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Florida residents hit by Hurricane Matthew in the northern part of the state are warned to be aware of scam phone calls claiming to be county damage assessors.
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Florida residents hit by Hurricane Matthew in the northern part of the state are warned to be aware of scam phone calls claiming to be county damage assessors.
With 2017 just days away, CBS4's David Sutta is looking back at the biggest stories of 2016. That includes those you will never forget and those that didn't happen.
It's an annual reminder that cannot be stressed enough.
The death of Debbie Reynolds just one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher, raises the question, can a person really die from a broken heart?
A Broward man accused of making Facebook threats against President-elect Donald Trump will remain in jail.
A potential fight at the state Supreme Court about Florida Power & Light's proposal to build two nuclear reactors in Miami-Dade County focuses on whether the utility could be required to bury dozens of miles of transmission lines underground, according to an initial brief.
A Hurricanes fan was given a lesson in bowl game bathroom etiquette when he apparently cut in line at the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando.
A teenager in Fort Pierce came face-to-face with a shark and lived to talk about it.
Thursday marks the 44-year anniversary of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashing into the Florida Everglades.
President-elect Donald Trump had his most detailed interaction with journalists since before the election by way of comments about transition discussions with President Barack Obama and the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S.
This year will most likely be remembered for the presidential elections. But there were many stories that impacted our local community significantly.
Three teens visiting from California were rescued from a capsized boat in the Lower Keys.
A divided South Florida appeals court Wednesday rejected a legal-dependency request from four undocumented-immigrant children.
2016 is almost over and there are a lot of major stories that popped up in the state of Florida to reflect on before the calendar flips.
Generally, college rivalries are played out on some kind of sports platform.
Flames tore through the back of a Margate home Thursday evening, leaving the structure charred and neighbors watching in shock. One person was carried out on a stretcher as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
In this week’s Miami Life: CBS News Miami’s Jim Berry takes a deep dive into the legal battle over the proposed site for the Trump Presidential Library near the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami. Berry brings in former Florida International University historian Marvin Dunn to discuss the lawsuit objecting to the land transfer. Meanwhile, Berry brings in CBS News Miami’s Austin Carter to explain Florida’s Turnpike extension construction project, and what drivers can expect on the new and improved roadway. Also, Berry introduces us to a local business leader who makes community service a priority by helping out South Florida’s youth through the red-hot sport of pickleball. Additionally, with Halloween around the corner, Berry shows us some of South Florida’s popular haunted houses to get you feeling spooky. Plus, Berry brings in CBS News Miami’s Abby Dodge, who visited the controversial and iconic Miami Seaquarium in its final days. And finally, Berry says goodbye to the South Florida staple of Shorty’s BBQ. Catch Miami Life at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursdays on the CBS News Miami app and CBSNewsMiami.com.
Jasen Lopez, a wide receiver at Chaminade-Madonna, tells CBS Miami about his love for sports.
Florida Power & Light could be increasing the rate of electricity for Floridians. Here's how it could impact residents and business owners.
Residents at an Overtown co-op are facing evictions, saying they're left in limbo after repairs were supposedly being made to their units.
The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act that requires some states to create majority-minority districts.
An 18-year-old content creator is suing popular online creator Braden Peters, known to his followers as "Clavicular," and the allegations in the complaint are disturbing.
Beyond Expectations Academy now serves more than 80 students inside Pinelands Presbyterian Church, which offered unused space during the week.
The plea deal was delayed last week after one of the men had an outburst in court when his family was misinformed about the hearing time.
Johnny Baptiste Jr.'s loved ones say the child could have lost his life when he was struck while walking to school with his cousin.
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.
Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran.
Photos show some of the highlights as King Charles III and Queen Camilla with President Trump and first lady Melania Trump during an official state visit to Washington, D.C.
The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
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.
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.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
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.
