Fort Lauderdale officials say city recovering from historic flooding
Three days after the city received over 20 inches of rain in a few hours, Fort Lauderdale officials said Saturday that the city is slowly trying to recover.
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Three days after the city received over 20 inches of rain in a few hours, Fort Lauderdale officials said Saturday that the city is slowly trying to recover.
The City of Fort Lauderdale updated residents about the flooding situation on Friday evening, saying some areas of the city are still seeing one to three feet of flooding.
First responders continue to look for people in need of help in flooded areas of Broward County.
The City of Dania Beach continues to face a flood emergency one day after record storms ended.
On Friday, officials started evaluating the status of school buildings in Broward County and will assess whether classes will resume on Monday.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is sending a clear message to tow-truck operators who may be price gouging during the state of emergency in Broward County.
Broward Mayor Lamar Fisher provides an update on the efforts to deal with the flooding in the county.
Photos of flooding in the Miami, Broward County areas.
The Broward School Board on Tuesday voted 5-2 to postpone discussion but plans to take the measure up later this month.
Peter D'Oench reports on how the Plantation Police Department said Monday that its officers shot and killed a Broward County man who allegedly pointed a gun at the officers.
A body was found near the Broward Boulevard ramp to southbound I-95
BSO deputies showed up at pompano beach high school with a truckload of Easter baskets and dozens of boxes of food.
BSO deputies showed up at pompano beach high school with a truckload of Easter baskets and dozens of boxes of food.
These are civilians who will be responsible for keeping schools safe.
The City of Oakland Park wants its own community shuttle to carry people around town without costing the municipality a dime.
"We can create the change, together. We just have to pay attention. Look closer," Andersen said.
The Broward Sheriff's Office has arrested three men and one woman on charges of deriving proceeds from prostitution and money laundering in a multi-year online escort investigation.
Crews have been mulching over areas of petroleum contamination at Peters Elementary School in Plantation.
Crews have been mulching over areas of petroleum contamination at Peters Elementary School in Plantation.
An odd burglary spree overnight as thieves broke into four businesses in the Manor Way Shopping Center in the 2700 block of North Andrews Avenue in Wilton Manors.
City of Oakland Park commissioners want to help keep home prices within the reach of people in their community.
Must comply with new state law while respecting Broward County values
The school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee raised questions about the safety of schools. CBS News Miami examined both Broward and Miami-Dade Public Schools to learn what procedures were in place to address those concerns.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office on Monday was searching for clues after a man was shot and killed in North Lauderdale
A Broward County Sheriff's Office deputy has been arrested and facing charges in connection with a traffic stop.
Castro's indictment announcement coincides with a U.S. Department of Justice event at Miami's Freedom Tower honoring the victims.
Higher fuel and food costs are causing consumers to scale back on spending at restaurants, a trend that is also pinching local businesses and commercial fishermen.
The law builds on changes made in the public-school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The action reportedly stems from the shootdown of two airplanes belonging to the group Brothers to the Rescue 30 years ago over international waters.
The boat, a 39-foot Sea Ray Cabin motorboat, was anchored at the Haulover sandbar with 13 passengers on board, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
Castro's indictment announcement coincides with a U.S. Department of Justice event at Miami's Freedom Tower honoring the victims.
Higher fuel and food costs are causing consumers to scale back on spending at restaurants, a trend that is also pinching local businesses and commercial fishermen.
The law builds on changes made in the public-school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The action reportedly stems from the shootdown of two airplanes belonging to the group Brothers to the Rescue 30 years ago over international waters.
The boat, a 39-foot Sea Ray Cabin motorboat, was anchored at the Haulover sandbar with 13 passengers on board, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
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.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
As Powell steps down after more than eight years leading the Federal Reserve, economists say he helped steer the U.S. through historic shocks but misread inflation.
ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
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.
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.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
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.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
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.