With New Year’s Eve on Sunday, aviation authorities expect Saturday to be one of the busiest traveling days of December in South Florida.

The owner of two a south-central Montana precious metals mines is stopping work on an expansion project and laying off about 100 workers because the price of palladium fell sharply in the past year.

Fireworks Lady & Co. has 13 tents packed with fireworks in Miami-Dade and Broward County. Patricia Taime, the owner, said business on Wednesday wasn’t really booming.

Two workers for the only palladium and platinum mining operation in the U.S. have died in an underground accident at a Montana mine.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The windy weather prevented Miami Beach from hosting the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display on Thursday in South Beach, officials said. Kendarius Bonds, of Atlanta, Georgia, was among the tourists who were waiting for NYE fireworks on Ocean Drive. Bonds said he was happy to visit Miami Beach for the first time. Ahmed Elsayed and Ronnie Albahno were visiting Miami Beach from San Diego, California. Miami Beach police officers were asking people to wear face masks and social distance.