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.
City officials say they'll wait for the written ruling before deciding what happens to the 3 council members.
Javier Sanoja had three hits and drove in a run, Ryan Gusto limited Boston to four hits in 5 2/3 innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Red Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night.
She graduated from FIU, finished medical school, and entered residency — then lost her ability to work.
Ester King says her 21-year-old daughter shouldn't face charges after being found incompetent to stand trial.
Celebrations are scheduled to continue throughout the night at various bars and restaurants in Wilton Manors, while City Hall will be illuminated in pink and purple, the singer's favorite colors.
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
City officials say they'll wait for the written ruling before deciding what happens to the 3 council members.
Javier Sanoja had three hits and drove in a run, Ryan Gusto limited Boston to four hits in 5 2/3 innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Red Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
She graduated from FIU, finished medical school, and entered residency — then lost her ability to work.
City officials say they'll wait for the written ruling before deciding what happens to the 3 council members.
She graduated from FIU, finished medical school, and entered residency — then lost her ability to work.
Ester King says her 21-year-old daughter shouldn't face charges after being found incompetent to stand trial.
Celebrations are scheduled to continue throughout the night at various bars and restaurants in Wilton Manors, while City Hall will be illuminated in pink and purple, the singer's favorite colors.
A 10- and 12-year-old came home to find an armed man inside, police say. He fled when they arrived.
The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day.
The attack brings the number of people killed in such strikes by the U.S. military in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea to at least 227.
The Secret Service's chief of communications and two other staffers have been placed on leave pending an investigation into "potential misconduct," U.S. officials told CBS News.
Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, the father of a U.S. Navy sailor onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, was released by ICE on Tuesday, his family told CBS News.
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's effort to toss out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
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.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
After Hayden Panettiere's death, fans resurfaced her claim that Neutrogena had fired her in 2015 over her comments about postpartum depression.
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.