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South Florida homeowners face a difficult balance between rising costs and the unpredictable threat of severe weather.
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South Florida homeowners face a difficult balance between rising costs and the unpredictable threat of severe weather.
The storms collapsed hundreds of homes, downed trees and knocked out power lines in multiple counties, officials said.
Communities across the Midwest were starting the cleanup process Saturday after multiple tornadoes touched down and severe weather struck areas from the Great Lakes to Texas.
No injuries were reported when the tornado touched down in Palm Springs North on Tuesday afternoon.
The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are some of the natural disasters that have contributed to global losses for the first half of 2025.
Experts warn hurricane impacts like flooding and tornadoes can strike far outside the forecast cone.
While Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's west coast in October 2024, it was the tornadoes on the east coast that delivered the most tragic blow, particularly in Fort Pierce, where an EF3 tornado claimed six lives and left a neighborhood in ruins.
Broward and Miami-Dade counties were under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9 p.m. Monday
About 47 million people faced an enhanced to moderate severe storm threat from Madison, Wisconsin, to Birmingham, Alabama.
The National Weather Service confirmed that the tornado, which packed winds of up to 115 mph, touched down around 9:40 a.m.
An EF-2 tornado ripped through Central Florida on Monday, destroying a home and uprooting trees.
An ice storm created treacherous driving conditions in Iowa and eastern Nebraska over the weekend. Meanwhile, San Francisco was under a tornado warning.
Two weeks after Hurricane Milton hit Florida, about 15.8% of insurance claims had been closed.
By Florida standards the tornado in Wellington and another one in Palm Beach Gardens in Palm Beach County are monster storms.
Hurricane Milton killed at least 23 people when it tore across central Florida, flooding barrier islands and spawning deadly tornadoes.
Tony Brazzale expected Hurricane Milton would be a "nonevent" for his family.
The National Weather Service said it was an EF-3 tornado with wind speeds of up to 140 miles per hour.
A dog was rescued from the rubble of a home hit by a tornado at a retirement community spurred by Hurricane Milton.
CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero reports from Fort Pierce where one neighborhood was struck by a damaging tornado.
Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Florida's west coast on Wednesday, also sparked multiple tornadoes.
CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero reports from the Treasure Coast, where a tornado ravaged one neighborhood.
Authorities said at least 17 tornadoes touched down in Fort Pierce causing deaths and destruction.
St. Lucie County spokesman Erick Gill said he's not seen the level of devastation that the tornadoes caused in all his years with the county.
Morgan Rynor reports the woman said after the first one hit her home, she ran to a neighbor and then a second tornado touched down.
Mayor Linda Hudson says the building was "pretty much demolished."
An improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant Saturday in central Moscow, according to Russian state media.
A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
Investigators are probing whether Iranian hackers are behind this week's malicious cyber activity against water systems in Minnesota. If they are found to be the culprits, it would not be the first time.
Francisco Lara was arrested after his foster son was found alone in underwear near traffic.
An improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant Saturday in central Moscow, according to Russian state media.
A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
Investigators are probing whether Iranian hackers are behind this week's malicious cyber activity against water systems in Minnesota. If they are found to be the culprits, it would not be the first time.
Francisco Lara was arrested after his foster son was found alone in underwear near traffic.
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.
Investigators are probing whether Iranian hackers are behind this week's malicious cyber activity against water systems in Minnesota. If they are found to be the culprits, it would not be the first time.
Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss an indictment charging U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with ripping the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the damage was caused by "botched installation and not vandalism."
The U.S. and Israel plan to hit Iran's energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend, although no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
The Department of Justice in June issued a legal opinion saying states aren't required to provide services that help people with disabilities remain in their homes.
President Trump said Hamas and his international "Board of Peace" have agreed on the next steps in a peace deal that includes Hamas' disarmament in the Gaza Strip.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
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.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.