Facing South Florida for Feb. 25: 2024 Legislative Session
Jim DeFede speaks to the incoming Senate President and the incoming minority leader about the legislature moving away from divisive issues and why that might be happening.
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Jim DeFede speaks to the incoming Senate President and the incoming minority leader about the legislature moving away from divisive issues and why that might be happening.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede examines where some of the efforts stand in Tallahassee to deal with the mental health crisis in the criminal justice system.
Jim DeFede talks to one of the local janitorial workers and the woman who leads their union.
Eliott Rodriguez goes one-on-one with "Alligator" Ron Bergeron, a prominent Florida Everglades advocate.
Eliott Rodriguez talks to retired Miami-Dade Police Sergeant Bert "Maverick" Gonzalez, who after 37 years on the force wrote a book.
Jim DeFede reacts to the various controversies surrounding the former Miami-Dade School Board member.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the Republican congresswoman from South Florida.
Jim DeFede addressed the problems with maintenance at Miami International Airport and the failure to keep the public properly informed.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the Democratic congressman from South Florida about the inaction in Congress.
Jim DeFede takes a look at Gov. Ron DeSantis' poor showing in Iowa and where his campaign goes from here.
Jim DeFede is in Tallahassee, where a State Senate Committee tackled the issue of mental health in jails and prisons.
Anchor Betty Nguyen joins Jim DeFede to preview her exclusive interview with the judge in the Parkland murder trial.
As the 2024 state legislative session opens on Monday, Jim DeFede speaks with two prominent lawmakers about what to expect.
Jim DeFede devotes the entire half hour of Facing South Florida to his covering of the Trump and DeSantis campaigns as they make their cases to the people of Iowa about a month ahead of the caucuses there.
Jim DeFede talks to State Senator Jennifer Bradley who is sponsoring this year's HOA reform bill.
Miami-Dade authorities say victims were beaten with canes and paddles after allegedly answering fraternity-related questions incorrectly.
With thousands of TPS holders working in South Florida's healthcare system, the end of temporary protections could leave families and patients at risk, as caregivers face possible deportation within days.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Ft. Lauderdale officers said a woman escaped an alleged domestic violence incident and called for help, leading to an hours-long standoff.
Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill homered in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres overcame an early three-run deficit to beat Miami 5-3 on Sunday, extending the Marlins' losing streak to a franchise-record 12.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
Nearly as many Americans are following news about the cyclospora parasite as they are the conflict with Iran.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's accusations of Russia helping Iran target U.S. troops are not the first.
A substance found in the work van of a Mexican immigrant killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has tested negative for illicit drugs, the top prosecutor in Houston said Friday.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.