Suspended Deerfield Beach Commissioner Sentenced
Suspended Deerfield Beach commissioner Sylvia Poitier was sentenced to one year on probation and a $1,000 fine Wednesday for corruption charges.
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Suspended Deerfield Beach commissioner Sylvia Poitier was sentenced to one year on probation and a $1,000 fine Wednesday for corruption charges.
A Hialeah man, found bleeding from a gunshot wound to head after he crashed his pick up truck into a funeral home, will be headed to jail as soon as he's released from Jackson Memorial Hospital.
An undercover Miami-Dade officer was forced to shoot a dog after the officer was attacked and bitten by the animal.
South Florida's so-called "gun-toting granny" who is accused of shooting her son-in law at point-blank range outside her house appeared in court Wednesday.
Two teens taken into custody after a deadly police involved shooting in Pompano Beach will remain behind bars.
It's case closed for a year old North Miami triple murder investigation. The suspected killer won't be arrested and prosecuted however because he's dead.
A confrontation between a suspect, a BSO Deputy, and a Coral Springs police officer led to gunfire Tuesday afternoon, with the suspect being sent to North Broward Medical Center. The suspect died of his injuries, but the deputy and the Coral Springs officer were unhurt.
A South Florida family mourning the loss of a loved one who was killed over $1.25 has made a desperate plea for help.
A Coral Springs woman has bonded out of jail after being charged with chaining her 19-year-old mentally challenged grandson to his bed at night for the past three years.
A suspected Islamic extremist who allegedly planned bombing Islamist-inspired attacks in Florida and was charged in federal court also recorded several videos of his views and posted them online.
The trial of a reputed Liberty City gang member got underway Tuesday for a South Beach nightclub shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead.
The trial of South Florida's former top official at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on child porn charges has been pushed back.
A Pompano Beach teen who reportedly tried to rob a man selling a phone on Craigslist found out the hard way that it sounds easier to do than it is.
A suspected Islamic extremist who allegedly planned to bomb and shoot up a number of crowded Tampa locations has been taken into custody.
When it comes to money and death, the old saying is, "You can't take it with you." That may be true, but it doesn't give someone else the right to take it instead. Cops say that's exactly what happened when a man came to remove the body of lately-departed Michael Bressler of Tamarac.
Miami-Dade police are investigating what they believe is a murder-suicide in the Hammocks. It happened some time around midnight Monday in a home at SW 155th Avenue and SW 94th Street.
A Miami man was caught reportedly trying to use phony credit cards a grocery store in the Keys.
A trio of burglars used a white Nissan Maxima as a battering ram to break into a Miami nail salon.
Fort Lauderdale police are asking for help from the public in finding a man who forced his way into an elderly woman's home and robbed her.
A former athletic director at a Miami-Dade private school already in trouble was rearrested early Friday after a 17-year-old student told authorities that he also had a sexual relationship with her.
The Davie Police Department is searching for a man who robbed a bank in broad daylight then disappeared without a trace and he may have committed back-to-back bank heists as well.
Bond has been set at $30,000 for a South Florida man charged with torturing and killing a kitten and domestic violence.
Miami Police are still looking for the gunman who shot and killed a young woman sitting in an SUV with several of her friends.
The Opa-Locka woman who prosecutors said tried to sell her baby was arrested again, this time in court. Kenia Bosque was at a plea hearing Friday morning when she was arrested on an unrelated theft charge.
A Santa-hat wearing, belligerent bus passenger who hurled a rock at a county bus made an appearance in court Friday.
The talks were part of a flurry of meetings as House and Senate leaders try to meet a Tuesday deadline to complete the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Francisco Javier Ravelo, 36, will not be allowed to have unsupervised contact with animals after he is released from prison.
The remains of four Italian divers who died deep inside an underwater cave have been repatriated. One other set of remains was returned earlier this month.
The incident marks China's deadliest mining accident in years.
Years after their teenage sons were killed in separate drive-by shootings, two South Florida mothers are still waiting for the same thing: answers.
The talks were part of a flurry of meetings as House and Senate leaders try to meet a Tuesday deadline to complete the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Francisco Javier Ravelo, 36, will not be allowed to have unsupervised contact with animals after he is released from prison.
The remains of four Italian divers who died deep inside an underwater cave have been repatriated. One other set of remains was returned earlier this month.
The incident marks China's deadliest mining accident in years.
Years after their teenage sons were killed in separate drive-by shootings, two South Florida mothers are still waiting for the same thing: answers.
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 talks were part of a flurry of meetings as House and Senate leaders try to meet a Tuesday deadline to complete the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The GOP senator said the meeting included "screaming," adding that "fiery does not begin to cut it."
When CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week to meet with senior Cuban officials, he brought along one of the covert operators involved in the mission to capture Nicolás Maduro, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
A federal district judge granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss two criminal charges on the grounds his prosecution was vindictive and selective.
The Trump administration on Friday announced a sweeping policy designed to make it harder for immigrants already in the U.S. to get permanent residency.
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.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
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.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
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.