Florida Wildlife Refuge To Take 30 Former Circus Elephants
A Florida wildlife sanctuary is building a new 2,500-acre home for former circus elephants.
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A Florida wildlife sanctuary is building a new 2,500-acre home for former circus elephants.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis called for investigations Wednesday into former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joining the effort to help Florida felons pay outstanding legal fees so they can register to vote in November.
First-time unemployment claims were down slightly in Florida last week, as more businesses announce layoffs and extensions of worker furloughs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11 a.m. on September 23, 2020.
A man caught on surveillance video is suspected of stealing cat blood from a veterinary clinic in Florida, sheriff's officials said.
A former assistant to Carole Baskin, the Florida woman made famous in the Netflix docu-series "Tiger King," is suing her for defamation.
Online shopping got a big boost during the pandemic and new data shows that's not changing.
Desmond Meade graduated from law school, made it onto Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people and was at the forefront of a successful crusade to restore voting rights to convicted felons in Florida.
Homeowners are again starting to flock to the state-backed property insurer of last resort as the private market becomes economically stressed, the president of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. warned Wednesday.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11 a.m. on September 23, 2020.
A Jacksonville man was arrested last week after striking a 12-year-old girl in the face with a flagpole during a small rally for President Donald Trump, authorities said.
The Palm Beach County school district is scrambling to find substitute teachers after a large number of full-time teachers chose to stay home as students returned to brick and mortar classes for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, a former New York mayor and onetime Democratic presidential candidate, is the latest celebrity to join in the effort to help Florida felons pay outstanding legal financial obligations so they can register to vote in November.
The latest CBS News Battleground Tracker Poll in Florida shows the presidential race tightening in the hugely important state.
Zoo Miami officials announced Tuesday that "Pongo," an 11-year-old reticulated giraffe was immobilized for a series of procedures that were necessary to improve his quality of life and repair leg fractures.
The four men who were on trial for conspiring to kill Haiti President Jovenel Moïse were found guilty in Miami federal court late Friday morning. CBS News Miami’s Tania Francois has the breaking details.
CBS News Miami has learned that Doral police Chief Edwin Lopez has been named as the City of Miami’s new chief of police. CBS News Miami’s Najahe Sherman has the breaking details.
The men who were accused of conspiring to kill Haiti's president in 2021 were found guilty by a Miami jury on Friday. CBS News Miami's Najahe Sherman has the breaking news details.
From a best-selling book to an iconic film and now a hit musical – The Notebook is running in South Florida. CBS News Miami’s Betty Nguyen speaks with South Florida native Ken Wulf Clark about his role in the production at the Adrienne Arsht Center.
Publix appears to be reversing its open carry gun policy in its stores. According to reports, the new guidelines issued this week would only allow law enforcement to openly carry in stores. Initially the chain announced it would allow open-carry for customers.
Scattered showers and storms return to the forecast on Friday as a disturbance swings through the Bahamas and South Florida.
Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being buried amid an escalating exchange of fire on the 132nd day of the war.
Palm Beach International Airport officially became Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday, but the airport's code won't change for another 40 days.
Detention facilities are now inspected every year or every other year rather than twice a year, a CBS News analysis of inspection reports found.
Marcus Sanders, who had recently graduated from the eighth grade, died June 27 after visiting a lake near North Redland Road and Northwest 12th Street with friends.
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.
Palm Beach International Airport officially became Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday, but the airport's code won't change for another 40 days.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
Prosecutors revealed that the roommate of the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk was given "use immunity" in exchange for providing recorded video statements to investigators about the case.
The U.S. military launched another round of strikes against Iran late Wednesday night, U.S. Central Command said, in the second night of attacks as diplomacy between the two countries appears to collapse.
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.
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.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
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.
