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An administrative law judge Tuesday called for the state to issue two new licenses to medical marijuana operators.
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is in its strongest financial position ever as the state heads into the annual storm season.
The case of the kissing teacher in Boca Raton has been closed with 28-year-old Brian Kornbluth accepting a plea agreement that will see him do no jail time and have no criminal conviction on his record.
A powerful storm system will be moving through much of the Eastern United States late this week triggering wide-spread strong to severe thunderstorms.
In celebration of World Turtle Day, "Big Don", a 200-pound loggerhead sea turtle, was released Tuesday after recovering from injuries.
American astronauts Jack Fischer and Commander Peggy Whitson performed an emergency spacewalk Tuesday to make a critical repair to the International Space Station.
Drugs and air travel do not mix.
With Miami-Dade County Republican Jose Felix Diaz running for an open Senate seat, Gov. Rick Scott has scheduled a special election to replace Diaz in the Florida House.
Nazi items, white supremacist propaganda, and bomb making supplies were found in a Tampa apartment of a man who reportedly killed his two neo-Nazi roommates because they disparaged him over his recent conversion to Islam.
The phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" couldn't be more fitting as you look at a touching photo that's gone viral.
A jury will decide whether a Florida man convicted of killing his wife, a neighbor and a local pastor will be executed or spend the rest of his life in prison.
Coral Springs police are asking for the community to come together and help locate a woman who went missing earlier this month.
A sinkhole opened up right outside Mar-a-Lago, also known as the Winter White House, in Palm Beach.
NASA has ordered up urgent spacewalking repairs at the International Space Station.
“Why did you shoot my son?” Dwight Wells’ mother said. She pleaded for the shooter to come forward.
CBS News Miami Chopper 4 was over the scene as emergency crews responded. A Brightline train hit a lawn tractor. Police said a man was injured and transported to the hospital.
The president received repeated standing ovations from the Israeli parliament during his more than hour-long speech, as he declared the start of a new era in the Middle East and peace for Israel. The hostages were released to the Red Cross in Gaza before being taken to be reunited with their families in Israel, more than two years after Hamas launched its deadly assault on Oct. 7, 2023.
Authorities are reporting numerous water rescues in the Carolinas and say the flood risk is heightened.
Vice President JD Vance defended the administration's move to begin issuing reduction-in-force notices to more than 4,000 workers, some of which were rescinded, saying Sunday on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "the government shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos."
Officials urged drivers to move over or slow down as crews worked to clear the scene.
An order earlier this week blocked most above-ground construction on the project.
Investigators say the suspects used the same method in each case, striking when homeowners were away and stealing large amounts of cash and jewelry.
45-year-old Maikel Rojas was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in October 2025 after showing up for a routine, court-mandated annual check-in at the Miramar immigration office.
A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, officials said, a diplomatic opening amid intense pressure from the Trump administration.
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.
An order earlier this week blocked most above-ground construction on the project.
A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, officials said, a diplomatic opening amid intense pressure from the Trump administration.
Sources close to Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas tell CBS News neither is planning to retire this year.
President Trump spoke with CBS News Friday in a new telephone interview.
Cameron Hamilton was acting leader of FEMA last year and was ousted after telling Congress that the agency should not be eliminated.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
