Florida Turnout Tops 62 Percent In Tuesday Elections
With wide variations throughout the state, 62.1 percent of Florida voters cast ballots in Tuesday's mid-term elections, according to numbers posted on the state Division of Elections website.
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With wide variations throughout the state, 62.1 percent of Florida voters cast ballots in Tuesday's mid-term elections, according to numbers posted on the state Division of Elections website.
Utilities are reporting that all power has been restored in the Florida counties devastated by Hurricane Michael.
A Miami man was arrested Tuesday after the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said he reached up a woman's skirt at a Key Largo parking lot.
Greyhound racing in the state of Florida will soon be history after voters approved Amendment 13 Tuesday, which bans greyhound racing at state pari-mutuels by 2021.
The race to be the state's next Agriculture commissioner is too close to call and is headed for a recount.
The Broward Sheriff's Office arrested the mother of a seven-year-old girl on Monday for 'contributing to the delinquency of a minor.'
A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight says he felt "dehumanized" when he was forced to either sit in dog feces or miss his flight.
After a hard-fought race to be Governor, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum accepted defeat and urged his supporters not to give up.
Florida's tightly contested race for Senate is on hold possibly due to some ballot problems in Broward County.
There is a new Agriculture Commissioner in Florida following Tuesday's elections.
Florida received a very strong showing for its GOP candidates on Election day.
Republican Ron DeSantis defeated his Democratic challenger Andrew Gillum to become Florida's next governor.
In one of the nation's tightest races, Florida Governor Rick Scott claimed victory over incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson Tuesday night.
Some big decisions were made by Florida voters on Election Night.
Florida has a new Attorney General as votes have been counted on this Election Day.
A South Florida skincare worker is accused of stealing more than $30,000 worth of Botox‑like drugs from her employer and selling injections in private homes. Police say Eliana Collazo, who worked at International Dermatology Research in Fountainbleau, faces multiple charges, including exploitation of the elderly. Her attorney is disputing the allegations, while the clinic’s 82‑year‑old owner reported the missing vials after noticing irregularities.
A Florida sheriff’s department has introduced the nation’s first search‑and‑rescue otter, named Splash, to aid in missing‑person cases. Unlike canine units, Splash can detect human remains underwater by releasing air bubbles that trap scent. Law enforcement officials from across the state watched him demonstrate his skills. Splash has already participated in more than 20 missions, successfully locating four bodies.
Federal workers in South Florida lined up for free groceries in Homestead as financial strain deepens. Feeding South Florida distributed enough food to support about 275 families for a week. Employees from agencies including Social Security, TSA, Veterans Affairs, and the Bureau of Prisons said the assistance is critical, with some struggling even to afford transportation to work. Despite the hardship, workers stressed they remain committed to serving the public.
A Miami federal worker says she lost $3,000 to a retirement consultant who promised disability benefit help but delivered nothing. After 18 months, police reports, and a lawsuit, she’s still waiting, raising questions about the consultant’s credibility.
Police in Hialeah are investigating a deadly double shooting tied to a domestic dispute. Authorities say one of the victims was the accused gunman. A woman critically injured in the incident is now awake, and investigators hope she can provide details about what led to the violence. The shooting happened near West 67th Place and 26th Drive, with police and community on alert as the investigation continues.
The event at the Seminole Hard Rock celebrated International Women's Month, highlighting women leaders, artists and entrepreneurs.
Gas prices surged by a dollar in just a week across South Florida as uncertainty over the war in Iran rattled oil markets.
For more than 30 years, Fr. Bob Caudill has fed the homeless. Now, Oakland Park officials seek to end his outreach with legal action and fines.
Jurors in Manhattan federal court reached a verdict Monday after weeks of testimony in the sex trafficking trial of brothers Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander.
After learning the Miami Dolphins were going to release him, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is heading to the Atlanta Falcons.
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.
Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has reached a deal with the Department of Justice as part of a high-stakes antitrust trial.
The U.S. military says it has killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration's campaign against alleged traffickers.
The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials.
Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, expressed regret on Sunday for supporting Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security secretary last year.
In a phone interview with CBS News, President Trump dismissed threats from Iran's top national-security official, who posted on social media that Mr. Trump must "pay the price" for the strikes on Iran.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
