klotzbach and William Gray, renowned Colorado State University climatologists, are predicting the fourth busy storm season in a row.
Another round of storms slammed South Florida overnight and during the morning hours with tons of lightning, gusty winds and torrential downpours due to a low pressure system over the Panhandle.
The next time a tropical system approaches the U.S., any watches or warnings used to alert the public will be handled differently, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday.
Rising sea levels over the next 50 years due to climate change could wreak havoc on three major sewage plants in South Florida.
Sandy is gone, yet the ocean keeps pouring over State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale and onto Alton Road in Miami Beach. The coastal communities' flooding problems have plagued drivers and coastal residents for weeks.
The CBS4 Mobile Weather Lab is a unique way to take the viewer to the bad weather. Instead of waiting for thunderstorms or tropical storm squalls to arrive at a weather site, we now have the ability to meet the wind, rain, or extreme weather where it is happening.
The so-called Superstorm has long passed, but residents in lower Manhattan are picking up the pieces of what Sandy left behind.
Hurricane Sandy may have passed the Mid-Atlantic region, but its effects are still being felt online.
Flights in South Florida and around the world were cancelled because of Superstorm Sandy's impact in the Northeast. As a result, dozens of planes were grounded in South Florida with no place to go.
Romney was asked at a presidential debate whether FEMA should be shut down in light of the deficit. Romney replied that FEMA should "absolutely" be shut down. He was asked specifically if that included disaster relief. He replied that it was "immoral" to provide such relief in the face of "larger debts", emphasizing that "it makes no sense at all" to have such programs.
Hurricane Sandy has picked speed as it continues to move toward the upper Mid-Atlantic states.
Hurricane Sandy, barreling toward the northeast Monday, has caused thousands of flight delays and cancellations around the country including in South Florida.
Sandy is a tropical system and its defying the odds in getting stronger as it moves north. So now, forecasters are even more concerned about the core of this system and the very strong winds associated with it at landfall along the New Jersey Shore.
Rosalicia Bernal filmed the malnourished dog, contacted police, and has now been approved to adopt it.
One rider died, and another is in critical condition after an e-scooter crash at S.W. 1st St. and 22nd Ave.
The property appraiser, elections supervisor, and tax collector say they publicly backed the ballot measure as homeowners, not in their official capacities.
The same downtown lot where 2 high-rises were once approved now has 1,000 banana plants at the center of a tax classification dispute.
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.
Rosalicia Bernal filmed the malnourished dog, contacted police, and has now been approved to adopt it.
One rider died, and another is in critical condition after an e-scooter crash at S.W. 1st St. and 22nd Ave.
The property appraiser, elections supervisor, and tax collector say they publicly backed the ballot measure as homeowners, not in their official capacities.
The same downtown lot where 2 high-rises were once approved now has 1,000 banana plants at the center of a tax classification dispute.
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.
An FIU expert says the timing of the Army's Cuba planning message may be tied to South Florida political interests.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
Florida voters deserve to hear the candidates address property taxes, insurance, the economy, education, health care, and other major issues facing the state.
Rodriguez criticized Salazar's response to Trump's immigration policies and said she has failed to address the cost of living.
Campaign finance records and tax filings raise questions about how $5 million moved through Secure Florida's Future.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
The price hikes for new subscribers are effective immediately. Existing subscribers' plans will go up next month.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.