Mom, Brother Of Teen Girl Accused Of Whipping Girl With Cord
The mother and older brother of a South Florida teenager are facing child abuse and neglect charges for allegedly whipping the teenage girl with either an extension cord or cable wire.
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The mother and older brother of a South Florida teenager are facing child abuse and neglect charges for allegedly whipping the teenage girl with either an extension cord or cable wire.
A Catholic school teacher accused of molesting some of his students spoke candidly with the parents of one of those alleged victims from jail. That jailhouse confession could prove to be key evidence in the criminal and civil cases against Miguel Cala.
A 20-year-old Fort Lauderdale man allegedly took three teenage girls out on "dates". The "dates" were appointments for paid sex.
A South Florida woman hired to be a nanny for a 7-month old baby has been arrested and charged with child abuse after video from a "Nanny Cam" captured the alleged incident on tape.
A Hallandale Beach mother was arrested after she reportedly beat her son with a belt as a punishment for spiking the neighbor's cat food.
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed off on a group of bills he said will expand protections for victims of sexual and domestic violence while bolstering penalties for educational institutions and law enforcement agencies that look the other way.
Stricter penalties will be implemented in Florida for those who witness possible child abuse offenses and choose to remain silent.
Bond has been set at $50,000 for a Homestead woman who was arrested after she allegedly cut her younger sister with a knife.
The parents of a nine year old North Miami boy who was found naked wandering the streets were back before a judge on Wednesday.
A North Miami woman who was arrested after her nine year old son was found wandering naked in the streets has been released from jail pending a trial.
A first degree murder charge has been filed against a South Florida father now that his 4-month old baby has died two weeks after being severely beaten and hospitalized.
A third person has come forward to say he was sexually abused by a South Florida youth pastor already charged with the sexual molestation of two boys, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
An investigation into a report that a young child was being tortured has led to the arrest of two people in Ft. Lauderdale.
Despite the fact that they watched the hearing in shackles the child abuse case against Marsee Strong and Edward Bailey may be in question after investigators testified Wednesday Strong's son may have been malnourished not because of abuse, but because of documentable medical problems.
Yet another group of documents and recordings were released Monday by attorneys in the murder and child abuse case against Jorge and Carmen Barahona, and with each new documents the horrors done against their adopted twins seem to mount.
A North Miami Beach mother and father have been arrested and charged with child abuse after their severely malnourished child was found naked in the street.
A father has been charged with nearly beating his four-month-old son to death; and a prosecutor announced in court that the child is "not expected to make it" and this "could become a first-degree-murder case."
A Coral Springs woman has bonded out of jail after being charged with chaining her 19-year-old mentally challenged grandson to his bed at night for the past three years.
The attorney for the adoptive father of murdered 10-year Nubia Barahona filed a motion in court Tuesday asking the judge to have separate trials for Jorge and Carmen Barahona.
Miami-Dade leaders have renamed a South Florida road Friday in honor of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona, who was found dead in the back of her foster father's pick-up truck in West Palm Beach.
Miami-Dade commissioners will rename a South Florida road later this week in honor of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona, who was found dead in the back of her foster father's pick-up truck in West Palm Beach.
The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the kidnapping conviction and life sentence of a South Florida man jailed for beating and kidnapping his own son.
Police say a four-month old child's cries frustrated a 20-year-old father in Hialeah to the point of aggression.
Statements made by a South Florida couple who face first-degree murder charges for the death of their 10-year-old adoptive daughter Nubia will remain sealed, a judge ruled Thursday.
The MV Hondius is currently traveling to the Canary Islands, where the 147 people on board will be methodically off-boarded and flown home.
NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.
More than 12,000 people gave up their asylum claims or voluntarily departed the U.S. as ICE moved to cut cases short by sending asylum-seekers to third countries, a CBS News analysis found.
Edwin Lopez, who has served as chief of the Doral Police Department since 2023, has been selected as the next police chief for the City of Miami.
Prosecutors are trying to strip former ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of his U.S. citizenship after he admitted to secretly serving as a Cuban spy for decades.
The MV Hondius is currently traveling to the Canary Islands, where the 147 people on board will be methodically off-boarded and flown home.
NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.
More than 12,000 people gave up their asylum claims or voluntarily departed the U.S. as ICE moved to cut cases short by sending asylum-seekers to third countries, a CBS News analysis found.
Edwin Lopez, who has served as chief of the Doral Police Department since 2023, has been selected as the next police chief for the City of Miami.
Prosecutors are trying to strip former ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of his U.S. citizenship after he admitted to secretly serving as a Cuban spy for decades.
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.
More than 12,000 people gave up their asylum claims or voluntarily departed the U.S. as ICE moved to cut cases short by sending asylum-seekers to third countries, a CBS News analysis found.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
The Justice Department argues the patchwork of state laws around guns makes it difficult to take them across state lines for lawful purposes like target shooting, hunting and self-defense.
The tariffs were put in place in February, days after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's previous round of sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs.
Three U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under attack on Thursday, and the U.S. struck on two Iranian ports abutting the strait, putting into question an increasingly fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
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.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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.
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.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.