Colorado Senate candidate arrested in Florida after daughter nearly drowns
A witness said he pulled the girl from a pool unconscious and foaming at the mouth.
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A witness said he pulled the girl from a pool unconscious and foaming at the mouth.
Carolyn Miller from the Fort Walton Beach area was arrested after Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a disturbance on Tuesday at around 6:30 p.m.
Melirose Joncky, 42, was arrested after a school counselor called police when the second grader arrived at class with visible injuries.
The mother, 30-year-old Annie Rivera, shed tears as she listened to Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy Glazer.
Joel Kohnert, 44, a BSO Fire Rescue lieutenant hired in 2010, and his wife, Jennifer Kohnert, face charges.
The office issued a subpoena for information relating to the marketing of children, enforcing age-verification requirements, content moderation, parental control features, and reporting of exploitative activity, according to the press release.
Elizabeth Garcia, Mason's maternal grandmother, is now caring for his two younger siblings. She used the tragedy to advocate for greater legal rights for grandparents to intervene in situations involving a child's safety.
Sunrise police were called by the Uber driver, who said the woman was drunk when she left her two kids, 3 and 4 years old, in the man's car.
"Roblox broke the trust of parents and my office will make sure they answer for it," Florida's attorney general said.
A Miami man who claimed to be an ICE agent was arrested in the Florida Keys for DUI and child endangerment, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.
Investigators said Jessica Copeland left a child alone for two weeks, along with several emaciated animals living in poor conditions.
A missing child alert has been issued after a South Florida family told authorities they had not seen their baby niece since December of last year.
A record heat wave that spread across the East Coast of the United States during the first week of summer has child advocates warning parents and caretakers about the risks of heatstroke to children left inside hot vehicles. So far this year, nine children have died after being left unattended in vehicles in California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, New Jersey and North Carolina, according to Kids and Car Safety, which collects data on hot car deaths. Five died in June.
The Saint Lucie County Sheriff's Office said Rhonda Polynice, 41, believed God told her to exorcise the demons out of her 6-year-old child.
The man has prior charges in California and Florida related to kidnapping, stalking and luring or enticing a minor.
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office detectives said the investigation led them to Joel Nunez's home.
Two parents were arrested for child neglect after being found unresponsive in a running vehicle with their 18-month-old child unattended in the back seat.
A school bus driver is accused of assaulting a 6-year-old boy and allowing other children to bully him.
A Miami Beach mother accused of child neglect after her five children were found living in squalid conditions said she is determined to make things right.
Two parents face child neglect charges after their five children were found living in "squalid conditions," according to Miami Beach police.
Child was dropped off at Panda Little Academy by man driving vehicle.
Kristina Andreu became the first female police major in the Key Biscayne Police Department's history during a promotion ceremony Friday inside Village Council chambers.
The city commission unanimously voted Thursday to co-designate five blocks of NW 14th Terrace from NW 32nd Avenue to NW 37th Avenue as "Angel Gonzalez Way."
Economists say Americans should expect elevated prices at the pump and rising grocery costs in the months to come.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says two adults were transferred to the Jackson Memorial Hospital South Trauma Center as trauma alerts. A third person was also treated and refused transport.
President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs."
Kristina Andreu became the first female police major in the Key Biscayne Police Department's history during a promotion ceremony Friday inside Village Council chambers.
The city commission unanimously voted Thursday to co-designate five blocks of NW 14th Terrace from NW 32nd Avenue to NW 37th Avenue as "Angel Gonzalez Way."
Economists say Americans should expect elevated prices at the pump and rising grocery costs in the months to come.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says two adults were transferred to the Jackson Memorial Hospital South Trauma Center as trauma alerts. A third person was also treated and refused transport.
President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs."
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 is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs."
President Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier after oil prices drop.
The soldier allegedly bet on Nicolás Maduro's removal as president of Venezuela before news of the raid was reported, sources told CBS News.
The Justice Department's internal watchdog said it will audit the department's compliance with the law that required the release of the Epstein files.
The order places FDA-approved products containing marijuana and state-regulated medical marijuana products at a lower drug classification.
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.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
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.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.