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.
CBS News Miami's Larry Seward has the latest on the investigation and the suspect's whereabouts.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten has the safety tips you need to know to keep warm and safe during the cold snap.
Jennifer Jimenez is the band director at South Miami Senior High School.
Chopper 4 flew over the scene, where crews there appear to have gotten the flames under control.
The coffee giant said its new tiered program will return in March with three levels.
Yordanka Ozabala Garcia, 50, was taken into custody on Thursday at a home near Southwest 127th Avenue and 42nd Terrace
Deputies found a teen who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and later died at the hospital, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Authorities arrested 43-year-old Carlos Lewin on two counts of battery on a person 65 years or older.
Kristina Andreu became the first female police major in the Key Biscayne Police Department's history during a promotion ceremony Friday inside Village Council chambers.
The city commission unanimously voted Thursday to co-designate five blocks of NW 14th Terrace from NW 32nd Avenue to NW 37th Avenue as "Angel Gonzalez Way."
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.
President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs."
President Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier after oil prices drop.
The soldier allegedly bet on Nicolás Maduro's removal as president of Venezuela before news of the raid was reported, sources told CBS News.
The Justice Department's internal watchdog said it will audit the department's compliance with the law that required the release of the Epstein files.
The order places FDA-approved products containing marijuana and state-regulated medical marijuana products at a lower drug classification.
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.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
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.
