Woman Gets 18 Years In Prison For Kidnapping Infant In 1998
A woman who kidnapped a newborn from a Jacksonville hospital two decades ago and raised the child as her own in South Carolina was sentenced Friday to 18 years for kidnapping.
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A woman who kidnapped a newborn from a Jacksonville hospital two decades ago and raised the child as her own in South Carolina was sentenced Friday to 18 years for kidnapping.
An interesting possibility in the Florida gubernatorial race is not going to happen, at least not in 2018.
If there was a single tragedy that defined Hurricane Irma, it was the deaths of at least a dozen people at a Hollywood Hills nursing home.
A Leon County circuit court judge has lifted a stay on smoking medical marijuana.
Voters in Florida can breathe a little easier that the upcoming elections will not be hacked.
A Florida deputy is being praised for his expert aim after stopping a hammer-wielding suspect with a can of baked beans.
Detectives in Polk County have arrested 11 men in connection to "Operation Guardians of Innocence II," an undercover child pornography investigation.
Two Florida tourists decided to add some excitement to their engagement in an alligator-infested theme park.
Saying he wants federal transportation-safety officials to weigh in first, Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper on Monday declined to dismiss a public-records lawsuit filed by the Miami Herald after the deadly collapse in March of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University.
In the latest clash over medical marijuana, lawyers representing two ailing Florida women asked a Tallahassee judge Monday to lift a hold on her ruling that a state law banning patients from smoking pot is unconstitutional, but attorneys for the state argued that there's no need to rush while her decision is under appeal.
Billionaire real-estate investor Jeff Greene has filed paperwork to run as a Democrat for governor, joining a crowded field that already includes four major candidates.
A new way of getting prison inmates drugs has landed one man behind bars.
More than 400 victims have been identified by investigators.
40-year-old Crystal June Methvin was taken into custody after being charged with possession of crystal meth
Gov. Rick Scott's fight to keep patients from smoking pot could spark a "political wildfire" that will cost the Republican votes in his battle to unseat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, according to the man largely responsible for making medical marijuana legal in Florida.
Not surprisingly, living large in Florida comes at a price.
A Florida teacher accused of drowning two raccoons and an opossum in front of his students will not face criminal charges, according to the state attorney's office.
The 2018 elections are going to be here before we know it.
More than 15,000 lionfish were removed from Florida waters thanks to several tournaments held across the state focused on targeting the invasive species.
There is an interesting Gubernatorial race shaping up in Florida.
Just because you're in a hurry or have somewhere important to go doesn't mean it's ok to suddenly drive like the law is bendable.
Using Amazon's Alexa, Petra the parrot is becoming an Internet sensation after learning to give the voice-activated device commands.
The association that represents greyhound owners and breeders filed suit against the state Thursday, hoping to block a ballot measure that would ban dog racing across the state.
A U.S. Army soldier has been reunited with a stray dog her unit rescued during their deployment to the Middle East.
Judge to decide whether Florida can ban smokeable medical marijuana
A preliminary investigation determined the victim and the suspect had been involved in an altercation before the stabbing occurred.
The driver stayed at the scene; a second suspect fled and was found in Miramar the same day, police say.
A judge ruled the original language was misleading; the state won't appeal and is rewriting it.
According to Lauderhill police, officers responded to a reported shooting call at the 1500 block of 33rd Avenue and found an adult male victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
Three people were killed in the shooting that started at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho.
A preliminary investigation determined the victim and the suspect had been involved in an altercation before the stabbing occurred.
The driver stayed at the scene; a second suspect fled and was found in Miramar the same day, police say.
A judge ruled the original language was misleading; the state won't appeal and is rewriting it.
According to Lauderhill police, officers responded to a reported shooting call at the 1500 block of 33rd Avenue and found an adult male victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
Three people were killed in the shooting that started at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho.
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.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
President Trump announced over $180 million in grants to boost educational programs for the mining industry, part of a bid to increase critical mineral production.
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.
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.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
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.