Oakland Park Commissioner Foils Utility Worker Scam
An 87-year-old Oakland Park woman may have been the target of a "utility worker scam" before a quick thinking neighbor threw a wrench in the alleged thieves plans.
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An 87-year-old Oakland Park woman may have been the target of a "utility worker scam" before a quick thinking neighbor threw a wrench in the alleged thieves plans.
The former law partner of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein is scheduled to plead guilty next month to charges he violated federal campaign contribution laws.
One person was hurt in an officer-involved shooting in Hallandale Beach Thursday, police said.
Nearly three years after Miami Dade Police shot and killed four men in a sting operation in the Redland, the State Attorney's Office issued a scathing report filled with skepticism about the conduct of the eleven officers.
A two-year-old Northwest Miami-Dade toddler who was shot in the head in a drive-by two weekends ago is having nightmares from the experience but his mother expects him to make a full recovery.
A highly commended Miami Beach Police detective has been relieved of duty with pay as several agencies investigate sexual battery allegations against him, CBS 4 News has learned.
A visitor from Massachusetts is in a medically induced coma with a skull fracture after what Ft. Lauderdale police have called a "suspicious incident."
A mother who removed her son from his Cutler Bay school without permission last month and then took the boy, and his two siblings, on a cross country road trip before the police caught up with them has been returned to South Florida.
A Brandon man who reportedly got a little "handsie" at the Sawgrass Mills Mall got to find out what the inside of Broward's main jail looks like.
A sentencing date has been set for convicted terrorism plotter Jose Padilla.
Miami-Dade police and one of the department's Special Response Teams proceeded with caution after an armed man barricaded himself inside a home in the northwest section of the county.
The search is on for a gunman who shot and killed a woman shot behind a Miami-Dade day care facility.
Miami-Dade police released an image of a man who they say attacked a woman in her Kendall home over the weekend.
Four children who were taken by their father, only to be found later unharmed, remain in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.
A Hallandale Beach man who reportedly robbed a Dania Beach bank last December allegedly tried to extort money from Publix by threatening to blow up their stores.
Police surrounded a Miami Gardens residence after the subject of an arrest warrant barricaded himself inside the home.
The Miami-Dade Police Department will welcome the newest member of its K9 unit on Tuesday afternoon who comes to the department on the heels of a tragedy.
A man that Broward Sheriff's investigators suspect posed as delivery driver during an armed robbery of a Pompano Beach woman last month is in custody.
A Miami Gardens teen has learned the hard way that reading, 'riting and real guns at school don't mix.
An autopsy has revealed that the Tampa man who killed four people and himself had more than twice the state's legal limit of alcohol in his system.
It will be a few more days before Michael Dunn will be sentenced. Dunn was convicted of attempted murder in a confrontation over loud music in Jacksonville.
A new police report reveals the first words a pregnant woman who allegedly drove her three young children into the ocean said after the incident.
A sentencing hearing got underway Monday for Tyler Hadley, who at the age of 17 killed his parents at their Port St. Lucie home and then threw a party.
Baltimore Ravens Jah Reid was arrested Sunday after he reportedly got into a fight with another man at a Key West strip club.
Four firefighters were injured on the job while battling a blaze at a Miami home on Sunday.
Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback says his home was targeted by an arsonist over the weekend.
A hit-and-run driver was arrested Monday morning after slamming into the vehicle of a Broward sheriff's deputy twice, according to officials.
More data is being released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission after the state's first permitted bear hunt in a decade was held.
A judge is set to decide whether convicted killer Anthawn Ragan will be put to death or spend the rest of his life in prison for the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy in 2013.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer said she would be willing to cooperate with a House panel's probe if President Trump grants her clemency, and would testify that he is "innocent of any wrongdoing."
Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback says his home was targeted by an arsonist over the weekend.
A hit-and-run driver was arrested Monday morning after slamming into the vehicle of a Broward sheriff's deputy twice, according to officials.
More data is being released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission after the state's first permitted bear hunt in a decade was held.
A judge is set to decide whether convicted killer Anthawn Ragan will be put to death or spend the rest of his life in prison for the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy in 2013.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer said she would be willing to cooperate with a House panel's probe if President Trump grants her clemency, and would testify that he is "innocent of any wrongdoing."
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.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer said she would be willing to cooperate with a House panel's probe if President Trump grants her clemency, and would testify that he is "innocent of any wrongdoing."
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, Zelenskyy told reporters.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
From top-rated smart mugs to cold brew starter kits, we've rounded up the coffee lover presents to gift this Christmas.
Just in time for the holiday season, Nintendo has released Nintendo Switch bundles and special editions.
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Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Bad Bunny delivered a historic performance at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.
Reactions poured in when Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl halftime headliner, with some praising and others criticizing the choice.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.