South Florida

Amid the spread of misinformation falsely claiming the government controls the weather, one falsehood in particular stood out in South Florida. Posts on TikTok and X the weekend before Milton hit falsely claim a University of Alaska lab had "activated" a site in the Florida Keys.

“The damage from Hurricane Milton is expected to be much worse than Helene’s and will be predominantly in Florida,” the financial-rating agency AM Best said in an analysis released Wednesday.

Scientists worry that the arrival of the weedier seagrass from the Indian Ocean could outcompete local grasses that fight hurricane storm surges, trap carbon, feed turtles and manatees and supply major seafood and fishing industries.

Univision 23, CBS4, El Nuevo Herald, and WLRN are proud to announce a special Hispanic Voter Forum focused on the potential impact of the Hispanic vote in the upcoming elections.

In the face of one of Latin America’s most brazen cases of electoral fraud, Venezuelans and the international community are grappling with how to address the ongoing crisis in this South American nation.

South Florida and the Sunshine State at large have long been adult entertainment industry hot spots. Fewer COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 made the state more appealing as a place to work.

A panel of local food editors featuring the Miami Herald's Connie Ogle, The Infatuation's Ryan Pfeffer and the Miami New Times' Nicole Lopez-Alvar, share what dishes jumped off the plate and which restaurants they loved.

A South Florida bookstore, Books & Books, is launching a literary foundation with hopes of expanding its community programming and love of literature to more people.

A Florida International University’s Martina Potlach, whose studies marry landscape design and ecology, gave ideas on how to reconceptualize how shorelines work if humans are to live in coastal South Florida as storms intensify and the sea moves in.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned that the “stunningly unserious” bill has no chances in the Senate.

South Florida’s four Republicans in Congress, who each voted against removing McCarthy from his top post, reacted with anger at a handful of conservatives led by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who orchestrated the vote to oust McCarthy, and praised the now former speaker. Democrats distrusted McCarthy and hold Republicans responsible for the chaos.

A government shutdown could disrupt federal programs and federal employees like TSA agents in South Florida who are forced to work without pay.