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PRESS CONFERENCE: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez held a press conference Friday to send a warning that rowdy crowds and “lawlessness” would not be tolerated in the city this weekend after law enforcement has struggled with masses of tourists in South Beach.

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.

At an event at the White House Friday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke about the city’s response to the coronavirus and his relationship to the Biden administration alongside Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. “Cities like Miami didn’t get a lot of money from the first CARES Act,” Suarez said in response to a reporter who brought up criticisms that the...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez pressed residents to continue to social distance, wear face masks and practice diligent hand washing to keep the region’s coronavirus numbers low.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is pushing for priority for the COVID-19 vaccine to go to residents of the city first.

Jackie Nespral discusses the coronavirus pandemic with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on this segment of NBC 6 Impact.

Wynwood Walls is set to reopen Friday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic caused the venue to close in March

City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez held a press conference Monday to address how officials were handling damage that resulted from Tropical Storm Eta bringing heavy rains and winds to South Florida. Suarez said that by Monday morning, the city had received 50 service calls related to Eta, 15 reports of downed wires, and multiple reports of downed trees, mostly…

Canals overflowing throughout South Florida caused flooding headaches Monday, with the water pouring into the street. NBC 6’s Derrick Lewis reports

NBC 6 has team coverage after the tropical storm made landfall late Sunday night while Miami’s mayor spoke with the media about flooding and power outages in the area.

You have until early Friday morning to complete the 2020 Census if you haven’t done so yet, and local leaders are making one final push to encourage people who may have left it until the last minute. The deadline is Oct. 15, 11:59 a.m. Hawaii time, which translates to 5:59 a.m for South Florida and the rest of the east…

If you haven’t filled out the 2020 census, this is your last chance to so — it’s the final push to get our community counted. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman explains.

People living in and around Biscayne Bay marched Saturday to push for cleaner waters. Protesters said they wanted to get the Environmental Protection Agency’s attention as they marched along the 79th St. Causeway with signs, demanding that something be done about the quality of the water in the bay. “Our water in biscayne bay is polluted,” Ariel Vibes, one...