Senator Lauren Book's Cyber Sex Crimes Bill Passes In House, On Its Way To Gov. DeSantis
The Florida House unanimously passed Senator Lauren Book's cybersex crimes bill aimed at preventing future victims.
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The Florida House unanimously passed Senator Lauren Book's cybersex crimes bill aimed at preventing future victims.
Venezuela's indicted leader Nicolas Maduro has freed two jailed Americans, including an oil executive imprisoned alongside colleagues for more than four years, as it seeks to improve relations with the Biden administration amid Russia's war with Ukraine, the White House announced Tuesday night.
Wildfires in Northwest Florida's Gulf, Calhoun and Bay counties have expanded to more than 34,000 acres as crews continue trying to control the blazes, according to information released Wednesday morning by the Florida Forest Service.
A husband and wife out for a bike ride Sunday morning were found on the side of the road stabbed to death with their throats slashed in a Daytona Beach neighborhood.
The former national chairman of the Proud Boys, Miami resident Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, has been arrested following his indictment on conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The owner of a former Miami-Dade daycare charged in the death of a child who was left in a hot van five years ago has taken a plea deal.
With a budget remaining unfinished Tuesday night, the annual legislative session is headed to overtime.
A child died and several others were injured after a crash between a sedan and tractor trailer on US 27.
The world of work is in flux as workers are leaving jobs in droves. Many in the "Great Resignation Generation" are freelancing, taking gig jobs, no longer employed in a traditional manner and that brings new tax challenges. Yes, taxes.
A tentative settlement has been reached between lawyers for victims of the Surfside building collapse.
Turkey Point nuclear power plant is making history thanks to the prolific crocodiles who make their home in the cooling canals surrounding the plant, about 25 miles south of Miami.
Democrat Daniel Uhlfelder, a Northwest Florida lawyer who drew national attention for dressing as the Grim Reaper as he criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis' handling of the coronavirus pandemic, announced Tuesday he is running to try to unseat Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody.
The Florida House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make changes in the state's Medicaid managed-care system as the Agency for Health Care Administration prepares to move forward with awarding billions of dollars of contracts.
Forced to evacuate their homes when wildfires in the state's panhandle threatened, hundreds of residents have been allowed to return.
Puerto Rican Latin Grammy award-winning artist PaoPao met with students at SLAM Charter School in honor of International Women's Day.
The legislation is headed to the Senate, and if enacted, it would prohibit the use of bait to attract sharks in federal waters off the Florida coast, though it would include an exception for shark fishing.
The dangerous heat will continue across South Florida, with some feels-like temperatures reaching above the triple-digits, and the sizzling conditions won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
A swearing in ceremony was held on Tuesday as the City of Miami Police Department welcomed a new chief – Edwin Lopez.
New surveillance video is showing the moment an explosion rocked a maintenance facility in southwest Miami-Dade on Monday, killing one person and injuring four others.
A judge has denied the motion from George Pino's defense team to acquit him of charges connected to a deadly boat crash in Biscayne Bay in 2022, and that led to his team starting to lay out their case after the prosecution rested on Monday. CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero has more from Miami.
The investigation remains ongoing.
The NEXT Weather Team is also monitoring tropical developments for next week.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed more than 900 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
Another duel on the pitch is set for Saturday night. Here's what you need to know.
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.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
E15 is usually only available part of the year to help ease high gas prices under a waiver from the EPA.
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.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
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.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
