King tide season brings sandbar danger warnings in South Florida
Rising tides can quickly cut off sandbar access, leaving swimmers stranded in holes and currents.
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Rising tides can quickly cut off sandbar access, leaving swimmers stranded in holes and currents.
Residents must follow a set watering schedule to help conserve water year-round.
The closure comes just five days after Mayor Bryan Calvo and city leaders celebrated the park's reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
After decades of complaints regarding the discolored tap water, the city is preparing to open the new plant in September, aimed at solving the issue.
An Atlanta man was booked into a Miami-Dade jail after being accused of causing a harmful boating accident and then leaving the scene.
South Florida families are turning to the YMCA for water safety training following a string of recent drownings, highlighting an urgent push to ensure children learn lifesaving swimming skills.
Florida may surpass last year's child drowning rate, prompting a push for pool safety and swim education.
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after being pulled from a Lauderhill apartment pool, the latest in a string of child drowning and near-drowning incidents across South Florida.
A 2-year-old is critical after a near-drowning in North Lauderdale, the fourth such incident in Broward this month.
Broward County continues to record one of the highest child drowning death rates in the country. Experts say the situation is worsening.
Marcus Sanders, who had recently graduated from the eighth grade, died June 27 after visiting a lake near North Redland Road and Northwest 12th Street with friends.
As thousands of boaters prepare to head out for the Independence Day weekend, South Florida families affected by deadly boating accidents are reminding others that simple safety precautions can save lives.
The Fourth of July holiday weekend brings increased boater traffic along waterways and Biscayne Bay.
The legislation is headed to the Senate, and if enacted, it would prohibit the use of bait to attract sharks in federal waters off the Florida coast, though it would include an exception for shark fishing.
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report found that the state had 694 reportable boating incidents last year, an increase from the previous two years.
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
New recommendations target safety gaps in Biscayne Bay, including a single citation database, improved navigation markers, and a potential "boat court."
The manatee wasn't cited for the pit stop because police jokingly said that "she refused to show ID."
Rough seas and dangerous rip currents led to a high volume of beach rescues on Friday, with 29 people pulled from the water in Fort Lauderdale and another nine in Pompano Beach.
The family is now calling for the homeowner to remove the listing from all rental sites and plans to file a lawsuit.
Broward County officials told CBS News Miami that a private contractor using a horizontal drilling method to lay fiber optic line hit an 8-inch water pipe, leading to the powerful leak.
One resident said his previous bill was $173, but it has gone up to over $600. The city held a meeting to explain why water bills have gone up.
Signs have been posted in a South Miami neighborhood warning about blue green algae that may be in canal water and that leaves some poisonous substances or toxins in it.
Here's everything you need to know about Portuguese man o' wars and what you need to do if you ever get stung.
Many children in South Florida know how to swim. But despite that, a shallow water blackout can turn a family's life upside down in an instant.
