Florida Senate Overwhelmingly Passes College Athlete Compensation Bill
Florida college athletes would be able to make money off their name, image or likeness under a bill overwhelmingly passed by the Florida Senate.
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Florida college athletes would be able to make money off their name, image or likeness under a bill overwhelmingly passed by the Florida Senate.
There is a wind advisory in effect for South Florida. All of that wind creating hazardouns beach and boating conditions and dangerous risk of rip currents.
As the stock marketed plummeted Monday, House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, indicated that fears about the novel coronavirus could affect the ongoing negotiations about a new state budget.
The Florida Department of Health said a third presumptive positive case of the coronavirus in Broward County is related to Port Everglades.
SpaceX made history this weekend when it successfully landed its 50th rocket after launching another load of station supplies for NASA.
House and Senate leaders announced Saturday they have agreed to Gov. Ron DeSantis's request for $25 million to help the state combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
As Florida lawmakers inch toward a budget deal, House and Senate leaders on Saturday announced they had reached agreement on a number of key issues, including pay raises for state workers, funding for Visit Florida and leaving intact the affordable-housing trust fund.
Several dozen fans of the fluted, pink-lined conch shell displayed their pucker power Saturday during Key West's 58th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Saturday ordered the Division of Emergency Management activated to level II to coordinate a statewide response to the coronavirus in Florida.
Broward County officials held a news conference in Plantation Saturday morning to provide an update on two new presumptive positive coronavirus cases in the county.
Time marches ahead Sunday morning with the start of Daylight Saving Time. The change occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday March 8 across most of the United States, so set your clocks an hour ahead before going to bed Saturday night.
The Florida Department of Health announced two new presumptive positive coronavirus cases in Broward County.
It's official. Coronavirus fears have led to the postponement of the three-day Ultra electronic dance music festival in Miami, and Miami's annual Calle Ocho Music Festival, according to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.
Authorities say a security guard at a private school in Weston accidentally shot a maintenance worker in the eye.
The parents of two teenagers killed in a car crash are suing the Florida Highway Patrol and others, saying their daughter's bodies have been misidentified and turned over.
Cellphone video captured dozens of officers swarming and arresting a 41-year-old suspect in Hialeah after he crashed his car, tried to run, resisted arrest and was ultimately tased following a multi-agency pursuit.
Police say a woman was shot at a Miramar apartment complex off Pembroke Road, and a man she knew is being questioned as investigators work to determine what led to the shooting, with no threat to the public.
People living with Parkinson’s are using an intensive therapy program focused on movement and voice to regain strength, confidence and connection with loved ones.
Two University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh, last seen April 16, are now considered in danger as loved ones plead for help finding the couple.
After a dry stretch, South Florida is seeing scattered morning showers with warmer temperatures near 80 degrees and a higher chance of rain and possible storms later in the day and into the weekend.
"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Tommie Lee was one of six people arrested at the England vs. Norway World Cup match in Miami, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Florida political leaders are remembering U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following the South Carolina Republican's death, with tributes pouring in Sunday.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
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.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
The senior U.S. senator for South Carolina died suddenly at 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Eight months ago, Hegseth told top military leaders there would be "no more beardos" and "fat troops."
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
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.
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.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
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.
