Two-For-One Special As FWC Nets Two Massive Pythons In One Day
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Python Action Team got a two-for-one earlier this week.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Python Action Team got a two-for-one earlier this week.
Florida will use state rules to protect Key deer if the animals are removed from the federal endangered species list, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Executive Director Eric Sutton wrote in a letter this week to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.
South Florida's relentless summer rain is taking its toll in the Everglades with large parts of the River of Grass now closed to the public because of high water levels.
Florida's hepatitis A outbreak continues, with 2,349 cases reported this year and 82 cases reported last week, state Department of Health numbers show.
Another giant Burmese python has been captured in the Florida Everglades.
In Florida, golfers play by a different set of rules. And one of the rules may or may not include ignoring giant, scary alligators.
A Brevard County woman is facing animal cruelty charges after she was videotaped putting an emaciated dog in the trunk of her car.
The Atlanta Braves won their fifth straight game, finishing off the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Thursday night.
An animal rights group is asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate SeaWorld over allegations that it misled investors about injuries during its dolphin shows.
Florida lawmakers once again are being asked to consider a sales-tax exemption for diapers and incontinence products.
Florida's top gun lobbyist took a second shot Thursday at a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to prevent the possession and sale of assault weapons.
Ecstasy pills shaped like President Donald Trump have led to charges against a Florida man.
Florida Democrats are seeking to convene a special session on guns as Parkland shooting survivors on Wednesday renewed their pleas for more measures to combat gun violence.
Scientific history is being made at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa as endangered Atlantic pillar coral have spawned for the first time ever, in a lab setting.
State Democrats and Republicans alike are drafting resolutions against hate-spurred violence in an effort to officially condemn white nationalism.
Florida lawmakers violated a home-rule provision in the state Constitution by abolishing a toll-road authority in Miami-Dade County and replacing it with another agency during this year's legislative session, a Leon County circuit judge ruled Friday.
New court documents show South Florida financier Jeffrey Epstein pleaded the fifth when asked about sex abuse as part of a lawsuit.
A Florida woman says an alligator ate her 100-pound dog.
With the start of a new school year just around the corner, Florida officials are eyeing policy changes that would expand the number of mental health professionals in schools and ensure that charter schools are meeting safety requirements.
A task force focused on red tide outbreaks along the Gulf Coast has been reorganized within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Coconut patties, promoted by Anastasia Confections as a "unique, time-tested recipe that will transport you to a tropical paradise with every creamy, chocolatey bite," is being pushed to be the Sunshine State's official candy.
A woman has pleaded guilty to throwing a sports drink at a Florida congressman who frequently appears on television supporting President Donald Trump.
An American alligator was seen swimming off the shore in the Gulf around Vanderbilt Beach on Wednesday morning.
In a victory for Republican state leaders and abortion opponents, a split appeals court Thursday overturned a circuit judge's decision that tossed out a 2015 law requiring women to wait 24 hours before having abortions.
Have you filled up your gas tank recently? If so, you probably noticed that prices at the pumps are going down.
The project focuses on collecting floating coral egg and sperm bundles, which are fertilized and grown into "baby corals" before being attached to existing reefs once they reach a specific size.
At least 345 people — the majority in Colorado and Minnesota — have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Both opponents and supporters of the amendment have mixed feelings about its language.
The Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes have opened preseason training camps as they prepare for the start of the 2026 football season.
See the best photos as the Miami Hurricanes begin preseason camp and prepare for the 2026 college football season.
The project focuses on collecting floating coral egg and sperm bundles, which are fertilized and grown into "baby corals" before being attached to existing reefs once they reach a specific size.
At least 345 people — the majority in Colorado and Minnesota — have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Both opponents and supporters of the amendment have mixed feelings about its language.
The Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes have opened preseason training camps as they prepare for the start of the 2026 football season.
High wind shear driven by El Niño is the dominant factor holding down storm formation, researchers say.
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 Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz in a 51 to 44 vote.
President Trump told reporters that an announcement on the Strait of Hormuz could happen soon, following talks between Iran and Oman.
The White House has declassified information claiming the FBI probed whether President Trump acted as a Russian asset when he fired James Comey, a theory an administration official said wasn't backed up by evidence.
A senior State Department official said the visa would be reinstated immediately if Brazil grants diplomatic approval for President Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Perez.
Federal authorities arrested a man who appeared to be monitoring security-planning activities at Trump National Golf Club in LA County ahead of the president's Southern California visit.
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.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
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 sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC 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.
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.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.