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Most of County Government is open for business through Wednesday until 12PM, closing Thursday, and reopening for business on Friday at 6AM. Exceptions include:. All waterside activity at Port Everglades ceased at 12:01AM Tuesday, by order of the Coast Guard. Port Everglades landside activities including loading of fuel trucks will continue Tuesday and Wednesday for as long as conditions remain safe to do so.

As Florida's Gulf Coast braces for the impacts of Hurricane Milton Wednesday, the storm is causing severe weather across the state.

A tornado was spotted Wednesday morning over Alligator Alley. The sighting comes after the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch through 9 p.m. Wednesday for seven counties, including mainland Monroe, Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. South Florida is also under a tropical storm warning.

Hurricane Milton remained a Category 5 storm as of 5 a.m. Wednesday with 160 mph winds, moving east-northeast at 14 mph. The center was located about 300 miles southwest of Tampa and still on a track to make landfall along the west-central coast of Florida Wednesday night, then steamroll across the state toward the Space Coast, although there have been southerly dips in that track since Tuesday night.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman in the rural Redland area of southwest Miami-Dade woke up to a suspected tornado hitting her home early Wednesday morning as the outer rain bands of Hurricane Milton moved into South Florida. Brenda Lee Newton, who lives on Southwest 344th Street just west...

MIAMI – The Florida Department of Health has suspended the license of a psychologist arrested by Miami-Dade police in mid-August on child trafficking allegations, according to documents obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday. Police arrested Maria Ximena Duarte, 45, of North Miami, on Aug. 18 after they said...

Authorities in Miami are in the midst of an investigation following a troubling discovery in a downtown luxury apartment building. The Miami Police Department reported the discovery of what seems to be human remains in a trash chute. The initial report came from the building at 100 Northwest 6th Street yesterday morning, as confirmed by NBC Miami.

MIAMI – Officers arrested a Miami daycare teacher’s assistant after a co-worker — and a surveillance camera — caught her subjecting a 6-year-old boy to a barrage of abuse Monday, according to police. Miami police said before Marlene Carballo was even put in handcuffs, she had...

As Hurricane Milton hits Miami-Dade County, officials have declared a local state of emergency starting yesterday due to heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. Residents are facing high water, especially in areas with poor drainage or low elevation. The county has mobilized various departments to manage the situation, monitoring canals, sending crews to clear roads, and ensuring all pumps are operational, according to the Miami-Dade County website.

"I don’t need to tell you — global warming, climate change leading to this," John Morales said upon learning Milton had intensified to a Category 5 storm.

Local officials are urging Miami residents to stay off the roads today as the county braces for heavy rain and winds between 39 and 57 mph brought on by Hurricane Milton. Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties are under a tropical storm warning through tomorrow. Why it matters: Milton...

Police arrested a man who allegedly caused multiple accidents before taking off. It happened on Sept. 20 in the area of Southwest 12th Avenue and 10th Street in Miami. Man arrested after leading police on chase in stolen pickup truck. NOW PLAYING. Woman files lawsuit against Miami-Dade County after father...

MIAMI – Miami-Dade prosecutors have dropped charges against three family members who were previously accused in connection with the death of an 11-year-old girl who was accidentally shot by her 9-year-old brother in an apartment and later died at the hospital back in July. Officials with the Miami-Dade State...

MIAMI – Police have named a person of interest in the shooting of a popular Cuban rapper. Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger, whose real name is Jose Manuel Carvajal, was found last Thursday morning with a gunshot wound to his head. He was in the back of a Mercedes...

A 19-year-old University of Miami student, Elizabeth Burkly, was arrested and charged with issuing a bomb threat on social media, targeting the Cox Science Building on campus. The threat was discovered on Instagram, with a photo captioned, “Take in the view cause I’m bombing it tomorrow,” according to WSVN.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Authorities have located a teenage girl reported missing from Miami-Dade County. Police officers were searching for 15-year-old Coco Mastrangelo and issued a Missing Child Alert, but have since reported that the girl has been located safely. Flooding continues in Miami-Dade County. NOW PLAYING. Flood-prone areas...

Yesssssssss...we can FEEL your ANGER! NOW TWEET ABOUT IT! DO IT!! STRIKE US DOWN!!!!. Shameless. Disgusting. Cal has been completely and utterly screwed on what should have been one of the best days in program history. The ACC officiating center will quietly sweep this under the rug, until Miami needs...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Despite Hurricane Milton still being in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, residents and business owners in some parts of Miami-Dade County were already dealing with high water — and preparing for even more flooding. South Dade residents like nail tech Nef Temple began to...

MONROE CO. (WOLF) — Four men are wanted for their alleged connections to a widespread fraudulent check scheme. Pocono Township Police said in Nov. 2023, a victim reported fraudulent withdraws occurring from her bank account. It was discovered that her checks and checking account information had been passed on...

MIAMI – A Miami nonagenarian is facing a felony charge after police say he touched a 15-year-old neighbor at his apartment building on Friday. Police arrested Roberto Gutierrez, 92, on a charge of lewd and lascivious conduct of a child under 16 Saturday. Surveillance video shows teen leaving Miami...