Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year.

Holiday forecast for Veterans Day

To the east of Rafael, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring another potential system in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean as the season draws to a close.

The NHC has highlighted two areas of interest in the Atlantic

The U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Bahamas Defense Force are searching for a 66-year-old woman who went overboard from Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas near Nassau.

Tropical Storm Oscar has disintegrated as it heads toward the Bahamas after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least seven people.

Tropical Storm Oscar is heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba.

Oscar has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall Sunday in eastern Cuba.

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels of gang violence and criminal activities in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Hurricane Milton has come and gone, and the Northern Lights could pop up right on the storm’s heels.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were hitting golf balls into a lake and some people couldn’t figure out why.

Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and waves from the system could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend.

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis tells The Associated Press that his nation is in a financial pickle.

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a disturbance that has a good chance of developing tropical characteristics.

Central Florida looks to tap into some of that dry air starting Wednesday, lowering rain chances to 30-40% in the the afternoon hours.

The weak tropical wave, designated as Invest 92L, will bump up rain chances as it moves closer to Florida.

A 24-year-old Florida man survives a freak accident.

Less than two weeks since a cruise ship caught on fire, the Carnival Freedom returned to sailing Thursday.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of fraud for stealing at least $10 billion from customers and investors.

A fire broke out in the exhaust funnel of the Carnival Freedom cruise ship near the Bahamas on Saturday, according to a news release.

The PGA Tour has taken a step toward sparking negotiations with the Saudi Arabia national wealth fund behind LIV Golf.

A 27-year-old woman from Florida was found dead in her cabin aboard a cruise ship headed to the Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Tiger Woods has been pointing to Riviera for his 2024 debut.

Golf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball doesn't go as far for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend.

Police say a female tourist from Boston has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, police told reporters.

A teenager died after falling from a balcony aboard a cruise ship.

Justin Moore scored five of his 16 points in overtime and Eric Dixon had a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova beat No. 14 North Carolina 83-81 on Thursday in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

A tropical storm could develop later Friday in the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center highlighted a new area near Florida that’s expected to bring heavy rain this week.

Here's what you need to know about the Central Florida forecast.

We are in the final stretch of the 2023 hurricane season, but there are indications the season won’t end quietly.

The warm and dry stretch of weather continues for the next few days, as a ridge of high pressure remains in control.

A fishing vessel will attempt to use the high tide to pull free a Danish-owned luxury cruise ship that ran aground in northwestern Greenland with 206 people on board.

A Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew has run aground in northwestern Greenland.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued a 64-year-old man whose sailboat became disabled and who spent three days stranded on an island in the Bahamas.

Same wave that could develop into a tropical system after Florida

The National Hurricane Center highlighted its first disturbance of the 2023 hurricane season Sunday.

Years of market pressures, lack of fisheries management and unchecked overfishing from larger commercial fishers have led to a decline in small fish such as sardines that rural coastal communities in the Philippines depend on.

The potential loss of conch in the Bahamas reflects the threat overfishing poses around the world to traditional foods.

A lawyer for onetime cryptocurrency darling Sam Bankman-Fried is signaling that he's challenging the validity of new charges contained in rewritten indictments released in recent weeks after his client was brought to the United States from the Bahamas in December.

A South Carolina FBI field office reported that the woman was found unresponsive during the ship’s voyage to Nassau on Feb. 27.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform.

Tiger Woods and his 13-year-old son share more than a fundamentally sound golf swing.

Santiago Vescovi scored 20 points while No. 22 Tennessee locked down on third-ranked Kansas to beat the reigning national champions 64-50 in the championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

First-year guard Gradey Dick scored a season-high 25 points to help No. 3 Kansas beat North Carolina State 80-74 in the Battle 4 Atlantis opener.

Eliza Hollingsworth scored 18 points to help Gonzaga upset No. 6 Louisville 79-67 in Saturday night’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Jordan King scored 17 of her 25 points after halftime while Marquette held third-ranked Texas to 31% shooting to beat the Longhorns 68-61 in Saturday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane as it churns toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline.

Rain, rain is on the way.

Tiger Woods has another loaded field for the Bahamas and his Hero World Challenge.

Margaritaville at Sea cruise line is honoring those that serve our communities with a free cruise.

A woman sailing on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that set sail from Port Canaveral was killed in a shark attack.

Bermuda has shuttered schools, businesses and government agencies as Tropical Storm Alex brushed past the British overseas territory.

The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is headed toward Bermuda after killing three people in Cuba and flooding roads in Florida.

Tropical storm watches were posted Thursday for Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas as the system that battered Mexico moves to the east.

Three Americans who were found dead at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas earlier this month died from carbon monoxide poisoning, local news outlets reported.

Prince William says he will support and respect whatever decision the people make as Caribbean nations debate their relationship with the British crown.

Prince William and Kate are embarking on a tour to Central America and the Caribbean, even as some countries in the region mull cutting ties to the British monarchy.

The ocean brought Tennile Maher and Wood Belcher together.

A second cruise ship has diverted to the Bahamas, avoiding a U.S. judge’s order to seize one of the company’s vessels.

Little is known about the 40 people believed to have been aboard a boat that capsized and was found this week near the Florida coast with just one survivor.

The U.S. government has launched a criminal investigation into whether a smuggling ring is behind a boat that capsized off Florida with 40 migrants onboard.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized off Florida’s coast en route from the Bahamas.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized off Florida’s coast en route from the Bahamas.

A cruise ship with hundreds of passengers has diverted to the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over $4 million in unpaid fuel.

The cold front has pushed all the way through Florida and is into the Bahamas Monday night.

Happy new year! High pressure across the northern Bahamas will show little change through today with the record warm and stable pattern continuing.

It was bad enough for Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson to finish at the bottom of a 20-man field in the Hero World Challenge.

A holiday exhibition in the Bahamas suddenly is shaping up to be a lot more.

Tiger Woods doesn't have a lot of answers about his past or his future.

Baylor coach Scott Drew knew his sixth-ranked Bears might need time to blend a changed roster after losing four starters from a national-championship run.

This week's Battle 4 Atlantis men's college basketball tournament in the Bahamas headlines the list of offshore events returning to the sport amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coldest night of the season so far is upon us in Central Florida.

South Carolina is the unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

The release of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll will be delayed a day because of a Monday afternoon matchup between the top two teams.

A few showers are possible in Central Florida.

A disorganized system that originated near the Bahamas now has a moderate chance for develop through Sunday morning.

Remember, hurricane season is not over until the end of November.

A large ridge of high pressure will remain in control of the weather in Central Florida.

Hurricane Sam is a Category 4 storm that is not expected to strike Bermuda but is forecast bring tropical storm conditions to the territory and other islands.

Just like Kesha said in her hit song “Tik Tok,” well, “the party don’t start till I walk in,” and that goes for her Kesha Cruise that is setting sail in 2022.

Disney Cruise Line announces that guests 12-plus sailing to the Bahamas must be vaccinated.

Tropical depression Fred is heading for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on a forecast track that would carry it toward South Florida as a tropical storm by Saturday.

Increasing rain is on the way.

Anguilla Cay is the uninhabited island in the Bahamas where rescuers found three people who were stranded there for 33 days. A Coast Guard helicopter earlier this week spotted the two men and one woman and hoisted them in baskets from a rocky cliff in Anguilla Cay, a Bahamian islet close to Cuba. The U.S. Coast Guard did not respond to requests clarifying what considerations were made before the group was flown into the United States. It was unclear whether the group was originally bound for the U.S. or simply lost at sea, and the Coast Guard has said it focused merely on rescuing them. However, the rocky, uninhabited island is routinely monitored by the Coast Guard for strandings of migrants hoping to reach U.S. soil.

ORLANDO, Fla. – We are starting off Wednesday morning mild, with temperatures in the mid-50s inland to the mid-60s along the coast. The other hazards in the forecast remain along the immediate coast, with beaches seeing a moderate risk of rip currents through the end of the week. The strong high is forecast to finally break down this weekend as our next front arrives on Saturday. The front will eventually drop southeast across Central Florida, with its possible arrival between sunset Saturday and sunrise Sunday. Drier and cooler weather will begin to settle in by Sunday afternoon and into the first half of next week.

Location 85 miles SE of Wilmington North Carolina Wind 45 mph Heading ENE at 21 mph Pressure 29.65 Coordinates 76.8W, 33.3NDiscussionAt 400 AM EST (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta was located near latitude 33.3 North, longitude 76.8 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed through Saturday. On the forecast track, Eta is expected to gradually pull away from the southeast U.S. Coast today. Eta could intensify a little as an non-tropical cyclone during the next day or so before it becomes absorbed by a larger non-tropical cyclone on Saturday or Saturday night. Tropics Models at 9:10 Friday Morning, November 13thLand HazardsSURF: Swells generated by Eta will affect portions of the southeastern United States coast today.

ORLANDO, Fla. – An area of low pressure could develop into a tropical depression and move toward the Sunshine State. The National Hurricane Center says the low has a 70% chance to develop tropical characteristics over the next two days. NEW 2pm EDT Friday: A tropical depression will likely form in the NW Caribbean Sea during the next day or two. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Epsilon was about 195 miles east of Bermuda on Friday morning. Bermuda weather officials on Thursday evening had discontinued a tropical storm warning for the Atlantic island.

The National Hurricane Center is giving this area a 20% chance of development over the next five days. The tropical moisture is leading to a wet start in Central Florida, especially along the coasts of Flagler, Volusia and Brevard counties. Rain chances will increase to 70% Thursday afternoon as temperatures warm into the low 90s across Central Florida. Orlando saw a record 4.05 inches of rain, dropping the citys rain deficit to 0.45 inches for the year. The previous record for rain on Sept. 9 in Orlando was 2.73 inches, set in 1964.

NASSAU, Bahamas One year ago Tuesday, Bahamians watched nervously as Hurricane Dorian inched closer to the northwestern Bahamas. Cat 5 Hurricane Dorian moving over Bahamas Sept 2019. The eye of major Hurricane Dorian approaching Abaco Island, Bahamas, on September 1, 2019, as seen by NOAAs GOES-16 satellite. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis delivers day of remembrance on Sept 1st via Facebook Live to honor those who lost their lives in Hurricane Dorian. This act designated The Small Home Repair Program to facilitate reconstruction and restoration of areas impacted by Hurricane Dorian.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning from South Santee River, South Carolina, to Surf City, North Carolina. "We are forecasting it to become a hurricane before it reaches the coast this evening," senior hurricane specialist Daniel Brown said. Authorities were getting ready in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, ordering swimmers out of the water to avoid rough surf and strong rip currents. Were from Michigan, so we get snow and go through it all," Aliyah Owens, who arrived in Myrtle Beach for a summer vacation Sunday, told WTBW-TV. Anything that can move we tie down or bring inside, Philo told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach.

The storm is expected to impact Central Florida as a tropical storm Sunday into early Monday. [MORE: Radar | Plan and prepare | Sandbag locations]As it does, parts of Central Florida are bracing for potential storm impacts. Here’s what you can expect in Central Florida on Sunday:Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Brevard, Volusia, Flagler, Seminole, Orange and Osceola counties. (WKMG)Tropical Storm Isaias' impacts for inland portions of Central Florida. (WKMG)Tropical Storm Isaias' impacts on inland portions of Central Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. With Tropical Storm Isaias projected to skirt Central Floridas east coast, News 6 will livestream team coverage at 6 p.m. on ClickOrlando.com. To watch the newscast, just click the play button in the video player at the top of this story. The system was a Category 1 hurricane for almost two days before it was downgraded back to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon. The storm is expected to impact Central Florida as a tropical storm Sunday into early Monday. Watch News 6 and stay with ClickOrlando.com for more coverage.

SAN JUAN Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on a track for the U.S. East Coast. Bahamas Power and Light Co. cut off power in certain areas for safety. A hurricane warning was in effect for northwest and central Bahamas. Please do not engage in hurricane or COVID(-19) parties, he said. Isaias was expected to produce 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) of rain in the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

ORLANDO, Fla. As of Thursday night, Hurricane Isaias is still churning in the Atlantic on its way through the Bahamas. [RELATED: WATCH LIVE: Forecast cone, computer models and updates for Tropical Storm Isaias]The weekend impacts for Central Florida will vary depending on how close to our coast Isaias comes, and how much more it will intensify. [RELATED: County-by-county look at Isaias impact in Central Florida]For now, we are expecting tropical storm conditions to impact the coastal areas of Volusia, Brevard, and Flagler counties. Look for the first bands of Tropical rain to arrive in Southern Brevard County around 6 p.m. Saturday evening. Any deviation of the current track could also bring those conditions across the Inland areas.

It was centered about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east-southeast of Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas late Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was issued for the northwestern Bahamas, including Andros Island, New Providence, Eleuthera, Abacos Islands, Berry Islands, Grand Bahamas Island, and Bimini. It's a rather difficult experience because it reminds us of Maria.More than 50 people sought shelter in Puerto Rico, said Gov. There's no other alternative.U.S. President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration in Puerto Rico as a result of the storm. Isaias was expected to produce 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) of rain across Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and northern Haiti, with isolated maximum totals of 10 inches (25 centimeters).

Were you planning an upcoming vacation or business trip to the Bahamas? Those plans might be on hold for the near future, as the Bahamas is closing its borders to travelers from the United States starting Wednesday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. The Bahamas had just opened back up to international tourism three weeks prior to this new order. Along with the international traveler restrictions, the Bahamas is closing all beaches and parks, banning indoor dining, weddings, funerals, religious services and sporting events on Grand Bahama, according to the Sun-Sentinel. We are trying to open parts of our economy and our society while promoting and requiring health measures to protect lives.For more information on Bahamas travel restrictions, click here.

The area of low pressure east of the Bahamas is not expected to develop as it meets up with a cold front and gets torn apart. Another, new area has been highlighted by the National Hurricane Center as an area to watch for possible tropical development over the next five days. The National Hurricane Center currently gives this entity a 50 percent chance for development over the next 5 days. Climatologically speaking, this is the main area we watch for tropical development in June. Tune into News 6 on June 1, the official start of hurricane season, for a full day of storm-prep coverage.

Tropical storm force wind gusts are possible in the Florida Keys, southeast Florida and the Bahamas on Friday and Saturday, forecasters said. If it develops, the storm would be named Arthur. Subtropical storms are not as defined as tropical storms, with its strongest winds located some distance from it's loosely formed center. They are also not a strong as tropical storms. It's not uncommon to have a named storm before the official start of hurricane season.