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The father of a 5-month-old boy who is on life support spoke out exclusively to CBS4 after the mother's boyfriend was charged with child abuse.
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The father of a 5-month-old boy who is on life support spoke out exclusively to CBS4 after the mother's boyfriend was charged with child abuse.
The panel charged with reviewing reports of child deaths as part of Florida's new child welfare law is undergoing changes of it's own.
A Daytona Beach father who beat up a man after he says, he found him molesting his 11-year old son spoke out about the incident and the aftermath.
A Tampa Bay area mother has been arrested after allegedly leaving her infant daughter in a van for several hours.
Florida Welfare officials launched a new site, mandated by the legislature, to improve transparency surrounding child abuse deaths.
A man is behind bars, accused of beating his 10-year-old stepson for not doing his homework.
A South Florida father remains in jail Wednesday charged with child abuse.
An 18-year-old mother has been arrested for child abuse and neglect five days after the death of her three-year old son.
Since 1978, the Family Resource Center of South Florida has been a champion of the rights of children to grow up in a healthy and safe environment. Founded by a group of concerned citizens, today the agency is a leader in child welfare services in its ongoing mission to help prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. This is a pressing problem in Florida. As part of child abuse prevention and awareness month, we focus on what can be done to identify and prevent future occurrences.
Jury deliberations began Wednesday afternoon after closing arguments wrapped up in the trial of a former youth pastor accused of sexually abusing four young boys.
Broward Sheriff's Deputies arrested a woman Tuesday after she allegedly left her children and grandchildren home alone to go to a casino.
A former youth pastor on trial for sexually abusing four young boys said he's been falsely accused.
In the case of child on child sex abuse, a counselor and therapist testified Tuesday that the alleged victim was "traumatized" and "believable."
A Broward County teacher who was arrested in February for allegedly forcing a student to clean a dirty urinal with his bare hands no longer faces any charges.
Testimony resumed Thursday afternoon in the trial of a former youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting young children.
More testimony Wednesday in the trial of a former youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting young children. Jeffrey London is charged with 27 counts of child abuse. On Wednesday a detective who investigated the allegations of abuse and London's ex-wife are scheduled to take the stand.
Jim sits down for an extensive one-one interview with the DCF Interim Secretary to cover a variety of topics, including the developments and fallout after the recent Miami Herald investigative series "Innocents Lost".
The attorney for the mother of a three-year-old boy, who police say was tortured before he was found dead, has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of aggravated child abuse.
Sunrise Police arrested the caregiver of a cafter, police say, she struck a 15-year-old with a metal rod during an altercation.
More charges could be filed against a woman who police say tortured her 3-year old son to death.
North Miami Police are investigating the death of a three-year-old boy found inside his mother's home early Tuesday morning.
A central Florida man has been arrested on child abuse charges, which could be upgraded, after his five-year-old son was found dead in his apartment Wednesday evening.
Charges of failing to report a case of child sexual abuse have been dropped against one of three teachers who worked at Western High School in Davie.
There's a scathing new report out regarding the state's efforts to prevent child abuse deaths across Florida.
A Miramar mother was arrested after she allegedly lost her temper with her son and burned him with a hot iron.
Chopper 4 was on the scene where smoke is seen emerging from the garage of the home and fire crews actively work to extinguish the blaze.
Tangela Wright, 51, faces 2 counts of attempted murder, for the May 2025 crash, police say.
According to the Florida Forest Service, the Mile Marker 40 fire has burned 3,600 acres just west of US-27 and north of I-75.
A 22-year-old Broward woman is accused of driving her car toward her boyfriend while he was carrying his 3-year-old daughter outside a Hollywood Burlington.
A South Florida woman says a Cyclospora infection left her bedridden and severely dehydrated, as doctors warn the parasite can cause weeks of lingering illness.
Chopper 4 was on the scene where smoke is seen emerging from the garage of the home and fire crews actively work to extinguish the blaze.
Tangela Wright, 51, faces 2 counts of attempted murder, for the May 2025 crash, police say.
According to the Florida Forest Service, the Mile Marker 40 fire has burned 3,600 acres just west of US-27 and north of I-75.
A 22-year-old Broward woman is accused of driving her car toward her boyfriend while he was carrying his 3-year-old daughter outside a Hollywood Burlington.
A South Florida woman says a Cyclospora infection left her bedridden and severely dehydrated, as doctors warn the parasite can cause weeks of lingering illness.
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.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
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.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.