SUMMARY: CBS News Miami reports that southbound I-95 near the Dolphin Expressway was shut down due to a Florida Highway Patrol investigation of a fatal pedestrian crash from Tuesday night. The closure, just south of the 836 interchange near Northwest 8th Street, has caused significant traffic delays stretching to 79th Street. Heavy rain is compounding travel difficulties as showers and storms spread across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Meteorologists forecast continued heavy rain through the afternoon with a 70% chance around 2 p.m., lowering by evening. The unsettled, rainy weather is expected to persist through the holiday weekend, with isolated flooding possible on Independence Day.

CBS News Miami’s Austin Carter and Lissette Gonzalez have the latest on the traffic and weather conditions on the roadways.

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SUMMARY: NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet, designated 3I/Atlas, detected with the Atlas telescope in Chile. This marks the third known interstellar object passing through our solar system. Currently about 416 million miles from the sun near Jupiter, the comet will come closest to the sun in October, passing safely between Mars and Earth. Astronomers worldwide are monitoring it to study its size and shape. It will be visible through September and again in December. Previous interstellar visitors include ‘Oumuamua, found in 2017, and comet 21/Borisov, discovered in 2019. The new comet poses no threat to Earth.

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SUMMARY: The City of St. Augustine has filed an eminent domain lawsuit against owners of two properties near Lincolnville to acquire land for the Lake Maria Sanchez Flood Mitigation and Drainage Improvements Project. Funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the project aims to reduce flooding in about 200 acres of the city’s historic downtown. Planned upgrades include enhancing stormwater systems on Granada, Cordova, and Bridge Streets, building a new pump station and flood wall near the properties, and installing one-way tide check valves. The case is currently in St. Johns County court.

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