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After being furloughed or laid off when the state, county, and city's issued orders to limit or close all non-essential business, hundreds of thousands of Floridians filed for unemployment benefits to get a little financial help.
As students and teachers are navigating the complicated world of virtual learning, a Miami middle school has a special tech team in place to help troubleshoot any problems. The tech team, which started in August, is comprised of 16 middle schools students.
Florida Gov. DeSantis is expected to unveil the first phase of his plan to reopen the state on Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Miami-Dade transit workers union is sending a stark message.
Concerns over food supplies are circulating following the closing of big meat processing facilities due to COVID-19. Some say that the longer food plant closures continue, the more at risk the nation's food supply could be and that has local supermarkets hustling to keep up with consumer demand.
Fort Lauderdale officials are expected to announce Tuesday whether they will reopen parks, marinas and other recreational facilities to the public.
Ernst Virgil moved to South Florida from Haiti eight years ago to live the American dream. He and his wife even bought a house in Sunrise a little less than two years ago. Like many, the last several weeks have not been that dream.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is below $2 throughout Florida, according to the AAA auto club.
University of Florida officials on Tuesday said they are considering testing 500 to 1,000 students a day for COVID-19 as the school looks at plans to reopen campus in the fall semester.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Rodney Barreto is a member of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez's reopening task force.
As expected, the most unemployment claims during the COVID-19 crisis are in Miami-Dade, followed by Broward.
In a matter of hours, Broward County will take baby steps in the reopening process while the pandemic continues.
Beginning next Monday, if you're on a Jetblue flight, you along with all of the passengers and crew on board will be required to wear a face mask.
The pet dog of a family taking part in a study at Duke University is apparently the first in the U.S. to test positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Children's World South, a day care center in Davie, opened on Tuesday after being shut for more than a month due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Health officials announced Tuesday morning that the testing site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens will now be open to asymptomatic residents.
Starting Wednesday, Miami-Dade's parks, marinas and waterways, and golf courses will reopen with new rules and strict regulations.
President Donald Trump met with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Tuesday in the Oval Office as states begin to lay out their plans for reopening. Gov. DeSantis says his big announcement is coming Wednesday.
The City of Miami Beach will begin its phased reopening of many parks and recreational facilities on Wednesday.
SeaWorld parks are seeking a federal loan meant to help businesses retain workers during the coronavirus pandemic, even though a labor group says the park company is undeserving because it furloughed 95% of its employees.
New cases of the coronavirus are surfacing every day across the nation and around the world. Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of noon on April 28, 2020.
The City of Coral Gables is opening its first drive-through COVID-19 testing site.
When Florida's unemployment website CONNECT came back online Monday after a weekend shutdown for upgrades, about 40 percent who filed for benefits were denied by the state's Department of Economic Opportunity.
Walmart has started implementing one-way aisles to encourage customers to practice social distancing while shopping inside their stores during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Davie teen has pitched in to help first responders remain safe on the job.
Julie Marie Graham, of Port Charlotte, is facing numerous charges.
The family of one of the victims in last year's deadly mass shooting at Florida State University accused ChatGPT developer OpenAI of enabling the suspect leading up to the attack.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Emergency crews, including members of the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to reports of the incident near Haulover Sandbar on Saturday afternoon.
Julie Marie Graham, of Port Charlotte, is facing numerous charges.
The family of one of the victims in last year's deadly mass shooting at Florida State University accused ChatGPT developer OpenAI of enabling the suspect leading up to the attack.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Emergency crews, including members of the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to reports of the incident near Haulover Sandbar on Saturday afternoon.
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.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two gun counts.
The Supreme Court has ruled that, under the Voting Rights Act, Congressional districts can no longer be drawn along racial lines, but can be shaped by partisan aims. The result: A dash to re-draw voting districts in several states. What does this portend for democracy?
Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt opened up about his run for mayor of Los Angeles in an exclusive interview with CBS News.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.