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The first hurricane watch in 15 years has been declared for portions of Maine, while a large area of coastal New England is under a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Lee approaches the region.
Meteorologist Dave Warren has the latest forecast.
South Florida will flirt with near-record high temperatures Tuesday along with very muggy air that will blanket the region.
Idalia came ashore in the lightly populated Keaton Beach area of Taylor County at 7:45 a.m. as a high-end Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph.
A fast-moving storm affected Miami-Dade County on Tuesday afternoon.
Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday.
The storm, named Idalia, was upgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday.
The latest forecast has Idalia making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near the Big Bend area of Florida.
If the system does become a named storm, it will be called Idalia.
Provided nothing else develops prior to that, this system will be named Idalia.
Hilary was downgraded a few hours before landfall to a tropical storm as rain from the storm started spreading in Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
Highs soar to the low to mid 90s this afternoon with the potential for a few storms.
July has been so hot so far that scientists calculate that this month will be the globally hottest on record and likely the warmest human civilization has seen, even though there are several days left to sweat through.
The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees two days in a row, which meteorologists say could potentially be the hottest seawater ever measured.
Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
This is the second time this month that an Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for the county
.The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Miami-Dade County, the first time the region has been under such an alert.
Phoenix on Saturday saw the city's 16th consecutive day of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher temperatures
The higher-than-normal sea surface temperatures off the coasts of the Sunshine State could cause a "nasty" coral bleaching event, experts say.
Temperatures in the capital are expected to drop on Monday before rising again later next week.
Hurricane Season is officially underway and the 2023 Season forecast from NOAA calls for a near-average season with 12-17 names storms, five to nine hurricanes and one to four major hurricanes.
Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach.
Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.
On Saturday and Sunday afternoon storms will be steered by the onshore breeze towards the interior and the Gulf coast.
"Nobody is going to be untouched by these changes that are happening," an expert from the U.K. Met Office warned.
South Florida shelters say the new statewide database will help them screen adopters and keep animals safer.
Police say the man barricaded himself inside a home with a knife, prompting a large tactical response and hours of negotiations.
The Rangers beat the Panthers 5-1 on Friday night in the Winter Classic — the first outdoor game played in the Sunshine State.
Former Phillies center fielder Lenny Dykstra faces charges after police say a state trooper found drugs and paraphernalia in his possession.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest for whoever was responsible for shooting five people in Fort Lauderdale.
South Florida shelters say the new statewide database will help them screen adopters and keep animals safer.
Police say the man barricaded himself inside a home with a knife, prompting a large tactical response and hours of negotiations.
The Rangers beat the Panthers 5-1 on Friday night in the Winter Classic — the first outdoor game played in the Sunshine State.
Former Phillies center fielder Lenny Dykstra faces charges after police say a state trooper found drugs and paraphernalia in his possession.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest for whoever was responsible for shooting five people in Fort Lauderdale.
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.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
The suspect, Brian Cole, has not yet entered a plea to the charges stemming from two bombs found near Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters nearly five years ago.
House Democrats will also be holding a hearing on the five-year mark of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
In a pretaped interview on state TV, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro evaded a question about a U.S. strike at a docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by drug cartels.
As U.S.-Iran tension soars, Trump warns violence against protesters could bring an American intervention: "We are locked and loaded and ready to go."
The Trump administration is aiming to move a planned 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom through the federal government's review process at a rapid clip, with final approvals as soon as early March.
Jim Defede's guest this week on Facing South Florida is James Fishback, a Republican candidate for the Florida governor's office.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
If you don't feel well, particularly if you have a fever and worsening symptoms, Dr. Glazier says, skip the get-together.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
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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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A woman who was found dead in San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel on New Year's Day has been identified as Victoria Jones, daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones, officials said.
Here's what to know about the lineup of performances scheduled for New Year's Eve, as crowds gather in Times Square to ring in 2026.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé became the fifth musician to achieve the wealth milestone, Forbes said Monday.
French politicians were divided on Monday over how to pay tribute to the late Brigitte Bardot who, despite her screen legend, courted controversy in later life with her far-right views.