Gov. DeSantis signs 15 bills and vetoes 3 others, including e-bike speeding
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed three bills late Thursday, his first rejection of legislation passed this year, and signed 15 others.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed three bills late Thursday, his first rejection of legislation passed this year, and signed 15 others.
The man riding the e-bike was rushed to the hospital by the Coral Springs Fire Department, where he was pronounced dead.
City officials in Fort Lauderdale are drafting new regulations for e-bikes and electric scooters following a surge in safety concerns and complaints about reckless riding.
The problem is compounded by construction blocking portions of the lanes and delivery vans navigating around barrels to park.
The PSA is made up of images and videos from police body cams from incidents involving electric vehicles like e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-motorcycles.
The teenager was cited for careless driving after he lost control of his bike and left an elderly couple with fractured bones.
The Florida Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy voted 15-0 to advance the proposal, amid concerns that the increasingly popular devices pose a safety threat to cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.
An 81-year-old Coconut Grove man and his wife are speaking out for the first time after being struck from behind earlier this month by a teenager riding an electric dirt bike.
E-bikes and E-scooters are becoming more popular and that brings more dangers, especially for children.
A Pinecrest woman seen in a viral Only in Dade video confronting teens on e-bikes has been arrested and charged with robbery and battery, police said.
After two fatal crashes in August, CBS News Miami is breaking down the essential road rules for e-bikes and e-scooters in South Florida. CBS News Miami's Austin Carter shares key tips to stay safe and informed.
Video obtained by CBS News Miami showed the back wheel of the scooter jammed underneath the front of the car.
The Florida Department of Transportation requires that riders follow pedestrian rules and yield to pedestrians.
CBS News Miami's Anna McAllister reports from Miami Beach where business owners are concerned over speeding e-bikes and scooters.
If you want to get around easily, but don't have a car, check out one of the best e-bikes of 2024.
The ordinance makes the temporary ban that was placed on February 16 permanent.
Mayor Joe Roscoe called for the ban in light of a recent death
Morgan Rynor reports the first violation will be a fine of $250, the second will cost $500.
Morgan Rynor said this comes after the death of a long time village resident who died as the result of a collision with an e-bike.
A new report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a nearly 21-percent increase from 2021 to 2022.
A new report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a nearly 21-percent increase from 2021 to 2022.
Experts offer tips to stay safe, prevent a fire
Miramar police say Brianna Johnson, 21, was killed in the triple shooting over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Neighbors said they first thought the gunshots were fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire on Pierce Street early Monday morning.
Europe's soccer governing body and prominent commentators have criticized the decision, which allows Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium.
Another hot and steamy day is expected in South Florida with feels-like temperatures as high as 108 degrees Monday afternoon.
Miramar police say Brianna Johnson, 21, was killed in the triple shooting over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Neighbors said they first thought the gunshots were fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire on Pierce Street early Monday morning.
Europe's soccer governing body and prominent commentators have criticized the decision, which allows Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium.
Another hot and steamy day is expected in South Florida with feels-like temperatures as high as 108 degrees Monday afternoon.
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.
President Trump held separate calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war.
These six presidential speeches are some that have most reverberated through the ages, and whose impacts are still felt today.
CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.
The gift comes months after Belgium's diamond industry won the removal of U.S. tariffs on diamond imports.
The Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., are deemed a "national special security event," which is the highest possible designation.
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.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
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.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
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.
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.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.