Miami's Total Unemployment Rate Hits 21.8 Percent
Each month, much fanfare is given to the release of unemployment numbers. But it turns out; the devil is in the details when trying to figure out the true unemployment rate for a city like Miami.
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Each month, much fanfare is given to the release of unemployment numbers. But it turns out; the devil is in the details when trying to figure out the true unemployment rate for a city like Miami.
John Scott, a career prosecutor, has been tapped to be the new Inspector General of Broward County and he's coming in with a clear message to the county.
Florida law enforcement wasted no time in enforcing a new law that forbids doctors and clinics from selling narcotic medications. Tuesday, officials in Broward County went to multiple clinics to shut down the pill mills.
Come the end of June, Broward County School District's chief operating officer will get a $16 thousand pay raise when he takes over for Superintendent Jim Notter.
As Broward County Public Schools have learned, sometimes it pays to be teacher's pet.
Faced with a $5 million deficit brought on by sharply decreased property values combined with major revenue projection errors, the City of Lauderdale Lakes may turn to Broward County for a loan to bail them out.
It is a bad time to open the mailbox if you work for the Broward County School Board. Hundreds of teachers could open their mail to find termination notices tied to budget cuts.
Broward County commissioners are asked for the public's input on a proposed ordinance which would crack down on so-called 'pill mills'.
As gas prices continue to climb, it's not only taking quite a toll driver's wallets it also creating more work for the state's Road Rangers.
A South Florida group and two Broward County Commissioners, along with members of the community, joined forces to protest pill mill operations in Broward County.
Broward County residents will have a chance to receive free exterior latex paint Sunday as part of a waste and recycling collection program.
Broward County is suing a condominium association on behalf of a Deerfield Beach widow after the woman said the condo does not allow her to keep her 'prescription pet.'
While his critics may not agree, Broward School Board Superintendent James Notter said his reasons for leaving his post are personal and has nothing to do with the district's troubles.
Automated red-light cameras are getting the stop sign in both house of the Florida Legislature, as the Senate Transportation Committee voted 4-2 Tuesday to repeal the state law allowing the cameras.
Broward along with four other southern and central Florida counties are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until noon due to the potential of strong storms which may have damaging winds, dangerous lightning and torrential downpours.
The City of Tamarac now has an emerald in its crown, thanks to its environmentally-friendly policies.
Drivers in Broward will now find it smooth sailing along some of the county's major east-west roads.
There is new proposed legislation Friday that aims to bring Las Vegas-style gambling hotels to Florida.
The CBS4 I-Team has discovered that thousands of residents are paying for mandatory flood insurance even though they're living in the highest elevations in South Florida.
Beaches from Miami northward through Broward and Palm Beach County are colorful Friday with yellow and purple flags and blue things in the water.
Alligator Alley has been re-opened to traffic after being closed much of the morning due to dense fog which made it impossible for drivers to see the highway.
