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You can now call suspended Deerfield Beach commissioner Sylvia Portier former commissioner, after Florida Governor Rick Scott officially removed her from office because of her November 2011 conviction on 4 public corruption charges.
A state prison inmate so close to freedom that he was allowed to work outside the walls of one of the state's most minimum security prisons faces years longer at hard time, after he escaped briefly Tuesday, touching off a 90 minute manhunt.
Closing arguments are scheduled Tuesday afternoon in a civil lawsuit stemming from the 2008 case of a 5-year-old girl who alleged she was sexually abused by the teenage son of a teacher at a Miami day care center.
Broward Sheriff's investigators are asking for the public's help in finding a killer after the bodies of two women and an infant were found in an apartment over the weekend.
Less than a week after getting out of rehab, Michael Lohan's on again/off again girlfriend Kate Major has had another run in with the law.
A 20-year Brazilian citizen will remain behind bars at Broward's main jail after a judge rejected his plea to be released on bond as he awaits trial for allegedly assaulting a teenage girl aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
A reputed Liberty City gang member is going to prison for life without parole in the case of a South Beach nightclub slaying.
More than 1,300 marijuana plants were collected by Miami-Dade police in a day long sweep of grow houses.
A burglary last December in Hammocks in southwest Miami-Dade led to two arrests and quite a haul of stolen property. Now police are trying to return the items to their rightful owners.
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.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
Colombia finished the World Cup's opening round as the Group K winner after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw.
Anthony Cohen has spent his life bringing attention to the Underground Railroad, secret routes once used by enslaved people seeking freedom.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
President Trump on Saturday said he has nominated Lance Schroyer to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
Colombia finished the World Cup's opening round as the Group K winner after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
Anthony Cohen has spent his life bringing attention to the Underground Railroad, secret routes once used by enslaved people seeking freedom.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
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 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.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
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.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
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.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
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."
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."