Lawmakers Look At Excused Absence Change
State House members on Monday advanced a bill that would allow professionals such as therapists and psychologists to authorize excused absences for students.
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State House members on Monday advanced a bill that would allow professionals such as therapists and psychologists to authorize excused absences for students.
The 2022 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show will kick off Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to casinos in North Florida are urging the state Supreme Court to issue an advisory opinion about whether the measure meets legal qualifications to be placed on the November ballot amid a separate court battle over whether it has garnered enough signatures to go before voters.
IMG Academy basketball player Olivier Rioux always seems to be the center of attention.
A surveillance camera in the driveway of a home in Golden Gate Estates captured an unwanted nighttime visitor - a large black bear.
For a second time since the start of the week, there has been a crash involving a Brightline train.
A proposal aimed at expanding investment in electric-vehicle charging stations started to move forward Tuesday in the House, despite concerns about state regulators being directed to set prices and work outside their jurisdiction.
Officials and executives say Florida failed for nearly three months to pay tens of thousands of health-care claims for the state's sickest and neediest children due to software glitches blamed on the corporate merger of its two largest payment vendors.
Marking four years since his son Joaquin was murdered in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting, Manuel Oliver has climbed a construction tower next to the White House to drop a banner calling for President Biden to pass gun legislation.
Republican legislative leaders for the second year in a row are targeting mail-in voting, this time with a proposal one supervisor of elections called "a recipe for disaster."
Miami-based Crystal Cruises, which recently diverted two of its ships to the Bahamas to avoid a judge's order to seize the ships in a legal dispute over fuel bills, is shutting down.
The Florida Senate is expected to confirm Gov. Ron DeSantis's choice for Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo soon. State Senator Tina Polsky has been among Ladapo's sharpest critics, and on Facing South Florida Sunday she explained why to CBS4's Jim DeFede.
A Florida judge has dismissed a defamation and conspiracy lawsuit former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman had filed against the parents of Trayvon Martin, the teen he fatally shot almost a decade ago in a case that drew international attention about race and gun violence.
Average gasoline prices dropped a penny during the past week but motorists could see increases resume, the AAA auto club said Monday.
A Miami man had a pretty sweet Valentine's Day after claiming a one million dollar prize from the Powerball draw game.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert highlights his executive experience in the crowded race to replace Rep. Frederica Wilson, while former state Sen. Annette Taddeo says she is running for Florida CFO to tackle the state’s insurance crisis and hold insurers accountable.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she’s running to bring stronger oversight of Florida’s insurance industry and serve as a watchdog for homeowners struggling with rising premiums.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his experience delivering results as mayor of Miami Gardens and on the county commission makes him uniquely qualified to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson in Florida’s 24th Congressional District.
A witness said a tour helicopter appeared to tip and overcorrect before crashing between two planes at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, sending four people to the hospital.
South Florida could see heat index values topping 100 degrees Sunday before strong afternoon and evening storms bring heavy rain and a Level 1 flash flood risk from Kendall to Pompano Beach.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
Colombia finished the World Cup's opening round as the Group K winner after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
Anthony Cohen has spent his life bringing attention to the Underground Railroad, secret routes once used by enslaved people seeking freedom.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
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 U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
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.
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.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
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."
