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.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened shortly after 7 p.m. near the 6300 block of Stirling Road.
When first responders arrived, Plantation Fire Rescue pronounced the child dead at the scene.
"We have to be hopeful. We rely on our faith."
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
A former Surfside commission candidate asked a Broward judge to dismiss murder charges, arguing police conducted a flawed investigation.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened shortly after 7 p.m. near the 6300 block of Stirling Road.
When first responders arrived, Plantation Fire Rescue pronounced the child dead at the scene.
"We have to be hopeful. We rely on our faith."
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
From major concerts and waterfront fireworks to hometown parades and family festivals, South Florida communities are celebrating America's 250th birthday.
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.
The Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law.
A unanimous federal jury found that a preponderance of evidence supported Carroll's claim that Mr. Trump sexually abused her.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
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.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
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.
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.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
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."