Vereen Hopes Understanding Of Crime Gives Election Edge Over Rundle
After more than 22 years as a criminal defense attorney, Rod Vereen is hoping voters will decide he is the right person to take over the Miami Dade State Attorney's Office.
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After more than 22 years as a criminal defense attorney, Rod Vereen is hoping voters will decide he is the right person to take over the Miami Dade State Attorney's Office.
Following a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing a 7 point lead for President Barack Obama over Republican challenger Mitt Romney; CNN's latest poll found a similar 7 point lead, but President Obama also cleared the 50 percent threshold as well.
Religious leaders and LGBT activists, along with former CBS News reporter Aleen Sirgany gathered at Temple Beth Moshe in North Miami on Thursday.
The fight over Florida's attempt to purge voter rolls just months before an election took another twist Thursday as the Department of Justice subpoenaed information that counties were going to use to remove non-citizens from the rolls, according to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald.
Mitt Romney knows that his path to the White House is narrow and will force him to win the crucial swing state of Florida. That's why he's paying the Sunshine State a visit next Monday.
Katherine Fernandez Rundle wants voters to re-elect her as Miami-Dade's State Attorney. After heading up the fourth largest State Attorney's Office in the nation, she's got a major challenger at the polls.
Deadlines are approaching for voters wanting to avoid the parking headaches and extra driving associated with Election Day voting.
The list of high-profile Republican politicians set to speak at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa continued to grow Wednesday.
There's an old saying that politics makes strange bedfellows; and that's very apparent with Republican Mitt Romney trying to attack President Barack Obama by using former President Bill Clinton.
President Barack Obama is facing stats that historically would favor a challenger over an incumbent. But poll after poll, including Wednesday's Reuters/Ipsos poll is finding that despite misgivings over the direction of the country; Obama is still leading his Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
As Broward County's State Attorney for 36 years, Michael Satz rarely has had opponents when he has had to run for re-election.
The Reverend Al Sharpton is in South Florida again Tuesday urging African American voters to get out and cast their ballots in the Primary Election. He says he's worried they won't turn out because of crackdowns implemented this year by the state.
In an increasingly rare bit of bipartisanship in Washington, President Barack Obama said he would sign a bill if it came to his desk to give Olympic athletes tax relief on the winnings they receive from winning a medal.
While the primary votes haven't even been cast yet, it appears that U.S. Senator Bill Nelson will face off against Republican Connie Mack IV in the battle to head back to Washington.
A Republican primary between Representative Eddy Gonzalez and Maykel "Miguel" Balboa is generating plenty of controversy over an alleged smear campaign and is now headed to court as Gonzalez seeks to have Balboa thrown off the ballot.
A 2-year-old is critical after a near-drowning in North Lauderdale, the fourth such incident in Broward this month.
The Miami Downtown Development Authority is rolling out new public safety initiatives, including self-defense classes, expanded security technology and increased police presence.
"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Tommie Lee was one of six people arrested at the England vs. Norway World Cup match in Miami, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Florida political leaders are remembering U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following the South Carolina Republican's death, with tributes pouring in Sunday.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
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.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
The senior U.S. senator for South Carolina died suddenly at 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
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.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
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.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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 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.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
