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The teen says the idea came to him after noticing kindness is a value that deserves more attention.
After the rain and storms move through South Florida, temperatures are expected to tumble into the 70s for the remainder of the workweek.
Sunshine Perez entered guilty pleas to DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of Zeke Urrutia.
While showers and storms will be possible during the morning hours, the worst of the weather is expected during the afternoon and evening hours.
The skateboarder, identified as Joey Czaplinski, moved to South Florida from Maryland not too long ago, with his family back home wanting to transfer his body there.
Local officials and residents are voicing strong opposition to the legislation, which they fear will severely impact community life. The bill prohibits counties and municipalities from using funds or taking official action related to DEI.
The one-year-old ivory banana ball python named Ritchie was trapped for 8 hours, according to its owner, Camryn Drew.
Records could be broken in places like Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Key West as temperatures soar Thursday afternoon.
An idea catching fire in Fort Lauderdale is at the Sanctuary Presbyterian Church on North Federal Highway, which has filed an application to build a 12-story, 340-unit residential building, with up to a third set aside for affordable housing.
Fort Lauderdale police identified the victim as 40-year-old Joseph Czaplinski.
The bill doesn't prohibit a local government from recognizing state and federal holidays, such as Juneteenth or Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The chance for showers and thunderstorms will rise starting on Friday.
Lauderdale‑by‑the‑Sea commissioners approved a resolution to rename a portion of Commercial Boulevard for President Donald Trump.
Family members told police that the suspect shot through a bathroom door and then barricaded himself inside.
Davie police say that 1 person was pronounced dead on scene and 1 person is hospitalized with "serious injuries."
For more than 30 years, Fr. Bob Caudill has fed the homeless. Now, Oakland Park officials seek to end his outreach with legal action and fines.
It's going to be warm in South Florida on Tuesday, but some record-high temperatures are possible later this week
One of those who were rescued was rushed to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, officials say.
According to AAA, Florida's new average for a gallon of gas rose $0.56 in the last week.
On Friday, Judge Ernest Kollra listened to more than two hours of testimony before ruling that Jason Banegas could not change his plea.
Warm and breezy conditions will continue in South Florida this weekend, but that's leading to a dangerous risk of rip currents at local beaches.
A man armed with a machete was shot and killed by Broward sheriff's deputies in an Oakland Park neighborhood.
Reports also warn that there could be carbon monoxide in the smoke. Doctors say the best course of action is to stay inside.
The video, recorded by drivers near State Road 7 and Commercial Boulevard, shows 41‑year‑old Christopher Newkirk on the ground as three deputies hold him down. Two of them appear to punch him in the face.
South Florida will enjoy mostly sunny skies on Thursday, but the risk of seeing some passing showers remains.
South Florida's wet season officially starts Friday, but the typical pattern of scattered showers and storms will ramp up Sunday and continue next week.
A driver died Friday after a yellow flatbed truck rear-ended a stopped box truck on southbound U.S. 27 near Krome Avenue, causing major traffic backups.
New Florida congressional districts backed by Gov. DeSantis are facing a court challenge arguing it violates the state's ban on partisan gerrymandering.
The family, including the parents and their three daughters, was vacationing in South Florida for the first time, spending a week at the Radisson Resort Miami Beach.
CBS News Miami's investigation into one such home in Lauderhill has found that the owner again appears to be out of compliance with city occupancy rules.
South Florida's wet season officially starts Friday, but the typical pattern of scattered showers and storms will ramp up Sunday and continue next week.
A driver died Friday after a yellow flatbed truck rear-ended a stopped box truck on southbound U.S. 27 near Krome Avenue, causing major traffic backups.
New Florida congressional districts backed by Gov. DeSantis are facing a court challenge arguing it violates the state's ban on partisan gerrymandering.
The NFL has officially released the Miami Dolphins' full 2026 schedule, including preseason matchups and all 18 weeks of the regular season.
The family, including the parents and their three daughters, was vacationing in South Florida for the first time, spending a week at the Radisson Resort Miami Beach.
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.
ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
The launch is being backed by the American Mexican Leadership Council, a new national organization also debuting Thursday to elevate Mexican American leadership and advance U.S.-Mexico collaboration.
The Senate unanimously agreed to adopt a resolution on Thursday that will withhold senators' pay during a lapse in funding for any federal agency.
A ship was taken by unknown parties toward Iranian waters after an Indian-flagged vessel was attacked off Oman.
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.
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.
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.