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A newspaper is reporting that the Florida senator who resigned this week after using a racial slur hired a former Hooters "calendar girl" and a Playboy model with no political experience to be consultants for his political action committee last year.
Disney Security and social media come to the rescue when a Miami mom's stroller is stolen at Walt Disney World.
An alcohol-fueled obscenity and racial slur-laced tirade cost a Miami senator his job.
As President Donald Trump heads towards his 100-day milestone, he wants to demonstrate progress on campaign promises.
Two brush fires in Collier County have led to mandatory evacuations, burn bans and children being moved to other schools.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is facing on last adventure around Saturn.
Legislation that would help juveniles expunge their arrest records after they complete diversion programs for misdemeanor offenses has cleared its final panel.
It was a revolution like no other. Thirty-five years ago this weekend, the Florida Keys' "seceded" from the United States.
Early risers, or those coming home very, very late, will be rewarded with a celestial show.
They are very popular and many people say they can't live without them, but now there are new health concerns are being raised about diet drinks.
While our official hurricane season doesn't start for another month or so, don't tell Mother Nature.
The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to add the drug fentanyl to Florida's drug trafficking statute.
A Miami senator is learning the hard way that there is no inoffensive way to say the "n-word."
A Starbucks barista has taken to social media hoping to make orders for the coffee chain's much buzzed about Unicorn Frappuccino disappear.
Arguing that there is never an excuse for racism or misogyny, Miami-Dade's Democratic Party is demanding the resignation of Miami Senator Frank Artiles.
A dramatic cellphone video posted on social media captures the moment a Miami police officer opened fire on a moving car while clinging to its hood. Seconds later, the driver stops, gets out of the vehicle and surrenders with his hands up.
CBS News Miami 's Ted Scouten reports from Fort Lauderdale, where a boat explosion injured 11 people, including 2 children.
South Florida continues to bake under high humidity and summertime heat, with daily rain chances increasing to 60% by early next week. NEXT Weather's Shane Hinton has the latest forecast.
A South Florida nurse is using her experience as a mental health professional to write children’s books that teach emotional resilience and coping skills, aiming to help young readers manage trauma and spark early conversations about mental health. CBS News Miami's Larry Seward has the story.
Authorities say a Broward County bus was parked on the shoulder when a gasoline tanker exploded near I-595 and Flamingo Road on Sunday, injuring the tanker driver.
It's not only the anchor dropping in Fort Lauderdale on New Year's Eve - so are the temperatures.
Temperatures tumbled overnight into the 40s across South Florida and will struggle to make it into the mid-60s for Wednesday afternoon.
There was a slight increase in tourism in Florida even as Canadians continue to back off on travel to the U.S., according to reports.
The Florida Supreme Court ruled that a man didn't automatically give up his paternal rights when he provided sperm for an at-home artificial insemination.
More than 8,000 stores closed across the U.S. this year, according to retail industry data, including these well-known brands.
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.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A Minneapolis day care says that vandals damaged the facility early this week, after a YouTube video purporting to expose fraud among day cares in the Twin Cities metro area went viral.
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
Recent memory serves as a sobering reminder of how critical it is for law enforcement and civilians to be vigilant as crowds gather to celebrate New Year's Eve.
President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bills linked to a Colorado water pipeline and a tribal village in the Everglades.
A court order suggests the Trump administration pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after he challenged his deportation, with one top DOJ official calling it a "top priority."
Jim Defede's guest this week on Facing South Florida is James Fishback, a Republican candidate for the Florida governor's office.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
If you don't feel well, particularly if you have a fever and worsening symptoms, Dr. Glazier says, skip the get-together.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
From top-rated smart mugs to cold brew starter kits, we've rounded up the coffee lover presents to gift this Christmas.
Just in time for the holiday season, Nintendo has released Nintendo Switch bundles and special editions.
For that authentic grilling experience, you can't beat a charcoal grill. We've rounded up the best grill options.
Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Here's what to know about the lineup of performances scheduled for New Year's Eve, when crowds gather in Times Square to ring in 2026.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé became the fifth musician to achieve the wealth milestone, Forbes said Monday.
French politicians were divided on Monday over how to pay tribute to the late Brigitte Bardot who, despite her screen legend, courted controversy in later life with her far-right views.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
