Florida's Jobs Agency Gives Checks To Departing Employees
Amid a major shakeup pushed by Gov. Rick Scott, the state agency responsible for luring jobs to Florida is paying nearly a half-million dollars to departing employees.
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Amid a major shakeup pushed by Gov. Rick Scott, the state agency responsible for luring jobs to Florida is paying nearly a half-million dollars to departing employees.
Federal funding is needed to keep up efforts to contain mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus, according to Florida mosquito control officials.
North Miami city officials have identified the officer who shot an unarmed mental health caretaker earlier this week.
Three Florida men have been charged with trying to provide information to ISIL.
Three people are under arrest, charged in a $1 billion medicare fraud and money laundering scheme.
With the looming possibility the Zika virus will spread through the United States - with South Florida at the forefront with the first locally acquired cases - prevention is key.
The state's jobless rate was 4.7 percent in June, it's same rate as it was in May which is lower than the national jobless rate.
More than 135 white-bearded men who look uncannily like Ernest Hemingway have converged on Key West for the annual "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.
In accepting the Republican Party's nomination as their presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised "the truth, and nothing else" in his speech.
Trying to move forward with a requirement that women wait 24 hours before having abortions, Attorney General Pam Bondi's office has filed a brief at the Florida Supreme Court saying such a waiting period "does not significantly burden the right to privacy."
Now that the Republican National Convention has wrapped, and Donald Trump has received the party's nomination, the attention shifts this weekend to presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
City of Miami Police are asking for the public's help in locating a toddler missing since November.
Passengers on a plane in Palm Beach were evacuated Thursday afternoon.
A Palm Beach County doctor convicted on 55 counts of trafficking in oxycodone should lose his license, according to an administrative law judge.
A line of stretchers, and emergency equipment show Orange County Sheriff's deputies were ready to help as many victims as possible in a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub last month.
The House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas to a slew of former attorneys general and FBI directors, as well as former President Bill Clinton, for testimony about the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The FAA said the pilot reported engine issues before the crash. Two people survived.
An arson investigation is underway after a car was set on fire at an apartment complex early Wednesday, Aug. 6, officials said.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is defending proposed moves to strip hundreds of millions of dollars in funds. It comes at the same time Governor Ron DeSantis warned the county of a visit from the state's Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE.
Marcos Perez appeared in federal court on a single count, which stems from allegations that he stole and sold millions of dollars' worth of Miami Heat memorabilia.
Police are investigating possible connections and urge anyone with information to come forward.
Carlos Alcaraz has been eliminated in the third round of the Miami Open, losing to Sebastian Korda in three sets.
As Cubans in Miami rally and send critical aid to Havana, many hope their efforts will draw attention to the island's deepening crisis and inspire meaningful change.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Most Republicans, especially MAGA, continue to support the US action and express a lot of confidence in Trump personally.
The Supreme Court will consider whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after.
Democrats are expected to eventually block the broader legislation.
Robert Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013 and led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
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 trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
