Strong storms snarl airline travel, knock out power to thousands
Summer storms swept through South Florida Sunday, bringing heavy downpours and gusty winds that knocked out power to some and snarled air travel.
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Summer storms swept through South Florida Sunday, bringing heavy downpours and gusty winds that knocked out power to some and snarled air travel.
The rain chance remains high for the rest of the week
Nearly two and a half million people hit the road in Florida this holiday weekend and many of them headed back home on Monday.
FLL has provided key travel tips for the holiday period:
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport resumed operations at 9 am Friday, almost two days of historic floodings in all of Broward County.
Officials said Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will be closed until sometime early Friday morning after flooding rains drenched the area.
Brightline has launched shuttles to and from Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, and three locations in Miami Beach.
The shooting happened near the 1400 block and North Perimeter Road.
TSA posted photos of the gun and poultry Monday on its Instagram account
Travelers are urged to confirm the status of their flight before going to the airport
The drill involved a simulated car bomb threat and an active shooter situation
More than 500 volunteers and airport employees will be taking part in the exercise.
AAA is predicting a 28% increase in air travel this holiday weekend.
A man has been charged after he reportedly made a false bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
A driver was found dead behind the wheel following a single vehicle crash early Monday morning near Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.
Over 5,000 flights were canceled nationwide over the New Year's holiday weekend.
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Stormy weather to our north on Sunday caused dozens of flights to be delayed or canceled at South Florida's airports and those delays and cancellations continued into Monday.
All roads leading to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport have reopened after a law enforcement investigation.
Pointing to a state law that bars local governments from regulating firearms, an appeals court Wednesday rejected Broward County ordinances that sought to prevent people from carrying weapons at airports and in taxis.
Over two dozen guns have been intercepted by TSA officers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this spring break.
Several Florida airports are once again the top airports in the country for guns being discovered at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in 2020.
Travelers catching a flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport can now get a test for COVID-19.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is about to become the second airport in the state to have a rapid COVID-19 test site available for travelers.
Despite a Centers for Disease Control warning not to travel this Thanksgiving, on Wednesday the terminals were busy at Miami International Airport.
Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence following his March arrest in Florida.
One of the victims suffered a laceration while jumping from a window to escape, officials say.
A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.
Heavy rain on Tuesday could help firefighters who are working to contain wildfires burning in South Florida.
An interactive wildfire map shows active fires burning in Broward and Miami-Dade as smoke impacts air quality and visibility across parts of South Florida.
Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence following his March arrest in Florida.
One of the victims suffered a laceration while jumping from a window to escape, officials say.
A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.
Heavy rain on Tuesday could help firefighters who are working to contain wildfires burning in South Florida.
An interactive wildfire map shows active fires burning in Broward and Miami-Dade as smoke impacts air quality and visibility across parts of South Florida.
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.
Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay that maintained access to mifepristone through the mail.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two gun counts.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
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.
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.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
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.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
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.