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3 Men Rescued From Pacific Island After Writing SOS in Sand
Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS in the sand that was spotted from above
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No-Contact With Water Advisory Issued for Virginia Key, Key Biscayne and Fisher Island.
Power was restored within an hour, but 100,000 gallons of the treated, chlorinated sewage reached surface water, the department says. Miami-Dade asks residents to avoid swimming, fishing and boating for all beaches within Virginia Key, Key Biscayne, and Fisher Island.
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World's Largest Bee, Once Feared Extinct, Rediscovered in Indonesia
The world’s largest bee, last seen by a scientist in 1981, is not extinct after all, NBC News reported. A single female was found and documented earlier this year on an Indonesian island, an Australian university and other groups said Thursday. The bee, Megachile pluto, also known as “Wallace’s giant bee” — named after British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace who...
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An Exclusive Look Inside Fisher Island's Largest Penthouse
The five bedroom, five and a half bathroom unit costs $21,000,000
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Hawaii Braces for Hurricane Lane Impact
Hurricane Lane has weakened from a category 3 storm to a category 1 storm, and while it is not expected to travel over the islands, with sustained 105mph winds and heavy rainfall, the storm will likely dump over 40 inches of rain on the islands over the next several days.
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10-Year-Old Boy Recovering After ‘Frightening' Shark Bite Off South Carolina
After being bitten by a shark while swimming off the coast of South Carolina Sunday, a 10-year-old boy is recovering at home from what his family described as the “serious” and “frightening” experience. Jei Turrell was playing in waist-deep water off Hilton Head when the shark attacked his right forearm. In a “Today” show interview aired Thursday, Jei said the...
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Victims Voice Relief After Arrest in ‘Golden State' Killer Case
Jane Carson-Sandler’s morning in 1976 turned from innocence to terror when a masked man broke into her home and entered the bedroom where she lay snuggled with her 3-year-old son. He confronted them with a butcher knife and shone a flashlight in her eyes before tying them up. She said she was paralyzed by fear, afraid the man would kill...
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199-mph Gust on Calif. Mountain Sets Record as State's Strongest Wind Ever
Scientists say a 199-mph (320-kph) gust that blasted a mountaintop at the Alpine Meadows ski resort last February was the strongest wind ever recorded in California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday it was also the strongest non-tornado wind in the United States last year. Tom Padham, a meteorologist with the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, tells...
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Guam: Tiny Island Thrust Into the Center of North Korea Dispute
Along the western Pacific coast, the small island Guam, a U.S. territory, is caught in the middle of the conflict between the United States and North Korea after the North Korean army announced it would look into plans to attack the island, which is almost the size of Chicago, NBC News reported. Guam’s proximity to China, Japan, the Philippines and...
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Local Group Wants To Restore Former Home Of First African American Millionaire
The former home of Miami’s first black millionaire is falling apart but a local group is pushing for the restoration of the damaged building, which holds nearly 100 years of history.
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South Florida Drying Out After Major Flooding In Miami Beach
Streets in Miami Beach and Miami were inundated with floodwaters after heavy downpours pounded the area Tuesday afternoon.
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Miami-Dade Taking ‘Immediate Action' on Spewing Sewer Line
Miami-Dade county officials said they’re taking immediate action after an NBC 6 report showed an aging underground sewer line spewing treated sewage into the ocean less than a mile off the cost of Virginia Key and Fisher Island.
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Footage Shows Sewer Line Spewing Into Water Near Miami
Newly-released underwater video shows an aging sewer line spewing treated sewage into the water less than a mile off the coasts of Virginia Key and Fisher Island near Miami.
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Apartment Rental Costs in Miami-Dade County Among Highest in Nation
According to the latest Zumper National Rent Report, it cost a median average of $1,800 to rent a one bedroom location in the county – ranking ninth in the country.
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One Recovered from Water at Fisher Island: MDFR
A person was recovered from the water off Fisher Island, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews confirm.