Florida Hospitals Top 11,500 COVID-19 Patients
The number of people with COVID-19 in Florida's hospitals jumped to more than 11,500 during the past week.
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The number of people with COVID-19 in Florida's hospitals jumped to more than 11,500 during the past week.
Florida lawmakers appear to be speeding toward extending COVID-19 legal protections for hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers as the pandemic enters its third year.
Those interested in Affordable Care Act coverage for 2022 have until the end of Saturday to sign up in Florida and most other states as well.
Florida Lottery ticket sales were $314 million above projections in the first half of the current fiscal year, but state economists anticipate a "pandemic-related" surge in sales to ease.
Two months after Winter the dolphin died at a Florida aquarium, the movie star mammal has returned to the sea.
A Hollywood woman is kicking off the New Year with a huge Florida Lottery prize.
The Florida Senate began moving forward Thursday with a proposal that is designed to ensure patients and residents of hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care facilities can have visitors.
After Florida and other states fought the plans, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for large employers, while clearing the way for a requirement that healthcare workers get shots to try to curb the virus.
Meanwhile, in Tallahassee, the Senate Reapportion Committee approved a new Florida congressional map Thursday, with no discussion or debate.
If any motorcyclists or ATV riders think it's fun to disrupt traffic on MLK Day, this coming Monday, South Florida law enforcement officials want them to think again.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered new trials for two Death Row inmates, including for a man convicted in the murders of a Broward County couple after his mother provided key testimony.
A key Senate committee Thursday backed a proposal that would extend COVID-19 legal protections for hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers.
As cold weather drives manatees in Florida toward warmer waters, wildlife officials expressed optimism that an experimental attempt to feed manatees facing starvation will work.
First-time unemployment claims in Florida doubled during the first week of 2022 from the holiday-shortened final week of 2021.
As the housing market continues to boom, thousands of people in South Florida are facing eviction. Realtors say some landlords are making unethical and, at times, unlawful decisions.
An Internal Affairs report was just released showing the allegations that led to the officer being fired.
CBS News Miami is learning more about the legacy Stefan Davis leaves behind as an artist.
Miami police said the stabbing took place inside the Solitair Brickell Apartments on Southwest 8th Street early Friday morning.
54-year-old Scott Nelson Nida was arrested Thursday for violating the conditions of his release.
A National Weather Service meteorologist says recent storms have raised the risk after an unusually dry early summer.
A 7-vehicle crash in Doral left 1 person dead and another in critical but stable condition, investigators say.
Florida wildlife officials are warning beachgoers not to handle or return stranded sea turtle hatchlings to the ocean, an action that could violate state law.
The two suspects who were identified as Dareon Pubien, 18, and Sean Thompson, 25, face multiple charges.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
School librarians and media specialists are required to go through training to distinguish which books are age appropriate.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
The price hikes for new subscribers are effective immediately. Existing subscribers' plans will go up next month.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
