Fire Erupts On Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges At Universal Orlando's Island Of Adventure
A fire was spotted on a ride at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure Friday morning.
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A fire was spotted on a ride at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure Friday morning.
House Republican leaders in the upcoming budget will seek to base public school funding on "actual enrollment," after the state made a change this year that helped bolster districts financially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A University of Central Florida student has tested positive for the U.K. variant of the coronavirus which is thought to be more easily transmissible.
Seniors 65 and older, along with front line health care providers, can now head to Walmart to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
It took two cousins and a lot of muscle to capture of a 16-foot, 300-pound Burmese python spotted slithering on their Central Florida property.
Orlando tourism officials just launched a $2.2 million marketing campaign to try and attract visitors back to Central Florida.
The city hopes get data from other states to understand if the game and the subsequent celebrations truly were superspreader events.
The Florida Department of Health reported another 8,525 new coronavirus cases on Thursday.
Days after asking The Florida Bar to consider sanctioning an attorney who made national headlines by dressing as the Grim Reaper to criticize Gov. Ron DeSantis' response to the coronavirus pandemic, an appeals court took the rare step of ordering a state prosecutor to pursue discipline against Santa Rosa Beach lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder.
lorida Governor Ron DeSantis promised Thursday that his state would fight back on a reported travel restriction proposal by the Biden administration.
This Sunday marks the three years milestone of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, in which 17 people were killed and 17 others were wounded.
Florida has posted its lowest weekly total of first-time unemployment claims since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, despite mounting issues confronting the travel industry.
A city commissioner has apologized to a woman who was shot in the face with a rubber bullet during a Black Lives Matter protest last year.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week is set to release highly anticipated new guidance for getting children physically back to school during the coronavirus pandemic.
South Florida has a huge boating community and there is a small group of avid boaters taking action to prevent tragedy on the water by promoting boating safety after losing a loved one.
Alex Saab, a close ally of Nicolás Maduro, may be asked to testify against the former Venezuelan leader. The Venezuelan government said it deported Saab to face legal proceedings in the U.S.
It’s expected to be a warm and breezy day across South Florida on Monday, and rainy season seems to be kicking into high gear as there is a threat of seeing scattered thunderstorms.
A crash involving a tanker truck closed the northbound lanes of the Florida's Turnpike at the Golden Glades Interchange on Monday morning. CBS News Miami's Austin Carter has the breaking details.
There’s a new report that Cuba secured military drones and may be considering a possible attack on the United States, and that report has local leaders and South Floridian’s concerned. CBS News Miami’s Marybel Rodriguez has the latest from Little Havana.
As Florida’s average gas price jumps to $4.22 a gallon—up nearly 15 cents from last month—drivers are feeling the squeeze at the pump. In response, local star Carissa Brownlee, AKA "Yung Miami," joined Miami Gardens leaders for a community gas giveaway, teaming up with Councilman Reggie Leon and business owner Jason Jimeno. More than 250 drivers received free gas at a Murphy USA station, offering much-needed relief amid rising fuel costs.
Miramar police say Brianna Johnson, 21, was killed in the triple shooting over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Neighbors said they first thought the gunshots were fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.
The blaze broke out in the 2800 block of Pierce Street just after 6 a.m. in Hollywood, officials say.
Europe's soccer governing body and prominent commentators have criticized the decision, which allows Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium.
Another hot and steamy day is expected in South Florida with feels-like temperatures as high as 108 degrees Monday afternoon.
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.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
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.
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.
