Judge To Decide 'Stand Your Ground' Case In Fed. Agent Shooting
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A Broward County school bus assistant was arrested after he allegedly choked a 13-year old autistic boy on a ride from the boy's middle school in Parkland to his home in Deerfield Beach.
The former principal of an Aventura charter school must be a bit distraught right now. After winning a $155 million lawsuit against her former employer, a Miami-Dade judge took it all away.
A man is on the run, suspected of repeatedly stabbing his live-in girlfriend. Lauderhill Police need your help finding him.
It took less than a minute for three masked men, one who had a gun, to steal thousands of dollars of merchandise from a crowded jewelry store in Pembroke Pines.
The South Florida Violent Crimes and Fugitive Task Force is on the lookout for a group of thieves who burst into a crowded jewelry store in Pembroke Pines and robbed the place.
A veteran baseball umpire who was hospitalized after a catcher reportedly assaulted him is speaking out, saying "no one has the right to hurt a sports official."
A woman who was mugged at the Sawgrass Mills Mall said her attacker made a remarkable confession. He says he stole her necklace because he needed "clothes for school."
A South Florida man who reportedly had one of the largest individual collections of child pornography that Ft. Lauderdale investigators have ever seen is behind bars.
There were some dramatic moments inside a Fort Lauderdale courtroom Tuesday as a 69-year-old man who shot and killed a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent in 2008 is seen on videotape clutching his own chest and having trouble breathing.
Jury selection resumes Tuesday in the trial of a caregiver accused of killing a foster child left in her care.
The man at the center of a 'Stand Your Ground' defense is giving his version of what led to a deadly shooting four years ago in Pembroke Pines.
A campaign for President Barack Obama on the state's west coast was targeted by burglars.
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a driver who left a person for dead by the side of the road after slamming into his dirt bike.
City officials confirmed Friday that Hollywood Police Chief Chad Wagner will retire at the end of January as part of a financial agreement offered by the city.
A serial bank robber with a rap sheet that dates back to the 70s was shot and killed in a BSO deputy-involved shooting along I-95 in Pompano Beach Friday morning , according to BSO Sheriff Al Lamberti.
One of five men convicted in the kidnap, gang rape and murder of a South Miami High teen re-opened the wounds for the girl's family Thursday.
Despite a drop statewide in murder and a number of other crimes in the first half of this, Broward County actually saw an increase in its murder rate.
Four people were hospitalized after they were stabbed as they were leaving a large Halloween party in Coconut Grove.
A man with bandages wrapped around his head robbed a Coconut Creek bank Thursday morning.
Arrest has been made in connection to the burglary of two motorcycle shops.
A man was charged Wednesday for murdering his Lauderhill landlord and then offering a friend $10,000 to move the body, police said.
Facing charges connected to running a pill mill in Tennessee, Tammy Guzman walked out of her federal trial in Knoxville earlier this month and never returned.
A man who police believe was behind the wheel of a vehicle with slammed into a Miami Gardens bus bench last week, killing one woman and injuring two others is apologizing to his victims tonight in a video statement exclusively obtained by CBS4 News.
The last of nine men arrested this week for operating a little league football gambling, game-fixing and drug ring appeared in bond court Wednesday morning.
Ana Margarita Martinez, the ex-wife of Juan Pablo Roque, described a mix of relief and lingering disbelief tied to one of the most painful chapters of her life.
Under the proposal, the civil penalty would jump from $5,130 to $18,000 for immigrants who received an in absentia removal order, which means they were ordered deported because they did not appear before an immigration judge.
The Braves said outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was removed in the sixth inning of Thursday's game against the Miami Marlins as a precaution because of pain in his left thumb.
Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his death.
The sister of the head of a company that is accused of having close ties to Cuban government operations has been arrested in Miami, federal authorities announced.
Ana Margarita Martinez, the ex-wife of Juan Pablo Roque, described a mix of relief and lingering disbelief tied to one of the most painful chapters of her life.
Under the proposal, the civil penalty would jump from $5,130 to $18,000 for immigrants who received an in absentia removal order, which means they were ordered deported because they did not appear before an immigration judge.
The Braves said outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was removed in the sixth inning of Thursday's game against the Miami Marlins as a precaution because of pain in his left thumb.
Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his death.
The sister of the head of a company that is accused of having close ties to Cuban government operations has been arrested in Miami, federal authorities announced.
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.
Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his death.
The sister of the head of a company that is accused of having close ties to Cuban government operations has been arrested in Miami, federal authorities announced.
GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi introduced a bill to ban the use of federal money for paying out claims under the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization" fund.
The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year.
The new fund to provide payouts to those who say the legal system was "weaponized" against them raised immediate questions about its legality, implementation and enforcement.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
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.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
A judge has paused the prosecution of a woman charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna while it is determined whether she is mentally competent to stand trial.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.