Miami Beach Garden With Zika Mosquitoes Looking For Bug-Repelling Plants
Officials with the Miami Beach Botanical Garden say they're working to rid the property of mosquitoes that could spread the Zika virus.
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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.
A typical Labor Day on Miami Beach would see the place teeming with locals and tourists - one of the biggest holiday weekends of the year, the punctuation mark at the end of summer.
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.
Several news organizations are reporting the Zika virus has most likely spread to Miami Beach.
A flood advisory was issued for parts of Broward County as training storms threatened additional street flooding Tuesday evening.
A man was hospitalized after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Pompano Beach, where Broward Sheriff's Office deputies detained a person at the scene.
Florida election officials have begun receiving mail ballots from military and overseas voters as the state prepares for millions of ballots to be cast in the November election.
Broward commissioners unanimously voted not to renew the Sheriff's Office fire-rescue contract after 2028, setting the stage for the county to take control.
Hialeah police arrested a man and woman after officers said they found them with dozens of pieces of stolen mail, including credit and debit cards.
A flood advisory was issued for parts of Broward County as training storms threatened additional street flooding Tuesday evening.
A man was hospitalized after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Pompano Beach, where Broward Sheriff's Office deputies detained a person at the scene.
Florida election officials have begun receiving mail ballots from military and overseas voters as the state prepares for millions of ballots to be cast in the November election.
Broward commissioners unanimously voted not to renew the Sheriff's Office fire-rescue contract after 2028, setting the stage for the county to take control.
Hialeah police arrested a man and woman after officers said they found them with dozens of pieces of stolen mail, including credit and debit cards.
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.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
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.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
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.
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.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.