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The judge who sentenced a 37-year-old man to prison on a littering charge – two months before he killed himself with a chainsaw on a work detail at a state prison – is urging the Florida Legislature to take action to address the growing crisis of needlessly placing people with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system.
It took several fire truck crews to contain a structure fire Friday afternoon in Hialeah.
Passengers have begun taking off for the Thanksgiving Holiday and Friday was one of the busiest days for travel.
About 70 pre-selected from the 6th school district to get a turkey, pie, and a bag of other Thanksgiving goods.
The FBI Miami Field Office announced another name added to its top ten Most Wanted List.
Lauderhill police detectives are investigating how a child was shot in the neck on Tuesday night.
Coral Gables police are looking for a home burglary suspect accused of injuring a homeowner Tuesday afternoon.
Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker has been selected as the 2023 National League Manager of the Year in his first season managing the club.
Behind the walls of I-Prep Academy on Biscayne Boulevard was a group of eager students, learning about everything under the sun in the world of engineering and outer space.
A man is facing charges following a triple shooting that led to the deaths of three men Monday afternoon in NE Miami.
Plantation Fire Rescue Lt. Aston Bright and 8 others from his department and Miami Beach are working side by side with fellow firefighters in Israel.
The percentage of people in South Florida struggling to find enough food for their family rose in a new two-year study by the USDA.
Police have identified the three men and one woman involved in Thursday's high-speed chase on the Turnpike.
Services celebrating the legacy of Brenda Snipes, who was the former Supervisor of Elections for Broward County, were announced Thursday.
Days before his election to a third term in office, City of Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes announced he's fighting cancer.
Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez will return to the department following his medical leave in a new role, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Wednesday.
Republican candidate and presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy was one of the five GOP hopefuls who made public appearances Tuesday night.
A man has been arrested after he allegedly fatally stabbed his landlord Monday afternoon during a dispute between the two,
An emotional send-off for eight Miami Beach firefighters answering Israel's call for help with Jewish school children waiving American and Israeli flags singing our national anthem and Israel's.
This weekend Macy's at the Pembroke Lakes Mall hosted Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Broward for an exclusive unveiling of items featuring the artwork of children who participate in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
Cameras rolled during a dangerous knife attack, but what the knife-wielder didn't realize is that the man he was going after was a former MMA fighter.
Miami-Dade police said a dad has been detained in the shooting death of his son in Southwest Miami-Dade Friday afternoon.
Hialeah police said they have re-arrested suspects in relation to jewelry distraction thefts that took place in their city over the past few weeks.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in identifying a 'porch pirate' caught on camera.
Only 100 days remain until Super Bowl LVIII on CBS Miami, and we can hardly contain ourselves. It's not just a game. It's a spectacle, a celebration, and an unforgettable experience.
The fire has since been extinguished, according to fire authorities, and crews remained on scene conducting overhaul and ensuring the area is safe.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was alerted to the blaze, which started shortly after 3 p.m. on a private farming property.
The South Florida-based airline, which had been operating for 34 years, advised customers not to go to the airport.
A suspect was arrested in the shooting where both men were found by officers with multiple gunshot wounds.
As of Saturday evening, there had been 8 total threats reported, from bomb threats to unspecified threatening calls, where police did a sweep and found no danger to the public.
The fire has since been extinguished, according to fire authorities, and crews remained on scene conducting overhaul and ensuring the area is safe.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was alerted to the blaze, which started shortly after 3 p.m. on a private farming property.
The South Florida-based airline, which had been operating for 34 years, advised customers not to go to the airport.
A suspect was arrested in the shooting where both men were found by officers with multiple gunshot wounds.
As of Saturday evening, there had been 8 total threats reported, from bomb threats to unspecified threatening calls, where police did a sweep and found no danger to the public.
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.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act.
The new measures increase pressure on foreign financial institutions by threatening their access to U.S. markets if they continue to work with Cuban government entities.
A federal judge scolded prosecutors for pushing to move forward with detention proceedings for accused correspondents' dinner gunman Cole Allen, even though Allen agreed to remain in custody.
President Trump said earlier this week he was reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, which hosts more than 35,000 U.S. service members.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
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.
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.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.