Cold crash for Christmas
This season has been notably void of chilly air so far in South Florida, with the coldest reading for Miami coming in at just 63 back on October 19. November went down as the second warmest on record, and December has been on a similar trajectory. But all of that looks to change just in time for Christmas.
Michael Putney readies to leave after more than three decades at WPLG-Ch. 10′s ‘This Week in South Florida’
An era is ending in television and politics as Michael Putney signs off for the last time as the founding moderator of the WPLG-Ch. 10 “This Week in South Florida" program after 33 years. “That show has been the gold standard of South Florida politics for many years."
sun-sentinel.comFLORIDA FILES: Listen to episode 3 of police shootout gone wrong
On Dec. 5, 2019, Frank Ordonez would go to work at UPS and never return home. He'd be taken hostage by two armed robbers and end up in the midst of a police shootout in Miramar Parkway. Richard Cutshaw would be driving home from work and he'd be caught in the crossfire and shot in the head while in his car. Hear the stories of what happened that day and where things stand 3 years later.
Lisa slams Belize, messy system shaping up for Florida next week
Hurricane Lisa packed quite a punch as it came ashore about 10 miles south of Belize City shortly after 5 PM ET yesterday. Though compact, its radius of maximum winds fell squarely over Belize City, pushing a destructive storm surge into Belize’s largest city.
Disturbance expected to develop, threaten Central America this weekend
The disturbance we’ve been following in the Caribbean – dubbed Invest 91L – is taking a familiar track south along South America’s northern shoreline like other systems we’ve tracked this season, including the disturbance that became Bonnie back in June and more recently the tropical wave that later became Hurricane Ian.
Day for decisions: South Florida officials ready for Ian
Tropical Storm Ian – upgraded late Friday night from Tropical Depression Nine – is still in its formative stages but gradually organizing in the central Caribbean as South Florida officials ready for what they’re calling a “day for decisions” ahead of a still-erratic track forecast for a potentially significant and major hurricane threat next week.
Signs the tropical Atlantic could heat up in coming weeks, Caribbean disturbance brings heavy rain to Central America and southern Mexico
So far this hurricane season, water temperatures across the main development region – commonly called the MDR, where the majority of Category 3, 4 and 5 hurricanes form later in the season – have been running above average, though not exceptionally so, through the first half of June.
Ongoing flooding across South Florida as Potential Tropical Cyclone One draws near
In the battle against strong wind shear, the broad center of Potential Tropical Cyclone One folded overnight, with convection getting quickly blown eastward as several smaller low-level cloud swirls were exposed underneath the high cloud tops.
Michael Lowry on his future as Local 10′s Hurricane Specialist, Storm Surge Expert
Shortly upon deciding to leave The Weather Channel as its on-air Hurricane Specialist and Storm Surge Expert at the end of 2016, I received a phone call from Bill Pohovey, the long-time vice president and news director at WPLG – Miami’s local ABC affiliate. Having been a one-time resident of Miami, I knew the station letters well. I also knew its team of meteorologists, including Chief Certified Meteorologist Betty Davis, also a Weather Channel alum, and its resident Hurricane Specialist Max Mayfield, a colleague, friend, and former National Hurricane Center Director. I don’t remember the details of our conversation – it was brief – though I do remember the impression it left. This local station knew its niche – hurricanes – and it had a plan to not only cover them best, but to cover them better than the rest. The timing for me, though, didn’t quite fit.
Sister of Jason Banegas, suspect in Hollywood police officer Yandy Chirino’s murder, arrested Friday, reports say
The 17-year-old sister of Jason Banegas, the man charged with murdering Hollywood police officer Yandy Chirino, was arrested late Friday. She was sought in connection to the gun used to kill Chirino.
sun-sentinel.comFlorida family gets 16 calls from grandparents who remain unaccounted for in condo collapse
As surviving family members of the collapsed Surfside condominium cling to all signs of hope, one family says it received 16 calls from a landline belonging to their grandparents who remain among the 156 unaccounted for as rescuers continue to search through debris for signs of life.
news.yahoo.comSunrise Boulevard in Plantation reopens after deadly crash
Two people in a sedan were killed after being hit by an SUV. The sedan was attempting to turn from the eastbound lanes on Sunrise Boulevard with the intention of either going north on 43rd Avenue or making a U-turn to go west on Sunrise Boulevard, according to Plantation police.
sun-sentinel.com$5,000 Reward 6-year-old girl fatally shot at a toddler’s birthday party
By Staff WriterOver the weekend three people shot at a toddler’s birthday party and 6-year-old girl has died. According to WPLG, Chassidy Saunders died at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center after she was hit by a bullet in Miami on Saturday night. Two adults were also shot: a 20-year-old woman who was taken to the same hospital, and a man in his 20s who had been shot in the leg. Miami police seemingly combed the scene for evidence, and took a vehicle with bullet holes in it for evidence. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for tips leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspect.
thewestsidegazette.comUtah woman found dead in lake behind Fort Lauderdale hotel, police confirm
Her friend went to bed early [on Wednesday]," Bremer told WPLG-Ch. 10 on Friday. "My wife was still up and her friend woke up around 4 a.m. [on Thursday], and my wife was nowhere to be found and the door was left open.
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