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Florida ex-HOA president’s vandalism spree caught on camera, residents say
Read full article: Florida ex-HOA president’s vandalism spree caught on camera, residents sayThe 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.
Videos show panic after 2 fatal shootings prompt spring break curfew in South Beach
Read full article: Videos show panic after 2 fatal shootings prompt spring break curfew in South BeachWitnesses 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.
La Niña vs. El Niño: What these weather patterns mean for Florida and hurricane season
Read full article: La Niña vs. El Niño: What these weather patterns mean for Florida and hurricane seasonForecasters 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.
‘Disasters don’t discriminate:’ Floridians urged to prepare for hurricane season
Read full article: ‘Disasters don’t discriminate:’ Floridians urged to prepare for hurricane seasonEmergency 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.
Miami Beach, after shootings, extends spring break curfew
Read full article: Miami Beach, after shootings, extends spring break curfewMiami Beach city commissioners have voted to extend a curfew, a day after it was announced by the city manager in response to violent incidents surrounding spring break.
Voters say ‘yes’ to early closing time for South Beach bars
Read full article: Voters say ‘yes’ to early closing time for South Beach barsLast 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.
Florida judge favors pre-dawn partying in rowdy South Beach
Read full article: Florida judge favors pre-dawn partying in rowdy South BeachA 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.
Men visiting Miami Beach drugged and raped woman who later died, police say
Read full article: Men visiting Miami Beach drugged and raped woman who later died, police say2 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.
Miami’s South Beach confronts disastrous spring break
Read full article: Miami’s South Beach confronts disastrous spring breakPeople 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.
Officers fire pepper balls at spring break partygoers breaking curfew in Miami Beach
Read full article: Officers fire pepper balls at spring break partygoers breaking curfew in Miami BeachMIAMI BEACH, Fla. – WPLG reports the City of Miami Beach has declared an emergency as police and elected officials react to large crowds and lawlessness during Spring Break. Pepper balls were used to control crowds of people on South Beach Saturday night as law enforcement attempted to enforce a newly imposed curfew. Several roads were also closed in Miami Beach as officials hoped to stem the rise in crime. Pepper balls were fired into the crowds of hundreds of Spring Break partygoers on South Beach after multiple attempts by police to disburse them. “Quite frankly, I am concerned that the behavior is getting more for us to be able to handle,” said Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements.
Final weeks of historic hurricane season bring new storms
Read full article: Final weeks of historic hurricane season bring new stormsTropical Storm Eta is parked off the western coast of Cuba, dumping rain. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Theta — which formed overnight and broke a record as the 29th named Atlantic storm of the season — is chugging east toward Europe on the cusp of hurricane status. The system now has a 70% chance of becoming the 30th named storm. Never before have three named storms been twirling at the same time this late in the year, Klotzbach said. The overall message is that everyone in the area should pay attention to Eta, Brennan said.
Already flooded, South Florida braces for Eta's wrath
Read full article: Already flooded, South Florida braces for Eta's wrathA couple walks along the beach during a downpour, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach. A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Florida feels wrath of Tropical Storm Eta
Read full article: Florida feels wrath of Tropical Storm EtaElsewhere, forecasters announced that Subtropical Storm Theta, a record-breaking 29th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, had formed far out in the northeast Atlantic by late Monday night. “Never seen this, never, not this deep,” said Anthony Lyas, who has lived in his now-waterlogged Fort Lauderdale neighborhood since 1996. It was the 28th named storm of a busy Atlantic hurricane season, tying the 2005 record for named storms. Eta was not done yet with Cuba, just 90 miles (140 kilometers) south of Florida, where the storm continued to swell rivers and flood coastal zones. ___Associated Press writers Cody Jackson in Fort Lauderdale, Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg, and Haleluya Hadero in Atlanta contributed to this report.
Eta strikes Florida Keys; expected to become hurricane
Read full article: Eta strikes Florida Keys; expected to become hurricaneA strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami declared hurricane and storm surge warnings for the Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay. Several shelters also opened in Miami and the Florida Keys for residents in mobile homes and low lying areas. On Sunday night, authorities in Lauderhill, Florida, responded to a report of a car that had driven into a canal. South Florida started emptying ports and a small number of shelters opened in Miami and the Florida Keys for residents in mobile homes and low-lying areas.
Florida sheriff bans masks for deputies with some exceptions
Read full article: Florida sheriff bans masks for deputies with some exceptionsFlorida added at least 276 fatalities to its coronavirus death toll on Tuesday, a new state record. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A central Florida sheriff says his deputies wont be allowed to wear face masks except under some conditions, and neither will visitors to the sheriffs office. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said in an email to staff that he had weighed both sides of the issue amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Florida reported 213 new coronavirus deaths. At the sheriffs office, masks wont be allowed so that visitors can be easily identified and there is clear communication, the sheriff said.
US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow
Read full article: US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts growThe Fourth of July holiday weekend began Saturday with some sobering numbers in the Sunshine State: Florida logged a record number of people testing positive for the coronavirus. Officials and health authorities warned people to take precautions or simply stay home on Independence Day, as confirmed cases are climbing in 40 states. Florida reported 11,445 confirmed infections on Saturday, bringing the statewide total to more than 190,000. Im really, really worried about the Fourth of July," said Dr. Don Williamson, a former state health officer who now heads the Alabama Hospital Association. Officials in South Florida including in Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys closed beaches through the weekend.
Trucks, planes with pesticide target mosquitoes in South Beach
Read full article: Trucks, planes with pesticide target mosquitoes in South BeachMIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Trucks equipped with blowers are driving through South Beach to spray pesticides that kill mosquito larvae. Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control began driving the trucks through the 1.5-square-mile infection zone early Tuesday. The county also plans to begin aerial spraying of an insecticide called Naled over South Beach. Some Miami Beach residents and elected officials oppose using Naled because of toxicity concerns. Gimenez says state and federal health officials assure county officials that it's safe.