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Florida Governor Rick Scott met a noon deadline when he filed a stern response with the Florida Supreme Court after he was sued by two Florida legislators who are seeking to force Scott to accept the federal money for a high-speed rail line.
At least a dozen Miami Dade Transit employees – on county time -- are actively campaigning on behalf of Miami Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Natacha Seijas, the CBS4 I-Team Investigator Jim DeFede has learned.
President Barack Obama is expected to land in Miami Friday afternoon to headline a fundraiser for a key Democrat and talk to students at a Miami high school.
A bipartisan pair of Florida State Senators has sued Governor Rick Scott in the Florida Supreme Court to force him to accept the federal money for a high-speed rail system.
The trouble swirling around freshman U.S. Congressman David Rivera has at least one top Republican in the House worried as the GOP distances itself from Rivera.
Opening statements are underway in the trial of former Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones on bribery and grand theft charges.
Early voting got underway Monday in an election to recall Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Natacha Seijas.
A congresswoman wants the Justice Department to investigate the Miami Police Department and its use of deadly force in the shooting deaths of seven black men since July.
The recall election of Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez will go forward on March 15th as scheduled, a judge ruled Friday morning.
Miami-Dade Schools is expected to face a bleaker financial year. The district blames Governor Rick Scott's proposed budget which would slash $3.3 billion from the state's public education.
A local environmental advocacy group, along with representatives and university students, delivered inhalers to Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart's district office to send him a message about his latest environmental vote.
Embattled Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas has voluntarily dropped the lawsuit she filed in an effort to get her name removed from the ballot for an upcoming recall election, according to Eunice Sigler, a spokesperson for Miami-Dade County courts.
Governor Rick Scott and the Republican-led Florida Legislature may have a new target for budget cuts, the medically needy program.
The uprising of the Libyan people, chained for more than four decades to dictator Moammar Qaddafi has captured attention around the world. For Coral Gables resident Victoria Cummock this is also a chance for personal justice.
Escorted by two officers and a bodyguard, embattled Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas left a court hearing late Tuesday afternoon without knowing whether she's won her legal challenge to the attempts to recall her.
Police say the unlicensed contractor gave repeated excuses and never issued a promised refund.
Atlanta-born rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting near the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Authorities have released limited details.
After surveillance footage captured a woman abandoning five kittens at Donn Eisele Park, local residents quickly rallied to rescue the animals.
Authorities say the victims, all from Georgia, died after a crash sparked a fire along a Florida highway, prompting a major road closure.
Emerging studies suggest diets high in ultra-processed foods could significantly increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
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.
While Epstein was on work release from a Florida jail nearly 20 years ago, he had sex in a vehicle in the prison parking lot, according to a FBI interview.
President Trump and top national security officials shed new light on the daring rescues of two American airmen who were shot down over Iran last week.
The Supreme Court issued an order that paves the way for Steve Bannon to have his contempt of Congress conviction dismissed.
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked global outrage, constantly worries about being detained again, his parents told CBS News in an exclusive interview.
The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free, trusted source many people used to check basic facts about countries.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
