Broward Public Defender Questions Crime Lab's DNA ID Process
Questions have come up over the way DNA has been identified at the Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab - prompting a call for a grand jury investigation and a second look at closed cases.
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Questions have come up over the way DNA has been identified at the Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab - prompting a call for a grand jury investigation and a second look at closed cases.
A youth baseball coach from Wisconsin has been arrested in Florida after deputies say he groped three children at a Disney resort.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Miami on Friday.
A former local politician is back in South Florida today after serving two and a half years in prison.
Wendy's says hacker stole customers' credit and debit card information from 1,025 of their U.S. restaurant - including some in Florida.
Calling all passengers, service to Havana is ready to board.
Health experts along with political leaders are calling for Congress not to adjourn before passing a bill on Zika funding.
Nearly four decades after 19-year-old Mark Duane Woodard disappeared, Florida authorities have finally identified his remains.
The father of a legally armed black musician who was killed by a Palm Beach Gardens police officer is suing the officer and his department.
The state's Agency for Health Care Administration faces legal challenges after rejecting two hospital proposals in Miami-Dade County.
A central Florida Uber driver was arrested after he reportedly refused to pick up a group of blind people and their service dogs.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Florida credit card law.
A newly released study suggests people who use marijuana have a higher risk of becoming addicted.
A years-long legal fight about whether Florida is providing an adequate public-education system has moved to the 1st District Court of Appeal.
More than 500,000 hoverboards are being recalled over reports many have burst into flames.
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.
Miami Beach woman sues city, mayor, and police chief, claiming First Amendment violation after officers visited her home over a Facebook post criticizing the mayor.
Havana may pay billions in claims tied to properties seized after the 1959 revolution — but questions remain over who qualifies and whether payments would ever materialize.
Jill Minugh is recovering from gunshot wounds after a bullet tore through her home during a shooting incident tied to a robbery, authorities say
A federal appeals court backed Florida's first-in-the-nation ban on the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat.
A dramatic police pursuit ended as a stolen van crashed through a gate and sank in a Fort Lauderdale marina.
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 Rep. David Rivera went on trial Monday over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots that are postmarked by but received up to five days after Election Day to be counted.
President Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will assist TSA agents at airports as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen.
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.
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.
