Local Airports Strengthen Security Following Paris Attacks
With the Paris attacks and the hacking of the U.S. Central Command's social media accounts, airports around the nation are strengthening their security.
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With the Paris attacks and the hacking of the U.S. Central Command's social media accounts, airports around the nation are strengthening their security.
A tragic scene unfolded in Paris Wednesday when three gunmen opened fire at Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly newspaper, killing 12 people.
High hopes for Christmas in the Bahamas were shot down after passengers at Miami International Airport learned BahamasAir pilots walked off the job on Monday.
Three people are dead after flames erupted on-board a luxury cruise ship that was docked in St. Lucia.
About 120 Miami Firefighters battled a blaze for hours on Wednesday at a Miami-Dade warehouse and finally declared it under control late in the evening.
As you head to the airport to pick up loved ones or travel yourself you may notice something called TSA Pre-check lines.
With turkey, stuffing and family on many travelers minds, not making it to their destination wasn't what many travelers thought they would get before Thanksgiving.
There were more than 205 flight delays -- both arrivals and departures -- at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Tuesday.
If you're planning on flying somewhere to be with family or friends for the Thanksgiving holiday, you're going to have lots of company.
Already purchase your airline tickets to get out of town for Christmas? Orbitz reports tickets prices are up about 2-percent this year.
Drivers traveling eastbound on SR 112 Monday night and early Tuesday morning will see detours.
With no flights or cargo ships connecting South Florida to West Africa, there's no reason to be concerned of a case in the area but every reason to be prepared.
A man who police said caused the evacuation of Miami International Airport (MIA) terminals after a fake bomb threat faced a judge on Thursday.
A bomb scare at Miami International Airport forced authorities to shut down a terminal for more than three hours Wednesday morning.
A federal officer with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for Miami International Airport was killed in a violent motorcycle crash late Saturday night, FHP reported.
The Miami International Airport was evacuated Friday after a suspicious package was found in the Checkpoint J-Central security check point.
Health officials are in the process of tracking down dozens of passengers who flew to and from Fort Lauderdale this week on Frontier airlines. It's the very same jetliner the nurse who is sick with Ebola took to Dallas a day earlier.
Officials are asking travelers to stay calm after hearing the second nurse with Ebola was on a jet liner the day before her diagnosis. While Ebola is making the headlines, it's not the only malady that could arrive by jetliner.
In the wake of Ebola, South Florida's major airports have been fine tuning their highly intricate emergency plans which spells out the response to an Ebola scenario.
Miami International Airport is taking the threat of Ebola, and other infectious diseases, seriously. This week they're handing out thousands of cards to employees informing them what to do in the event they encounter a sick passenger.
How best to handle the threat Ebola poses to South Florida has been the topic of conversation among politicians, health officials and emergency personnel over the last several days.
The nation has stepped up its efforts to stop Ebola from coming into the country on the same day that an infected man died from the disease in Dallas.
Officials in Texas worked to monitor the people possibly exposed to an Ebola virus patient as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed what the response to an airline passenger with an infectious disease such as Ebola would be like in South Florida.
New information on the investigation into a loaded shot gun that was found in a restroom at Miami International Airport has surfaced.
Investigators from the Joint Terrorism Task Force have identified several people they want to talk to in connection with a loaded shotgun found inside a bathroom at Miami International Airport.
Luis Fernando Del Ra Ortiz was arrested and charged with child neglect, disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest, battery and assault.
Ted Turner built a media empire that included cable channels CNN, TBS and TNT, and he owned the Atlanta Braves for 20 years.
Jahara Malik was sentenced to 17 yers in prison followed by five years of probation in the stabbing death of Yahkeim Lollar in 2024.
As this unseasonable heat returns, officials are urging people to take necessary precautions to avoid heat illnesses and heat exhaustion.
The incident took place in the area of Southwest 62nd Terrace and Southwest 58th Avenue.
Luis Fernando Del Ra Ortiz was arrested and charged with child neglect, disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest, battery and assault.
Ted Turner built a media empire that included cable channels CNN, TBS and TNT, and he owned the Atlanta Braves for 20 years.
Jahara Malik was sentenced to 17 yers in prison followed by five years of probation in the stabbing death of Yahkeim Lollar in 2024.
As this unseasonable heat returns, officials are urging people to take necessary precautions to avoid heat illnesses and heat exhaustion.
The incident took place in the area of Southwest 62nd Terrace and Southwest 58th Avenue.
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.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is being questioned Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.
Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.
The U.S. military says it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, as the number of recent strikes continues to ramp up.
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.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
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.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.