South Florida Boaters Urged To Play It Safe On The Fourth Of July
If your July 4th holiday plans call for spending some time on the water, the U.S. Coast Guard urges you to play it safe.
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If your July 4th holiday plans call for spending some time on the water, the U.S. Coast Guard urges you to play it safe.
An Air Force fighter jet dropped three dummy bombs used for training over northern Florida after it hit a bird.
The moon hasn't been visited in quite a while, but that could change in the not-too-distant future.
Officers responding to a Florida home were forced to open fire after fearing for their lives.
Police in Miami are looking for a mother who they saw abducted her 7-year-old daughter.
A teenager is in critical condition after nearly drowning in North Miami Beach.
Big news involving the Broward Sheriff's Office in the wake of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Several major road construction projects are causing big changes in Miami-Dade County.
The executive director of an LGBTQ organization in South Florida has been placed on administrative leave.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' net worth dropped nearly 9 percent in 2018 as he left Congress and made a successful run for governor.
Civil rights groups are hoping a federal judge will strike down a new Florida law that they say does not properly carry out a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, toured a newly redeveloped section of Liberty Square Monday, saying the project fulfills a promise to residents.
The family of a Florida woman who died after being infected by a flesh-eating bacteria at a beach is alerting others to the warning signs.
She wasn't even born by the time Venus Williams had won four grand slams, but 15-year-old American Cori Gauff from Delray Beach downed the five-time Wimbledon champion on her debut in the tournament Monday.
Experts looking into toxic algae outbreaks that have exploded in state waterways want to know if anyone has a proven, innovative cleanup strategy that can be used.
In this week’s Taste of the Town, CBS News Miami’s Tania Francois brings us to a South Florida hotspot for Haitian street food that has a delicious menu packed with the finest food Haiti has to offer.
Some rain is possible across South Florida on Friday, but big changes are on the way. A NEXT Weather Alert is in effect on Sunday and Monday as near-freezing temperatures and brutal wind chills move into the region.
South Florida is bracing for potentially record cold temperatures this weekend, and officials are warning of the danger of space heaters ahead of the bitter blast of cold air.
Days after a federal agent shooting and promises of change from border czar Tom Homan, Minneapolis neighbors say fear remains — and protests are planned.
Pro-boxer Gervonta "Tank" Davis walked out of Miami-Dade County Jail after being arrested by U.S. marshals Wednesday night in the Design District.
Jan Davenport said the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. May 5, while she was at home in her pajamas, unaware a robbery was unfolding in her front yard.
Before DeSantis signed the bill at the Bay of Pigs Museum & Library in Miami, he took time to comment on Cuba, saying Florida needs a "good neighbor" 90 miles from its shores.
The system, which is used nationwide at the university, high school, and elementary school levels for online exams and teacher communication, has been restored, but cybersecurity teams are continuing to investigate the situation.
Some residents report witnessing drivers park near the baywalk, throw trash over the seawall, and then leave without consequence.
The report stated that Brightline "does not currently have the liquid funds necessary to service its debt and meet such other obligations as they become due," according to the document.
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 announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
More than 12,000 people gave up their asylum claims or voluntarily departed the U.S. as ICE moved to cut cases short by sending asylum-seekers to third countries, a CBS News analysis found.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
The Justice Department argues the patchwork of state laws around guns makes it difficult to take them across state lines for lawful purposes like target shooting, hunting and self-defense.
The tariffs were put in place in February, days after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's previous round of sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs.
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.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
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.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
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.
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 trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
