Top Scenic Drives Near South Florida
The best way to clear the mind is to escape the city every now and again. Here are the best drives in South Florida to step away from the stress and release your mind.
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The best way to clear the mind is to escape the city every now and again. Here are the best drives in South Florida to step away from the stress and release your mind.
The use of civil citations to divert juvenile offenders from the justice system has spread to nearly all Florida counties. A new law goes into effect Oct .1, giving teens who are apprehended by law enforcement second or third chances to avoid arrest. And supporters want the state to spend $2 million next year to expand the programs.
After reaching an agreement this week with voting-rights groups, Florida lawmakers face the chore of going into special session in October to redraw Senate districts.
A surfer had a closer encounter of the shark kind in the waters off Daytona Beach.
Perhaps the most exciting part of watching a NASCAR race is also the most dangerous.
A Florida man who owned as many as 50 gas stations has been sentenced to federal prison over his conviction for wire fraud.
Florida lawmakers may approve a plan to add a memorial in the state capitol commemorating those who died in a 1983 Beirut bombing.
TaVon Watson, for his 24th birthday, wanted a thrill ride so he headed to the Exotic Driving Experience track at Walt Disney World.
A Florida student is under arrest, accused of threatening to kill his professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
A Florida man found dead in a landfill had been sleeping in a trash bin when he was crushed, officials near Daytona Beach said.
A retired marine from Weston who was jailed in Mexico for illegally entering the country with firearms has been charged with driving under the influence, according to Georgia authorities.
Kurt Busch will miss the Daytona 500, and finds himself once again fighting for his career.
It's been an interesting week in Daytona as the 2015 NASCAR season is just getting started.
As Jeff Gordon winds down his long career, the kid who grew up idolizing him is just getting started.
A mother accused of driving her three children into the ocean off Daytona Beach testified Wednesday during a hearing to determine whether she should be forcibly confined.
A South Carolina mother who drove her three children into the ocean off Daytona Beach earlier this year was suffering from a mental-illness episode most likely triggered by her pregnancy.
Five "Fantasy 5" players hit the jackpot.
A trip to the county that gave Mitt Romney a 7-point edge over President Barack Obama two years ago might seem a strange stop for Democratic gubernatorial wannabe Charlie Crist less than a week before Election Day.
Florida's governor's race continues to provide some very interesting storylines.
A central Florida man allegedly shot his three children, killing two and himself, after an argument with his wife.
The West Nile virus has now been confirmed in a third person in Volusia County.
Ray Fox, one of NASCAR's premier engine builders and mechanics in the 1950s and '60s, has died. He was 98.
State is getting closer to its Florida Forever fundraising goal for the upcoming budget year, though environmentalists say the amount is not enough.
A judge reduced bond for a woman accused of driving a van filled with her children into the ocean.
Attorneys are arguing a pregnant woman who drove her minivan into the ocean with her children inside, had a mental disorder.
An American special forces veteran led the operation to get María Corina Machado out of Venezuela: "The first Nobel Prize winner that we've ever rescued."
A person barricaded themselves inside a building in Hialeah when law enforcement was trying to serve a search warrant early Thursday morning, according to police.
Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. They plan to seek the death penalty.
NHTSA said faulty software may cause Waymo vehicles to pass a stopped school bus even when its red lights are flashing or its stop arm is extended.
Health officials say an infant botulism outbreak tied to ByHeart baby formula has been expanded to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in 2022.
An American special forces veteran led the operation to get María Corina Machado out of Venezuela: "The first Nobel Prize winner that we've ever rescued."
Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins will be the city's first Democratic mayor in nearly three decades.
A person barricaded themselves inside a building in Hialeah when law enforcement was trying to serve a search warrant early Thursday morning, according to police.
Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. They plan to seek the death penalty.
NHTSA said faulty software may cause Waymo vehicles to pass a stopped school bus even when its red lights are flashing or its stop arm is extended.
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 American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and a group of Democrats are asking for a review of the Epstein case files to determine whether the records have been "tampered" with or concealed, ahead of a release by next week.
The conservative firebrand, who is retiring from Congress early, and the president are engaged in bitter falling-out.
Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins will be the city's first Democratic mayor in nearly three decades.
The U.S. seized a 20-year-old oil tanker called The Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, three sources told CBS News. Here's what we know about the boat and the operation.
President Trump said the U.S. has seized an oil tanker, which Attorney General Pam Bondi said has been "used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran."
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
Jim DeFede talks with Randi Weingarten about the warning bell she rings in her new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers."
Jim DeFede talks with Bryan Calvo, the newly elected mayor of Hialeah.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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Just in time for the holiday season, Nintendo has released Nintendo Switch bundles and special editions.
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Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Sophie Kinsella, whose real name was Madeleine Wickham, was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2022.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
President Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Tilly Norwood is unlike any other aspiring TV or movie star: Tilly is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. What might that mean for the media industry?
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.