Miami-Dade and Broward

A study has selected Brickell as the best city to live in South Florida for 2021, according to a ranking system that takes 15 factors into consideration.

As of March 24th, the sites will no longer administer doses to new patients. Only those who received their initial Pfizer shot are allowed to come back for their booster shot.

FEMA’s Florida COVID-19 vaccine sites, including in Miami-Dade, will be only offering second doses next week.

Twelve months into the pandemic, and local mayors are finally seeing brighter horizons. They’ve been through the lockdowns and seen their businesses shuttered, their citizens desperately trying to make ends meet as the economy tanked and thousands of people died from COVID-19.

Twelve months into the pandemic, and local mayors are finally seeing brighter horizons. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

Marissa Bagg is live from Coconut Creek with the latest on a handful of vaccination sites that are opening in South Florida.

The co-founder of a hospitality group that runs several restaurants and venues in South Florida has written a public letter expressing his frustration towards local officials’ responses to the coronavirus after one of his bars was shut down. In a public Facebook post, Emilio Guerra, one of the owners of a hospitality company that operates The Wharf Miami and The…

Florida International University and Barry University have shut down their South Florida campuses as Tropical Storm Eta continues to pose a threat to the area. All FIU classes will be cancelled Monday, including remote and online classes. A spokesperson said that members of the university community and neighbors were welcome to park their vehicles on levels 2-4 of FIU parking…

NBC 6 will amplify its on-air election night coverage with digital newscasts that will deliver analysis, information and results about local races in the battleground region of South Florida

The mayor of Miami Beach sent a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Sunday urging him to reconsider the emergency order he issued last week that prevents local governments from enforcing a mask mandate. “I urge you to follow the CDC and the mainstream view of doctors and scientists, and reconsider your prior Order prohibiting local governments from enforcing individual…

South Florida could be dodging major rainfall through the weekend with temperatures dropping slightly as a result.

It has been months since we all locked ourselves in our homes to escape the coronavirus, but it has become clear that we’ve learned a new way to live and work. Recently released sales tax data reveals the extent to which we were forced to change — as consumers and as workers — after the economy shut down last spring….

NBC 6 and Telemundo 51 announced that more than 130,000 pets were adopted from shelters/rescues across the nation during the month-long Clear The Shelters™ 2020 pet adoption campaign. To help individuals and communities continue to practice safe social distancing measures, this year’s initiative took place from August 1 through August 31 and featured virtual pet adoptions. The campaign also made…

South Florida officials say they want to avoid another spike in COVID-19 case, and are urging residents to celebrate the holiday weekend safely.

South Florida counties are prepared with resources, hotlines and evacuation plans in case a storm poses a threat to residents’ safety. Below is a list of important phone numbers and websites that can be used to access county services in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe during a tropical storm or hurricane. Always call 911 in case of a serious…

One of the biggest public charter school operators in Florida surprised parents and teachers by doing an about-face this week on its reopening plans for this coming school year.  Charter Schools USA had initially said it would physically open its South Florida schools, but this week officials announced that in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, the COVID positivity rates are...

One of the biggest public charter school operators in Florida surprised parents and teachers by doing an about-face this week on its reopening plans for this coming school year. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

Animal shelters across the country are once again teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need with the Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign.

Miami-Dade and Broward will reopen beaches, parks and other recreational spaces Monday that were closed over the weekend due to the looming threat of Isaias. County-operated parks, marinas, beaches and golf courses will open in Miami-Dade and Broward with normal hours of operation, officials said Sunday. Nova Southeastern University is reopening all campuses starting Monday, advising students and employees to…

Julia Bagg has more after South Florida dodged a bullet this weekend from the storm and now aims at returning to normal.