Mom of murdered 2-year-old Pembroke Pines girl speaks out for first time
Melody Alana Rose Duran's mother spoke with CBS News Miami, saying that Melody was her "whole world."
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Melody Alana Rose Duran's mother spoke with CBS News Miami, saying that Melody was her "whole world."
Michelle Doe and four others were charged earlier this week in the death of 7-year-old Deonte Atwell.
Australian police say a 9-month-old baby was badly injured by a man, now the subject of an international search, who poured hot coffee onto the infant in a park.
Family members have always voiced their concerns regarding the mom's role in his death.
A former babysitter has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant in 1984.
A Miami Gardens mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly abusing her three-year-old daughter.
George Bardmesser has been charged with two counts of child abuse.
George Bardmesser was campaigning at a restaurant on Sunday and reportedly hit a child.
A Port St. Lucie mother was sentenced after being convicted of recording and selling videos of sexual abuse involving her young children.
A Monarch High School teacher is facing charges Friday after being accused of abusing a student.
A Monarch High School teacher is facing charges Friday after being accused of abusing a student.
"...I did it to teach him a lesson."
Robert Sandy Marcu, 60, is charged with aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm.
Michael Eisner is facing several disturbing charges, including five charges related to sex abuse of children and one charge related to sex abuse of an animal.
A child sex abuse survivor is calling out the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office over a plea deal that keeps her accused abuser from being registered as a sex offender.
Bus video shows Kiarra Jones hitting the boy on the body and in the face with her hand and elbow.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, he was arrested after approaching a church group that was helping homeless people.
Samuel Thompson was arrested in early 2020 after being deported by the Philippines back to the U.S.
The young man was arrested after a video showing the fight circulated on social media.
Crime scene photos, videos and interrogation tapes were released after Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt were each sentenced to prison.
Restitution for decades of abuse at two now-shuttered reform schools where boys were beaten, raped and killed is now in the hands of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis after the Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday to set aside $20 million for victims.
The judge called the abuse "the most extensive and persistent evil" he has ever seen.
Decades later, survivors known as "The White House Boys" still struggle when recalling the mental, physical and sexual abuse they endured while in the state's care at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.
Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt have been sentenced on child abuse charges.
Nicolas Gomez was caught on camera twisting a three-year-old's arm.
The Supreme Court's decision has drawn sharp criticism from local officials and raised concerns about the future of families in the region.
As humanitarian aid flows from South Florida to Venezuela following devastating earthquakes, local Venezuelan Americans are navigating a desperate search for news of missing family members.
One of the most anticipated matchups at Miami Stadium pits Colombia against Portugal. While South Florida is home to a large Colombian community, Portugal's dedicated fan base is making its presence known.
Port St. Lucie Police arrested Gregory Allen Davis, 49, and a 15-year-old after what started as a prank involving an Orbeez toy gun escalated into an armed confrontation.
The race to build AI data centers is leading to a global shortage of memory chips, driving up the cost of personal electronics.
The Supreme Court's decision has drawn sharp criticism from local officials and raised concerns about the future of families in the region.
As humanitarian aid flows from South Florida to Venezuela following devastating earthquakes, local Venezuelan Americans are navigating a desperate search for news of missing family members.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed more than 900 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
One of the most anticipated matchups at Miami Stadium pits Colombia against Portugal. While South Florida is home to a large Colombian community, Portugal's dedicated fan base is making its presence known.
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.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
E15 is usually only available part of the year to help ease high gas prices under a waiver from the EPA.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.