Zimmerman To Claim Indigence
The attorney for George Zimmerman, the shooter in the Trayvon Martin case, says his client is broke and he plans to ask a judge to declare Zimmerman indigent.
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The attorney for George Zimmerman, the shooter in the Trayvon Martin case, says his client is broke and he plans to ask a judge to declare Zimmerman indigent.
After initially saying he would defend his client under the state's "stand your ground" law, George Zimmerman's attorney announced Monday that he believes case falls more under a traditional self-defense.
Eighteen-year-old Princess Lampley looks at the bandage on her arm and wonders why. She can't understand how she survived the gunfire, but her older sister Lakisha Lampley did not.
A sharp eyed South Florida Toys R Us employee led to the investigation of a sneaky mother and son duo who allegedly stole more than $2 million in toys.
A man in a cap took advantage of Sunday hours to rob a Wellington bank on Sunday.
The absentee ballot scandal that erupted a little more than a week ago has marred two political campaigns in Miami-Dade County has now ensnared a county commissioner and the uncle of Hialeah's former mayor.
A South Florida mother and son have been arrested and charged in connection with a nationwide stealing spree that spanned 27 states including Florida, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Miami-Dade police have released the names and identities of those involved in a bizarre kidnapping plot in southern Miami-Dade County which ended with a woman being shot to death by police in Homestead.
The Broward Sheriff's Office has released frightening surveillance video of a woman robbed at gunpoint at an ATM.
After a manhunt across South Florida, accused child molester Tyrone Thomas has turned himself in to police.
A former South Florida high school track coach accused of molesting one of his students is in the Broward County jail getting ready to bond out.
A kidnapping plot in southern Miami-Dade ended with a woman being shot to death by police in Homestead.
The voice sounded remarkably calm and steady describing the horrific attack by the so-called Causeway Cannibal Rudy Eugene.
The absentee ballot scandal, which has already marred two Miami-Dade political campaigns, has now focused its attention on a county commissioner and the uncle of Hialeah's former mayor.
Nearly three dozen dogs, cats and other animals found living in filthy conditions in a Hialeah townhouse will soon be getting the care they need.
Four Miami children found living in filth in apartment have been taken away from their parents by the Department of Children and Families.
Many who supported Obama in 2008 did so because they believed that he would help black Americans. The criticism four years later is that having a black president in the White House hasn't helped African Americans at all.
The man suspected in a July convenience store shooting will not be getting out of jail anytime soon.
A Hialeah woman and the man she allegedly hired to kill her ex-boyfriend have both entered not guilty pleas to the charge of First Degree Murder in the death of Richard Vasallo.
Miami-Dade police have released a composite sketch of a man wanted for a sexual battery in Southwest Miami-Dade.
The Miami-Dade Police detective wounded during a shootout at a suspected marijuana grow house has been released from the hospital.
A man suspected of opening fire on a couple in a car on a Brownsville street has turned himself in.
Two months after he was viciously attacked on the MacArthur Causeway by the so-called Miami Zombie, Ronald Poppo succinctly summed up the events that captured the country's attention.
University of Miami President Donna Shalala says she was "outraged" to learn that millions of dollars of cancer-fighting medication had been stolen from UM's Sylvester Cancer Center, and ultimately takes personal responsibility for the lapses that allowed it to happen.
Bond was set at $100,000 for a South Florida man arrested on child porn charges in Broward County.
One consumer reported sustaining bruising and burn injuries.
The deputy was blocking an intersection where a man died after crashing into a tree, and the car burst into flames.
The war shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across the region.
The ruling follows a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general.
All men were charged Friday with arson and being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.
One consumer reported sustaining bruising and burn injuries.
The deputy was blocking an intersection where a man died after crashing into a tree, and the car burst into flames.
The war shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across the region.
The ruling follows a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general.
The government's legal bid to continue East Wing construction has the hallmarks of President Trump's social media posts.
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 war shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across the region.
The ruling follows a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general.
The government's legal bid to continue East Wing construction has the hallmarks of President Trump's social media posts.
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.