Record-breaking dengue fever outbreak strikes Florida: What to know
Cases have exploded in Florida from 228 to 485 over the last two weeks, according to data from the CDC
Cases have exploded in Florida from 228 to 485 over the last two weeks, according to data from the CDC
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Florida's current dengue outbreak appears to be the largest in several decades in the continental United States.State health officials reported this week that more than 250 locally acquired cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been tallied so far this year. The vast majority ...
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The Miami Heat and Rockstar Games have teamed up for “A Night in Vice City,” to celebrate the release of Grand Theft Auto VI. In a first of its kind collaboration, the Kaseya Center will be transformed into Vice City on Nov. 18 when the Heat host the Milwaukee Bucks, just one day...
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PETA is calling for an investigation into Fort Lauderdale's viral Capybara Café, raising concerns over zoning and animal welfare.
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Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government during the first Trump administration.Rivera, a former Florida congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Se...
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More than a dozen ducks were found dead in and around a retention pond in Pompano Beach Friday morning, prompting an investigation by the Broward Sheriff's Office.Deputies responded shortly after 8 a.m. to a report of dead ducks in and around a pond in the 400 block of South Cypr...
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Police have declared an all clear after a couple of school scares in Miami. Officers responded to Southwest Miami Senior and Miami Senior High, after they said someone made a call that threatened “bad things” were going to happen at both schools. K9 units helped check cars in the...
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A 42-year-old woman was arrested after police said surveillance video captured her repeatedly striking and forcefully handling a small dog she was fostering at a Hialeah apartment complex. Miriam Yilian Delarosa was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into three inciden...
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South Florida is getting a break from the rain Friday, with mostly dry conditions expected across Miami-Dade and Broward counties after days of downpours and flooding, though hazardous conditions remain at beaches and on the water.Only a few isolated showers are possible Friday, ...
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A pedestrian was killed Friday morning after being struck by an FEC train in Fort Lauderdale, police said.The crash happened just before 10 a.m. near the Andrews Avenue and Flagler Drive crossing, according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.The pedestrian was pronounced de...
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A former Florida sheriff’s deputy has been found not guilty of manslaughter with a firearm in the killing of a Black U.S. Air Force airman fatally shot at his apartment during a domestic disturbance call. An Okaloosa County jury acquitted Eddie Duran, 38, on Thursday. Duran had f...
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A masked person armed with a hatchet confronted an employee early Friday morning in the parking lot of a business near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.Deputies with BSO's Airport District responded at approximately 3:20 a...
