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Miami-Dade 2 hours ago

ICYMI: Pandemic Causes Vote-By-Mail Request Record, Police Make Changes After Mugshot Controversy

Here are some of the top stories from the past week you may have missed from NBC 6 News. A Lauderhill family is in mourning after losing two children to the novel coronavirus just days apart. Over the...

Broward County 15 mins ago

2 People Killed After Broward Early Morning Shooting
Parkland 3 hours ago

Opposing Protests on Police Brutality Held Outside Parkland School Shooting Site

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Florida 2 hours ago

2 Florida Strip Clubs Shut Down for Violating COVID-19 Rules

State officials say two Florida strip clubs were shut down as part of a statewide crackdown on violators of a June 26 emergency order forcing bars to close in the face of rising coronavirus cases...
coronavirus 10 hours ago

Rise in COVID Cases Placing Strain on South Florida Hospitals

Ana Pena says her father, Jose, has been in the hospital for the past three days being treated for COVID-19. “Very scared. Very anxious,” Pena said. “This has been something indescribable for my famil...
coronavirus 15 hours ago

Lauderhill Family Loses Two Children to COVID-19 Days Apart

A Lauderhill family is in mourning after losing two children to the novel coronavirus just days apart. Over the span of 11 days, both Byron and Mychaela Francis battled with the virus before tragicall...

Marion County 18 hours ago

Florida Man Sets Fire to Church After Plowing Van Inside

A Florida church sustained extensive damage when a driver plowed a van through the front door and then set the sanctuary on fire
coronavirus Jul 11

COVID-19 Continues to Put Strain on South Florida Hospitals

An internal memo obtained from Memorial Healthcare System reported historical highs of coronavirus patients Friday, including ones who are being treated in intensive care.
Miami-Dade County Jul 10

A Local Healthcare Expert Shares Tips on Exercising While Wearing a Mask

NBC 6’s Roxanne Vargas sat down with Dr. Allan Stewart, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at HCA East Florida, about what the risks and benefits are of working out with a mask, and what we should watch out for when doing it.
Miami-Dade County Jul 10

Miami-Dade Restaurant Owners, Workers Protest Against Latest Restrictions

Some Miami-Dade restaurant owners want County Mayor Carlos Gimenez to loosen restrictions currently in place for their businesses. Restaurant owners and workers protested outside of AmericanAirlines Arena Friday in response to the latest executive order prohibiting indoor dining at restaurants across the county. According to the order, only outdoor...
Broward County Jul 10

‘It's OK to Not Be OK': Broward County Launches Mental Health Initiative

United Way of Broward County has launched a county-wide mental health awareness campaign that simply says, “It’s OK to NOT be OK.”
Florida Keys Jul 10

Florida Man Gets Stitches After Iguana Crashes Into His Bike

A South Florida man’s Friday morning bike ride took a painful turn when an iguana darted out in front of him and caused him to crash. The 62-year-old man said he was pedaling down a bicycle path in Crane Point Hammock when the invasive creature shot out from a grassy area and became lodged in his front tire, causing...
first alert weather 2 hours ago

Record Setting Temps Possible Sunday in South Florida With Lower Rain Chances

After a week that saw records broken across the area, South Florida could see more record setting heat to end the weekend. After wet weather on Saturday, the weekend improves with rain chances down to 20-30% across South Florida. Otherwise, it’s back to the sunshine and back to the records. We’ve already set a record for warmest low temperatu...
Florida 2 hours ago

Anxious Florida University Students Eye Fall Term

When the University of Florida shifted online almost overnight in March because of COVID-19, biology major Aneesah Melaram knew her lab and campus experience would be much different. “It was awful… . I do way better with in-person lectures,” said the 19-year-old rising sophomore from Port St. Lucie about online classes. But while she said she...
reopenings 16 hours ago

Disney World Reopens as Coronavirus Cases Surge in Florida

“The Most Magical Place on Earth” has reopened after nearly four months with new rules in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
coronavirus 19 hours ago

Florida Surpasses 250K Coronavirus Cases Saturday; 95 New Deaths Reported

The novel coronavirus continues to infect and kill Floridians at a rapid pace, numbers released Saturday by the Florida Department of Health confirm. 95 more residents were confirmed to have died since yesterday. Florida also added 10,360 new cases Saturday, the third-highest number on record, bringing its total to 254,511. The last three days have...
News You Should Know 24 hours ago

ICYMI: Fauci Says Florida May Have Reopened Too Quickly, Goya Faces Boycott Over Trump Praise

Here are some of the top stories from the past week you may have missed from NBC 6 News:
Doral Jul 11

Argument Over Political Views Leads to Shots Fired in Doral

An argument over political views led to shots fired Friday afternoon in Doral as President Donald Trump attended an event nearby.
school reopenings Jul 10

Teachers Feel Overlooked as Reopening Schools Debate Rages on

As the debate rages nationwide about how to reopen schools in the fall, the focus is usually on the children. The American Academy of Pediatrics, for example, recently issued an opinion urging school districts to find ways to bring students back to campus full-time, five days a week, citing a plethora of reasons ranging from learning gaps created b...
coronavirus Jul 10

South Florida Woman Isolates for Nearly 2 Weeks, Still Waiting for COVID-19 Results

Olya Dadressan became concerned when she suddenly felt sick on June 28. “Got fever, very, very bad headache, chills, cold sweat, little nausea,” she said. “A lot of different things at once.” So, she went to an urgent care the following day, where they decided to test her for COVID-19. “It was pretty easy to get tested, actually,” she said…....

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