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Once again, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is not backing down on masks. He said parents should decide what happens with their children in school, but that's something the US secretary of Education says is not putting students first.
If you haven't received a COVID-19 vaccination yet, you can get one Thursday and possibly win tickets to upcoming Miami Heat games and concert tickets.
South Florida isn't the only hot spot for COVID-19 infections, the surge in cases in the Cuban province of Ciego de Avila is leading officials to convert hotels into hospitals.
The Broward School Board says they will be bringing up the topic of masks again at a meeting next Tuesday.
Many are still feeling the original effects of the pandemic. And for some, that includes a worker shortage.
There's no timeline yet for when the requirement would take effect.
The Broward School District is awaiting further guidance before making a decision about masks.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava met with the presidents of several South Florida universities and colleges on Wednesday to discuss the summer surge of COVID-19 cases ahead of the start of the fall semester.
The lines are long at COVID testing sites across South Florida for yet another day.
Governor Ron DeSantis held a virtual meeting Wednesday with several CEOs of the major hospital groups across the state to talk about the spike in cases and in hospitalizations.
A 12-year-old Florida girl is taking a stand for her little brother and all children too young to be vaccinated against coronavirus.
Memorial Healthcare System is suspending elective procedures starting next week at its South Florida facilities.
The Broward County Public School District, the second-largest school district in the state, has not finalized its decision on mask mandates after all.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber claims the Florida Department of Health is intentionally leaving local officials flying blind in the pandemic.
Miami-based Royal Caribbean has announced its full fleet of ships will be sailing by Spring 2022 with fully vaccinated crew and guests, except in Florida where there is a vaccine passport ban.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down Tuesday in defending his actions and his ban of mask mandates amid the coronavirus pandemic just as the state once again broke its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations.
The Alachua school district is defying Governor Ron DeSantis' ban on mask rules.
The start of the school year is just two weeks away in Broward County, which has seen cases and hospitalizations going up.
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge throughout South Florida, Broward County reopened a testing site on Tuesday.
The sister of a Miami man who is fighting for his life inside the intensive care unit at Mercy Hospital says family members had begged him to get vaccinated against the coronavirus but sadly he did not.
Florida breaks another record for the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19. Tuesday, the number rose to an all-time high of 11,515 patients in one day, according to data the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Broward County Public School District, the second-largest school district in the state, is officially withdrawing its mask mandate after Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to withhold funding from districts that require face coverings, rather than enforce the recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Broward County Mayor Steve Geller started a news conference Monday morning saying "there is a lot of bad news on COVID." There's a sharp spike in cases and a group of people who are still unvaccinated.
COVID cases are climbing in Broward County, and with school classrooms reopening to full capacity in about two weeks, some teachers are concerned.
University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.
Florida may surpass last year's child drowning rate, prompting a push for pool safety and swim education.
The Hialeah Housing Authority began accepting online applications Wednesday, with city officials reporting they were receiving an average of 1,000 applications per hour shortly after the application period opened, at midnight.
County officials, healthcare advocates and business leaders gathered Wednesday to highlight the potential ramifications of the program's expiration, which follows a previous two-week extension.
Fabian Izaguirrecepero had 17 pending child porn counts when he was arrested, according to Miami-Dade arrest records.
University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.
Florida may surpass last year's child drowning rate, prompting a push for pool safety and swim education.
The Hialeah Housing Authority began accepting online applications Wednesday, with city officials reporting they were receiving an average of 1,000 applications per hour shortly after the application period opened, at midnight.
County officials, healthcare advocates and business leaders gathered Wednesday to highlight the potential ramifications of the program's expiration, which follows a previous two-week extension.
Fabian Izaguirrecepero had 17 pending child porn counts when he was arrested, according to Miami-Dade arrest records.
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.
House Republicans adopted a budget resolution that kickstarts the party-line reconciliation process. It now heads to the Senate, where it'll face an uphill battle.
President Trump attended a dignified transfer honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.
A June 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Nicolás Maduro and his wife to face drug trafficking charges.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
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.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
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.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
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 lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.