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Gov. Rick Scott will propose a two-year budget for the state rather than an annual one, a spokesman said Friday. Scott said the move will will slash business and property taxes by more than $2 billion.
Newly appointed City of Miami Manager Tony Crapp is busy getting to work hiring new employees at City Hall.
The Pembroke Pines City Commission has changed it mind one week after approving a contract to build a 9/11 memorial outside City Hall.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alavrez's legal team filed their legal challenge to the legitimacy of the signatures that sparked a recall election shortly before 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon.
A bill that will partially base teachers pay on test scores has been filed and it could open a rift between parents and teachers.
House Resolution Number Three, or H.R. 3 or the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act, is heating up a debate among lawmakers.
Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado joined the call Thursday for the city's embattled police chief, Miguel Exposito, to resign.
Republican leadership in the House announced Thursday they plan to cut domestic spending by roughly 20 percent to get the levels back to before President Barack Obama took office.
A plurality of Floridians gives both U.S. Senators from the Sunshine State positive job approval numbers in a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
It's official: Luther Campbell confirmed to CBS4 Wednesday that he plans to run for Miami-Dade County mayor promising transparency, if elected.
Florida's state workers, teachers and many local government employees may soon be paying out of their own pocket to contribute to their own retirement fund.
You can add your friends on Facebook, and now you can add your government.
A majority of Floridians say they are optimistic about the state's future, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
The makings of a showdown in Tallahassee appear to be taking shape as the Florida Senate education committee is set to debate teacher pay.
Maybe Luther Campbell doesn't want to run for political office in South Florida after all.
According to the Florida Forest Service, the Mile Marker 40 fire has burned 3,600 acres just west of US-27 and north of I-75.
A 22-year-old Broward woman is accused of driving her car toward her boyfriend while he was carrying his 3-year-old daughter outside a Hollywood Burlington.
A South Florida woman says a Cyclospora infection left her bedridden and severely dehydrated, as doctors warn the parasite can cause weeks of lingering illness.
After a week that has been mostly dry, hot, and hazy, there is a return of significant rain chances across South Florida for Friday afternoon.
Neighbors said they were shocked when they saw workers dramatically trimming the tree on Wednesday.
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.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
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 lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
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.
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.
