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Tips to keep your family safe during hurricane season
FPL urges Floridians to be prepared and be aware of potential safety hazards, especially before, during, and after severe weather.
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FPL urges Floridians to be prepared and be aware of potential safety hazards, especially before, during, and after severe weather.
The "Eye of the Storm" event brought in about 5,000 guests, who were there to learn about hurricane science and preparedness on the first day of hurricane season.
The weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
FPL urges Floridians to be prepared and be aware of potential safety hazards, especially before, during, and after severe weather.
Colorado State University added two named storms and a major hurricane to its outlook for the 2024 season.
Airlines are suspending or canceling flights into Houston as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas.
Aid shipments from South Florida are arriving in the Caribbean, and donations are being accepted for future shipments.
According to the counsel general of Jamaica, 2.9 million Jamaicans have been advised to seek shelter.
The rampant destruction comes as experts warn "it only takes one landfalling hurricane to set back decades of development" on island nations.
Hurricane Beryl has already devastated some Caribbean islands and on Tuesday, leaders from those islands are reaching out for help.
Hurricane Beryl left some roads unpassable, Grenada's prime minister said, as rescue crews fanned out to determine the extent of the damage.
Hurricane Beryl lashed the southeastern Caribbean as a Category 4, then strengthened even further to Category 5 — an unprecedented strength this early in the Atlantic season.
Many of the millions left without power sweltered and grumbled Tuesday as the storm gutted access to air conditioning, food and water, and smothering heat and humidity draped Houston.
It was a horrifying Tuesday morning for one woman rollerblading in Miami Beach.
The fight happened after the Copa America final, when some members of the Colombian delegation were denied access to the stadium field.
"This didn't just happen in the last couple of weeks," said a nurse at the Miami VA Medical Center.
The Florida primary election is less than six weeks away
Pino was accused of hiring men to threaten and attack his estranged wife and her sister.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
The Florida primary election is less than six weeks away
The lawsuit claims seven South Florida state House districts and three congressional districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
The Biden administration wants a new law that would cap annual rent increases at no more than 5% — or landlords would lose a major tax break.
"The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that," President Biden said.
Following a shooter's attempt to kill former President Trump, conspiracy theories, digitally altered images and misinformation spread across social media platforms.
Jim DeFede speaks with Mo Saunders, the estranged aunt to Democrat Joe Saunders, who is also running for the same seat.
DeFede said the incident has become an "inflection point" for the country in how we talk about politics.
"I support the chairman's call for an investigation," Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, told CBS News Miami.
Jim DeFede reacts to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump during his rally in Pennsylvania.
Jim DeFede interviews Democrat Joe Saunders, who now finds himself with a last-minute challenger, his aunt Maureen Saunders Scott, who is demanding to be on the ballot as Moe Saunders.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
Tahjana Lewis suffered burns to her chest, arms and legs, according to a recent lawsuit the Connecticut woman filed.
One product contained 16 different metals, with researchers calling for rules requiring manufacturers to test tampons.
The CDC says several states are seeing "consistent increases in COVID-19 activity" this summer.
Hatch has received two reports of people being shocked after plastic on the product's AC power adapter came off.
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The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
There are two sales tax holidays for hurricane supplies
Has mom and dad's bank been open too long at your house?
One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
"90210" stars like Jennie Garth and Brian Austin Green paid tribute, and Alyssa Milano commented on her "complicated relationship" with Shannen Doherty.
Shannen Doherty had been battling cancer since 2015.
Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo was critical of the extended halftime planned for Sunday night's Copa America final to allow a concert by Shakira.
Richard Simmons devoted his life to making people sweat with his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" workout videos.
NEXT Weather meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez says it was an above average season with 20 named storms.
The system is not expected to pose a threat to Florida, however.
NEXT Weather meteorologists Lissette Gonzalez and KC Sherman have the latest on Idalia. Read More...
NEXT Weather meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez says Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to become a major hurricane.
NEXT Weather meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez takes a look at three tropical storms in the Atlantic
NEXT Weather meteorologist KC Sherman will the latest on Tropical Depression 3.
Tropical Depression #2 formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday afternoon on the first day of Hurricane Season.
CBS4's Ivan Cabrera reports on the has the latest information on Tropical Depression 9.
Fortunately, there are no current threats to South Florida.