Search Continues For 10 Missing Cuban Migrants Lost At Sea When Boat Overturns Near Key West, 2 Bodies Found
Two people are dead and 10 others remain missing after a boat, carrying Cuban migrants, overturned Thursday near the Florida Keys.
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Two people are dead and 10 others remain missing after a boat, carrying Cuban migrants, overturned Thursday near the Florida Keys.
Shoppers began hitting home improvement stores in South Florida as the annual Hurricane Sales Tax Holiday began.
Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't wavering from his anti-vaccination "passport" stance even as Celebrity Cruises, owned by Royal Caribbean Group, received federal approval to set sail from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale next month if passengers and crew members are vaccinated against COVID-19.
A wide-ranging education bill that includes a controversial provision to ban transgender female athletes from competing on high-school girls' and college women's sports teams was formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday.
The Friday before Memorial Day is designated as Don't Fry Day. The goal is to raise awareness about sun safety, because skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and cases are increasing, according to the American Cancer Society.
It's almost that time of year again. The six-month hurricane season starts Tuesday, June 1 with experts predicting an above-average year for storms.
Florida is known for its beaches and this year two have made "Dr. Beach's Top 10 List" which is great news for folks ready to get back to flying, driving cross-country and soaking up the sun after the pandemic hammered travel plans for basically all of 2020.
It's a good time to stock up on hurricane supplies. Not only is the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday June 1, a 10-day sales tax "holiday" in which Floridians can buy certain hurricane supplies without paying taxes, begins today, Friday May 28.
Universal Orlando Resort updates its mask mandate saying fully vaccinated guests no longer have to wear masks indoors.
Aiden Fucci, 14, who has been in a juvenile justice facility in Daytona Beach since his arrest on May 10, will now be tried as an adult.
Have you bought into the cryptocurrency craze yet or is it all a bit too confusing? Well get ready because Miami is about to be taken over by Bitcoin 2021, the world's largest cryptocurrency conference.
Tens of thousands of people are expected on Miami Beach for a busy Memorial Day Weekend that will feature a return of the Air and Sea Show Saturday and Sunday and police are gearing up.
Two people are dead and 10 others are missing after their boat overturned Thursday near the Florida Keys, officials said.
Florida is not keeping track of the number of nursing home staff and residents who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Walt Disney World could approach full capacity by the end of the year, Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Chapek said during the JPMorgan 49th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Monday.
The wind will be gusting until mid next week.
The victim, a man in his late 40s, was located at a second scene after the initial gunfire and was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center via ground transport under a "trauma alert".
Annie Rivera, 30, is being charged with child neglect without great bodily harm, according to her arrest report.
Residents are trading in traditional workouts for MMA fighting, focusing on self-defense and total fitness.
As the countdown continues, a watchparty will be held on FIU's campus tomorrow
Plaintiffs argue the deal violates the Constitution's Domestic Emoluments Clause, an anti-corruption measure intended to prevent sitting presidents from profiting from government-related transactions.
While city officials say new affordable housing will help keep the community in place, some neighbors say they feel like they are being forced out.
The incident took place last June when officers fired at a vehicle, wounding suspect Eric Chase in the knee. Chase survived the shooting.
Tamarius Davis appeared in court on Wednesday, where he told the judge he intends to take responsibility for the shooting that killed 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield on Ocean Drive nearly five years ago.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing, as the two countries aim to stabilize their trading relationship and grapple with uncertainty over Iran.
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.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing, as the two countries aim to stabilize their trading relationship and grapple with uncertainty over Iran.
For decades, U.S. presidents have remained steadfast in their defense of the tiny Asian ally from its neighboring giant.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department has no plan to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, following reports that companies hired by Florida to operate the detention center were told it would close.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he was unaware for years that Jeffrey Epstein was a registered sex offender, according to a transcript of testimony released Wednesday.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told CBS News that ICE arrests at the FIFA World Cup are not off the table, but the agency will not be at the global sporting event for the purpose of immigration arrests.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
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 Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
