Lawmakers To Look At Group Homes For Foster Kids
Lawmakers and the Florida Department of Children and Families are looking to increase accountability and improve standards at group homes for foster children.
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Lawmakers and the Florida Department of Children and Families are looking to increase accountability and improve standards at group homes for foster children.
Two South Florida lawmakers are renewing an effort to create a pilot needle-exchange program in Miami-Dade County in an effort to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Sad news out of Homestead where a well known figure in the community has died.
The Florida Supreme Court has decided against hearing an appeal by Miami-Dade County in a legal battle with a police union about allegations of unfair labor practices.
McDonald's says they plan to switch to cage-free eggs in the next decade.
The gun rights group Florida Carry has filed a lawsuit against Florida State University on behalf of a student who wants to bring her gun to this weekend's football game.
The Archbishop of Miami will be a guest soon on the 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert.'
Working the fields of far Southwest Miami-Dade, Juan Antonio Menjivar says he's used to hearing gunshots, but didn't expect to be hit by one.
Gov. Rick Scott and lawmakers will have more than $600 million in extra money as they craft budget proposals for next year, according to a draft report issued Tuesday by economic forecasters.
Taxi companies in Tallahassee and Broward County are suing the state over app-based transportation services, alleging that Florida officials aren't requiring Uber and Lyft to prove that the way they calculate trip distances --- and charges --- is accurate
Tropical Depression Grace is expected to weaken even further.
A Hialeah Police officer being investigated for the death of his police K-9s has been cleared of animal cruelty charges.
The Florida Supreme Court has declined to take up a constitutional challenge to a controversial law that more closely ties teachers' pay to how students perform on tests.
A proposed punishment for a Broward judge who hit a parked sheriff deputy's car outside the county courthouse has been rejected by the state's Supreme Court.
A Florida based publisher of widely-read consumer finance data is paying a $15 million fine over federal charges of manipulating financial results.
The man who is accused of attacking and robbing a teacher near the Lehrman Community Day School in Miami Beach is expected to face a judge.
The Hialeah Police Department said a person barricaded themselves inside a building on Thursday morning after law enforcement tried to serve a search warrant.
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Davie late Thursday morning, according to police.
CBS News Miami’s Betty Nguyen introduces us to Caitlin and her adorable daughter who are hoping to have a magical Christmas through the annual Neighbors 4 Neighbors Adopt A Family program.
Police in Hialeah say a person barricaded themselves inside a building after law enforcement tried to serve a search warrant on Thursday morning.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
Graham Pauley homered and tripled to drive in four runs, Kyle Stowers also went deep, and the Miami Marlins rolled past the Kansas City Royals 6-3.
Sheriff Cordero-Stutz says all LPR cameras are offline; agencies have 30 days to remove them.
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
Richard Campbell faces battery and witness tampering charges; his attorney called the case political persecution.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Tania Rosa Rodriguez, 57, applied for naturalization in 2017 and was granted citizenship in 2018.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
Courtney Walter said her husband, Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, was stopped by immigration agents on Aug. 3 in Coconut Creek.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
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.
While performing in St. Louis on Saturday night, Lionel Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
Stella Parton said her sister Dolly told her "that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future."
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
