Miami Beach police have confirmed that a human head which washed ashore on Key Biscayne belonged to a 19-year-old swimmer who disappeared off South Beach, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.

Restaurant chain TGI Fridays says it has filed for bankruptcy protection as it looks for ways to “ensure the long-term viability” of the casual dining brand.

Judaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide.

Not only is it the world’s first underwater cemetery — it’s also set to be the largest man-made reef on the planet.

Miami Beach residents and visitors can feel it coming in the air tonight — and the rest of the weekend— as “Miami Vice” cast and crew gather to celebrate the iconic television series’ 40th anniversary.

Nearly 5 miles off the coast, this yacht sits at the bottom of the ocean. How it got there is a longer story.

Day passes to resorts and hotels really took off during the pandemic and have remained popular.

Leaders of two performing arts festivals say that they will gladly give up their grants if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis restores the $32 million in state funding he nixed for more than 600 Florida arts groups.

Where in the U.S. are bed bugs most likely to hitch a ride on your luggage or pre-loved furniture?

Nearly 5 miles off the coast, this yacht sits at the bottom of the ocean. How it got there is a longer story.

Rapper Diddy’s home on Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island was among three of the music mogul’s properties raided by agents with the Department of Homeland Security Monday, according to the Associated Press.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday morning in Miami Beach, where he signed a bill to ban counties and municipalities from allowing people to sleep on public property.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday held a news conference in Miami Beach, announcing safety precautions for spring break across Florida.

Miami Beach is trying to break up with spring break, but it’s not yet clear whether spring break will take the hint.

Florida's highest attraction, the animal kingdom and men on the moon are topics of this week's trivia 6uestions.

Krishna Janosky rammed the gate at the base last week, according to an arrest report.

Miami Beach police conduct an investigation after they say a fetus washed ashore.

Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Miami Beach Monday at 10:45 a.m.

Thanks to federal spending and the state's popularity, there is a huge demand for housing in Florida — a surge that has driven up rental rates statewide.

Apple says it will disable a blood-oxygen monitoring feature on its two most popular watches in the U.S. beginning Thursday to comply with a court-ordered revival of a sales ban stemming from a patent dispute.

Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday that the looming MLS season will be chronicled in a new all-access docuseries similar to the ones that have given fans a deep, different look at golf, auto racing and tennis in recent months.

In 1977, snow fell in South Florida for the first time in recorded history.

A towering new tower aiming for the vibe of Miami Beach’s venerable Fontainebleau resort is opening on the Las Vegas Strip.

Preparing for Hanukkah feels uniquely somber yet defiant this year for the Jewish communities in and around Miami Beach.

Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a pattern of discriminatory hiring practices when filling some of its jobs during 2018 and 2019.

The former president of a Florida condominium association was caught slashing tires and trying to set a truck on fire back in April, according to News 6 partner WPLG.

The new CEO of the company formerly known as Twitter says she’s spent much of the past eight weeks trying to get big brands back to advertising on the social media platform that’s been in upheaval since it was bought last year by Elon Musk.

In a race against time, multiple organizations are working to save the reef that runs along the Florida Keys during a heat wave that has already led to historic coral bleaching.

Singer DaniLeigh was arrested on a felony hit-and-run charge early Tuesday morning after police accused her of driving drunk and hitting a moped rider on South Beach, dragging the scooter for about a block before officers caught up with her.

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A 35-year-old Miami Beach man died early Sunday in a crash with an RV at an intersection in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Witnesses share videos of the panic that ensued after two fatal shootings left tourists feeling afraid for their safety during spring break in South Beach, according to our partners at WPLG Local 10 News.

The City of Miami Beach is taking drastic measures to keep people safe during Spring Break following a pair of fatal shootings.

Police announced that at 10:41 p.m., officers heard the sound of gunshots near 7 Street and Ocean Drive. Officers then found two males with gunshot wounds along 7 Street, police said.

Vice President Kamala Harris says major U.S. laws enacted recently to tackle climate change call for renewed optimism.

Cardi B teamed with her husband Offset onstage, embraced Serena Williams and later partook with a lively crowd during the rapper’s energetic pre-Super Bowl concert in suburban Phoenix.

A 27-year-old man who authorities suspect was involved in the killings of a Massachusetts couple has been arrested in Florida.

A once-luxurious Miami Beach hotel that hosted the Beatles and President John F. Kennedy during its 1960s heyday has been imploded.

Mindfulness meditation appears to work as well as a standard drug to treat anxiety.

A Florida soldier killed in the Vietnam War was finally accounted for in August — more than 50 years after his death.

Lizzo is many things: an artist, singer, dancer, songwriter, TV show host, businesswoman, and somehow on top of all of that, a pretty great flautist.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s third quarter profits fell by 17% from a year earlier, as the bank set aside roughly a billion dollars to cover potential losses in what CEO Jamie Dimon has said a could be a recession in six to nine months.

The European Medicines Agency said a smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, echoing a recommendation made earlier this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Longtime CNBC chief Mark Hoffman is leaving the network after 28 years, His departure was announced Tuesday.

Shell posted record profits Thursday for a second straight quarter as the energy giant benefited from soaring prices of oil and natural gas fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Officials say two people were killed and 10 others had to be rescued after a nighttime boat collision near Key Biscayne, Florida.

Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association say we’ll see La Niña conditions during the Atlantic hurricane season, which means an active season for storms.

Emergency preparedness officials are warning Floridians not to get complacent during the upcoming hurricane season, particularly in coastal areas that haven’t experienced strong storms recently.

Gunfire on a Miami Beach street crowded with spring breakers has left three people wounded.

Residents of a small South Florida town where a beachfront condominium building collapsed last summer killing 98 people voted their mayor out of office on Tuesday.

Police say a 75-year-old driver likely won’t face criminal charges after crashing her Bentley into a busy Miami Beach sidewalk cafe, killing one man and injuring eight others.

Authorities say one person has died and another six people, including a child, were taken to the hospital after an older woman drove her Bentley into the outdoor seating area at a Miami Beach restaurant.

A helicopter has crashed into the ocean waters off Miami Beach, plummeting a few feet away from swimmers in a crowded stretch popular among tourists.

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 Coast Guard says it has suspended its rescue operations in the search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida.

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.

For some South Florida condo dwellers, that tap on the shoulder could lead to the deal of a lifetime.

Legendary rocker Lenny Kravitz gave a private performance for a star-studded crowd that included Leonardo DiCaprio and local Latin boy band CNCO during Miami’s Art week.

As the tourism industry bounces back from COVID-19, Miami is one of the top search destinations on several travel websites.

Two restaurants are suing Miami Beach after being denied them permits to have sidewalk seating.

Last call could come three hours earlier in Miami Beach, where voters fed up with nighttime violence chose yes to rolling back the 5 a.m. closing time for alcohol sales.

Jon Bon Jovi tested positive for COVID-19 just before he was set to perform a concert in Miami Beach.

The Miami mansion of Al Capone has sold for $15.5 million.

The college sports leaders who run the College Football Playoff have about four months to come to an agreement on a new format if expansion is to be implemented for the 2024 season.

A plan to expand the College Football Playoff has stalled.

The South Florida house that gangster Al Capone owned for nearly two decades, and died in, is facing demolition plans.

Ready to party at one of South Beach’s most glamorous nightclubs.

Police are investigating after two bodies were found at a South Florida hotel that was once the mansion of the late fashion designer Gianni Versace.

The condo building collapse in Surfside highlights the division between the tiny Florida town's new luxury buildings and those built decades ago for the middle class.

The tiny bodies of two young victims of the Florida condo building collapse are being buried in the same white casket.

Weather forecasters say a storm that has been lashing Florida over the past day has intensified into a hurricane.

Stormy weather is hampering search efforts at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building.

The Fourth of July holiday is being marked with somber tones in South Florida, where a collapsed building has left at least 24 dead and more than 120 missing under rubble.

The U.S. trade deficit widened in May to $71.2 billion as a small increase in exports was offset by a bigger rise in imports.

The mayor of a Florida town where a beachfront condo tower collapsed says his recent encounter with a little girl near the site reminded him of the enormous impact the tragedy has had on the community.

Nike’s shares are soaring before the opening bell Friday, as the footwear and clothing company posted record fiscal fourth-quarter sales in North America and gave a better-than-anticipated full-year revenue forecast.

A multi-story building has partially collapsed near Miami, prompting a massive response.

The Florida governor held a news conference in Sunrise Monday.

When a 14-year-old boy tried to steal a $200,000 Lamborghini, the luxury SUV’s owner hopped on a scooter to chase after the culprit who’d stolen his prized possession.

A South Florida judge has sided with the Clevelander hotel in a lawsuit over a new Miami Beach law that sets a 2 a.m. closing time in the South Beach entertainment district.

Police say a Georgia woman visiting South Florida accidentally shot her teenage sister in the face while handing her a gun inside a car.

Royal Caribbean is announcing a U.S. summer schedule for eight of its cruise ships.

Police have charged two suspects with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded two people on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.

Police say a television news crew was attacked while filming a fight that broke out in Miami Beach.

In broad daylight, along the restaurants and stores on Miami Beach’s 41st Street strip, pedestrians, bicyclists and even scooter drivers have come under attack.

Some rain is expected in Central Florida this weekend.

A property invasion in Miami Beach prompted a heavy police presence late Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

“A shark tried to eat me at the ocean,” 9-year-old Jay Weiskopf said. “Five minutes in the water and boom,” said Kristine Weiskopf, Jay’s mother. After realizing what had happened, Kristine Weiskopf scooped up her son and raced back to the beach. I just want to hug him constantly,” Kristine Weiskopf said. There are still plenty of things for the family to do during their stay in South Florida, except for one thing.

2 men drugged and raped woman who later died in Miami Beach, police sayMIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Two men vacationing in South Beach for spring break are charged with drugging and raping a woman who was later found dead in a hotel, News 6 partner Local 10 reported. Miami Beach police say the woman was found partly nude and lifeless inside her room at the Albion on James Avenue on Thursday. If that is determined to be the case, the suspects could face a manslaughter or murder charge. They’re also accused of stealing her credit cards and using them at several locations across Miami Beach. Detectives say they obtained surveillance video of one of the suspects using the woman’s credit cards at local shops.

People in a mostly maskless crowd walk down Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach, Monday, March 22, 2021. A party-ending curfew is in effect in Miami Beach, imposed after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Florida’s famed South Beach is desperately seeking a new image. Ad“We definitely want people to come and have fun," Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola said Monday. Miami Beach took less proactive measures under Republican Gov.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A 9-year-old Minnesota boy was bitten by a shark as he body surfed in Miami Beach over the weekend, his parents said. Kristine Weiskopf told WPLG she and her son, Jay, were in the water for only a few minutes when the shark bit the boy. When she pulled him up, she said she saw a chunk of skin missing from his shoulder. A Miami Beach Fire Rescue crew took the child to the hospital where surgeons closed the wound, his mother said. That he’s gonna be OK,” the child’s father, Ren Weiskopf told the TV station.

MIAMI – Pointing to over 1,000 arrests in one of the nation’s top party spots, Miami Beach officials warned Sunday that the unruly spring break crowd gathering by the thousands, fighting in the streets, destroying restaurant property and refusing to wear masks has become a serious threat to public safety. AdA military style vehicle was seen rolling down the palm-tree lined Ocean Drive as outnumbered Miami Beach police officers struggled to disperse the raucous crowds Saturday. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said he has trouble sleeping at night, worried about the out-of-control parties. Several said it was time for a new marketing campaign to help rebrand South Beach’s as a party city, pointing to the small handful of arrests in nearby Fort Lauderdale over spring break. Miami tourism officials say billions of dollars were lost when the pandemic first erupted last year, canceling spring break and forcing beach closures across the Sunshine State.

That’s on top of other vaccinations being arranged by hospitals and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, in the area. Ad“We’re not responding with lights and sirens, but we are responding to a need in the community,” Fire Chief Virgil Fernandez said. “For many of the vulnerable, we’re the first line of defense.”The initiative began to take shape well before vaccines were even available. Firefighters already have an “evacuation list” of people they need to get to safety during hurricanes. “It’s like going to a grandparent’s house.”While faith leaders assist with the outreach, their help transcends congregations and belief systems.

Home-loan rates stayed near record lows as the economy, especially in the services sector, remains burdened by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates were flat this week for a second straight week. Home-loan rates stayed near record lows as the economy, especially in the services sector, remains burdened by the coronavirus pandemic. The damage from the pandemic to the U.S. and global economies suppressed mortgage rates through most of 2020. Economists are forecasting modest increases in home-loan rates this year.

Total U.S. workers compensation rose 0.7% in the October-December quarter, an increase over the previous two quarters, the Labor Department said Friday. For the year, wages and benefits grew 2.5%, with wages and salaries up 2.6% and benefits, which include Social Security, grew 2.3%. Wages and salaries grew 0.9% in the final quarter of 2020 while benefits rose 0.6%. Compensation costs for private industry workers rose 0.5% in the quarter and 2.6% in 2020. Economists say moderate gains in wages and salaries, which make up 70% of employment costs, are generally not threatening to trigger inflationary pressure.

Layoffs spiked in November compared with the previous month and the number of job openings slipped, a sign the job market has stalled as the resurgent coronavirus has forced new shutdowns of restaurants and bars and discouraged consumer spending. While the layoffs were concentrated among restaurants, bars and hotels, the slowdown in job postings was widespread across most industries, showing a reluctance by businesses to hire more people amid a pandemic fueled recession. Layoffs, however, soared 17.6% to 1.9 million, driven mostly by job cuts at restaurants, bars and hotels, which more than doubled. Tuesday’s report, known as the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, adds more details about hiring and firing by businesses and government agencies. Last week, job postings website Indeed said that while companies listed more jobs in December, the pace had slowed from previous months.

Walcott had to furlough four employees at his restaurant, just before Christmas, after New York state stopped allowing indoor dining. Still, the nation has nearly 10 million fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic sent it into a deep recession nearly a year ago, having recovered just 56% of the jobs lost in the spring. Most other industries added jobs in December, with manufacturers, construction companies, and higher-paying professional services such as architecture, engineering and accounting hiring more workers. Friday’s monthly jobs report, the last of Donald Trump’s presidency, shows that the nation has 3 million fewer jobs than it did four years earlier. Still, Trump had pledged to create 25 million jobs in four years.

MIAMI – Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made even higher by sea level rise — at least a little. “I believe this is a major step forward for our overall resilience program,” said Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian, who sponsored the resolution. The city renamed it the Miami Beach Resilience Fund at a November meeting. “That is the best way you can help us residents.”MIAMI BEACH BREAKS NEW GROUNDGovernment programs to help homeowners adapt to climate change are relatively rare outside of federal funding after disasters. Few, if any, cities offer the kinds of grants Miami Beach is considering.

MIAMI – An actor who worked for more than two decades in television, theater and films in Cuba was found dead along the shoreline of Miami Beach with no apparent signs of foul play, police said Thursday. Broselianda Hernandez, 56, had been living in Miami for a few years after an entertainment career in Cuba, authorities said. A witness called police early Wednesday after finding a woman near the shoreline, said Miami Beach Police spokesperson Ernesto Rodriguez. [TRENDING: County prepares for vaccine | Remote learning continues in spring | ‘We’re failing:’ Mayors call for COVID-19 action]Officers and firefighters later identified her as Hernandez. Her family said she had had gone out to buy cigarettes late Tuesday but never came home or returned calls, local news outlets reported.

MIAMI – As coronavirus cases surge throughout the country, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber is calling out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing him of pursuing so-called herd immunity. “The governor seems to be following this concept of allowing the virus to spread in the community, on purpose almost,” Gelber said in an interview with News 6 partner Local 10 News. Florida has posted statewide positivity rates above 8% in three of the past four days. And the promise of a vaccine is on the horizon, as American drug maker Pfizer and a German partner are saying studies show their COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective.