Jobless Claims Remain Steady In Florida
First-time unemployment claims in Florida remain at a steady pace despite impacts of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and inflation.
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First-time unemployment claims in Florida remain at a steady pace despite impacts of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and inflation.
The Florida House on Wednesday approved new legislative districts over the objections of Democrats, who anticipate legal challenges about minority representation and how the lines were drawn.
A Democratic Black state representative said Governor Ron DeSantis is race baiting to build political points after he questioned the congressman's district.
NASA intends to keep operating the International Space Station until the end of 2030, after which the ISS would be crashed into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo, according to newly published plans outlining its future.
Senate Education Appropriations Chairman Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, announced the proposal during a review of an initial budget recommendation for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
The final prelaunch test of Artemis I, an uncrewed mission serving as the first step of NASA's ambitious program to return humans to the moon, has been delayed until mid-March, according to the agency.
Two endangered Florida panthers have died after being struck by vehicles in separate incidents.
Commissioners in Miami-Dade County have given a nonprofit the green light to issue IDs for immigrants who are in the country illegally and others who don't have identification.
Seven months after an oceanfront condominium collapsed and killed 98 people near Miami, temporary structural supports have been added to areas in the underground garage of its sister tower.
What does Brian Flores want out of his bombshell lawsuit against the NFL?
Wednesday marked one year since two FBI agents were shot and killed while serving a warrant in Sunrise.
Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis are expected to appear in late February at a Conservative Political Action Conference event in Orlando, the organization announced Wednesday.
Brian Flores is laying out his demands for change in the NFL, arguing the league "…remains rife with racism, particularly when it comes to the hiring and retention of Black Head Coaches, Coordinators and General Managers."
Move over Punxsutawney Phil. A conch living in a "touch tank" at Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters in Marathon came out of its shell Wednesday and reportedly saw its shadow, just like the infamous groundhog did earlier in the day.
A move to end the state's decades-old no-fault auto insurance system started again Wednesday in the Florida Senate, after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the effort last year.
After more than two decades anchoring CBS News Miami and nearly 50 years in journalism, Eliott Rodriguez will be stepping away from the anchor desk.
Hundreds gathered Monday at the Miami Beach Convention Center for an event organized by American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) to hear powerful testimony from an Oct. 7 survivor who was held captive by Hamas for nearly 500 days.
The U.S. military says it struck three more alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific on Monday, Dec. 15, the latest in a campaign of vessel strikes ordered by the Trump administration that have killed at least 95 people in 25 boats.
“We are deeply disappointed by the jury’s decision in the sentencing phase of Officer Yandy Chirino’s murder trial. When the murder of a police officer does not carry the strongest penalties allowed by law, it sends a dangerous message and weakens accountability,” the Hollywood FOP said in a statement on social media.
Eliott Rodriguez cut his journalistic teeth as a newspaper reporter at the old Miami News. His reporting on the scandal involving then school superintendent Johnny Jones caught the eye of WTVJ.
MDSO Asst. Chief Eric Garcia said that the deputy underwent surgery and he currently remains at the hospital.
Video obtained by CBS News Miami showed smoke billowing out of the back of the vessel, where firefighters had to keep a steady downpour on it, bringing hose lines onto the docks near 300 Alton Rd.
A woman's body was found on the sand on Hollywood Beach early Friday morning, Hollywood police say.
When deputies took him into custody, he was revealed not to have a valid boarding pass or baggage claim tags, the arrest documents said.
Bright blue skies and lots of sunshine will push temperatures into the low 80s across both Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
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 American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
As prosecutors contend with a massive trove of Epstein files, President Trump suggested Friday the Justice Department is spending too much time on the issue — but said Democrats should be named.
Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, welcomed their first child, also named Nicholas, in July 2024.
The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families that was modified in 2022.
Strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
Jim Defede's guest this week on Facing South Florida is James Fishback, a Republican candidate for the Florida governor's office.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
If you don't feel well, particularly if you have a fever and worsening symptoms, Dr. Glazier says, skip the get-together.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
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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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
Smith previously played young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway.
Mickey Lee, a former "Big Brother" houseguest known for her vibrant personality and bold gameplay, has died, her family announced in a social media post shared Friday.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
