Hubble To Mark 25 Years In Orbit
NASA will mark a milestone this Friday - the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch into orbit.
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NASA will mark a milestone this Friday - the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch into orbit.
The state's House has gave final approval to a bill that would extend regulations on pain-management clinics, sending the issue to Gov. Rick Scott.
A prosecutor in the case of three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major said all who participated, including the victim, knew it was illegal.
Despite narrow approval by a House committee Tuesday, odds remain long that lawmakers will sign off on a gambling proposal that could do away with dog racing, pave the way for Las Vegas-style casinos in South Florida and open the door for slot machines in Lee and Palm Beach counties.
Florida lawmakers are taking aim at people caught repeatedly feeding bears and alligators, as the state prepares to allow its first black bear hunt in two decades.
Charges be may filed against a man who pulled a fire alarm at the University of Central Florida library over the weekend.
A man arrested in 2012 has asked the Florida Supreme Court to take up a constitutional challenge to a state law that prevents people from openly carrying firearms.
If former Governor Jeb Bush decides to make a presidential run he may do so in a somewhat unorthodox manner.
South Florida is a diving mecca with beautiful reefs both natural and man-made.
After approving a limited exemption for victims of rape, incest, domestic violence or human trafficking, a Senate committee Monday supported a bill that would require women to wait 24 hours before receiving abortions.
The Broward Sheriff's Office said a recent bust took a stolen high powered assault rifle off the streets of South Florida and only CBS4 has the undercover video and pictures from the bust.
On Monday, a scientist announced that data from the first Python Challenge in 2013 didn't do much to curb the invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. This is bad news as Florida is on the verge of another hunt.
A proposal based on the state Senate's plan to extending funding for hospitals that treat low-income patients has been submitted to the federal government.
The legal battle over the drug testing of state workers has come to end.
A brush fire is blazing through Southwest Miami-Dade, stretching nearly 300 acres according to the Florida Forest Service.
Seven-year-old Anthony Rivera, who spent 95 days in the hospital with burns over 80% of his body from a Memorial Day boat explosion, was cheered on by hospital staff as he was finally discharged Friday.
South Florida residents can expect a wet Labor Day weekend across Broward and Miami-Dade, with daily storm chances up to 80%, potential flooding, and severe thunderstorms packing 60 mph winds, lightning and hail.
A new Associated Press report shows Florida has already spent $218 million on the controversial Everglades detention site, and it could cost another $15–20 million to dismantle it following a federal judge’s shutdown order.
A deportation flight carrying 150 Cuban detainees landed in Havana on Thursday, offering a rare glimpse of passengers in handcuffs, some expressing heartbreak over being separated from loved ones while others felt relief to leave detention behind. This story was reported in collaboration with independent media outlet Belly of the Beast. .
A South Florida student is being held in juvenile detention after police say a loaded Glock 19 with an extended magazine was found in his car just off the campus of Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale.
Dolphins running back De'Von Achane is only entering his fourth season in the NFL, but he's already one of the veteran leaders in Miami.
Attorneys with the Coral Gables-based law firm Silva and Silva identified the patients as 19-year-old Endrys Elian Martinez and 35-year-old Kenly Millan Aponte, a mother of two.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
The plans include watch parties, soccer clinics for kids, entertainment, and musical acts at various venues around the county.
A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the government, calling the deal to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" potentially fraudulent.
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 group of 35 former federal judges asked a court to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the government, calling the deal to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" potentially fraudulent.
The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two countries.
FEMA says it's ready for hurricane season, though it's still racing to recover from months of shutdown disruptions, delayed grants and a depleted Disaster Relief Fund.
More than a dozen soldiers injured in Operation Epic Fury are still recovering at the military hospital.
Former first lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 debate against Donald Trump.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
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.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
