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The Bright Futures Scholarship Program, which is primarily funded by the Florida Lottery, was created in 1997 by the Florida Legislature to assist students in pursuing postsecondary educational and career goals.
Florida Lottery has proven itself to be a dedicated and dependable partner to Florida's students and schools, generating more than $33 billion for Florida's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund Program.
More than $33 billion generated for education in Florida! These contributions have enabled more than 775,000 students to attend college through the Lottery-funded Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
Still no big winner in the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games. Now the combined total of both games has reached $738 million.
There are $675 million reasons to play this weekend's Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games.
There are $613 million reasons to play the next Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games.
Jackpots for the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games have risen to a combined total of $564 million.
If you had big dreams of what you would do if you won Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot, keep dreaming.
Over the counter gambling is over the top in South Florida and across the country with two gigantic jackpots up for grabs
Both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots rolled over this week and are now worth a combined total value of $547 million.
Wouldn't it be nice to win a $223 million or $269 million lottery jackpot for the holidays?
A South Florida businessman, who won $52 million in the Florida Lottery, is investing in Fort Lauderdale's oldest African American community.
The Florida Lottery is warning people of a lottery scam involving the MEGA MILLIONS game.
Luck follows some people no matter where they go.
The Florida Lottery will resume operations Tuesday after Hurricane Irma.
Florida lottery temporarily suspends daily drawings but makeup daily drawings will take place asap after Irma
Wednesday night is the drawing for the second largest Powerball jackpot in US history. The top prize has soared to an estimated 700-million-dollars.
Can you imagine winning $700 million? That's the estimated jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball, which is the second-largest in U.S. history.
What would you do with $650 million? A lot of people in South Florida and across the country are probably asking themselves that very same question now that the Powerball jackpot has rolled over yet again.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $510 million, making it the largest in the nation.
Get ready to join that office lottery pool. The Powerball jackpot has rolled 18 times, since the June 14th drawing bringing the jackpot to an estimated $430 million, the largest in the nation.
Excitement is buzzing as the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery game jackpots continue to rise for a combined total of $738 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot is jumping again after nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize.
Jumpin' jackpots! The Mega Millions jackpot is now $346 million, and the Powerball jackpot stands at $307 million.
There were no major winners in this past weekend's Florida Lottery Mega Millions and Powerball games which has sent their jackpots upward once again.
Florida voters will cast ballots Tuesday in a primary that will decide November's matchups, including the contenders for governor.
Authorities say a man was fatally shot after an argument in northwest Miami-Dade on Monday evening, and the suspect is still at large.
A Miami-area mother is facing child neglect charges after police say she left her six-year-old son alone at a Sunny Isles Beach playground for nearly an hour at night.
Cristopher Sánchez struck out six and became MLB's first 16-game winner as the Phillies beat the Marlins, 6-5, on Monday.
A late-night recording session in a Hollywood, Florida home used as a studio turned deadly when gunfire erupted, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized.
Florida voters will cast ballots Tuesday in a primary that will decide November's matchups, including the contenders for governor.
Authorities say a man was fatally shot after an argument in northwest Miami-Dade on Monday evening, and the suspect is still at large.
A Miami-area mother is facing child neglect charges after police say she left her six-year-old son alone at a Sunny Isles Beach playground for nearly an hour at night.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy honors the best high school football player from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
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 Florida primary is being held on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s closed-door research has yet to produce evidence linking vaccines and autism.
The Justice Department issued a legal opinion giving the U.S. military broader powers to detain migrants near certain areas along the southern border.
Gov. Ron DeSantis toured the state harping on the need for a major cut to property taxes, at times questioning why property taxes should exist at all.
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Vietnam last week and is headed to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to a U.S. official.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
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.
Co-stars and friends of Hayden Panettiere are remembering her for her friendship, intelligence and talent after her shocking death on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.