Florida father, son rescue family of 5 and dog from burning sailboat
Michael Shillingford, who rescued the family, said he's grateful that every person he picked up was wearing a life vest.
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Michael Shillingford, who rescued the family, said he's grateful that every person he picked up was wearing a life vest.
Haiti's once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson has been burned down by gangs this past weekend.
Thousands of fireworks-related injuries are treated in hospital emergency rooms across the country each year.
Crews responded to the blaze at the HCA complex, where flames were visible from third-floor windows, officials said in a statement.
Authorities confirmed that SW 8th Street westbound was temporarily closed due to the fire, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Two of the boats were docked behind apartment units at 400 Sunny Isles Beach Boulevard.
Miami Fire Rescue said one firefighter was taken to the hospital with heat exhaustion and a back injury, but is said to be in stable condition.
The grandmother of two boys who survived a fiery boat explosion on the Intracoastal Waterway on Memorial Day said the children have extensive burns and may remain hospitalized for up to five months.
According to mall officials, the incident occurred in the courtyard near the slide tower.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue gave the all-clear Thursday afternoon after thick smoke poured from the top floor of Aventura Mall, prompting confusion among shoppers.
CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero reports on a possible fire at the Aventura Mall.
An arson investigation is underway after a fire ripped through an RV and shed in Goulds early Thursday morning.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue confirmed to CBS News Miami that the boat fire was reported near Port Everglades just before 10 a.m.
An investigation is underway after a man was hospitalized and crews battled a boat that was found engulfed in flames in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday morning.
The crash happened around 10 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-595 near Flamingo Road in Davie.
Weeks after a fire tore through a unit at the Marina Bay Apartments in Fort Lauderdale, tenants say they were forced to return to damaged units without clear answers or support -- and are now living in fear for their health and safety.
Rhonda Spencer, 65, and her husband, Timothy Fordham, 59, died in the fire that engulfed their home near Hard Rock Stadium.
Authorities said the fire started near the area of Southwest 127th Avenue and Southwest 128th Street in the Three Lakes area.
A grass fire burning in Southwest Miami-Dade Wednesday afternoon, near the Miami Executive Airport, has burned 15 acres, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Crews from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded Wednesday afternoon to a grass fire near Miami Executive Airport in Southwest Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said it happened around midnight on a property at SW 104 Street and Krome Avenue.
As of late Friday evening, Card Sound Road and all lanes on 18-Mile Stretch had fully reopened after intermittent lane closures that began Thursday afternoon.
Officials are warning of ongoing traffic disruptions as firefighting efforts continue.
One neighbor told CBS News Miami that he reported hearing gunshots to Miami Gardens police before the blaze erupted.
The family of a couple killed during a Miami Gardens house fire is seeking answers. CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench reports a neighbor reported hearing "shots fired."
The NFL has officially released the Miami Dolphins' full 2026 schedule, including preseason matchups and all 18 weeks of the regular season.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
A sex offender from Pennsylvania who had been on the run for nearly two months was arrested after U.S. Marshals found him living in the woods behind a home in Florida.
The U.S.'s strategy regarding Cuba has divided opinions in South Florida, with some saying the people need the aid and others arguing any help will only benefit the regime.
The reprimand also stated Nixon violated House rules for speaking on the floor and promoting "public confidence in the integrity and independence of the House and of the Legislature."
The NFL has officially released the Miami Dolphins' full 2026 schedule, including preseason matchups and all 18 weeks of the regular season.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
A sex offender from Pennsylvania who had been on the run for nearly two months was arrested after U.S. Marshals found him living in the woods behind a home in Florida.
The U.S.'s strategy regarding Cuba has divided opinions in South Florida, with some saying the people need the aid and others arguing any help will only benefit the regime.
The reprimand also stated Nixon violated House rules for speaking on the floor and promoting "public confidence in the integrity and independence of the House and of the Legislature."
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 potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
The launch is being backed by the American Mexican Leadership Council, a new national organization also debuting Thursday to elevate Mexican American leadership and advance U.S.-Mexico collaboration.
The Senate unanimously agreed to adopt a resolution on Thursday that will withhold senators' pay during a lapse in funding for any federal agency.
A ship was taken by unknown parties toward Iranian waters after an Indian-flagged vessel was attacked off Oman.
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
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 Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.