Florida Sheriffs Target Domestic Violence
Domestic violence was the target of a month long effort by the Florida Sheriffs Task Force (FSTF) called Operation Safe Families, aimed at protecting youth and families in Florida.
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Domestic violence was the target of a month long effort by the Florida Sheriffs Task Force (FSTF) called Operation Safe Families, aimed at protecting youth and families in Florida.
UPDATED 7/23/14: Lawyer Mark S. Gold had domestic battery charged dropped and court record expunged.
The American patriot Patrick Henry once said, "Give me liberty, or give me death." But for one Hollywood mother-in-law it became, give me a grandchild or here comes a beating.
Rapper and actor 50 Cent was arrested after he allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend and trashed her Los Angeles condo.
A year after the infamous head-butt that led Chad Johnson and ex-wife Evelyn Lozada to split, released photos show that he also left quite the mark on her head.
Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson headed to court Monday ready to strike a deal for violating his probation. But, before the plea deal could be completed, the judge in the case slapped it down and sent the former NFL star to jail.
In a little over a year, former NFL receiver Chad Johnson has gone from a member of the Miami Dolphins to an inmate in Broward County.
Crime in Florida dropped 6.5-percent in 2012 from 2011, with violent crimes overall down 4.3 percent, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's annual Uniform Crime Report released Thursday.
A family is safe after a Palm Beach County deputy shot and killed a man who held his wife at knifepoint. The man warned his wife that is she called the cops, he'd "chop her into pieces".
A 100-mile car chase that started in Miami and stretched 100 miles north to Stuart ended in a standoff that shut down the northbound lanes of I-95 in Martin County early Saturday morning.
A 45-year-old man is behind bars, accused of stabbing his elderly boyfriend with a fork and biting his earlobe, an arrest report read.
A Fort Lauderdale man thought his girlfriend was cheating on him, so he allegedly stabbed her seven times, killing her, according to police.
Inspired by the merciless killing of a 10-year-old girl by her adoptive parents in 2010, the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) debuted a revamped Florida Abuse Hotline.
A two-year-old child tried to stop a man from allegedly attacking his mother during an attack that lasted several hours, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
Pembroke Pines Police are investigating a murder-suicide inside a gated community, police said Thursday.
A Broward judge imposed an unusual bail requirement for a Hollywood man accused of brutally beating a woman in their home.
Broward County Circuit Judge John Hurley has seen his fair share of sob stories come before him in bond court, but 74-year-old Peter Schwartz is probably near the top of the list.
Former Miami Dolphins player Chad Johnson has pled not guilty to a domestic violence charge.
Chad Johnson and his wife Evelyn Lozada have broken the marriage-to-divorce record set by Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries.
Chad Johnson will not be reporting to training camp Monday with the rest of the Miami Dolphins.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson was arrested Saturday night in Davie on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge after police said he head-butted his wife, Evelyn Lozada.
A Coral Gables police officer has been relieved of duty after he was arrested for allegedly beating up his girlfriend, also a police department employee.
A central Florida father made it clear to his adult son who was in charge of the house during an argument on Thursday. Monroe Harvey Desaussure, 62, reportedly shot his 31-year old son Ashton Desaussure in the buttock while the two fought in their home.
The number of fatal domestic violence cases in Broward County is on the rise and officials there are trying to do something about it.
A misdemeanor domestic battery charge against former World Series MVP Manny Ramirez has been dismissed because his wife won't cooperate in the investigation.
Riders must be at least 16 and carry a valid ID; fines start at $250, police say.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
DOE will discuss the proposed rule change at a workshop on Aug. 5, according to state documents.
All 3 patients allege they were left with permanent injuries after procedures with Dr. Hochstein.
Video shows two people wearing Argentina jerseys arguing with a man wearing a Mexico jersey. During the confrontation, one of the men is heard shouting the N-word at the man in the Mexico jersey.
Riders must be at least 16 and carry a valid ID; fines start at $250, police say.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
DOE will discuss the proposed rule change at a workshop on Aug. 5, according to state documents.
All 3 patients allege they were left with permanent injuries after procedures with Dr. Hochstein.
Video shows two people wearing Argentina jerseys arguing with a man wearing a Mexico jersey. During the confrontation, one of the men is heard shouting the N-word at the man in the Mexico jersey.
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 continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports.
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died July 14 after authorities said he darted across a busy road in St. Augustine, Florida, and into the path of a truck.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion. Sources told CBS News the total cost could be far higher, in part due to military construction for damaged U.S. bases.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
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.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.