BSO Employee Faces Fraud Charges, Including Buying Miami-Dade County Resident SSN For $200
A Broward Sheriff's Office detention technician has been arrested and is facing charges related to engaging in fraudulent activity for financial gain.
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A Broward Sheriff's Office detention technician has been arrested and is facing charges related to engaging in fraudulent activity for financial gain.
As a federal judge weighs the constitutionality of an elections law passed last year, the Florida House on Thursday started moving forward with a new proposal that includes adding steps for voting by mail and creating a state office to investigate alleged elections fraud.
On this National Wear Red Day, the American Heart Association hopes to raise awareness about the number one killer of women - heart disease.
Following the lead of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida House members Thursday began moving forward with a controversial proposal to try to boost immigration enforcement.
After 3 1/2 months of rehabilitation, a juvenile male manatee was returned to Florida Keys waters Thursday by marine mammal specialists from Dolphin Research Center, Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters and the Miami Seaquarium.
With inflation helping boost sales tax collections, money continues to amass for state lawmakers as they patch together a budget for next fiscal year.
Miami-Dade County officials said Thursday they are taking steps to make sure that Miami International Boat Show organizers follow the permitting conditions they are required to comply with and to monitor any impacts to manatees
Florida Lottery players who win $250,000 or more could keep their identities private for 90 days under a proposal approved in the Florida House.
An investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission into a tiger attack at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens last December has concluded that the zoo was not at fault.
Residents at Champlain Towers North in Surfside are on alert after maintenance crews added additional steel support in the garage, the lobby and on several floors.
In a potential class-action lawsuit, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a motorist's challenge to a credit-card fee that he was charged after getting caught on camera running a red light.
New legislative lines in the once-a-decade redistricting process are headed to the Florida Supreme Court, while a new congressional map remains on hold.
An ongoing feud over President Joe Biden's immigration policies is escalating in the Sunshine State, where Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to keep long-standing shelters from caring for migrant children, culminating in a heated back and forth internal correspondence obtained by CNN.
An outbreak of listeria linked to recalled bags of Dole garden salads killed two people and sickened 17 others in 13 states, according to federal health officials.
The measure has emerged as one of the most controversial issues of the 2022 legislative session, drawing heavy opposition from Democrats and other abortion-rights supporters.
A fire broke out in a Hollywood apartment building on the 2800 block of Pierce Street. A man in his 70s escaped the flames by jumping from a balcony, and a mother with two children suffered smoke inhalation. All were taken to the hospital as authorities investigate the cause.
Cuba's entire national electric grid has failed, leaving the island without power as fuel reserves run dangerously low. This unexpected blackout comes as the government scrambles to restore electricity and investigate the cause. Meanwhile, the grandson of Raul Castro signals a possible shift in U.S.-Cuba relations, and tourism on the island continues to decline under mounting challenges.
A well-known influencer was killed, and two men were wounded after a drive-by shooting targeted a Lamborghini in Miramar. Surveillance video sheds new light on the incident as police search for suspects and a motive.
A 2-year-old dies after being hit by a car in West Park. Meanwhile, in Cooper City, Broward Sheriff's Fire Rescue is responding to a house fire in the 9800 block of Southwest 57th Street.
Lightning struck a car leaking gas in the 6600 block of Dalia Dr., Miramar. Hollywood Fire/Rescue and BSO responded. CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor has the latest.
Dominick Occhicone, who also awaits a similar request before the U.S. Supreme Court, killed his former girlfriend's parents four decades ago in Pasco County.
Casemiro appeared in all five of Brazil's matches at this year's World Cup.
The identity of the man who was hit and killed has not yet been released.
Isabelle Rose Johnson is described by investigators as a dangerous woman who could be using disguises and fake stories to remain on the run.
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead just off Horn Island in Mississippi after enjoying a day out with friends on July 4.
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.
A June 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Nicolás Maduro and his wife to face drug trafficking charges.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
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.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
