Red Tide Nearly Gone From Florida Waters
Red tide seems to be easing up on Florida waters.
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Red tide seems to be easing up on Florida waters.
Almost 2.5 million people have moved to the Sunshine State since the beginning of the decade.
Minimum wage in Florida is set to increase by 21 cents per hour starting on January 1st, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
This is not the holiday visitor a Florida family was expecting. It was a bear caught on camera ringing a doorbell and knocking over Christmas decorations outside the front door of their home.
A stolen car suspect was shot by the vehicle's owner and was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound where he later died, police said.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 15 survivors of this year's shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, rejecting their argument that authorities' failure to prevent the shooting violated their 14th Amendment rights to due process.
Florida businesses would have to use a federal database to verify the immigration status of new employees, under proposals filed in the House and Senate for the 2019 legislative session.
What appeared to have been a deadly hit and run crash involving a teen on a bike in Pembroke Pines changed during the course of the investigation.
Sixteen-year-old Timothy Jones reunited with surgeons at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital who gave him a second chance at a healthy life.
Despite it being a deadly year for manatees, Florida wildlife officials believe the threatened sea cow population is doing better than previously thought.
Miami-Dade police detectives are looking for a man accused of stealing a purse from a victim's car at a cemetery and then using her credit card within the hour to make purchases.
Scientists have identified a new species of salamander living in murky swamps and marshes of the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama.
Accusing Gov. Rick Scott of a "malicious and politically motivated" executive order, suspended Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes has filed a federal lawsuit against Scott and Senate President Bill Galvano as she tries to regain her job.
As the song says "It's the most wonderful time of the year," and if a new survey is to be believed, Miami is one of the best places for it.
Florida's red tide levels are dropping and that's good news for marine life.
A new nationwide survey of more than 1,000 Venezuelans shows overwhelming support for the January 3rd ousting of Nicolás Maduro, with 92% of respondents saying they feel grateful to President Trump for the action. The poll, conducted just three days after the event, also found that most Venezuelans do not believe the United States controls their country - contradicting claims made by the Trump administration. CBS News Miami spoke with Venezuelans living in South Florida to gather their reactions to the findings.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office says a deputy was injured in Pembroke Pines after being dragged by a driver during an attempted vehicle repossession. The driver took off as the deputy approached, pulling him a short distance before crashing. The suspect was taken into custody.
Two men accused of killing a man during a Facebook Live broadcast will remain jailed without bond. Police say the pair opened fire inside a Florida City apartment, and prosecutors note both were already wanted in other cases. CBS News Miami confirmed one of the suspects works as a corrections officer. Both are now charged with first‑degree murder.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in a 2024 sexual‑battery case near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Investigators say a man offered a woman a ride home after she argued with her boyfriend at a bar, then drove her to an airport viewing area when she refused his advances. According to documents, he assaulted her after knocking her unconscious. She later escaped and reported the attack, leading to the arrest.
Miami‑Dade deputies say a woman was found shot around noon near NW 22nd Avenue and 82nd Terrace and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. A suspect was later taken into custody in North Lauderdale after deputies stopped the vehicle he was driving. Investigators say they still don’t know the relationship between the suspect and the victim or what led to the shooting, and charges have not yet been announced.
The action reportedly stems from the shootdown of two airplanes belonging to the group Brothers to the Rescue 30 years ago over international waters.
The boat, a 39-foot Sea Ray Cabin motorboat, was anchored at the Haulover sandbar with 13 passengers on board, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
There were 17 gravesites damaged, headstones knocked over and the names "Trump" and "DeSantis" spray-painted in red
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
BSO Fire confirmed four adults and one child were transported as trauma alerts to the hospital. Two other adults sustained minor injuries.
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.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
As Powell steps down after more than eight years leading the Federal Reserve, economists say he helped steer the U.S. through historic shocks but misread inflation.
ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.
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.
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.
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.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
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.
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.
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.
