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Florida added more than 2,500 new coronavirus cases Sunday as the positivity rate for new cases remained below 5%. The 2,521 new COVID-19 cases brought Florida’s total to 683,754, according to figures released by the state’s Department of Health. Deaths confirmed by the state increased by 9, with 13,296 Floridians dying from COVID-related causes to-date. Another 163 non-residents have died…

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at the age of 87 of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Even as his state is a hotbed for COVID-19, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been pushing schools to reopen so parents have the choice of sending children back to the classroom or keeping them home to learn virtually. The Republican governor has said children without any underlying health conditions would benefit from in-person learning and the stimulation and companionship of…

A hurricane watch is in effect Saturday for coastal Texas as Tropical Storm Beta gains strength in the Gulf of Mexico

Florida added over 3,500 new coronavirus cases Saturday, as the state’s virus-related death toll continued to climb while the positivity rate for new cases remains below 5 percent. The 3,573 new COVID-19 cases brought Florida’s total to 681,233, according to the report released by the state’s Department of Health. Deaths confirmed by the state increased by 62, with 13,287 Floridians…

Students at the University of Florida could miss out on the annual college fun known as spring break next March due to the coronavirus pandemic – but the news may not be all that bad. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports the school’s faculty senate voted by a nearly 80 percent majority to cancel the one week break, scheduled from March 6th…

Rain is on the way as well as a cool front coming through South Florida by the start of next week in your First Alert Doppler 6000 forecast.

Tropical Storm Beta has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico, the third storm that formed in just a few hours Friday in a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season. Beta was located 305 miles east of the Mouth of Rio Grande and had winds of 60 mph, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. It was…

Tropical Storm Beta has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico, the third storm that formed in just a few hours Friday in a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season.

The CDC updated their coronavirus guidelines on Friday to include testing recommendations for anyone who has been in contact with others confirmed to have the coronavirus, even if they are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic.

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.4% in August, a sharp decline from July, when it was 11.4%, according to state statistics released Friday

Florida added over 3,200 new coronavirus cases Friday, as the state’s virus-related death toll continued to climb but its positivity rate remained stable. The 3,204 new COVID-19 cases brought Florida’s total to 677,660, according to the report released by the state’s Department of Health Friday. Deaths confirmed by the state increased by 139, with 13,225 Floridians dying from COVID-related causes…

NBC 6 Responds breaks down the path to maximum unemployment benefits.

Steve MacLaughlin has the latest on the tropics and a cold front hitting South Florida next week.

A bar along Florida’s Space Coast says business is booming because of a new rule: no facemasks allowed inside. The owner of Westside Sports Bar and Lounge in Melbourne says he vows to throw out anyone who puts on a mask, saying they don’t believe in masks despite the coronavirus pandemic. “We find it completely unnecessary to have facemasks...

NBC 6’s Adam Berg has the latest on all the storms including Hurricane Teddy, which could hit Canada as Category 2 storm.

Hurricane Sally left some people on the Gulf Coast cut off by floodwaters until they could be rescued by teams in boats and high-water vehicles

Hurricane Teddy strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm Thursday evening, as Tropical Depression 22 formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The system had winds of 140 mph as of Thursday, while moving northwest at 13 mph about 575 miles from the Lesser Antilles, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Teddy was expected to strengthen more Thursday…

Florida added over 3,200 new coronavirus cases Thursday, as the state’s virus-related death toll continued to climb. The 3,255 new COVID-19 cases brought Florida’s total to 674,456, according to the report released by the state’s Department of Health Thursday. Deaths confirmed by the state increased by 147, with 13,086 Floridians dying from COVID-related causes to-date. Another 161 non-residents have died…

The same measures that are recommended for reducing the spread of the coronavirus, including social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing face masks, may also help limit the impact of cold and flu season.