Another family mourning the death of a daughter in a boat accident urges boater safety laws
Lucy Fernandez,17, died in a Labor Day weekend boat crash in 2022
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Lucy Fernandez,17, died in a Labor Day weekend boat crash in 2022
Florida Fish and Wildlife is looking for the boat operator who hit her
"There could be up to 20 corpses" in a boat found drifting off Brazil's northeast coast, the country's attorney general says.
Florida is considered the boating capital of the United States, with more than a million vessels registered in the state, but Florida does not require a boating license and safety training requirements don't apply to entire generations of boaters.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told CBS News Miami that a total of 13 people were transported by responding agencies to a local hospital.
Authorities were trying to determine what caused an airboat to crash Wednesday evening in the Florida Everglades.
Three people were hurt after a boat encountered difficulties Wednesday afternoon and began taking on water off of Black Point Marina,
One person died and two others were hurt as the result of a boating accident Tuesday afternoon near Blackpoint Marina
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported that the fires were separate incidents.
Officials said both passengers were ejected from the vessel after it made an "abrupt turn."
Misdemeanor criminal charges have been filed against a boat owner in connection with a deadly crash on the water during the Labor Day holiday weekend last year.
Bloomsbury USA president Adrienne Vaughan was reportedly thrown from a motorboat in the crash.
Police in Miami were investigating a possible armed robbery that took place on a yacht sailing on the Miami River over the weekend,
Officials say a boat crashed into the Fisher Island Ferry. Fire rescue took one person to the hospital and found another victim dead in the water.
The family of an Illinois woman killed in a 2022 crash while she and two children were parasailing in the Florida Keys filed a second lawsuit connected to her death this week and reflected on the tragic end to a family vacation about a year ago.
Boating accidents in Florida decreased in 2022, but deaths from the accidents were up, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
On Saturday, National Safe Boating Week kicks off the summer boating season
A local official said the kids were trying to cross a river to collect firewood when their over-crowded boat capsized.
A 39-year-old man from West Melbourne died after lightning struck his boat along the Florida coast near Orlando, officials said this week.
The parents of Katerina Puig say George Pino, who was piloting the boat, had been drinking alcohol
Anton Walkes, a defender for Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC, died Thursday after he was involved in a boating crash in South Florida Wednesday evening.
Two researchers from Florida International University were thrown Wednesday afternoon from an airboat they were on while in the Everglades.
There was a celebration of life this afternoon at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in memory of 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez. She died following a boat crash near Boca Chita Key last weekend.
There was a celebration of life this afternoon at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in memory of 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez. She died following a boat crash near Boca Chita Key last weekend.
There was a celebration of life this afternoon at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in memory of 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez. She died following a boat crash near Boca Chita Key last weekend.
Mayor Steven Meiner highlighted new safety measures and enforcement plans for Spring Break, emphasizing recent public safety improvements in his annual State of the City address.
Surfside residents come together for an emotional first look at proposed designs honoring those lost in the condominium tragedy.
A jury has convicted 62-year-old Vivian Hernandez of disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest without violence for the December 2024 incident.
Thousands of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status in South Florida are unable to renew their driver's licenses, impacting work and family life, as state officials await federal guidance.
The CDC announced the outbreak on Monday during the voyage from Miami to Honolulu that sickened 21 passengers and six crew members.
Mayor Steven Meiner highlighted new safety measures and enforcement plans for Spring Break, emphasizing recent public safety improvements in his annual State of the City address.
Reports of an armed person on the campus of Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade prompted a massive emergency responds on Wednesday morning.
Surfside residents come together for an emotional first look at proposed designs honoring those lost in the condominium tragedy.
A jury has convicted 62-year-old Vivian Hernandez of disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest without violence for the December 2024 incident.
Thousands of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status in South Florida are unable to renew their driver's licenses, impacting work and family life, as state officials await federal guidance.
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.
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn — who emerged as a national figure after the Jan. 6 riot — announced a second bid for Congress on Wednesday.
Federal authorities are releasing fourth-grader Elizabeth Zuna, the first of several students detained by immigration officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, school officials said.
A Senate panel is backing legislation to ensure massive data centers pay their full share of electricity and water costs.
A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment.
A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
Carlos Migoya announces his retirement as CEO of Jackson Health System after serving the public hospital system for over a decade.
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.
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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.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Josh D'Amaro, who oversees Disney theme parks and dozens of resort hotels worldwide, will become the next Disney CEO.
Many Super Bowl 60 ads are already online, along with teasers for commercials that will be unveiled during the NFL championship on Feb. 8.
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.