Florida man hospitalized after scrape leads to flesh-eating infection
A 62-year-old Tampa man is facing months of rehabilitation after contracting necrotizing fasciitis during a Bahamas vacation, his family said.
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A 62-year-old Tampa man is facing months of rehabilitation after contracting necrotizing fasciitis during a Bahamas vacation, his family said.
A South Florida health care worker whose apartment was destroyed in a fire is relying on the kindness of coworkers and a community fundraiser as she faces an uncertain future.
According to arrest records, the five men were found to have had substances such as MDMA, ketamine and meth in their luggage.
The Caribbean-themed restaurant's parent company announced that its remaining 28 locations, including 2 in South Florida, will be permanently closing or converted into another restaurant in April.
People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a news release that 10 people had been arrested in a multiagency operation.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former football star and Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
Two former Florida Memorial University students from the Bahamas said they were given just 10 days to re-enroll in school or risk deportation after federal officials determined their aviation degrees were not classified as STEM majors.
A boating accident on Sunday left an adult male dead, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Two Carnival Cruise Line passengers drowned Friday while swimming at the company's new Bahamas resort. Police said both were Americans.
Carnival Cruise Lines is facing a double tragedy after a 79-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman from two different ships died within hours of each other at its new Celebration Key resort in the Bahamas, with police investigating both cases as drownings.
The shark attack happened near Big Grand Cay on the island of Abaco, Bahamas, on Sunday, police said.
Brent Slough was nearly sliced in half by a boat propeller that ran over him in the ocean while he was snorkeling with his daughters.
Brent Slough spoke exclusively to CBS News Miami from his hospital bed at Ryder Trauma Center.
Whitney Slough said her husband and their two daughters were snorkeling about 20 feet from the beach when a small boat appeared along the shoreline.
Broward detectives said security footage from the Disney ship corroborated the family's account, and the investigation is ongoing.
A 5-year-old girl fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship near Fort Lauderdale and was rescued by her father, who jumped in after her.
Dinari McAlmont was staying with family at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas at the time of his death.
Two American women suffered injuries in an apparent shark attack in the Bahamas, local authorities said. The incident is under investigation.
The man was found on Tuesday on two stacked paddleboards near Bahamas
The woman fell from the Allure of the Seas cruise ship on Tuesday night.
Oscar, which the National Hurricane Center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named storm of the hurricane season.
America isn't the only country that celebrates independence from Britain.
Marlin Wakeman was on Long Island in The Bahamas when he fell into the water while trying to get in a boat.
Authorities were notified and the cause of the accident is being investigated, the cruise line said.
Surprised was not a word that anyone at Versailles in Miami's Little Havana used after hearing the confirmation on Friday.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis says "any deal that keeps Cuba communist is unacceptable."
Sunshine Perez entered guilty pleas to DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of Zeke Urrutia.
Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing tax reforms that would eliminate federal income taxes for millions of Americans.
Suspected Iranian cyber and drone attacks are already impacting U.S. tech companies, and Iran says a list of American firms are now on its target list.
Surprised was not a word that anyone at Versailles in Miami's Little Havana used after hearing the confirmation on Friday.
Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed Friday that Cuban officials recently held conversations with the President Donald Trump's administration.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis says "any deal that keeps Cuba communist is unacceptable."
Sunshine Perez entered guilty pleas to DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of Zeke Urrutia.
Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing tax reforms that would eliminate federal income taxes for millions of Americans.
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.
Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing tax reforms that would eliminate federal income taxes for millions of Americans.
The Trump administration has launched investigations into dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, flexing a law that lets the federal government impose tariffs.
Cuba's government says it will release 51 people from prisons, in an unexpected move that comes as the Trump administration puts immense pressure on the country.
An aerial refueling tanker crashed in Western Iraq, U.S. officials said.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
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.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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 woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
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.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.