Eight More Firms To Get Pot Licenses In Florida
Florida is adding eight more medical marijuana operators to the 14 businesses currently selling cannabis throughout the state.
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Florida is adding eight more medical marijuana operators to the 14 businesses currently selling cannabis throughout the state.
Motorists could only use hands-free wireless devices while moving on Florida roads, under a Senate proposal approved Wednesday.
Gambling talks underway between a key senator and the Seminole Tribe include a proposal that could bring sports betting to Florida by running it through the tribe, possibly avoiding the need for a statewide vote on the popular type of betting.
The Florida International Univesity Police Department is investigating the disappearance of a student.
A controversial proposal aimed at preventing "sanctuary cities" was narrowly sent to the full Senate on Wednesday.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday that the U.S. will allow lawsuits against foreign firms operating on property in Cuba seized from Americans. It is a major policy shift that has angered European and other allies.
A state Senate school safety bill that would expand a law allowing some teachers to carry guns in school survived Democrats efforts to strip that part out of it.
Videos allegedly involving New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaging in sexual acts at a Jupiter spa will not be released until at least April 29, following an emergency motion filed by Kraft's attorneys seeking to block the release of those videos on Wednesday afternoon.
Northbound lanes of Alligator Alley have re-opened following a multiple vehicle crash that killed a young girl and sent eight people to the hospital.
Just weeks before another hurricane season, large numbers of Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the storm-battered state continue to struggle to meet requirements that they have backup power generator to keep facilities cool.
Targeted for extinction by the House, Visit Florida would stay in business for at least eight more years under a measure unanimously approved Wednesday by the Senate.
A 65-year-old Florida woman hit a home run against a half-naked intruder when she slugged him with a baseball bat after she says she spotted him trying to break into her car and then charged at her.
US astronaut Christina Koch is in for a record-setting stay in space aboard the International Space Station.
We all try to do right by the environment by recycling but it's little things we're doing, or not doing, daily that could have a negative impact.
Another woman is going public claiming South Florida billionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted her more than two decades ago.
There are still unanswered questions after a shooting outside a beauty school in Davie left one person dead and one person in critical conditions.
Fire crews raced to extinguish a blaze that broke out in Northwest Miami-Dade early Wednesday morning.
An El Portal council member is apologizing after using a racial slur twice during a public meeting, prompting strong backlash from residents and a public rebuke from the mayor, who said elected officials must uphold higher standards of professionalism. The councilman told the community he was remorseful and claimed he used the word while quoting others, but residents who spoke at Tuesday night’s meeting said the language was unacceptable. The controversy began after Urbom recounted an encounter involving Border Patrol agents and then made additional inflammatory remarks that further fueled outrage.
Police in Davie say one person was killed and another injured in a shooting outside a beauty school in Broward County. Investigators spent hours at the Aveda Institute parking lot, where a Kia Soul with a bullet hole in the driver’s-side window was towed from the scene and detectives examined a second vehicle nearby. By late evening, the crime scene tape was removed and officers cleared the area, saying they are not searching for any additional suspects as the investigation continues.
Authorities in Minneapolis say a man rushed the stage during an event and sprayed an unknown liquid on Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, using what appeared to be a syringe before being tackled and taken into custody. Omar, who had been speaking when the man approached, returned to the podium afterward and said she felt okay but would seek medical evaluation. She added that incidents like this should not intimidate elected officials or the public from fighting for their constituents and their country.
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
With inflation hitting its highest point since 2023, Kiana Powell told CBS News, "I cannot let a deal go to waste if it's something that I am using daily."
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
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.
Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
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.
