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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — Streets that were underwater for much of Friday afternoon began to clear by evening, after heavy rain drenched parts of Broward County with as much as 6 to 8 inches of rainfall. The flooding hit hardest in Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, and Pompano Beach, where...

WELLINGTON, Fla. (CBS12) — A Wellington man is accused of hitting a visibly pregnant woman with his vehicle while she tried to hold a parking spot. According to the Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO), on October 3, she was leaving Cooper's Hawk and found a parking spot in front of the building. The woman explained...

Out of six confirmed measles cases in the state of Florida in 2025, three of them are from South Florida, according to the latest data from the Florida Department of Health. As of Sept. 28, there were two confirmed cases in Broward County and one case in Miami-Dade. Two cases were confirmed in Leon County, and one...

Slow-moving thunderstorms moving over South Florida are making for a wet and dreary Friday, with some cities already seeing flooding that's causing stranded cars and traffic delays. Forecasters say conditions will improve soon, but warn to still be cautious. A patch of thunderstorms that first started in Palm Beach...

The brother of a man who died during an hours-long standoff with Miami police has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident, authorities confirmed Friday.

A man is facing charges after cameras captured a wild brawl broke out at a Miami-Dade Publix on Thursday, authorities said. The chaos erupted inside the grocery store along Southwest 163rd Street and Southwest 95th Avenue. According to an arrest report, the store's security guard said two groups were involved...

A Miami Police officer arrested after authorities said she allegedly fired her weapon during an encounter with her boyfriend and father of her child is no longer facing charges. Sthephany Canizares had been arrested back in August on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm outdoors...

A Margate man was arrested after allegedly threatening to kill an employee and assaulting a customer inside a Hungry Howie’s restaurant. According to a Margate Police Department report, on October 5, Robert Michael Nieto, 47, walked into the Hungry Howie’s located at 7384 Royal Palm Boulevard shortly after midnight,...

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA)— Two Miami police officers were shot Thursday morning, NBC affiliate WTVJ said. The two officers, a man and a woman, were shot in the leg and taken to a nearby hospital. Officers told WTVJ the two are expected to be OK. One officer was shot in the knee and the other in […]

"It's a really novel predator with some novel traits." Officials raise red flags on invasive creatures caught in local waterway: 'Not ... a normal phenomenon' first appeared on The Cool Down .