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After being separated from her mother since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, a Deerfield Beach woman was able to celebrate her mother's birthday with her in person on Thursday.
Time is running out to make sure you and your family count in the 2020 census.
First-time jobless claims dropped nearly 25 percent last week in Florida as Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to press forward with efforts to reopen the economy.
Jackson Health System unveiled a mobile triage unit that is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation on Thursday.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 1 pm on Sept. 3, 2020.
A new simulation shows the limitations of face shields to protect against the coronavirus. Researchers at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton used laser light to show how face shields are able to block the initial forward motion of a simulated cough but fine droplets are easily able to move around the visor.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says he and his entire family had COVID-19.
With no new federal help in sight, United Airlines says it will furlough about 20% of its frontline employees in less than a month's time.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new $13 million ad campaign to encourage Floridians to vacation in the state leading into the Labor Day holiday weekend.
The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of major art shows, leaving artists nowhere to display their work.
Rock The Ocean's Tortuga Music Festival is officially moving to 2021 due to coronavirus concerns and if you have tickets, simply hold on to them because they are good for next year.
A tearful Cutler Bay woman said she is overwhelmed with emotion as she looks forward to seeing her 94-year-old mother at her nursing home for the first time in more than five months as the statewide ban on visitors has been lifted.
A new study finds three times more people were suffering from depression at the beginning of the pandemic, compared to the same time period last year.
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another major South Florida festival as Art Basel Miami Beach announces its 2020 edition has been canceled.
The Trump Administration announced Wednesday the awarding of a contract to allow for the second and final phase of the Tamiami Trail Next Steps Project to begin.
Tavern owners throughout the state hurriedly are rehabbing behind-the-counter operations, adding triple sinks, carving out prep areas and signing up for food-handling training so they can get the go-ahead from state regulators to turn the lights back on.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended the deadline for recent high-school graduates to meet SAT or ACT test-score requirements to qualify for Bright Futures scholarships until December 1, 2020. qualify for Bright Futures scholarships.
A South Florida couple teamed up with Miami Police to distribute 10,000 pounds of food to roughly 500 families in need amid the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2020.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he is partially lifting the state's ban on visiting nursing homes and long-term care facilities that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears of spreading coronavirus.
Broward County Public Schools started its year completely online nearly two weeks ago, and there were some technical growing pains the first couple of days.
Hannah Bassan is one of a growing number of students who hasn't been able to take her SAT to get into college, all thanks to the coronavirus.
Starting later this month, Uber will require some South Florida passengers to take a selfie while wearing a mask before a driver is dispatched.
The coronavirus has not only taken a toll on the economy, it has also contributed to the increase of substance abuse throughout the Sunshine State.
Floridians struggling with rents and mortgages have been given another reprieve, as Gov. Ron DeSantis has again extended a moratorium on residential evictions and foreclosures.
Federal investigators link weeks of deterioration to the Champlain Towers collapse, but victims' families say the new findings leave many questions unanswered.
FDOT released new renderings of the SW 10th Street Connector, a multi-year project to ease traffic between I-95 and Sawgrass Expressway.
Miami-Dade officials say an elevator at Parkwood Condominiums passed inspection and returned to service after a weeks-long outage that left elderly and disabled residents struggling to access their homes.
The controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Florida Everglades could close soon, even as state officials continue to send mixed signals about its future.
George Pino was found not guilty in charges related to the 2022 boat crash that killed one teenager and left another disabled.
Federal investigators link weeks of deterioration to the Champlain Towers collapse, but victims' families say the new findings leave many questions unanswered.
FDOT released new renderings of the SW 10th Street Connector, a multi-year project to ease traffic between I-95 and Sawgrass Expressway.
Closing Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" has been the subject of speculation for the past two months.
Miami-Dade officials say an elevator at Parkwood Condominiums passed inspection and returned to service after a weeks-long outage that left elderly and disabled residents struggling to access their homes.
The controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Florida Everglades could close soon, even as state officials continue to send mixed signals about its future.
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.
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the administration violated the law when it created a centralized database of Americans' personal records.
A Trump administration plan would charge legal immigrants seeking citizenship $570 more in application fees while eliminating waivers and fee reductions for low-income applicants.
Closing Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" has been the subject of speculation for the past two months.
Alan Greenspan's lengthy reign at the Federal Reserve coincided with a period of stability from the mid-1980s until 2007.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
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.
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.
Many people are spending more time on screens, but also doing more physical activities, a new CBS News poll finds.