Keeping your cool! South Florida camps and cooling centers help beat the heat
Cities across South Florida are opening designated cooling centers where residents can escape the heat and even enjoy a little summer fun.
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Cities across South Florida are opening designated cooling centers where residents can escape the heat and even enjoy a little summer fun.
Nine children have died in the U.S. after being left in hot cars this year, according to data from Kids and Car Safety.
Dozens of record high temperatures were set Tuesday across parts of the U.S., and it's not over yet.
Southwest Airlines launched a multi-million dollar initiative after extreme summer heat led to beverage cans bursting on flights.
The NEXT Weather team says weather models are trending wetter, raising concerns about a one-to two-day rain event.
Monday and Tuesday are NEXT Weather Alert Days for South Florida as a weather pattern of storms drops heavy rainfall in the afternoons.
The NEXT Weather Team is tracking another hot and humid day across South Florida with the potential for a few scattered afternoon storms to end the workweek.
While nothing severe is expected, you'll want to keep an umbrella nearby as scattered showers will continue through the midday hours, said NEXT Weather Meteorologist Shane Hinton.
NEXT Weather Meteorologist Shane Hinton said these showers will be hit-or-miss through the morning as temperatures begin in the lower 80s.
Highs will climb to the upper 80s and low 90s. But it will feel like the upper 90s and 100s when you factor in the humidity.
As we head into grueling months of South Florida's summer heat, some people are finding ways to beat the worst of it.
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State law requires high school football teams to end practice if it gets over 92 degrees outside.
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on the need to prepare for South Florida's extreme heat
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on the need to prepare for South Florida's extreme heat
She said Levine Cava said preparations should include hurricane season and rain events that can cause flooding.
Miami Heat new players are expected to play Monday night against the Boston Celtics.
The world set yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly U.S., a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, the European climate service Copernicus says.
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The lawsuit, in part, accuses corrections officials of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal laws by failing to make "reasonable accommodations" for elderly inmates and sick inmates.
From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
The National Association of EMS Officials recommends "Cool First, Transport Second" for patients whose body temperature is over 104 degrees.
NOAA forecasters say there's a 77% chance that 2024 will be the warmest year on record, after July marked the 14th consecutive monthly record.
Throughout August, you'll see a visible presence where Miami Beach Police, Fire Rescue and Homeless Outreach will walk their beats, helping those experiencing homelessness one person at a time.
Miami-Dade prosecutors say the man was caught on camera repeatedly abusing his 6-year-old stepson.
After months of debate, commissioners vote to build a new waste-to-energy plant at least half a mile from homes.
The yacht is now docked at Safe Harbor Marina in Fort Lauderdale, a major hub for the global superyacht industry.
A majority of the people deported by ICE this year were convicted of traffic or immigration offenses, not violent crimes, according to data obtained by CBS News.
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Miami-Dade prosecutors say the man was caught on camera repeatedly abusing his 6-year-old stepson.
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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.
A majority of the people deported by ICE this year were convicted of traffic or immigration offenses, not violent crimes, according to data obtained by CBS News.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama appeared on her podcast "IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson."
President Trump said the ongoing controversy over his administration's handling of information related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is a "Hoax" and "bulls***."
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz shared how President Trump's spending bill will affect the everyday working families, and her opinion on her upcoming tour of Alligator Alcatraz.
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Gruters was among the Florida contingent who toured the facility with President Donald Trump earlier this week.
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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.
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Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff's office isn't doing enough to protect his multimillion dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so.
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