Deputies: Woman Made Up Story About Fake Cop Stopping Her
A Florida woman came up with a fake story about a fake officer stopping her in order to cover up the fact she lost $200 in a bad drug deal, deputies said.
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A Florida woman came up with a fake story about a fake officer stopping her in order to cover up the fact she lost $200 in a bad drug deal, deputies said.
This Labor Day holiday weekend, more Americans will be traveling than they have any Labor Day weekend since 2008. To help keep the roads safe, the AAA Auto Club has once again teamed up with Bud Light for their 'Tow to Go' program.
As state officials await the results of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation into a Palm Beach County juvenile-detention facility, critics are calling for an end to all contracts between the Scott administration and a controversial private firm that operates the center.
Despite fluctuations in speed and strength, Tropical Storm Fred is hanging in there as it moves across the open waters of the eastern Atlantic.
The parents of a man who died after being beaten and tased by several Coconut Creek Police officers earlier this year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Coconut Creek and four of its police officers.
A 9-year-old boy riding his bike in Coral Gables has been hospitalized after a hit-and-run accident Thursday evening.
Worried that Florida A&M University was taking too much of an "incremental" approach, members of the state university system's Board of Governors directed the school in June to come back with a more-aggressive plan for improving performance
A fifth person has been arrested in connection to a vicious machete murder at a U.S. Department of Labor vocational school in Homestead.
Hialeah Police are combing a busy strip mall for surveillance tape after a brazen daytime burglary of a jewelry store Thursday in which at least one burglar broke through a wall in a travel agency in order to get inside the jewelry store.
The City of Miami's police hiring plan is coming under fire from the Miami Fraternal Order of Police.
Taking up a health-care issue backed by House leaders, a Senate Republican on Thursday filed a bill that would allow patients to stay longer at ambulatory-surgical centers and allow the operation of "recovery care centers."
The war of words continues between Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Donald Trump.
A Miami private school is challenging a decision by the Florida Department of Education to shut off student-scholarship money through two voucher-like state programs.
The chief risk officer for Citizens Property Insurance has sent a letter to the state insurance consumer advocate defending a proposed rate hike under review by the Office of Insurance Regulation.
Florida's great snake hunt is coming back. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week was presented with plans for a month-long public hunt starting in mid-January.
Police in Hialeah say a person barricaded themselves inside a building after law enforcement tried to serve a search warrant on Thursday morning.
It's going to be a chilly start to the day in South Florida on Thursday and Friday, but a general warming trend is on the way.
City leaders in Hollywood approved a controversial condo project late Wednesday night despite pushback from many residents.
The first woman elected as mayor of the City of Miami, Eileen Higgins, is laying out her plans for the city’s future. She’s saying that the key to her victory was her outreach of people of all political affiliations.
A man is facing hate crime charges after he was accused of directing an antisemitic slur at a Jewish day school teacher, then physically attacking her and robbing her.
Traffic cameras show all of the lanes blocked in the area by a truck. It's unclear whether it's involved in the accident.
Pratapsinh Thakor was charged with attempted felony murder causing injury and domestic violence battery causing harm.
Meta upgrades its AI glasses' privacy features to block device users from filming people without their consent.
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
Rochan Rock Jean, 24, faces charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and criminal mischief.
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.
