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Florida Power & Light and Miami-Dade County are working together on plans for a solar energy center.
As the red tide continues to move northward along Florida's east coast, a new breakaway bloom is moving through the Keys.
Walt Disney World says it's going to build a new nature-themed resort.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing is now at $970 million.
Governor Rick Scott has issued an executive order that bends the rules for voters in eight counties dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Michael.
Neighbors, everybody has them. Some live close, some others down the road.
The Florida Healthy Kids Corp. Board of Directors approved a plan to waive children's health-insurance premiums for three months in counties that sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Michael.
Early voting for the November 6 General Election begins Monday across South Florida.
An animal preserve is offering an $800 reward for the return of a wolf named Tahané that escaped as Hurricane Michael ripped through the Panhandle.
Red Bull puts a new spin on Miami as it films a dangerous race car stunt on the top of a high-rise ahead of this weekend's US Grand Prix and Formula 1 Fan Festival.
Florida has its first case in the state of a child contracting a rare polio-like illness that causes paralysis.
A Florida man who recently ordered some supplies on Amazon got a big surprise when the package arrived at his home.
La'Quinta McKinney got some much-needed physical and emotional support Wednesday night in her search for a teddy bear that someone stole as she was moving.
The City of Miami Beach is saying no to e-cigarettes.
Dotty is stray dog found in Pembroke Pines. She didn't go to the county animal shelter, instead a Pines police officer took her to Pooches in Pines.
A Venezuelan artist living in South Florida is using a new mural in Wynwood to express himself in ways he says would not be possible back home. The artwork features an image of Nicolás Maduro after his capture alongside the phrase “Abajo Cadenas,” a Venezuelan slogan for freedom. The artist says the mural is deeply meaningful to him and dedicated to Venezuelan people everywhere.
A judge has ruled that the confession made by a Hialeah teenager accused of fatally stabbing his mother will be allowed in court. Prosecutors argued that the teen may have been motivated by a desire to create content he enjoyed watching, though his defense team called that theory a stretch. The motive remains unclear, but the admissible confession means a jury will now decide whether he is guilty of murdering his mother.
Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans ended in November following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, and many Venezuelan residents in Doral say they may soon feel safe enough to return home. Local leaders and businesses are already noticing economic effects. Some Venezuelans with TPS have self‑reported leaving, and business owners say they’ve seen fewer customers over the past year as fear and uncertainty grew after the announcement that TPS would end.
Florida officials signaled that the state may pursue charges against Nicolás Maduro, potentially adding to his existing legal troubles in the U.S. The governor suggested that a state case could be filed through the attorney general’s office and noted that certain charges could carry the death penalty, depending on what is pursued. The comments followed earlier, more cryptic remarks and a social media exchange questioning whether Maduro would be convicted in federal court.
Students in Finland are learning how to separate fact from fiction as part of their early education, with lessons beginning in preschool and continuing through elementary school. Children are taught to identify misinformation, including spotting when images or videos are created by A.I. Teachers say the skills are increasingly important as Finland, which borders Russia, faces ongoing misinformation campaigns across Europe.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
Researchers in Dublin discovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library.
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 new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
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.
