Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Giving Green Light To Budget Items
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will approve $100 million in the upcoming year's state budget for cancer research, $37 million more than in the current year.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will approve $100 million in the upcoming year's state budget for cancer research, $37 million more than in the current year.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking people to help with efforts to reduce interactions between humans and bears.
There's a call for everyone to be careful on South Florida roads as hundreds of bicyclists are gathering to take part in the 20th Annual International Ride of Silence.
The state asked an appeals court Wednesday to reinstate a stay on a circuit judge's ruling that blocked a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
A Florida judge has reluctantly delayed the trial of a woman accused of dressing like a clown and fatally shooting her lover's wife more than 30 years ago after defense attorneys said they're having a hard time contacting witnesses.
Three insurance companies asked for increases in virtual hearings with Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation Tuesday.
CBS Miami showed the report to former Miami-Dade Fire Chief Dave Downey. "I thought it was a comprehensive report and time was spent talking to rescuers to figure out where everybody was and what they were doing," he said.
Governor Ron DeSantis, talking about the upcoming special session to address the troubled insurance industry. "It will be a significant package and we're not going to accept anything less," the governor said.
The second phase of the jury selection process of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial got underway Monday with the attorneys asking questions of potential jurors.
The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on Venezuela in a gesture meant to encourage resumed negotiations between the U.S.-backed opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
A booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 has received emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Over the past week, three endangered Florida panthers have died after being struck by vehicles.
Someone new is joining the ranks of fitness enthusiasts who monitor the number of steps they take each day with Fitbits and other fitness tracking devices.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state, rather than any local government, would take control of a taxing district that benefits Walt Disney Co. when the district is dissolved next year.
The bill will allow law-enforcement officers to charge people with second-degree misdemeanors if they do not peaceably disperse after being warned about protesting.
The city is hosting a food drive for government workers without pay because of the partial shutdown.
Spring has sprung in South Florida with sunny temperatures in the 80s.
As aid is sent to the island, the crisis in Cuba continues, as the government in Cuba refused the U.S. embassy's request for fuel.
The city is giving out food to struggling agents who aren't getting paid as delays and cancellations at the airports continue.
Hallendale Beach police officers involved in the arrest of a man accused of a lewd act are under investigation for excessive use of force
It's expected to be another good beach day on Wednesday, but there's a moderate risk of rip currents and the UV index will be very high.
The 31-year-old American matched Austrian downhill great Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who won her six titles in the 1970s.
According to some political experts, District 27 is newly "in play" – shifting from solid Republican to likely Republican.
Paul Kovacich's defense team contends that long-suppressed evidence debunks claims that he killed his dog weeks before his wife disappeared.
As the number of people with cameras on their dashboards and doorbells has grown, so have reports of such sightings.
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.
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.
A Venezuelan man who was deported from the U.S. and detained at CECOT prison in El Salvador has become the first known ex-prisoner to sue the U.S. for damages.
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.
