Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America, leaves at least 1 dead
Honduran officials said that there had been at least 90 rescues and over 47,000 people affected by the storm.
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Honduran officials said that there had been at least 90 rescues and over 47,000 people affected by the storm.
Tropical Storm Sara developed in the Caribbean on Thursday, threatening parts of Central America with life-threatening and potentially catastrophic rain.
The last day of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Nov. 30, but as we near that finish line, the Caribbean apparently has other thoughts in mind.
Rafael, the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, became a hurricane on Tuesday evening as it approached the Cayman Islands.
The Atlantic Hurricane season has been busy with 15 named storms already forming this year. The season runs through Nov. 30.
Milton is a powerful Category 4 hurricane with a path forecast to bring it ashore along Florida's west coast this week.
The flood threat across South Florida increased Sunday as an area of non-tropical low pressure began to approach from the west. This spread heavy, widespread rain into the area Sunday afternoon and into Sunday evening and Monday ahead of Tropical Storm Milton making landfall Wednesday in northern Florida.
As rain is expected for Sunday and Tropical Storm Milton strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico, many people are still recovering from Hurricane Helene.
The South Florida Water Management District began preparations and encouraged others – residents and municipalities – to follow suit.
Hurricane Helene killed dozens of people, caused widespread destruction and knocked out power to millions of homes and businesses.
The worst of the damage is in nearby Keaton Beech. People in Perry say their hearts go out to their neighbors.
Authorities have successfully airlifted over 50 people stranded by fast-moving flood waters from the roof of a hospital in Erwin, in eastern Tennessee.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect for either storm however, the waves from Issac could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions in the Azores
The Florida Keys were not in the eye of Hurricane Helene, but they did get some strong winds and rough waves.
The U.S. Gulf Coast is bracing for a major hurricane, with Tropical Storm Helene expected to intensify rapidly into a Category 3 storm and hit Florida's Big Bend.
NEXT Weather meteorologist Dave Warren says Helene could make landfall on the state's Nature Coast as a major hurricane.
Francine made landfall in southern Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hone dumped so much rain on Hawaii that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier sides of the islands.
Ernesto regained hurricane strength on Sunday, forecasters said, and will continue to bring "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" to the U.S. East Coast.
Ernesto is the fifth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Here's where it could be headed.
Debby made a second landfall early Thursday over South Carolina and weakened to a tropical depression. The storm is forecast to head up the East Coast.
Videos from various Floridians show "very weird catfish" squirming their way onto driveways and front door steps after Hurricane Debby flooded streets.
Tropical Storm Debby reached Florida's gulf coast early Monday as a hurricane, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic flooding.
Debby is expected to strengthen rapidly before making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region.
The storm is forecast to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, but it could strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane.
The Broward nonprofit Handy partners with Publix to help South Florida teens prepare for the workforce.
Thieves in a white Comcast van were caught on camera stealing motorcycles from apartment garages in South Florida, connecting two victims online and prompting local investigations.
Federal authorities say the sweeping crackdown targeted online piracy networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including matches played in Atlanta and Miami.
Prosecutors say Joel Leiniz was driving more than 100 mph in a 40 mph zone with his three daughters in the car when the January crash happened. She died, while his other two daughters lived.
Waymo says thousands of soccer fans relied on its autonomous vehicles during the FIFA World Cup in Miami.
The Broward nonprofit Handy partners with Publix to help South Florida teens prepare for the workforce.
For this year, lawmakers moved the discount dates to July 20 through Aug. 20.
Thieves in a white Comcast van were caught on camera stealing motorcycles from apartment garages in South Florida, connecting two victims online and prompting local investigations.
Federal authorities say the sweeping crackdown targeted online piracy networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including matches played in Atlanta and Miami.
Prosecutors say Joel Leiniz was driving more than 100 mph in a 40 mph zone with his three daughters in the car when the January crash happened. She died, while his other two daughters lived.
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.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Sen. Mark Warner said he'll vote against Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
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.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
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.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
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 lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.