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Both Portilla and lawyer William W. Riley were facing a litany of charges, including money laundering and bribery.
Prosecutors are dropping the criminal charges against former Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla in a campaign money laundering and bribery scheme, the Broward State Attorney's Office said.
Conrad Brandon Bernard faces up to 30 years in prison for bank fraud, then 2 years for ID theft.
The cold front CBS News Miami's NEXT Weather team has been tracking for the past several days will move through South Florida on Wednesday.
One pedestrian died and the other one was taken to a local hospital in Collier County, FHP said.
The migrants included five from China and 13 from Ecuador, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
Richelle Holness, 41, of Lauderhill, has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge of a federal pandemic program that involved stealing from her father Dale's Broward County Commission campaign in 2020. She faces up to six months in prison at her sentencing in January after admitting in Miami federal court to getting $30,000 in emergency benefits from a federally funded state unemployment program. Two years ago, her younger sister Damara was sentenced for the Paycheck Protection Program theft of $300,000
A stolen trailer packed with nearly $20,000 worth of kitchen equipment and camping gear has been recovered, but its contents are still missing.
The man and woman share two children, who were left at a daycare at the time of the murder, police said.
The Broward County School Board will conduct public engagement meetings on considering school closures and other cuts: Monday at Broward Estates Elementary School, Tuesday at Pines Middle School and Wednesday at Coconut Creek Elementary School. They all run 6-8 p.m.
The Broward Sheriff's Office and SWAT were on the scene of an armed robbery investigation at a Pompano Beach home.
Service was disrupted Friday morning.
Theft of trailer packed with nearly $20,000 worth of supplies stuns members of a father-son group in Pompano Beach.
The nesting season ended on Oct. 31 with more than 2,700 nests documented.
The incident occurred on Oct. 7.
The eight suspects also face 19 attempted murders counts and other charges, Broward Sheriff's Office said.
He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
Waste Management wants to add another 100 feet to Monarch Hill Landfill.
CBS News Miami's John Murray speaks to residents who turned out at a Broward County Commission where members were considering WM’s request to expand the Monarch Hill Landfill. The plan is to make it 10 stories higher from the current 225 feet to 325 feet and an extra 24 acres wide once an incinerator is demolished. There is now about six years left to fill the landfill, which borders Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach and Coconut Creek, and the change would add another 16 years.
$5 million was awarded through the Pathways to Career Opportunities Grow Your Own Teacher Grant
The man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.
Here's how to safely dispose of unused, expired meds.
A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at CocoPark Condominiums.
A victim is speaking out after federal authorities captured a serial postal thief who allegedly victimized at least 10 people across South Florida.
A Georgia man says he was bitten by a shark while swimming at Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.
Speakers are expected to discuss how the surge in ICE arrests is impacting families and workers.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
The chance of showers and storms will be lower for the rest of the week before increasing this weekend.
When it comes to Mega Millions jackpot wins, Florida is no stranger to seeing new millionaires.
A Georgia man says he was bitten by a shark while swimming at Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.
Speakers are expected to discuss how the surge in ICE arrests is impacting families and workers.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
CBS Miami is hosting a The Price Is Right contestant search at Toyota of Hollywood on Aug. 28.
The chance of showers and storms will be lower for the rest of the week before increasing this weekend.
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.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday.
A federal judge ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston.
President Trump is delivering a eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, his one-time opponent for the presidency and later, his close ally.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
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.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.