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by Bethany Blankley While the overwhelming majority of foreign nationals entering the U.S. illegally do so through the southern border, Miami Sector Border Patrol agents are regularly interdicting Cubans and others attempting to reach Florida, often arriving on small makeshift boats. Law enforcement officers also are regularly confiscating drugs that wash up on...
A 13-FOOT great white shark has been spotted lurking off the coast of South Carolina. Shocking data reveals that at least 30 shark attacks have been reported in the US this year. 3A 13-foot great white shark was spotted prowling off the coast of South CarolinaCredit: Facebook/ocearch 3The beast appeared to migrate from Florida...
A teenage boy was on a lobstering expedition in the Florida Keys when he suddenly came face-to-face with a shark which bit him in on his lip. Fischer Hricko, 13, was looking for the crustaceans with his father and was going after a particularly big specimen when he suddenly felt a tap on the back of...
A MAN’S body has been found near a university garage in Florida, police have said. Florida Gulf Coast University police said the 20-year-old was not a student after finding the remains just before 4am on August 2. 1Cops found a man's body near a garage on the Florida Gulf Coast University campusCredit: Twitter/@FGCUPD University officials...
A MAN’S leg was left in shreds after he was mauled by what was believed to be a shark off a Florida coast as lifeguards raced to save him. Witnesses at the scene in Jacksonville said they did not see a shark in the water so they can’t confirm if that is what injured the...
(CNN)Several reports of shark bite injuries and a spate of sightings of the marine predators off the Northeast coast of the United States have rattled summer beachgoers.But are New York's Long Island and Cape Cod, the peninsula of Massachusetts, where many of the recent suspected shark encounters have taken place, experiencing anything exceptional? Yes and...
A SHARK attack has left a swimmer with a punctured artery and a sliced tendon after gruesome details of the bloody scene emerged. Bryan Olivares, 33, was mauled by the predator while jumping in the waves with his family on Daytona Beach, Florida on Monday. 4Bryan Olivares, 33, was mauled by the shark...
(CNN) — A 73-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital after being stabbed by a 100-pound sailfish that an angler was trying to reel onto a boat off the Florida coast, officials said. The sailfish began to charge at the boat and then jumped out of the water and stabbed the woman in the groin...
(CNN)A 73-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital after being stabbed by a 100-pound sailfish that an angler was trying to reel onto a boat off the Florida coast, officials said. The sailfish began to charge at the boat and then jumped out of the water and stabbed the woman in the groin while she...
A 73-year-old woman was stabbed by a 100-pound sailfish while fishing with a friend off the Florida coast. The fish leapt at Katherine Perkins, of Maryland, on Tuesday while she was standing next to the center console of the boat and struck her lower abdomen. Two local residents rushed to help her, applying pressure to...
SHOCKING video shows the moment that a shark took a devastating bite out of a fisherman’s hand during one of the latest attacks off the US coast. Video footage of the shark attack captured a gruesome image of the beast’s blood-spattered jaws after it finally released the man from its grip. 2A recent shark attack...
A SAILFISH stabbed a 70-year-old woman in the groin while she and two friends were boating off the Florida coast. Katherine Perkins was pierced by the 100lb fish in the terrifying attack on Tuesday. 2Katherine Perkins, 70, was stabbed in the groin by a sailfishCredit: Getty Katherine's friends, Dominic Bellezza and Louis Toth, were...
THIS is the horrifying moment a fisherman had his finger bitten off after approaching the beast off the coast of Florida. The shocking footage shows the man having his little finger bitten off after attempting to catch the predator with his bare hands. 3The fisherman is trying to catch the shark using his handsCredit: TikTok...
TWO more shark attacks have been reported off the US coast within 24 hours, reports say. The latest maulings come after beaches in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Long Island, New York were closed temporarily over the weekend following a series of great white sightings. 1Two shark attacks have been reported off the coast of Florida...
U.S. Border Patrol apprehended over 40 Cuban migrants that braved the Atlantic on makeshift rafts and rowboats to reach the Florida coast, authorities revealed Saturday. News of the migrants' maritime arrivals came in two announcements, the first on Saturday morning, when nine individuals were taken into custody after arriving on Jupiter Island, located...
Smuggling networks have long been known for the creation of odd-looking makeshift vessels in order to ferry migrants from Cuba to Florida. They certainly did not disappoint, albeit in what was an unsuccessful attempt at getting three Cuban men to the United States. The men had their American dreams shattered when an aerial U.S. Customs...
CLEARWATER, Florida -- Seven people were rescued from a boat 100 miles off the coast of Tampa Bay, Florida on Saturday after a lightning strike.The lightning strike hit the 39-foot boat and came very close to hitting the boat's owner and his sister.The owner had to use a beacon to call for help, and was...
Seven people were rescued on Saturday by the Coast Guard after their boat was left without power following a lightning strike that left them stranded 100 miles off of Clearwater, Florida. Boat owner Glenn Rumer was with local fishing charter captain Joshua Guy, his partner Megan Chaple, who is six months pregnant, and local businesswoman Tonya...
The Coast Guard sent 45 migrants back to Cuba on Sunday after interdicting them last week. Authorities spotted the migrants on four different boats off Florida's coast last week amid one of the largest known annual exoduses of Cuban "balseros" since 2016, the Miami Herald reported. BORDER PATROL CANNOT SEE PATH FORWARD UNDER...
MIAMI (AP) — Two people were killed and 10 others had to be rescued when their boats collided at night near Key Biscayne in South Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard and local authorities say. The Coast Guard said a person involved in the collision notified the agency of the crash around 10:30 p.m. Friday night....
Two Florida fishermen have been arrested after an octopus was brutally beheaded and a nurse shark was battered to death on a boat. Charles Mora, 30, was accused of butchering the mollusc while Michael Bossert, 52, allegedly slammed the fish against the gunwale off the coast of the Florida Keys. The pair were rumbled by an activist...
Eleven people were left stranded when their boat suddenly capsized near Beer Can Island, Florida. Good Samaritans in a boat nearby were able to quickly respond to the incident, that occurred past 5 p.m. on June 14, and rescued the men, women, and children from the ocean, WISTV10 reports. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says their aviation...
A MASSIVE great white shark has been tracked off the coast of Florida as more swimmers venture into the water to cool off in the summer heat. The monstrous great white has been found lurking near Florida’s Indian River lagoon system. 1A shark measuring over 13-feet long was spotted off the coast of...
(CNN)Heavy rains, strong winds and flooding are hitting South Florida on Saturday morning, with up to 11 inches falling in some spots since Friday and cars stalled on streets in Fort Lauderdale and Miami.Airlines canceled more than 500 flights as of Saturday morning, including some into and out of Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports, according...
MEXCO CITY (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a bulletin Thursday on an area of low pressure on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula that could become a depression or tropical storm and head toward Florida’s Gulf coast. The center called it Potential Tropical Cyclone One, in what could become the first storm of the...
PIGEON KEY, Fla. (AP) — A tourist from Illinois was killed and two young children with her were injured when their parasail was cut loose, dragging them through the ocean and slamming them into a bridge during a sudden storm in the Florida Keys, authorities said. A nearby boater saw them hit the water and...
Bonefish off the coast of Florida have tested positive for numerous pharmaceutical drugs, according to a new study. Source: WESH 2 News/Youtube The study was conducted over three years by researchers at the Florida International University and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of bonefish and tarpon....
Florida's hurricane season is set to begin on Wednesday, leaving many outside the Sunshine State wondering what to expect. The 2022 season will mark a "La Nina" year, when water temperatures are warmer than usual and less wind shear will be present to tear any storms apart. Any hurricane that passes over the...
Fish off the coast of Florida are testing positive for a slew of pharmaceuticals as human wastewater makes its way out into the sea. Researchers at Florida International University and the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust - a nonprofit based in Miami and focused on bonefish and tarpon conservation - studied the two types of fish...
(CNN)Bonefish off the coast of Florida have tested positive for a cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs, including anti-depressants and blood pressure medications, according to a new study.The three-year study was conducted by researchers at Florida International University and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT), a nonprofit based in Miami focused on bonefish and tarpon conservation, says a...
Scientists have taken a huge step forward in the search for a new treatment for cancer, after discovering a 'holy grail' natural anti-cancer chemical in common soft corals. The chemical, called eleutherobin, was previously identified in a rare coral near Australia in the 1990s, but since then scientists have been unable to find it in...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The US Coast Guard announced Saturday they had repatriated 43 Cubans back to the island nation, following four interdictions off the Florida Keys. “The Coast Guard and our partners have increased air and surface patrols in the Florida Straits, Windward and Mona Passages,” said Petty Officer Nicole J. Groll, Coast Guard...
Newly compiled data reveals the risk of wildfire facing every property in the United States today, and the predicted risk 30 years on in 2052. The data shows that stretches of the American west, and much of California and Florida, face a 1% to 6% annual likelihood of wildfire today, with that likelihood skyrocketing to...
DOZENS of sharks were seen swimming in shallow water off the coast of Anclote Island earlier this week. The Pasco County Sherrif's office shared footage from its aviation team of at least 50 sharks swimming off the coast of the island. 1Dozens of sharks gathered in the shallow water Anclote island is just over 30...
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Florida residents woke up Friday to the 18th orbital launch of the year from Cape Canaveral, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 topped with 53 Starlink internet satellites lifted off just before sunrise. The 5:42 a.m. launch could even be seen by South Florida residents as seen in this picture taken from Fort...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – CBS4 went along for the ride as a group of women and men of the US Coast Guard got an early start climbing on board an HC-1-44 aircraft from Opa-Locka, spending hours in the air. Lt. Katrina Prout led the mission to look for migrants in the waters off the Florida Straits....
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The US Coast Guard repatriated 49 Cubans Wednesday following four different missions off the Keys. From Friday until Sunday, Coast Guard crews were able to track down the four different boats. READ MORE: Tacos, Margaritas, & Music: Here Are The Best Places To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In South FloridaIn Sunday’s incident,...
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped overboard from a Carnival Cruise ship early Saturday as it approached Florida. The man jumped from the Carnival Cruise Lines' Mardi Gras ship just after midnight about 55 miles east of Port Canaveral, according to the Coast Guard and Carnival. The Coast Guard responded...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The US Coast Guard announced Friday it had repatriated 70 Cubans back to their island nation, after eight interdictions off the Florida Keys. Here is what Coast Guard officials said about their operation: READ MORE: 'Transparency Is Critical,' New Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Patrick Lynn Lays Out Vision— Coast Guard Cutter...
(CNN) – A day after a storm flattened buildings in parts of the South, strong winds are whipping parts of the country’s eastern third — and severe storms and a few tornadoes are possible Thursday across a swath of the East Coast. The Mississippi Department of Transportation digital message board warns drivers along I-55...
MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) – Florida’s west coast has an unexpected spring breaker – a large great white shark. On March 24th, Scot, which measures just over 12-feet long and weighs 1,600 pounds, was pinged in the Gulf of Mexico west of Naples, according to OCEARCH, the non-profit marine group. READ MORE: Acting Chief George Fuente...
MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) – Florida’s west coast has an unexpected spring breaker – a large great white shark. On March 24th, Scot, which measures just over 12-feet long and weighs 1,600 pounds, was pinged in the Gulf of Mexico west of Naples, according to OCEARCH, the non-profit marine group. READ MORE: Acting Chief George Fuente...
(CNN)Florida's got yet another spring breaker in town: Scot, a massive great white shark, has been recorded swimming off the Gulf Coast.Scot, an adult male, measures just over 12-feet long and weighs 1,600 pounds, according to OCEARCH, the non-profit marine group that spotted the big fish Thursday.Scot is the 74th great white shark tagged and...
A Cuban man seeking treatment for his colon cancer risked his life by navigating 90 miles aboard a wind surfboard before the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted him in the Florida Keys. Elian López, 48, embarked on his life-saving voyage from the Cuban resort town of Varadero on Tuesday and was stopped about 15 miles south...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller and Maryland may be peaking at the right time. At the very least, the Terrapins are showing why they were ranked in the top five at the beginning of the season — and what a threat they are if their key players are indeed healthy now. READ MORE:...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 24 points, and fourth-seeded Maryland used a 19-0 run spanning parts of both halves to pull away to a 89-65 win over 12th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday. Angel Reese added 21 points and Ashley Osusu scored 20 for the Terrapins, who advanced to the Sweet 16...
(CNN)The same damaging storm system that rolled across the Southeast on Friday will continue this weekend, impacting over 50 million people along the East Coast."We have potential wind damage and the possibility of very large hail all the way from upstate New York down along the East Coast to northern Florida," said CNN Meteorologist Chad...
Dive Team Recovers Body Of Drowning Victim From Lake St. Clair