Ari Odzer

4 days ago | nbcmiami.com | Ari Odzer

Dozens of arrests were made and a large amount of weapons and drugs were seized in "Operation Showdown," a combined effort by federal agents and local police to crack down on violent felons in South Florida. Starting in April, they seized 80 firearms of various types, including semi-automatics and machine guns.

6 days ago | nbcmiami.com | Briana Trujillo |Ari Odzer

A woman was hurt Saturday while swimming in Fort Lauderdale Beach when she was possibly bitten by a barracuda, according to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. Fire rescue was called to 736 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard before 11 a.m.When asked about her injury, authorities said it was "not a shark bite," but "much smaller. Possibly a barracuda."The woman was treated for the minor injury. NBC6 is working to learn more about her condition.

1 week ago | nbcmiami.com | Ari Odzer |Briana Trujillo

Groups of South Florida students experienced a frightening ordeal at a national debate competition when an unknown man jumped onto the stage and appeared to reach into his backpack. Some adults jumped into action, including a Broward County judge who was there to watch her daughter compete, as onlookers fled. It happened on Thursday during an event at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.

1 week ago | nbcmiami.com | Ari Odzer

Hundreds of Floridians are stranded right now in Israel as the country's international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport, is closed because of Israel's conflict with Iran. But now, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is helping to facilitate flights to bring them home. "This group of 300 of us from Florida that are gonna be heading to Tampa hopefully soon," gestured Aventura City Commissioner Paul Kruss to a group of people behind him, speaking to NBC6 via Zoom from the airport in Larnaca, Cyprus.

1 week ago | nbcmiami.com | Briana Nespral |Julia Bagg |Ari Odzer

Panthers pandemonium continues to take over South Florida as fans celebrate their second consecutive Stanley Cup win, from Bird Road to the Amerant Bank Arena, and from the Baptist Health IcePlex to Fort Lauderdale Beach. Here's how the revelry is going so far. Party with the Panthers at Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale BeachIt looks like it's tradition now for the Panthers players to hit this beach bar, also the site of their at-times rowdy celebrations last year.