Florida House, Senate Spending Plans Point To 'Lean Year' For Higher ED
House and Senate budget leaders are eyeing cuts to higher education spending, but early recommendations would go about it in different ways.
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House and Senate budget leaders are eyeing cuts to higher education spending, but early recommendations would go about it in different ways.
A measure that would stiffen penalties against violent protesters that was approved in the state's House, but momentum could slow down considerably, and maybe even come to a screeching halt in the Senate, as lawmakers approach the midway point of their two-month session.
Here's a sight you don't see every day. A bull shark and an alligator swimming side-by-side in Vero Beach.
The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 4,943 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.
The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 5,883 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
A Florida woman is facing murder charges more than two years after her father was killed with a baseball bat and a knife, authorities said.
A Florida business owner has been convicted of illegally receiving more than $2 million in coronavirus relief funds.
South Florida is the cruise capital of the U.S. and the continuing CDC no-sail order due to the COVID-19 pandemic is crippling the industry. That's why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are now considering legal avenues to challenge those federal guidelines as efforts continue to convince the CDC to lift restrictions.
On Friday, Miami-Dade County finalized a new 19-year partnership agreement with a cryptocurrency exchange company to rename the home of the Miami HEAT as the FTX Arena.
The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 5,750 new coronavirus cases on Friday.
With supporters saying the issue is about property rights, the Florida House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow people to carry guns at churches that share locations with schools.
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts expand across Florida, the state's unemployment rate ticked down in February.
New unemployment claims continue to slow in Florida, with an estimated 13,892 coming in last week.
For those waiting patiently for the eligible age to drop so they can get a COVID-19 vaccination, Governor Ron DeSantis has some good news for you.
Two Florida kids were rescued off Florida's Atlantic Coast after being swept more than a mile out to sea while on board a paddleboard, officials said.
Political leaders in South Florida and Cuba have been swift to offer reaction to the historic indictment of Raúl Castro. Cuban leaders are blasting the indictment while South Florida leaders are praising it.
The United States indicted former Cuban leader Raúl Castro for his involvement in the Brothers to the Rescue plane shootdowns in 1996. CBS News Miami’s Marybel Rodriguez spoke with the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance who called the indictment “essential” to brings justice of the victims.
The start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is less than two weeks away, and on Wednesday NOAA forecasters released its outlook for the season. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Nic Merianos breaks down what the season could look like.
It was a season of twists and turns, arguments and celebrations. And on Wednesday night, the winner of Survivor 50 was announced during an exciting 3-hour finale.
There are many really sweet dogs that could use your help due to shelter overcrowding. So, if you're looking to add a four-legged friend to your family, check out Broward County Animal Care.
President Trump held separate calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war.
Officers said they're still looking for a white BMW believed to have been involved.
We'll see real temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
No word if any suspect is in custody as detectives with BSO's Homicide and Crime Scene Units are actively investigating the circumstances of this fatal shooting.
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 held separate calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war.
These six presidential speeches are some that have most reverberated through the ages, and whose impacts are still felt today.
CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.
The gift comes months after Belgium's diamond industry won the removal of U.S. tariffs on diamond imports.
The Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., are deemed a "national special security event," which is the highest possible designation.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
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 Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
