JCPenney Closing 154 Stores This Summer, None In South Florida
JCPenney is permanently closing 154 stores across 20 states this summer as part of its bankruptcy plan, but there are no South Florida locations being closed.
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JCPenney is permanently closing 154 stores across 20 states this summer as part of its bankruptcy plan, but there are no South Florida locations being closed.
Universal, the first of Orlando's major theme park resorts to reopen, is leading the charge in reviving Florida's theme park industry.
Are you sick and tired of being cooped up during the coronavirus pandemic and dreaming of heading to the Caribbean? Island vibes are happening as the Caribbean islands lay out their plans for a 'new normal' for locals as well as welcome back visitors.
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to ban possession of assault-style weapons does not meet requirements to go before voters.
A week after the state university system's Board of Governors laid out a blueprint for how to reopen campuses in the fall, school officials are offering more details about what will change when students and faculty members come back.
Hello all you cats and kittens. There's been a major new development in the mysterious disappearance of Florida millionaire and animal sanctuary owner Don Lewis, who was married to Carole Baskin of the Netflix docu-series "Tiger King."
Busch Gardens Tampa and SeaWorld Orlando will reopen to the public next week.
More than 200,000 new unemployment claims were filed last week in Florida, as the state is on the verge of the second phase of Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to reemerge economically from the coronavirus pandemic.
Florida counties are pushing Gov. Ron DeSantis to release nearly $1.3 billion in federal money that has been sitting in state coffers for more than two months, as local officials struggle to keep their communities afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Orlando on Wednesday afternoon where he announced the reopening of bars in most of the state starting this coming Friday.
A protest was held in Hallandale Beach on Wednesday, where a caravan of vehicles drove home the message of putting an end to police brutality and of making a call to bring about real changes going forward.
A 14-year-old boy who was attacked by an alligator was taken to Tampa General Hospital.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said 500 members of the Florida National Guard were en route to Washington, D.C to assist during the police-brutality protests that have gripped the nation's capital.
Florida's largest association of educators is calling for changing how schools operate when the state's 2.9 million public school children return this fall in the era of the coronavirus pandemic.
In an effort to cut down on the numbers of an invasive fish that harms native fish that are important to maintaining healthy reefs, Florida's Lionfish Challenge will run through Labor Day.
A man is now in custody after the discovery of a woman’s body near an elementary school in Fort Lauderdale last week.
The Secret Service shot and killed a man who they said was armed and trying to enter Mar-a-Lago while President Donald Trump was in Washington, D.C.
Violence erupted in Mexico over the weekend after the country’s most wanted cartel boss was killed, leaving area looking like a war zone. And because of the violence, many U.S. tourists have been trapped inside their hotels.
A powerful winter storm slamming the Northeast is impacting flights across the U.S., including here in South Florida. CBS News Miami’s Morgan Rynor has the latest from Miami International Airport.
Tens of millions of people in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast are under a blizzard warning as a powerful winter storm blasts the region with heavy snow and strong winds.
The former Miami Central standout and 2022 Nat Moore Trophy winner returned home Thursday to celebrate with the community that helped shape his journey after hearing his name called 15th overall in the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The video shows City of Miami police officers finding 37-year-old Adrian Venereo with a gunshot wound to the head and attempting to save him by performing CPR.
The suspect, identified by police as Abraham Recinos, was seen snatching tools from one home, then tossing them next door before walking to Bruce Casey's residence.
Cell phone video captured the emotional moment Gabriela Lozano walked out of the Baker County Detention Center in Jacksonville.
A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will go to trial in over a month.
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 Trump administration is subjecting broad categories of immigrants applying for green cards and citizenship to enhanced FBI checks, and is pausing some cases while those changes are implemented, according to documents obtained by CBS News.
Saying he felt the "weight of history" on his shoulders, King Charles became the first British monarch in 35 years to address Congress on Tuesday.
The State Department is planning a limited-edition redesign of the American passport with new artwork that features a portrait of President Trump, according to a department official.
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of making immigrants subject to mandatory ICE detention without bond, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years.
Former FBI Director James Comey is again facing federal charges after the government's previous case against him was dismissed.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
