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.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion celebrated opening day of her new Popeyes restaurant on Miami Beach, cutting the ribbon at the South Beach location. The store features an exclusive Megan‑themed meal, specialty staff uniforms, and décor and artwork curated by the musician herself.
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.
Max Meyer threw seven shutout innings of one-hit ball, Liam Hicks homered twice and the Miami Marlins beat the punchless New York Mets 4-1.
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report found that the state had 694 reportable boating incidents last year, an increase from the previous two years.
A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv, authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.
Allanda Dorval shared a new picture of her son and memories of him, describing him as "vibrant and happy and full of love, and he was brave".
The video, recorded by a 14-year-old student at Barrington Middle School in Lithia, about 20 to 25 miles southeast of Tampa, has racked up hundreds of thousands of views on social media.
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.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
The talks were part of a flurry of meetings as House and Senate leaders try to meet a Tuesday deadline to complete the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The GOP senator said the meeting included "screaming," adding that "fiery does not begin to cut it."
When CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week to meet with senior Cuban officials, he brought along one of the covert operators involved in the mission to capture Nicolás Maduro, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
A federal district judge granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss two criminal charges on the grounds his prosecution was vindictive and selective.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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.
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."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
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.
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.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
A judge has paused the prosecution of a woman charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna while it is determined whether she is mentally competent to stand trial.
