Mother Says Asthmatic Son Has Coronavirus In Jail, Pleads For His Release
A concerned mother is making a passionate plea for her son to be released from the Broward County Jail after she says he tested positive for COVID-19.
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A concerned mother is making a passionate plea for her son to be released from the Broward County Jail after she says he tested positive for COVID-19.
To let everyone know that we are "in this together," the Miami Police Department hosted a virtual concert Saturday night to connect with residents during the coronavirus crisis.
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 11:15 a.m. on April 11, 2020.
It's National Pet Day, so give your dogs and cats an extra hug!
Cuddly chicks are a spring time tradition for many people. The coronavirus pandemic has created a new found demand for chicks, as people in quarantine look for comfort and eggs in these turbulent times.
Just about everyone in South Florida is now being ordered to wear a face covering when out in public in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus but what could happen to those who don't comply?
In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Palm Beach County has issued an emergency order requiring the use of facial coverings.
Sections of the massive Interstate 4 "Ultimate" project in Central Florida will see accelerated work as the state takes advantage of a coronavirus-created reduction in traffic.
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice said it has extended until April 30 a ban on visitors to juvenile detention and residential-commitment facilities.
First-time unemployment claims this week appear headed toward a record.
Nine workers with the state Department of Children and Families have tested positive for COVID-19, and 16 others are self-isolating after being exposed to the novel coronavirus, officials confirmed.
The Florida Commission on Ethics rejected a request to alter the state's 15-year-old lobbying "gift ban," as a cable-television and internet company wanted to run public-service announcements from Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina told CBS 4 News, the number of officers with coronavirus has increased this week. There are now eleven.
Jeff Bell, the president of the 1,400-member Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association, has been suspended by Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony.
The head of the Department of Children and Family Services is worried victims of child abuse and domestic violence are not getting the help they need.
Small businesses throughout South Florida are being tossed a lifeline by the US government and commercial banks with Paycheck Protection Program loans.
More than two dozen cars took part in a mobile protest on Friday, blowing horns and yelling chants while passing by the Broward State Attorney's Office and the jail.
Two new sick crew members from Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas were evacuated from the ship Friday off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.
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 6 p.m. on April 10, 2020.
Reality TV star, philanthropist and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel's bstrong initiative, in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission, is taking on the COVID-19 outbreak, to help the people who need it most.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is making a big change at the three major coronavirus testing sites in the state, by allowing just about everyone, regardless of age, occupation or symptoms to get tested.
One by one, Broward Sheriff patrol vehicles from each division arrived at headquarters to get more supplies to take back to deputies and staff.
The Chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust says a new plan to move elderly people out of shelters and off the streets and into hotels and an assisted living facility could save lives by slowing the spread of COVID-19.
As the country grapples with an unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that's thrown millions of Americans out of work, the U.S. Department of Education is automatically giving most federal student loan borrowers a break from their monthly bills until at least October.
Florida International University officials announced Friday that emergency cash grants would be made available for students that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
According to data from the Florida Department of Health, a person from Palm Beach County was reported dead on July 30 after being diagnosed with Vibrio vulnificus.
The team has a first-year head coach, a new general manager and a reshaped roster with a lot of young, unproven players but no one wants this to be just a bridge year.
Vindman said he suspects Moody is the reason the grand jury report has not been released.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CBS News has learned that four of the nation's largest Latino civic organizations are joining forces for the first time, combining their voter outreach operations ahead of the crucial 2026 midterms.
According to data from the Florida Department of Health, a person from Palm Beach County was reported dead on July 30 after being diagnosed with Vibrio vulnificus.
The team has a first-year head coach, a new general manager and a reshaped roster with a lot of young, unproven players but no one wants this to be just a bridge year.
Vindman said he suspects Moody is the reason the grand jury report has not been released.
CBS Miami is hosting a The Price Is Right contestant search at Toyota of Hollywood on Aug. 28.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CBS News has learned that four of the nation's largest Latino civic organizations are joining forces for the first time, combining their voter outreach operations ahead of the crucial 2026 midterms.
President Trump said Todd Blanche will remain acting attorney general as a holdup on his nomination continues.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to throw out an $83.3 million defamation judgment the writer E. Jean Carroll won against him.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
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.
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.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.