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Democrat Joe Garcia has made his case to South Florida voters that he should represent him in Congress and twice he's lost. But Garcia will again run for Congress in 2012 against incumbent Republican Congressman David Rivera and he hit the campaign trail Tuesday.
When Governor Rick Scott rode the tea party wave into the governor's house, he made no secret that one of his main targets to slowly get rid of was Citizens Insurance. The insurance company, owned by the state, will accelerate the process in the next few months.
Miami-Dade's 23-year ban against keeping or owning pit bulls is looking a bit shaky after Miami-Dade commissioners voted 11-1 Monday to end the ban if voters approve in the August election.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said Tuesday he wants all of the fines collected from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill to only go to the states directly affected by the spill.
Twice before, Democrat Joe Garcia has run for congress. Twice before, South Florida voters said no thanks. Could the third time be the charm? Garcia thinks so, announcing Monday he will run for the 26th district congressional seat how held by David Rivera, the man who beat him in the last election.
The good news for Florida's candidates is the US Justice Department gave approval Monday to Florida's re-districted Congressional, House, and Senate maps, clearing the way for them to be used in the upcoming election. The bad news is that doesn't stop lawsuits and challenges.
Florida's controversial "stand your ground" law should undergo major changes but not be repealed, according to an independent task force created in the wake of the Travyon Martin shooting.
Florida US Senator Marco Rubio has had his hand slapped by the Federal Election Commission for accepting what the FEC said almost a quarter million dollars in improper contributions during the campaign that put him in the Senate.
Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill curbing the authority of the Florida High School Athletic Association to sideline transferring students.
The news is good, sort of, for customers of Florida Power and Light. Rates are still expected to increase in 2013, according to filings by the utility with the Public Service Commission, but according to FPL's calculations, not by as much as first expected.
Congressman Allen West has compared Democrats to Nazis, said dozens of his Democratic colleagues are communists and called a congresswoman vile and despicable. He said President Barack Obama is "probably the dumbest person walking around in America" and described himself as the modern day Harriet Tubman leading black voters away from Democrats who keep them on the plantation.
Millions of students like the University of Miami's Joseph LeDonne could graduate with even more debt if Congress allows the interest rate on federal student loans to double on July 1st.
In a move that could send the state of Florida into a clash with the federal government, Governor Rick Scott said Friday he will sign a bill that makes it illegal for Florida tax dollars to be spent on companies that do business directly or indirectly with Cuba.
The Florida Supreme Court has cleared the way for the landmark Hialeah Park to install slot machines alongside it's slate of quarter-horse racing, and in the process cleared the way for slot machines to be permitted anywhere in the state.
The Florida Senate is breathing a collective sigh of relief Friday morning, after learning the Florida Supreme Court signed off on the Senate's revised re-districting plan. That means all Fl0rida Senate districts are now official, and candidates can file to run within them.
New Florida laws to protect domestic violence survivors include tougher repeat-offender penalties, more relocation aid, and a study on secure online reporting.
A Hialeah woman is facing child abuse charges after police say she left her 13-year-old daughter chained to a fence in the heat without food or water.
As many South Florida families continue to grapple with rising costs, financial experts say a midyear budget reviewcan help improve your financial outlook before the end of the year.
A Little Havana homeowner and her attorney argue the City of Miami fined her for code violations tied to work completed before she bought the home.
Princess Cruises confirmed a crew member died after going overboard Monday morning off Mexico's Caribbean coast.
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.
Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina, died suddenly at age 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
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.
