Opa-Locka Facing Financial Collapse, Corruption & Complete Shutdown
Amid an FBI investigation for corruption, authorities say the Miami suburb of Opa-locka is teetering toward financial collapse.
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Amid an FBI investigation for corruption, authorities say the Miami suburb of Opa-locka is teetering toward financial collapse.
A handful of protesters gathered Saturday at the scene of a fatal officer-involved shooting in St. Petersburg.
The mayor of Sweetwater now must determine whether to terminate a police lieutenant accused of covering-up a crash involving a police officer.
The West Palm Beach man who threw an alligator into a drive-thru window is now throwing himself onto the mercy of the court.
If the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission decides to hold another bear hunt later this year, Volusia County officials don't want any part of it.
Florida's Supreme Court is considering whether or not to overturn death sentences under a system that was found to be unconstitutional.
Authorities are searching for the car in a hit and run that killed mixed martial arts fighter Jordan Parsons.
The state's highest court has heard arguments in the case of a death row inmate which could potentially impact nearly 400 more condemned prisoners.
In a dispute between two public-hospital districts, an administrative law judge has ruled that the South Broward Hospital District should get approval to open kidney-transplant programs for children and adults.
Florida GOP leaders began facing a decision none of them expected to be making a year ago: backing Donald Trump.
A Hialeah mayor said his $4,000 fine paid in pennies was done in protest.
Wellington has a royal visitor just in time for an annual polo match raising money for charity.
The Florida Supreme Court grappled with questions about how much info a hospital should be required to disclose about its charges for care.
A blood drive will be held to honor a hospital which saved the life of a much loved Miami-Dade high school principal.
A woman accused of tampering with evidence in the murder investigation of six year old King Carter has been granted bail.
Celebrity hairstylist Ryan Pearl was arrested Wednesday on charges that include trying to lure a child for sexual conduct, Miami police said.
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on hurricane plans for the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center.
Extraordinary visual effects were on display once more at Adam Crespo's second-degree murder trial Thursday on day five of testimony.
In this week’s Miami Life: CBS News Miami’s Jim Berry examines what led a barge to collide with a sailboat full of summer campers in Biscayne Bay earlier this week. He’s joined by CBS News Miami’s Chelsea Jones to determine how the investigation will continue. Meanwhile, Berry talks about the bridge that’s supposed to connect the Aventura Brightline station with the city’s eponymous mall and what the holdup is behind its construction. Also, shark sightings are nothing new to South Florida, but Berry shows us how seeing sharks in our waters is a good thing. Plus, Berry is joined by CBS News Miami’s Chief Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera to talk about the hot Dogs Days of Summer. And finally, Berry gives us an inside look at youngsters who were allowed to hold their own kids’ court. Catch Miami Life at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursdays on the CBS News Miami app and CBSNewsMiami.com
Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency auditors are in Broward reviewing the county's finances.
The incident took place in the area of northwest 2nd Avenue and northwest 16th Street, officials say.
The verdict, which caps a weeks-long trial in Los Angeles, could set a legal precedent for similar allegations brought against social media companies.
Angel Tatiana Heyward, 27, has been charged with manslaughter with a deadly weapon.
Savannah Guthrie said her family is in agony as she made a tearful plea for someone "to do the right thing" nearly two months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared.
About 111 million Americans are carrying credit card balances, a 17% increase in five years, new research shows.
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.
A potential deal to end the DHS shutdown has stalled on Capitol Hill after Senate Democrats made their latest counteroffer. Follow live updates.
According to some political experts, District 27 is newly "in play" – shifting from solid Republican to likely Republican.
Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election for a Florida state House seat on Tuesday, flipping a district that is home to President Trump's estate, Mar-a-Lago.
A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the Middle East deployment, according to a source familiar with the planning.
Delta is temporarily halting specialty services for members of Congress, citing strain on its resources during the partial government shutdown.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
