Plan Would Let 'Job Growth' Money Go To Florida Charter Schools
Florida charter schools would be eligible for money the governor controls for regional projects designed to create jobs, under a bill backed by a Senate committee Tuesday.
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Florida charter schools would be eligible for money the governor controls for regional projects designed to create jobs, under a bill backed by a Senate committee Tuesday.
Sebastian the Ibis is one of two Florida sports mascots, along with eight others, in the running to join the Mascot Hall of Fame.
A toddler in Tampa died after being left inside her family's car in the heat all day.
Florida lawmakers Monday dug into issues involving climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, phrases mostly kept under wraps by state Republican leaders before last year's elections.
A group of families of Parkland victims stood outside the Broward Sheriff's Office substation in Parkland Monday afternoon to send a clear and unequivocal message to Florida Senators — do not give former Sheriff Scott Israel his job back.
Pembroke Pines police are asking for the public's help with any information they can provide that will lead to the arrest of the person who shot a cat on Sunday.
A Miami family that was carjacked on their way home from Disney World is speaking about their horror story.
Two Florida Highway Patrol troopers are speaking out after helping rescue a 69-year-old Miramar woman whose silver Lexus SUV plunged into a canal next to Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Police say they have arrested the driver who hit a 12-year-old boy on a bicycle and did not stop.
After being shut down for more than a week, Walt Disney World's Skyliner is back in operation.
State legislators want to ask voters to abolish a commission that meets every 20 years to propose changes to the Florida constitution.
Costumed witches and warlocks celebrated the October full moon in offbeat Florida Keys style by staging the Full Moon Witches' Paddle late Sunday afternoon off Marathon.
A real estate agent took it upon himself to buy off all the outstanding school lunch debt in Jupiter.
South Florida's own Coco Gauff, 15, became the youngest WTA winner since Nicole Vaidisova in 2004 when she downed 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in Linz, Austria, on Sunday.
Snake hunters will soon have a new tool in Florida's fight against the invasive Burmese python in the Everglades.
Police in Hollywood are investigating an overnight shooting near Hollywood Boulevard and Dixie Highway that left one person hospitalized with non‑life‑threatening injuries, and while detectives have not announced any arrests or detailed what led to the gunfire, they say the case remains active as they work to identify who opened fire and why.
A South Plantation High School teacher has been arrested and charged with engaging in a romantic relationship with an adult student. He appeared in bond court, where a judge ordered him to have no contact with minors and barred him from all Broward County school property. Plantation police say the student reported the relationship, and a related investigation is underway in Hollywood.
Police in Fort Lauderdale have arrested a 25‑year‑old man in a deadly hit‑and‑run that killed a 70‑year‑old pedestrian who was walking to a convenience store. In court, officials said the suspect’s driver’s license had been revoked as a habitual traffic offender and that he confessed to being behind the wheel. The victim’s daughter says she is grateful an arrest was made quickly and is calling for justice.
The Miami Dolphins are close to finalizing a deal with a new general manager who has spent his entire NFL career with the Green Bay Packers, most recently serving as vice president of player personnel. One of the new GM’s first tasks will be hiring a head coach following the team’s decision to fire Mike McDaniel after four seasons.
University of Miami fans are scrambling for national championship tickets as prices on Ticketmaster soar above $3,100, leaving students and supporters stunned by the sudden spike.
Kristopher David was driving to work Wednesday morning near the intersection of Broward Boulevard and Seventh Avenue when a black Audi, traveling westbound at a high rate of speed, T-boned his white BMW. The Audi then crashed into a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue fire engine.
Authorities said the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and the officer was also injured during the altercation.
The price of ammonia and urea, two fertilizer ingredients seeing disruptions, are up around 20% and 50%, respectively, since the start of the Iran war.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of a domestic-related stabbing in the 4700 block of Northeast 1st Terrace Friday night at around 11:30 p.m.
Brayden Schenn had a goal and two assists, and Matthew Schaefer tied the rookie defenseman franchise scoring record as New York rallied past Florida.
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 Europeans also argue that the war in Ukraine is intertwined with the war in Iran due to the cooperation between Russia and Iran.
More than 7 million student loan borrowers who've been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt.
Ten U.S. service members were injured in an attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, according to multiple U.S. officials.
The full committee will recommend sanctions for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, after the House's April recess.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days — but it's still unclear how the shutdown will end as the Senate, which approved its own funding plan, is on recess.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
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.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
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.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
