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Heavy snow and frigid temperatures continue to grip much of the nation, with weather advisories stretching from the northeast to the southwest. More than ten deaths have been blamed on the weather and millions of people have been forced to endure the cold conditions without power. The deep freeze is also hitting the Deep South, where states like Texas...

Shark experts say the coast of Florida is starting to heat up with white shark activity. OCSEARCH, a research group, says the annual migration to warmer waters off the Florida and Carolinas coasts is underway.

What’s now a popular park in South Florida was once a hideout for fugitive slaves, who would make a 123-mile trip across the Atlantic to reach the Bahamas. NBC 6 anchor Jawan Strader has the story.

The Underground Railroad stretched across Northern United States, but it also stretched into Florida. Escaped slaves would travel to Key Biscayne to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to freedom.

President Donald Trump wants Pete Gaynor, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, to have the job permanently. Trump says in a statement Thursday that he intends to nominate Gaynor to be the permanent head of the government’s disaster response agency. Gaynor has filled the role on an acting basis since February, when Brock Long stepped down over questions about...

A driver abounded his SUV on a South Carolina beach as Hurricane Dorian arrives in the Carolinas.

The names of two hurricanes that caused widespread devastation from Florida to Virginia last year have been retired.

A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday — causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing snowfalls and power losses to hundreds of thousands of people. Accidents on snow-covered interstates caused major delays, hundreds of flights were canceled and drivers in North Carolina and Virginia got stuck in snow or lost control...

South Carolina’s congressional delegation will be able to ask for more funds to provide relief following Hurricane Florence, thanks to a move by the state’s governor. In a letter obtained Saturday by The Associated Press, Gov. Henry McMaster told U.S. Rep. Tom Rice that he was increasing the estimate for community development block grant relief from $108 million to $435...

Five inmates in the Carolinas extorted more than half a million dollars from military personnel throughout the country, using illegal cellphones to pose as women on dating sites, authorities said Wednesday. Standing in front of a state prison in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. Attorney Sherri Lydon told reporters that five inmates had been indicted on federal charges including extortion and...

Utilities are reporting that all power has been restored in the Florida counties devastated by Hurricane Michael.

Florida authorities have linked six more deaths to Hurricane Michael, raising the state’s death toll to 35.

Electric utility providers in the Florida Panhandle say they’re hoping to have nearly all power restored to customers whose homes are equipped to receive it by early November. That’s roughly a month after the area was hit by Hurricane Michael.

Power outages caused by Hurricane Michael are likely to linger into early next week for some of the hardest hit communities in southwest Georgia. More than 188,000 homes and businesses still didn’t have power Friday. Crews and property owners worked to clear fallen trees and debris and repair damage to homes and businesses. Michael, which was a Category 4 hurricane...

Drone footage captures the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Michael in Salem, Virginia.

Thursday is here, South Florida – and NBC 6 has the top stories you need to know for the day.

Florida Task Force 2 is one of 20 federal teams that respond anywhere in the country with fire crews on this team come from Miami, Broward and West Palm.

Nearly two weeks ago, when Hurricane Florence pummeled the Carolinas, the storm destroyed the trailer Army veteran Paganda Howard lived in with her husband and two daughters. Now she’s like many others in this historic colonial town, forced to live with family in cramped and outright hazardous conditions, NBC News reported. Howard is currently staying at her sister’s home, where...

Some South Florida heroes reunited with their families Saturday after helping the victims of Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas.