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Storm preparations are already underway as Floridians in some part of the state anticipate major impacts from Helene. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg reports

Tropical Storm Helene is gaining strength as it moves toward the Gulf of Mexico and toward Florida.

RAW: Bodycam footage shows Miami Beach Police finding a wandering 2-year-old.

Nearly three dozen new state laws will take effect Oct. 1, including a contentious measure that will limit where homeless people can sleep.

Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $13 an hour on Monday, as the state continues carrying out a constitutional amendment that eventually will lead to a $15 minimum wage.

Tropical Storm Helene formed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea Tuesday morning and was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it it moved through the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida.

A Miami Beach officer said he went into “dad mode” when he found a 2-year-old girl wandering alone in while her parents were allegedly out partying.

These are the first few minutes of a news conference Gov. Ron DeSantis held in Tallahassee on Sept. 24.

Nearly three dozen new state laws will take effect Oct. 1, including a contentious measure that will limit where homeless people can sleep.

Tropical Storm Helene formed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea Tuesday morning and was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it it moved through the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida.

Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education in favor of abstinence-focused lessons. State officials have pressured districts to restrict some lesson plans on contraception, anatomy and consent. The state deemed the lessons inappropriate for students. The shift reflects a nationwide push to restrict what kids can learn about themselves and their bodies. Advocates...

At 46th, Florida International University is the only South Florida school to make the top 50 in the list of 2025 Top Public Schools released Tuesday.

Florida International University and three other Florida schools are in the top 50 public colleges and universities in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report. At 46th, FIU is the only South Florida school to make the top 50 in the list of 2025 Top Public Schools. This is its first time in the top 50, and it…

NBC6’s Chelsea Ambriz has your forecast for today, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

Video shows a woman being rescued from a car that was left dangling at a Coral Gables parking garage.

A state of emergency was declared by Florida’s governor as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine formed in the Caribbean on Monday morning and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it makes its way into the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine formed in the Caribbean on Monday morning and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it makes its way into the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said.

A woman was rescued after a crash left a Porsche SUV dangling from the third floor of a parking garage in Coral Gables on Monday, officials said.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine formed in the Caribbean on Monday morning and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it makes its way into the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said.

A woman was rescued after a crash left a Porsche SUV dangling from the third floor of a parking garage in Coral Gables on Monday, officials said.