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There's a fair amount of difference between an 84-year old woman and a pack of pit bulls, but police say when the dogs started fighting and turned on the woman, her son used a gun to get control of the situation and shot his mom instead of the dogs.
Miami Police are looking for a crook who took advantage of the Valentine's Day celebration to pull off a frightening armed robbery.
A watch thief with an impeccable sense of timing stole an expensive Rolex from woman at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
On a day most women want flowers, two women went to court hoping for justice.
A Pompano Beach teen accused of raping a woman after he broke into her home over the weekend will be staying behind bars.
It's the stuff nightmares are made of. A young woman opened the windows of her Coral Springs home to take advantage of the cool weather and wound up being attacked.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a Miami Beach whose body was found in the back of a burning vehicle in August of last year.
Police have a teenager in custody who they say admitted a home invasion and sexual assault that was caught on tape, because the victim called 911 and left the line open during the attack.
On Florida's death row for more than three decades, a twice-convicted murderer is scheduled to be executed this week for the murder of a St. Petersburg woman.
A suicide at a South Florida gun range led to the discovery of a second dead body in a Tamarac home as BSO investigators discovered it wasn't just a suicide but a murder-suicide.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is asking for the public's help in connection with a homicide case.
The FBI is asking for the public's help in locating a serial bank robber who struck again at a Fort Lauderdale bank on Friday.
A South Florida man was arrested early Saturday morning after being involved in a six-hour police standoff in Pompano Beach.
A toddler was pulled from a Lauderdale Lakes canal Friday afternoon died after being rushed to Broward General Medical Center.
Coral Gables Police say they have the man responsible for a residential burglary which was caught on the home's security cameras.
A first degree murder charge has been filed against a South Florida father now that his 4-month old baby has died two weeks after being severely beaten and hospitalized.
The man accused in connection with the so-called fix-a-flat fake doctor scandal was back in court Friday where a judge ruled against his request for a permanent restraining order against a woman who he said attacked him during a taping of the Cristina Show on Telemundo.
Investigators with the Broward Sheriff's Office are still trying to figure out what led to a standoff where a Central Florida father fatally shot another man at a quiet Deerfield Beach R.V. park before he barricaded himself inside an R.V., and stabbed his wife and two young sons, killing one of them.
Miami police have made an arrest in the shooting of a South Florida teenager who was struck down while walking home from school in Liberty City.
An investigation is underway after a Miami teen was shot virtually across the street from a Miami police station.
A third person has come forward to say he was sexually abused by a South Florida youth pastor already charged with the sexual molestation of two boys, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
The family of a man who was gunned down by Miami Beach police after a short chase wants to know the officer had to shoot.
Miami-Dade Police released a composite sketch of a man wanted for the attempted sexual battery of a woman in Kendall.
An investigation into a report that a young child was being tortured has led to the arrest of two people in Ft. Lauderdale.
Despite the fact that they watched the hearing in shackles the child abuse case against Marsee Strong and Edward Bailey may be in question after investigators testified Wednesday Strong's son may have been malnourished not because of abuse, but because of documentable medical problems.
The tropical moisture that's been feeding the heavy rainstorms over the last week retreats.
Broward County is recruiting thousands of temporary poll workers to help run voting locations on Election Day, with workers earning hundreds of dollars.
Edianys Santoyo said she began noticing missing deliveries months ago while ordering items for her upcoming wedding.
Eury Pérez pitched a one-hitter for just the 11th complete-game shutout in the major leagues this season, and the Miami Marlins beat the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 3-0.
If the panels prove successful, the city plans to expand the system to other sections of the seawall, officials say.
The tropical moisture that's been feeding the heavy rainstorms over the last week retreats.
Broward County is recruiting thousands of temporary poll workers to help run voting locations on Election Day, with workers earning hundreds of dollars.
Edianys Santoyo said she began noticing missing deliveries months ago while ordering items for her upcoming wedding.
Eury Pérez pitched a one-hitter for just the 11th complete-game shutout in the major leagues this season, and the Miami Marlins beat the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 3-0.
If the panels prove successful, the city plans to expand the system to other sections of the seawall, officials say.
An FIU expert says the timing of the Army's Cuba planning message may be tied to South Florida political interests.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
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.
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.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
The price hikes for new subscribers are effective immediately. Existing subscribers' plans will go up next month.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."