'Destination Resort' Gambling Bill Clears Fla. Senate Committee
A bill paving the way for up to five "destination resort" casinos to open in Florida finally passed the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee on Tuesday.
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A bill paving the way for up to five "destination resort" casinos to open in Florida finally passed the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee on Tuesday.
Alex Penelas is talking about making another run for mayor, but this time he says things wouldn't be the same.
Miami-Dade Police Director James Loftus and several officers rushed to the scene of a police-involved shooting late Tuesday night in a Miami neighborhood.
One of this city's finest has received a special commendation from his Police Chief after dramatic videotape shows how he saved a man's life while pulling him from the wreckage of two cars. One was engulfed in flames.
The Florida Marlins overcame a night of poor clutch hitting Tuesday when Donnie Murphy delivered bases-loaded, two-out single in the 10th inning to beat the Washington Nationals, 3-2.
A teen who needed a ride back home after church said she was raped by a fellow parishioner.
The Broward School Board voted Tuesday to approve the firing of Miriam Oliphant from her job as a guidance counselor at an alternative high school. Within hours, her attorney filed a demand for a virtual pile of public records relating to Oliphant's hiring and firing, and hinted she may sue for racial discrimination.
Strong thunderstorms rolled through South Florida shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday and brought with them heavy rain, high winds and some lightning. But the weather also brought drier air and cooler temperatures.
The man responsible for a shooting that took the life of a beloved Florida International University law student before taking his own, has been identified.
South Florida Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz will soon be getting a new title, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, CBS News has confirmed.
Changes may be coming to the state's minimum wage law under a measure that narrowly made it way through the House committee Tuesday.
A new analysis is calling into question the use of baby bumper pads in cribs.
As the final hours tick down to keep the government funded, President Barack Obama has started the process of shutting down the federal government. But, many parts of the government that impact Floridians will likely keep running.
Broward Sheriffs Office detectives released a composite sketch of a burglar who they said has targeted a dozen Palm Aire Condominiums in the past several weeks, stealing at least $200,000 in jewelry and other items.
