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Based on the number of lawsuits, cable news coverage and overall drama coming out of Florida at the moment, you might think that the outcomes of the state's Senate and governor's races are balancing on a knife's edge -- with every judge's decision potentially making the difference between winning and losing.
The state's unemployment rate is 3.4 percent, which is the lowest level since January 2007.
With more than 1 million claims filed, estimates of insured losses in Florida from last year's Hurricane Irma have surpassed $11.08 billion, according to the state Office of Insurance Regulation.
With a machine recount in the rearview mirror and a manual recount underway, the legal challenges over Florida's elections are piled up.
Floridians will have to wait a little longer to get official word about who will be the state's next agriculture commissioner and who will serve in the U.S. Senate.
The 3 p.m. deadline to finish counting votes in Florida has come and gone.
Two of Florida's key races are heading for a manual recount while the battle for governor seems to be over.
A federal judge is refusing to suspend looming election recount deadlines in the battleground state of Florida.
Grappling with the meaning of social-media relationships, a divided Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said judges do not have to disqualify themselves from cases in which they are Facebook "friends" with attorneys involved in the cases.
Authorities say an intoxicated Florida woman yelled at a restaurant manager and stole a live lobster.
It's been over two years since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida nightclub.
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson's campaign is suing a north Florida elections official in an effort to get copies of ballots that were emailed in possible violation of state law.
Despite an ongoing recount in Florida for the extremely tight Senate race between Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Bill Nelson, Scott appeared at a photo opp Wednesday on Capitol Hill for newly-elected Republican Senators.
While Florida's governor and senate races have captured most of the attention, the closest race is actually the one for Agriculture Commissioner.
The commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said he is "deeply troubled" that Attorney General Pam Bondi thought he would not pursue investigations into potential criminal activity related to last week's elections.
The recount process is going strong in counties throughout Florida.
Florida-based supermarket Publix is now the second-best retailer to work for.
As the US Supreme Court rejected a series of death penalty appeals from Florida on Tuesday, key justices laid bare the enduring divisions over the fairness and effectiveness of the ultimate punishment.
A late season tropical wave near the Leeward Islands now has a low potential of cyclone development.
A late season tropical disturbance located east of the Northern Leeward Islands is expected to move west northwest in the coming days.
The recounts are off and running across the State of Florida.
A police officer found himself wearing handcuffs at a Florida airport this weekend.
Coast Guard officials have rescued nearly 100 Haitian migrants from a dangerously overloaded freighter.
Election Day was five days ago but several races have still yet to be decided.
Andrew Gillum is back in the race. During a Saturday afternoon news conference, the democratic candidate in the Florida governor's race withdrew his concession, just hours after Secretary of State Ken Detzner ordered the recount of the Governor's race and two other state races.
The university and the fraternity's national org are both reviewing the videos, which surfaced on July 29.
The 79-year-old was the second in Florida to get the new therapy at Broward Health North.
Candidates running in Florida's Congressional District 20 Democratic and Republican primaries shared what they believe is the most pressing issue facing the district.
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.
The closure comes just five days after Mayor Bryan Calvo and city leaders celebrated the park's reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The university and the fraternity's national org are both reviewing the videos, which surfaced on July 29.
The 79-year-old was the second in Florida to get the new therapy at Broward Health North.
Candidates running in Florida's Congressional District 20 Democratic and Republican primaries shared what they believe is the most pressing issue facing the district.
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.
The closure comes just five days after Mayor Bryan Calvo and city leaders celebrated the park's reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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 Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
The Senate is searching for a deal to speed up consideration of a number of priorities, including a measure to fund the government and Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Thursday's vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress follows years of tension with GOP Sen. Rand Paul, hinging on the origins of the coronavirus and a controversial type of research.
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.