Hurricane Erin now a Category 4 while tracking north of Puerto Rico
Hurricane Erin continued to strengthen Saturday, maintaining Category 5 intensity as it passed north of the northern Leeward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Bahamas
Royal Caribbean’s Icon Of The Seas heads to PortMiami after 1 dead, 1 injured
The Icon Of The Seas cruise ship was on its way back to PortMiami on Friday night after one crew member died and another was injured.
Yacht stewardess, 20, murdered onboard in Bahamas; boat now docked in Fort Lauderdale
On July 3, 20-year-old South African national Paige Bell was found murdered inside the engine room of a luxury yacht while it was docked near Harbour Island in the Bahamas.
Cuban human smugglers await sentencing after caught in boat with 18 Ecuadorians, feds say
After a U.S. Coast Guard crew reported a suspicious go-fast boat in the Bahamas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers joined a pursuit.
Bahamian woman’s arrest at Fort Lauderdale airport highlights immigration crackdown
A woman from the Bahamas was taken into custody at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after authorities discovered she had overstayed her visa more than a decade ago, her partner told Local 10 News on Thursday.
VIDEO: Coast Guard crew spots Chinese migrant on paddleboard off Bahamas
A U.S. Coast Guard crew caught a Chinese migrant apparently trying to come into the country in an unusual way — via paddleboard.
Shark attack survivor wants Bahamas to stop treating ‘apex predators’ like ‘pets’
A patient who survived a shark attack in the Bahamas and his surgeons are set to talk to the public about his treatment on Thursday in West Palm Beach.
Coast Guard crews searching for man who fell from cruise ship
U.S. Coast Guard crews from Miami are aiding in the search for a man who went overboard from a South Florida-based cruise ship Thursday morning.
Bahamians investigate 2 deaths after explosion in Fort Lauderdale-based cruise ship
Bahamian authorities were investigating two deaths after an explosion in a Holland America Line cruise ship.