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La policĆa investiga la muerte de un hombre tras un altercado con su esposa cerca de un motel en Homestead
Read full article: La policĆa investiga la muerte de un hombre tras un altercado con su esposa cerca de un motel en HomesteadLas autoridades estĆ”n investigando la muerte de un hombre despuĆ©s de un altercado nocturno con su esposa afuera de un motel en Homestead el miĆ©rcoles.
Sara raining out over Central America while the destructive US hurricane season draws to a close
Read full article: Sara raining out over Central America while the destructive US hurricane season draws to a closeTropical Storm Sara formed Thursday afternoon just 50 miles east of Honduras, drifting slowly along the countryās northern coast on Friday, spreading torrential rainfall across not only Honduras, but through Belize, El Salvador, eastern Guatemala, western Nicaragua, and eastern portions of Mexicoās YucatĆ”n Peninsula.
Rafael organizing, tropical storm warning issued for Lower, Middle Florida Keys
Read full article: Rafael organizing, tropical storm warning issued for Lower, Middle Florida KeysTropical Storm Rafael formed on Monday in the Caribbean ā the 17th named storm of the busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ā and is on track to impact the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and parts of western Cuba on Wednesday as a hurricane.
Hurricane season hanging on with November system on deck
Read full article: Hurricane season hanging on with November system on deckAs we first detailed in this newsletter last Thursday, a tropical depression or named storm could come together by this weekend or early next week as it meanders around in the central and western Caribbean.
Milton a major hurricane, catastrophic storm surge forecast for Floridaās west coast
Read full article: Milton a major hurricane, catastrophic storm surge forecast for Floridaās west coastHurricane Milton rapidly intensified Monday morning into a dangerous major hurricane over the southern Gulf of Mexico and is on track to deliver yet another devastating blow to the Sunshine State less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of Floridaās west coast and sweeping Big Bend.
Tropical dĆ©jĆ vu? Another week, another area to watch in the Gulf
Read full article: Tropical dĆ©jĆ vu? Another week, another area to watch in the GulfAnother tropical system could form later this week over the northwestern Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico ā in the vicinity of where Helene formed last week ā and move toward the Gulf Coast for next weekend or early next week.
Donāt be fooled by the July tropical head fake
Read full article: Donāt be fooled by the July tropical head fakeJuly is an important transition month for the hurricane season. Itās the month we begin to look farther out into the open Atlantic as more storms form east of the Caribbean than during June.
Number of dead sawfish soars to 40 as reports of spinning fish continue to roll in
Read full article: Number of dead sawfish soars to 40 as reports of spinning fish continue to roll inThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is now reporting at least 40 endangered smalltooth sawfish have died since January of this year. That number is up by two from last week.
WPLG-TV President & CEO Receives Prestigious Award
Read full article: WPLG-TV President & CEO Receives Prestigious AwardOn Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, The Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced that WPLG-TV President and CEO Bert Medina has been named recipient of āThe Board of Governorsā Award.
Philippe becoming extratropical, headed to Maine and Atlantic Canada as a potent storm system this weekend
Read full article: Philippe becoming extratropical, headed to Maine and Atlantic Canada as a potent storm system this weekendPhilippe, the erratic tropical storm that first formed 13 days ago and brought widespread flooding to the eastern Caribbean ā from Dominica and Guadeloupe westward to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands ā for the first half of this week is transitioning into a much larger extratropical storm system and setting a weekend collision course for Maine and Atlantic Canada
Dolphins RB encourages public to donate to GoFundMe created for Patriots fan who died at Gillette Stadium
Read full article: Dolphins RB encourages public to donate to GoFundMe created for Patriots fan who died at Gillette StadiumMiami Dolphins running back Salvon Ahmed is encouraging fans to donate to a GoFundMe account to benefit the family of the New England Patriots fan who died after a fight erupted at Dolphins-Patriots game Sunday night.
Watch on Local 10: āDancing With The Starsā releases list of celebrities in new season
Read full article: Watch on Local 10: āDancing With The Starsā releases list of celebrities in new seasonBritney Spearsās little sister Jamie Lynn Spears, Ariana Madix, of āVanderpump Rules,ā and Tyson Beckford are among the new competitors of the next āDancing With the Stars.ā
Growing threat to Floridaās Gulf Coast as forecasts come into focus
Read full article: Growing threat to Floridaās Gulf Coast as forecasts come into focusAn area of low pressure between Cuba and Mexicoās Yucatan Peninsula ā designated Invest 93L by the National Hurricane Center ā has steadily organized since Friday and is expected to become a tropical depression or storm by later today or Sunday.
Miamiās Morningside neighborhood has plans to mitigate flooding
Read full article: Miamiās Morningside neighborhood has plans to mitigate floodingAn ambitious project is moving forward to make sure one of Miami's most historic neighborhoods stays that way as it approaches its 100th year anniversary.
Temperatures expected to plunge as Arctic cold front hits South Florida ahead of Christmas
Read full article: Temperatures expected to plunge as Arctic cold front hits South Florida ahead of ChristmasAn Arctic Cold Front is on track to gift South Florida with a Christmas that may rank among the top 10 coldest for Miami.
Cold crash for Christmas
Read full article: Cold crash for ChristmasThis season has been notably void of chilly air so far in South Florida, with the coldest reading for Miami coming in at just 63 back on October 19. November went down as the second warmest on record, and December has been on a similar trajectory. But all of that looks to change just in time for Christmas.
FLORIDA FILES: Listen to episode 3 of police shootout gone wrong
Read full article: FLORIDA FILES: Listen to episode 3 of police shootout gone wrongOn Dec. 5, 2019, Frank Ordonez would go to work at UPS and never return home. He'd be taken hostage by two armed robbers and end up in the midst of a police shootout in Miramar Parkway. Richard Cutshaw would be driving home from work and he'd be caught in the crossfire and shot in the head while in his car. Hear the stories of what happened that day and where things stand 3 years later.
Lisa slams Belize, messy system shaping up for Florida next week
Read full article: Lisa slams Belize, messy system shaping up for Florida next weekHurricane Lisa packed quite a punch as it came ashore about 10 miles south of Belize City shortly after 5 PM ET yesterday. Though compact, its radius of maximum winds fell squarely over Belize City, pushing a destructive storm surge into Belizeās largest city.
Spirits on Fire at Hard Rock Live with Janeās Addiction & Smashing Pumpkins
Read full article: Spirits on Fire at Hard Rock Live with Janeās Addiction & Smashing PumpkinsJane's Addiction & Smashing Pumpkins performed live at the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Disturbance expected to develop, threaten Central America this weekend
Read full article: Disturbance expected to develop, threaten Central America this weekendThe disturbance weāve been following in the Caribbean ā dubbed Invest 91L ā is taking a familiar track south along South Americaās northern shoreline like other systems weāve tracked this season, including the disturbance that became Bonnie back in June and more recently the tropical wave that later became Hurricane Ian.
Day for decisions: South Florida officials ready for Ian
Read full article: Day for decisions: South Florida officials ready for IanTropical Storm Ian ā upgraded late Friday night from Tropical Depression Nine ā is still in its formative stages but gradually organizing in the central Caribbean as South Florida officials ready for what theyāre calling a āday for decisionsā ahead of a still-erratic track forecast for a potentially significant and major hurricane threat next week.
Queen Elizabeth IIās 1991 visit to Miami leaves a lasting impression
Read full article: Queen Elizabeth IIās 1991 visit to Miami leaves a lasting impressionOn May 17, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip touched down at Miami International Airport in a chartered Concorde, kicking off a visit to South Floridaāand WPLG was there to cover it.
WATCH: WPLG coverage of Queen Elizabeth IIās 1991 visit to Miami
Read full article: WATCH: WPLG coverage of Queen Elizabeth IIās 1991 visit to MiamiOn May 17, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip touched down at Miami International Airport in a chartered Concorde, kicking off a visit to South Floridaāand WPLG was there to cover it.
Atlantic littered with areas of potential development, hurricane hunters set to fly this afternoon
Read full article: Atlantic littered with areas of potential development, hurricane hunters set to fly this afternoonLooking out across the Atlantic Monday morning, things look more like late July than late June.
Signs the tropical Atlantic could heat up in coming weeks, Caribbean disturbance brings heavy rain to Central America and southern Mexico
Read full article: Signs the tropical Atlantic could heat up in coming weeks, Caribbean disturbance brings heavy rain to Central America and southern MexicoSo far this hurricane season, water temperatures across the main development region ā commonly called the MDR, where the majority of Category 3, 4 and 5 hurricanes form later in the season ā have been running above average, though not exceptionally so, through the first half of June.
Ongoing flooding across South Florida as Potential Tropical Cyclone One draws near
Read full article: Ongoing flooding across South Florida as Potential Tropical Cyclone One draws nearIn the battle against strong wind shear, the broad center of Potential Tropical Cyclone One folded overnight, with convection getting quickly blown eastward as several smaller low-level cloud swirls were exposed underneath the high cloud tops.
Legendary leader in broadcast television and business world dies at 96
Read full article: Legendary leader in broadcast television and business world dies at 96A legendary leader in the broadcast television and business world, and a big part of our success at WPLG, has died. Tom Murphy died Wednesday at his home in New York at the age of 96.
Michael Lowry on his future as Local 10ā²s Hurricane Specialist, Storm Surge Expert
Read full article: Michael Lowry on his future as Local 10ā²s Hurricane Specialist, Storm Surge ExpertShortly upon deciding to leave The Weather Channel as its on-air Hurricane Specialist and Storm Surge Expert at the end of 2016, I received a phone call from Bill Pohovey, the long-time vice president and news director at WPLG ā Miamiās local ABC affiliate. Having been a one-time resident of Miami, I knew the station letters well. I also knew its team of meteorologists, including Chief Certified Meteorologist Betty Davis, also a Weather Channel alum, and its resident Hurricane Specialist Max Mayfield, a colleague, friend, and former National Hurricane Center Director. I donāt remember the details of our conversation ā it was brief ā though I do remember the impression it left. This local station knew its niche ā hurricanes ā and it had a plan to not only cover them best, but to cover them better than the rest. The timing for me, though, didnāt quite fit.
Local 10ā²s Nicole Perez and Roy Ramos introduce viewers to baby Reece
Read full article: Local 10ā²s Nicole Perez and Roy Ramos introduce viewers to baby ReeceLocal 10 has welcomed a new member to the family. Meet Reece Ramos, the new bundle of joy for Local 10 anchor Nicole Perez and husband, Local 10 reporter Roy Ramos.
The Clevelander demanda a la ciudad tras cambios en horarios para el distrito de entretenimiento en South Beach
Read full article: The Clevelander demanda a la ciudad tras cambios en horarios para el distrito de entretenimiento en South BeachUn bar y hotel popular de South Beach, āThe Clevelanderā estĆ” demandando a la ciudad de Miami Beach.
VehĆculo aterriza despuĆ©s de volar por State Road 84 en Fort Lauderdale
Read full article: VehĆculo aterriza despuĆ©s de volar por State Road 84 en Fort LauderdaleDos hombres fueron hospitalizados despuĆ©s de un accidente automovilĆstico en el que un vehĆculo saliĆ³ volando de la carretera estatal 84.
Arrestan a hombre por disparar contra 2 compaƱeros de trabajo en Fort Lauderdale
Read full article: Arrestan a hombre por disparar contra 2 compaƱeros de trabajo en Fort LauderdaleUn hombre del condado de Palm Beach fue arrestado por el tiroteo que dejĆ³ a dos empleados de Good Greek Moving gravemente heridos.
PrendiĆ³ fuego a una cubeta con drogas y dinero al ver acercarse a la policĆa a su casa, en Miami
Read full article: PrendiĆ³ fuego a una cubeta con drogas y dinero al ver acercarse a la policĆa a su casa, en MiamiUna mujer dentro de una casa en Miami prendiĆ³ fuego a una cubeta de metal llena de drogas y dinero despuĆ©s de que la policĆa, al ejecutar una orden de registro, le ordenĆ³ salir de la casa junto con otras tres personas.
Hombre de Alabama se metiĆ³ a habitaciĆ³n de hostal en Miami Beach y atacĆ³ sexualmente a mujer, lo arrestaron
Read full article: Hombre de Alabama se metiĆ³ a habitaciĆ³n de hostal en Miami Beach y atacĆ³ sexualmente a mujer, lo arrestaronUn hombre de Montgomery, Alabama, enfrenta un cargo de agresiĆ³n sexual despuĆ©s de que una mujer lo acusĆ³ ante la policĆa de meterse en la cama con ella, en un hostal en Miami Beach, donde la agrediĆ³ sexualmente.
Sospechoso enfrenta cargo de asesinato en segundo grado en caso de madre desaparecida Leila Cavett
Read full article: Sospechoso enfrenta cargo de asesinato en segundo grado en caso de madre desaparecida Leila CavettShannon Ryan, de 39 aƱos, se enfrenta ahora a un cargo de asesinato de segundo grado en el caso de una madre desaparecida, anunciĆ³ la policĆa de Hollywood el martes por la noche.
Lo arrestan por atropellar mortalmente con su bote a hombre en moto acuĆ”tica y huir, en la BahĆa de Biscayne
Read full article: Lo arrestan por atropellar mortalmente con su bote a hombre en moto acuĆ”tica y huir, en la BahĆa de BiscayneUn arresto se realizĆ³ por el caso de un atropello mortal y fuga ocurrido en la BahĆa de Biscayne.