'This Is A Game Changer:' Coronavirus Vaccine Arrives In South Florida
Florida hospitals began receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Monday and that included Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida.
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Florida hospitals began receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Monday and that included Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida.
Two North Atlantic right whale newborns have been spotted off the Florida and Georgia coastlines and that is good news for the critically endangered species.
Florida is a COVID-19 "red zone" and in immediate need of increased mitigation efforts, according to a recent White House Coronavirus Task Force report.
The Florida Department of Health has reported another 8,958 new coronavirus infections and 84 additional deaths in the state.
The Florida Department of Health has reported another 10,577 new coronavirus infections and 72 additional deaths in the state.
State officials said the pandemic is likely driving the higher volume of applications as Floridians are on pace to break a record for the number of applications for concealed weapons licenses this year.
Vaccine trials test for efficacy, that is, whether or not a vaccine protects a participant from contracting a specific disease, in this case COVID-19. But trials do not look at whether a person could still be infectious — able to give the disease to other people — after receiving a vaccine.
The Florida Department of Health has reported another 11,699 new coronavirus infections and 126 additional deaths in the state.
During a press conference on mental health for first responders, Governor Ron DeSantis forcefully defended the law enforcement officers who served a search warrant at the home of Rebekah Jones, a former Department of Health employee being investigated for unauthorized use of an emergency alert system.
With nearly 180,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses slated to head this way, Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged on Friday that the amount coming to Florida is less than what he initially anticipated.
With coronavirus related economic hardships continuing, and eviction protection set to expire, it could get much worse for many Floridians in the coming weeks.
A night of fun took a dangerous turn and sent four teens to the hospital.
Attorneys for the Broward School District have dropped their request for families of the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre to turn over their social media posts made at the time as they try to defend against lawsuits.
Florida will receive 179,400 doses of Pfizer Inc.'s vaccine in its first shipment from the federal government, Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a video recording released Thursday evening.
A statewide grand jury studying school safety issued an interim report Thursday that tore into Florida's mental-health system, saying that "deficiencies in funding, leadership and services related to mental health care tend to turn up everywhere like bad pennies."
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Some neighbors say they feel like they're being forced out, but city officials say new affordable housing will help keep the community in place.
Leroy Wright, a reading teacher at Miami Jackson Senior High School, appeared before a judge on Wednesday after prosecutors accused him of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student.
South Florida is seeing another hot and humid day with a chance of seeing showers and thunderstorms. And while our rainy season officialy kicks off on Friday, that's actually the day where our rain chances will be lowest this week.
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama after police say they pulled him over for erratic driving and found marijuana and meth in his vehicle.
FIFA says it is investigating an incident involving streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed with a fan during the World Cup match between Argentina and Cape Verde on Friday.
Argentina erased a two-goal deficit in the final 11 minutes as Lionel Messi scored the equalizer and Enzo Fernández netted a stoppage-time winner to beat Egypt 3-2.
Mexico said it is investigating whether its sovereignty was violated by the United States in the 2024 capture of drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
Gov. DeSantis signed a bill last year requiring municipalities with fire departments to only buy gear without toxic chemicals.
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.
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama after police say they pulled him over for erratic driving and found marijuana and meth in his vehicle.
Amid simmering tensions between the U.S. and some NATO allies over Iran and Greenland, President Trump is tightening bonds with Turkey.
Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk's murder case are seeking to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty.
President Trump held separate calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war.
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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 recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
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.
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.
