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A depression that was slowly moving southward in the Gulf of Mexico developed into a tropical storm Friday, becoming the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters said.

A flood watch remained in effect in South Florida Friday as severe weather continued to move through the area.

The victim of a hit-and-run in northeast Miami-Dade said the driver who hit him crashed into a concrete pillar Friday morning.

Miami Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who fatally stabbed a man on the Rickenbacker Causeway last week.

The body of a 4-year-old girl who went missing in southwest Florida was found Friday morning in a canal, authorities said.

Police are searching for the man caught on camera stealing a SUV in central Florida with a young child sleeping inside before leaving the 3-year-old and fleeing.

Across Florida, workers didn’t show up at construction sites and tomato fields, and scores of restaurants, shops and other small businesses never opened their doors. That’s because they were protesting a new state law that imposes restrictions on undocumented immigrants on Thursday, a day protest organizers dubbed “a day without immigrants.” ...

Dozens of transgender people in Florida have turned to crowdfunding appeals to help them leave the state after the passage of new legislation that targets the LGBTQ+ community, including a law that curtails access to gender-affirming care for adults and bans it for minors.

After the Florida Panthers clinched the second Eastern Conference title last week, something that is normal to the team’s fanbase once again happen as hundreds of plastic rats descended from the stands to the ice of the FLA Live Arena.

Here are the top stories on NBC6 for Thursday, June 1, 2023.

In 2022, Hurricane Nicole caused catastrophic beach erosion on Florida’s east coast — but while many credit Nicole for the damages, the storm was not only to blame for the devastation.

You should always have a plan in place to keep your family and pets safe in the event of a hurricane or storm that requires evacuation. Here are some tips for caring for your pet during a hurricane.

From assembling the possible outcomes of a tropical system, to displaying a dizzying amount of data from dozens of forecast models, the National Hurricane Center says the presence of AI in their workflow is a pillar to the hurricane forecaster’s success.