Citizens Insurance Tops 850,000 Policies In Florida
As private insurers continue to drop customers and pass along rate hikes, the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has topped 850,000 policies, according to newly released numbers.
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As private insurers continue to drop customers and pass along rate hikes, the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has topped 850,000 policies, according to newly released numbers.
Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 8 and approximately 84% of adults in the United States will celebrate, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation. Unfortunately, gifts for mom will cost you more this year.
Florida residents woke up Friday to the 18th orbital launch of the year from Cape Canaveral, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 topped with 53 Starlink internet satellites lifted off just before sunrise.
Southland Mall in Cutler Bay has been acquired by two real estate investment firms that have big plans for the property.
CBS4 went along for the ride as a group of women and men of the US Coast Guard got an early start climbing on board an HC-1-44 aircraft from Opa-Locka, spending hours in the air.
First-year middle school teacher Casey Scott, who identifies as pansexual, says students drew LGBTQ flags to express their sexuality.
COVID concerns on cruises have resurfaced following a COVID outbreak on a Carnival ship that set sail from South Florida.
Some residents of northwest Broward and southern Palm Beach woke to the smell of smoke Thursday morning from brush fires in the Everglades.
Higgins, a Democrat, has been a county commissioner since 2018.
Nearly $80,000 worth of drugs have been discovered along the coastline of the Florida Keys since the start of May.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, along with law enforcement, is investigating a reported senior prank gone too far when a dead shark was found hanging in an outdoor hallway at a high school near Jacksonville.
A Homestead man claimed a million prize in a Florida Lottery scratch-off game.
Former Republican Congressman David Rivera has gone to a federal appeals court after being hit with a $456,000 fine in a case involving allegations he secretly funneled money to try to undermine a Democratic rival.
A federal judge Wednesday rejected a request by the Biden administration to toss out a lawsuit filed by Florida over the release of undocumented immigrants.
Get ready to buckle and jam to Star Lord's favorite mixtape as you blast off to help the Guardians of the Galaxy save the Earth from a galactic threat this summer.
At a Kennedy Center board meeting, President Trump disclosed that Florida Congressman Neal Dunn was diagnosed with a “terminal” heart condition and was told he might not survive past June. House Speaker Mike Johnson noted the information was not previously public, but praised emergency surgery and intervention by doctors at Walter Reed for giving Dunn a “new lease on life.” Trump also announced on social media that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and will continue working during her treatment.
A heartfelt memorial is growing at Old Dominion University for Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shaw, a beloved ROTC instructor who was killed during a tragic shooting on campus in Norfolk, Virginia. The suspected shooter, a former Virginia National Guard member previously convicted of attempting to aid ISIS, also injured two others in the attack. Students and colleagues are honoring Shaw’s legacy as a devoted instructor, husband, and mentor while the community mourns this devastating loss.
South Florida faces a marginal risk for severe storms tonight, with gusty winds, lightning, and potential hail possible between 8 PM and 3 AM. Showers and a few strong storms could impact Miami-Dade, Broward, and the Keys as a cold front moves through, bringing a noticeable cooldown for St. Patrick’s Day. Expect morning lows in the 60s and highs only in the 70s—well below average for this time of year. Rain chances taper off through the week, with milder, sunnier weather returning by the weekend.
Zoo Miami has received its fourth consecutive bomb threat, prompting another police investigation and heightened security measures. Despite the ongoing swatting calls, the zoo reopened this morning, with Miami-Dade deputies and K9 units on site to ensure visitor safety. No one has been hurt during these incidents, but each threat has led to evacuations and thorough sweeps of the grounds.
A Miami teenager entered a guilty plea in the 2024 fatal stabbing of her ex-boyfriend, bringing an emotional case closer to resolution as the court prepares to decide her sentence.
Two pedestrians were killed after being hit by a vehicle on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach on Wednesday night, police say.
As Florida moves homeowners' policies out of its state-run insurer of last resort, insiders question one new company's finances.
The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics.
Luka Doncic scored 60 points, LeBron James had a triple-double on a night where he tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles Lakers pushed their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 134-126 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
The demonstration of unity comes as Cuban leaders recently offered to allow exiles worldwide to invest in businesses and property on the island. However, this proposal is being met with immediate pushback from South Florida exiles.
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.
The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics.
The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection.
The FCC announced Thursday that it had approved the $6.2 billion merger of major broadcast station owners Nexstar and Tegna.
Few Americans feel they know a lot of the specifics about the SAVE Act.
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
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.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
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.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News that additional images were obtained from surveillance cameras installed at Guthrie's Tucson home, but they showed nothing suspicious.
The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
As Kumail Nanjiani took the stage to announce the winner for Best Live-Action Short at the 98th annual Academy Awards, the actor exclaimed: "And the Oscar goes to ... it's a tie."
