Barahona Attorney Asks For Separate Trials
The attorney for the adoptive father of murdered 10-year Nubia Barahona filed a motion in court Tuesday asking the judge to have separate trials for Jorge and Carmen Barahona.
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The attorney for the adoptive father of murdered 10-year Nubia Barahona filed a motion in court Tuesday asking the judge to have separate trials for Jorge and Carmen Barahona.
A Miami health care agency's patient recruiter has pleaded guilty to her part in a $25 million scheme to defraud Medicare.
A South Florida family marked a tragic anniversary on Monday. It was five years ago on November 7th that University of Miami defense lineman Bryan Pata was gunned down outside his Kendall apartment.
A trial is underway for a Plantation man accused of molesting two pre-teen sisters from Boca Raton at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach.
A 21-year-old UM student who is accused of assaulting several female students inside their dorm rooms while they slept has been ordered to be held in jail without bond.
A trial date has been set for a British teen accused of carrying 30 pounds of cocaine stuffed in boxes of cake mix at Miami International Airport.
A Miami firefighter is okay after he was robbed at gunpoint while on the job.
Two arrests have been made in a violent home invasion robbery in Aventura which left one man hospitalized with head and leg injuries.
A man accused of assaulting several University of Miami students in their dorm room early Sunday morning has been arrested by the Coral Gables Police.
A Pembroke Pines man accused of coercing teenage girls to send nude pictures of themselves and then blackmailing them into having sex with him has cut a deal with prosecutors.
Miami Gardens police arrested one man in connection with the Bunche Park shooting. Friday's arrest comes two days after the shooting that took place in Miami Gardens, where four victims were wounded by gunfire, including an 11-year-old boy.
Two new lawsuits have been filed against a former South Florida priest accused of molesting young boys. The suits, which name the Archdiocese of Miami, allege that Neil Doherty abused two boys between 1978 and 1990 at St. Mary's Cathedral.
Miami Gardens police are searching for the person or persons who opened fire into a Miami Gardens park packed with children playing football. When the gunfire ended, four people were shot, including an 11-year-old boy.
The son of a Miami convenience store clerk turned the tables on a trio of alleged robbers and helped police put two of them behind bars.
Police have dropped their investigation into a reported sexual assault over the weekend after investigators uncovered new information.
A suspect with a lengthy history of arrests is back in Miami-Dade Police custody after a five-hour search. He was found sitting quietly underneath a tree just blocks away from where he escaped from a police car.
A sketch has been released of a rapist on the run who attacked a woman over the weekend as she was stopped on the side of the road.
A Lauderdale Lakes man was gun down by a drug dealer after the two argued over five dollars, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Less than 24 hours after being released from a Tampa jail on domestic abuse charges, actress Lindsay Lohan's dad was back in the slammer.
The man suspected of a triple murder in Miramar two years ago will stay behind bars until his trial. During a court hearing on Thursday, a judge denied bond for 33-year old Kevin Pratt.
One man is dead, another hospitalized after a shooting outside a Home Depot in Boynton Beach.
A trio of teens suspected of burglarizing two homes on the same night while their owners slept in their beds is behind bars.
Actress Lindsay Lohan's father spent the night in Tampa's jail after he was charged with domestic violence.
Authorities say they have captured an Indian River County Jail escapee, but his cellmate is still on the run.
Police say waiter Lee Traczyk acted heroically when he ran after a man who was attempting to steal a money bag from the restaurant's gift shop.
A 14-year-old boy has died and another teen is in critical condition after two separate near-drowning incidents occurred Saturday evening, according to authorities.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
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.
A 14-year-old boy has died and another teen is in critical condition after two separate near-drowning incidents occurred Saturday evening, according to authorities.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
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.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
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.
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."