Gov. Scott Heads To Washington For Zika Funding
Governor Rick Scott is scheduled to go to Washington, D.C. this week to urge Congress to fund the fight against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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Governor Rick Scott is scheduled to go to Washington, D.C. this week to urge Congress to fund the fight against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Officials with the Miami Beach Botanical Garden say they're working to rid the property of mosquitoes that could spread the Zika virus.
Just hours after a plane loaded with the controversial insecticide Naled was sprayed along Miami Beach Friday, state officials have announced it has detected Zika in another mosquito sample from Miami Beach.
Protesters gathered outside Miami Beach City hall for a second straight day - calling for officials to halt a spraying in the Zika fight.
Dozens of protesters lined up in front of Miami Beach city hall as local leaders talked about a chemical causing debate in the Zika fight - Naled.
Spraying for Zika has been going on for a while in Miami Beach but only by ground. That will change on Thursday.
Trucks sprayed parts of Miami Beach early Tuesday morning aiming to control the spread of the Zika virus.
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Starting this week, Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control will be using new state-of-the-art equipment in the fight to stop the Zika-carrying insects on Miami Beach.
There's still massive concern about how the state and governor's office are communicating.
A Miami Beach teacher accused of abusing young children in her care faced a judge Friday after her arrest a day before.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott held a roundtable discussion in Orlando where theme parks are taking precautions against Zika.
A team of FSU researchers may have found a drug that can stop the Zika virus.
Residents of Miami Beach are concerned over the amounts of standing water seen around town on Monday morning.
As the battle to contain the spread of the Zika virus continues in South Florida, Governor Rick Scott held a roundtable discussion with health officials and politicians on Friday.
Another locally-acquired case of the Zika virus has been found outside the hot zones in Wynwood and Miami Beach.
Early Wednesday morning, Miami-Dade Mosquito Control crews were busy at it again on Miami Beach, hitting dozens of neighborhoods with pesticide and removing standing water.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said if elected she would create a new fund to improve the federal government's response to major public health crises like the Zika virus.
The state's Department of Health (DOH) confirms they are investigating five new non-travel related case of the virus in Florida.
Miami-Dade County is getting $5 million more in the fight against the spread of the Zika virus, Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Monday.
Miami Beach Mayor Phillip Levine insists mosquito control crews are working long and hard to remove the threat.
A National Institutes of Health official has stated that the Zika virus could "hang around" the United States for a year or two.
Crews began spraying early Saturday morning along several areas of Miami Beach in an effort to stop Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Florida's latest designated impact zone.
Crews will not be able to spray the South Beach area to prevent Zika due to the city's high-rise buildings and strong winds, according to the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo held a round table discussion Thursday about fighting Zika.
MDSO Asst. Chief Eric Garcia said that the deputy underwent surgery and he currently remains at the hospital.
Video obtained by CBS News Miami showed smoke billowing out of the back of the vessel, where firefighters had to keep a steady downpour on it, bringing hose lines onto the docks near 300 Alton Rd.
A woman's body was found on the sand on Hollywood Beach early Friday morning, Hollywood police say.
When deputies took him into custody, he was revealed not to have a valid boarding pass or baggage claim tags, the arrest documents said.
Bright blue skies and lots of sunshine will push temperatures into the low 80s across both Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
MDSO Asst. Chief Eric Garcia said that the deputy underwent surgery and he currently remains at the hospital.
Video obtained by CBS News Miami showed smoke billowing out of the back of the vessel, where firefighters had to keep a steady downpour on it, bringing hose lines onto the docks near 300 Alton Rd.
A woman's body was found on the sand on Hollywood Beach early Friday morning, Hollywood police say.
When deputies took him into custody, he was revealed not to have a valid boarding pass or baggage claim tags, the arrest documents said.
Bright blue skies and lots of sunshine will push temperatures into the low 80s across both Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
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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.
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The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
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