Florida Senate Moves Forward With Vaping Ban
A plan to carry out Florida's voter-approved ban on vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces got Senate approval Thursday.
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A plan to carry out Florida's voter-approved ban on vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces got Senate approval Thursday.
For almost 40 years, no one doubted serial rapist Ronald Stewart murdered Regina Harrison in a South Florida park — not police, not prosecutors and not her family.
Under a new bill passed by the Florida Senate, you will be able to grow fruits and vegetables in your front yards without fear of local government fines.
A North Florida man who's struggled with fibromyalgia for years became the state's first patient to legally buy whole-flower cannabis for smoking Thursday.
The State of Florida is considered a key battleground state when it comes to elections.
A manatee is back in the wild, months after being injured by a boat.
Residents in eastern Sarasota are on guard this week.
A Florida House version of a bill that bans so-called sanctuary cities is now moving forward.
Florida could block teenagers from getting abortions unless their parents agree, under a bill that began moving forward Tuesday in the Republican-dominated House.
For the third year in a row, President Donald Trump has cut federal funding for Everglades restoration in his budget, from $200 million to $63 million.
The family of a woman who was shot by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper and subsequently died has secured the services of a civil rights and personal injury attorney.
The tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida would only be funded for three months, while Enterprise Florida wouldn't get any state money as part of a budget proposal released Tuesday by a House panel for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
Gov. Ron DeSantis would get nearly all the money he's requested for environmental projects in an initial House budget proposal for next year.
Florida's felon voting rights restoration bill won approval Tuesday from a Florida House committee, over the objection of advocates who helped get rights restoration placed in the state constitution.
The Florida State Board of Education announced Tuesday a cut in fees for state educators.
New Florida Governor Ron DeSanits signed his first bill into law on Monday, and it's a substantial one.
Floridians could gain access to cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other foreign countries under legislation approved by a state House committee.
Hookers who've been convicted of prostitution three times, cyberstalkers and inmates who expose themselves to prison workers wouldn't be eligible to have their voting rights automatically restored.
The Florida House is expected Tuesday to start moving forward with a plan that would revamp spending rules for the higher education system, including on construction projects.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody supports a Senate proposal that would give her the authority to file civil actions against local governments that do not fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
With state lawmakers also considering the idea, a political committee has filed a proposed ballot measure that could make it harder to amend the Florida Constitution.
After returning to the Legislature in November, state Rep. James Bush, D-Miami, appears headed toward facing a primary challenge as he seeks re-election in 2020.
Facing South Florida host Jim DeFede discusses a possible Presidential run by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
Facing South Florida host Jim DeFede talks to the Miami Herald Investigative Reporter who broke the story of a controversy plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein.
It's a trust that should never be violated, under any circumstances.
Videos broadcast by local television stations showed a large crowd of fans in the south stands amidst an explosion of fireworks.
The large turnout was a reflection of Nancy Metayer Bowen's impact, according to those who knew her well.
Residents at Silver Court Mobile Home Park were notified on March 11 that they must vacate the land by Sept. 30.
According to police, Zeeshan yelled slurs at a man after confirming he was Jewish.
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
Videos broadcast by local television stations showed a large crowd of fans in the south stands amidst an explosion of fireworks.
The large turnout was a reflection of Nancy Metayer Bowen's impact, according to those who knew her well.
Residents at Silver Court Mobile Home Park were notified on March 11 that they must vacate the land by Sept. 30.
According to police, Zeeshan yelled slurs at a man after confirming he was Jewish.
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
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 ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
The executive order is designed to increase the NCAA's control over college sports, and threatens to remove federal funding for colleges and universities that don't comply with NCAA rules.
The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who heads the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, told CBS' Ed O'Keefe that the war is likely not justified under the Just War Theory.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.