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The Broward Sheriff's Office says drug dealers in the community are creating fake prescription drugs containing fentanyl, prompting a safety alert for the county.
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The Broward Sheriff's Office says drug dealers in the community are creating fake prescription drugs containing fentanyl, prompting a safety alert for the county.
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Florida's state university system on Monday announced the launch of a new online portal designed to provide students with data about graduates in certain degree fields.
The city of Miami Beach rolls out a new policing program with the help of residents, it will allow civilian volunteer patrols to hit the streets to help support officers and deter crime.
As the first case of the omicron variant officially makes its way to South Florida, the community came together in Miami Gardens for an interfaith candlelight vigil on Sunday night to remember those who lost their lives to COVID-19.
In Florida, registered Republican voters now outnumber Democrats for the first time in modern history as the state's Democrats aim to rebound as those GOP voting numbers grow.
With the county being a major travel hub, she says the funding from the plan will be a vital investment for the local economy.
President Joe Biden's administration is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Florida pari-mutuel operators challenging a 30-year gambling agreement reached by Gov. Ron DeSantis that gives the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout the state.
Seafood lovers rejoice! Friday, October 15 is the official start of Stone Crab season.
Casey DeSantis is not alone. The 41-year-old mom of three is now one of the thousands of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
Time is running out. Today, Wednesday July 7, is the final day of Florida's "Freedom Week" sales-tax holiday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Tuesday that bans transgender girls and women from competing on female high school and college sports teams and he did it on the first day of Pride Month, which celebrates the LGBTQ community.
A wide-ranging education bill that includes a controversial provision to ban transgender female athletes from competing on high-school girls' and college women's sports teams was formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday.
Florida plans to stop providing $300 a week in additional federal unemployment benefits as it pushes for people to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 10 million people in Florida have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in the five months the state has been administering the shots, according to a report released Sunday by the state Department of Health.
Youth sports is a big focus in many children's lives, but some parents say new legislation may prevent them from participating.
With Democrats decrying the "eleventh-hour" move, the Florida House and Senate on Wednesday revived and passed a controversial plan that would ban transgender female athletes from competing on high-school girls' and college women's sports teams.
More than a thousand lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water in Florida that were nearly dried up have been restored thanks to a massive decades-long conservation effort.
One of the 2021 legislative session's most-controversial issues, a sweeping elections package that would make it harder for Floridians to vote by mail, is headed to the Senate floor for a vote, after a Republican-dominated committee signed off on the proposal Tuesday.
The Florida House is poised to pass a measure that would bar transgender females from participating in girls' and women's high-school and college sports, amid fierce opposition from Democrats and warnings about potential financial repercussions.
Florida gas prices are averaging 1-cent less than this time a week ago. The state average is now $2.84 per gallon.
A growing number of US colleges and universities are requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccinations before heading back to campus in the fall, but it is not a mandate in Florida.
Amid fierce opposition from Democrats, the Florida Senate on Thursday approved a proposal that would block future teachers and other government workers from enrolling in the state's traditional pension plan.
COVID-19 ended a decade of record-setting tourism numbers in Florida, with the industry seeing a 34 percent drop in visitors in 2020 compared to the prior year.
A proposal that would expand the number of days a parent can surrender a newborn baby at authorized drop off locations cleared a Florida Senate healthcare panel on Tuesday.
A series of grants is allowing the Poverello Center to reach beyond its traditional client base.
Streets and parking lots went under Tuesday as rain and king tides combined across South Florida.
The incident happened days before a new Florida law will make it a felony to encourage minors to commit animal abuse.
Two Indian citizens are accused of smuggling counterfeit Ozempic to distributors in the U.S. at discounted prices.
Florida will begin issuing newly designed driver licenses and ID cards featuring enhanced security measures and symbols of the state's history and wildlife.
A series of grants is allowing the Poverello Center to reach beyond its traditional client base.
Streets and parking lots went under Tuesday as rain and king tides combined across South Florida.
The incident happened days before a new Florida law will make it a felony to encourage minors to commit animal abuse.
Two Indian citizens are accused of smuggling counterfeit Ozempic to distributors in the U.S. at discounted prices.
Florida will begin issuing newly designed driver licenses and ID cards featuring enhanced security measures and symbols of the state's history and wildlife.
A South Florida man has reunited with his wife after a federal judge ordered his immediate release following eight months in ICE detention.
An FIU expert says the timing of the Army's Cuba planning message may be tied to South Florida political interests.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
Campaign finance records and tax filings raise questions about how $5 million moved through Secure Florida's Future.
Florida voters deserve to hear the candidates address property taxes, insurance, the economy, education, health care, and other major issues facing the state.
Rodriguez criticized Salazar's response to Trump's immigration policies and said she has failed to address the cost of living.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
The price hikes for new subscribers are effective immediately. Existing subscribers' plans will go up next month.