Miami

Planned Parenthood Joins Campaign To Rid Miami Neighborhoods Of Zika

5:04am August 26, 2016

by Greg Allen

The organization is going door to door in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods. The goal: Reach 25,000 households in six weeks with information about Zika prevention and family planning services.

A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 6. That's just one way health officials are battling back Zika-carrying mosquitoes in the area.

How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?

8:22pm August 22, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

So far, health officials know of 37 confirmed cases of people who contracted Zika from mosquitoes in Miami. But computer models suggest the underlying outbreak in Miami is bigger — and spreading.

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New Zika Outbreak Hits Popular Tourist Destination Of Miami Beach

3:17pm August 19, 2016

by Rob Stein

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its advice to travelers, advising pregnant women to avoid parts of Miami Beach where the Zika virus is spreading.

Containers hold genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes before being released in Panama City, Panama, in September 2014.

Florida Keys Opposition Stalls Tests Of Genetically Altered Mosquitoes

6:47pm August 17, 2016

by Greg Allen

The Food and Drug Administration has approved release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in an effort to halt the spread of Zika virus. But residents of the Florida Keys aren't keen on the concept.

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Environment

Could Zika Become A Problem In North Carolina? Local Specialist Says 'Not Likely'

2:48pm August 04, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

Zika's moved from South America to Central America and the Caribbean, and now it's in the U.S. The first locally-transmitted case of the Zika virus has been reported in southern Florida.

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Larry Smart, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, uses a fogger to spray pesticide to kill mosquitoes in an effort to stop a possible Zika outbreak in Miami.

Miami Steps Up Mosquito Control Efforts After Suspected Zika Cases

7:09pm July 22, 2016

by Greg Allen

Health officials think two people in Miami may have contracted the virus from local mosquitoes. So they're spraying pesticide to help stop the virus from spreading into Florida's mosquito population.

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Police found these 24 buckets inside a secret room in a Miami house.

During A Drug Bust, Miami Police Find Some $20 Million Stuffed In Buckets

4:53pm June 29, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Police are still counting the cash but it is clearly the largest cash seizure in the department's history. Police found the money in a hidden room inside a Miami home.

University of Florida researchers recently published a paper showing that captured reptiles in 2009, 2011 and 2014 are Nile crocs.

National

Nile Crocodiles Found Near Miami, Researchers Confirm

5:48pm May 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Three crocodiles captured near Miami in 2009, 2011 and 2014 are indeed Nile crocodiles. They are bigger and far more aggressive than the American crocodiles that are native to the Florida Everglades.

Workers install pumps and storm sewers on Purdy Avenue in Miami Beach.

As Waters Rise, Miami Beach Builds Higher Streets And Political Willpower

8:43pm May 10, 2016

by Greg Allen

As the climate change debate rages, leaders in Miami Beach, a city that routinely floods, are tackling sea-level rise head on by raising roads and seawalls and installing new storm sewers and pumps.

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Plan For Cuba Ferry Terminal Reveals Shift In Miami Politics

2:27pm January 14, 2016

by Greg Allen

Miami-Dade County is considering building a ferry terminal that would serve carriers offering regular service to Cuba. It's a sign that in a city that's home to Cuban exiles, times have changed.

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