Florida Gun Law Restrictions Can Punish Local Officials Personally
If local Florida officials want to pass firearm restrictions in response to the latest mass killing with an assault weapon, they risk being suspended from office, fined and sued.
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If local Florida officials want to pass firearm restrictions in response to the latest mass killing with an assault weapon, they risk being suspended from office, fined and sued.
The state House voted down a motion to take up a bill that would ban assault rifles, effectively killing the measure for this session.
It was a send off from people who know their pain -- survivors of the pulse night club massacre gave encouragement as bus loads of Parkland students pulled out, heading for the Capitol.
The #NeverAgain movement just gained some serious star power.
Florida law enforcement leaders from across the state discussed ways to prevent future school massacres on Tuesday.
Pine Trails Park in Parkland has evolved as the heartland of a community's heartbreak after the massacre of 17 students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
President Trump urges ban on gun devices like bump stocks, which make it easier to fire rounds more quickly.
Tearful family and friends will gather in Coral Springs Tuesday to say their final goodbyes to 16-year-old Carmen Schentrup.
Panel of experts discuss mental health strategies in the wake of high school shooting rampage that left 17 people dead.
Trump will host a listening session at the White House with high school students & teachers to discuss different ways to keep schools safe.
A majority of Americans are pointing the finger of blame at President Donald Trump and Congress for not doing more to prevent mass shootings.
A baseball legend back in his hometown of South Florida mentoring teenagers in a unique way.
A plan is in place for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to reopen.
It's a chant we're hearing a lot since the deadly shooting that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
It was a tense nine minutes in court Monday as a judge took up two major issues in the case of the accused school shooter - Nikolas Cruz.
Rapper-turned-activist Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell says he’s running for Congress, hoping to represent Florida’s 20th District. Campbell resigned as Miami Edison High’s football coach to focus on the campaign. The current seat holder, Sheila McCormick, faces federal charges over disaster fund overpayments. Campbell is embracing his past as an artist and says he’s ready for a fun, authentic campaign.
A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, Christopher Diaz, was arrested after allegedly trying to meet a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl in Delray Beach. Police say Diaz exchanged explicit messages and attempted to kiss the decoy, who was actually an adult working with a predator-catching group. Diaz has been relieved of duty and faces battery charges.
In the eight years since Alyssa Alhadeff and Alex Schachter were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, their parents have worked tirelessly to turn their grief into action and to try to keep the tragedy that left 17 people dead from happening again.
As the partial government shutdown gets underway, Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz defended the decision not to fund the Department of Homeland Security and argued that not only was it essential for ICE to be reformed, but Democrats should also demand that Kristi Noem either resign or be fired.
Temperatures on Sunday, Feb. 15, are expected to hit the lower 80s ahead of a front that may bring showers overnight. However, President's Day looks mostly sunny by late morning.
A fire tore through a home on Rodman Street, killing 12 dogs. Rescuers saved one.
Braxton Ashcraft threw a complete-game three-hitter, Rafael Flores had a pair of three-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 13-1.
A family of four now spends about $1,000 a month on groceries, NerdWallet says.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
The victim's family is preparing for the possibility that he may not survive, they say.
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.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are fighting extradition to the United Kingdom where they're charged with rape and sex trafficking.
Tehran has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S. might "keep it."
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
President Trump secretly moved from Air Force One to another plane within a day of U.S. and Turkish intelligence picking up on an Iranian plot to fire a missile at the jet, CBS News has learned.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
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.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
