Annette Taddeo Sworn Into Senate After 'Long Journey'
Two weeks after pulling off a major victory in a special election, Annette Taddeo was sworn in Tuesday as the first Hispanic Democratic woman to serve in the Florida Senate.
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Two weeks after pulling off a major victory in a special election, Annette Taddeo was sworn in Tuesday as the first Hispanic Democratic woman to serve in the Florida Senate.
A Florida woman boarded a plane to Puerto Rico in hopes of helping families still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria and she did.
Those piles of debris left after Hurricane Irma's path through the state may stick around even longer if Floridians ignore warnings from city officials to separate regular trash and bulk items from the decaying foliage.
Florida's business-recruitment agency -Enterprise Florida - is doing away with a controversial bonus program but giving some raises.
Florida's western Panhandle is expected to get major winds, storm surge and rain as Tropical Storm Nate moves through the area.
Thursday started off soggy and will remain rainy likely due to a tropical wave moving in from the Bahamas.
Some South Florida debris-removal companies have been served.
Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in Florida Monday morning.
A 14-year-old boy made threats over Snapchat that he would bring a machete to kill two students at his Florida high school, authorities said.
CBS4's Weather Center is tracking a tropical disturbance in the northwest Caribbean that could affect South Florida.
Sandra Wong is among a half million Floridians, alone, who receive treatment at community health centers - now on the brink of lapsing.
It has never been easy for democrat Annette Taddeo.
An industry group is legally challenging Gov. Rick Scott's new requirements that nursing homes and assisted living facilities have generators to power air-conditioning systems.
A Florida man who had just gotten out of prison has been arrested after reportedly threatening a person with a machete over potato chips.
A South Florida Democrat has filed a proposal that calls for the state to pay the tuition costs of many students at state colleges.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is making moves to combat the state's growing opioid crisis.
Florida Democrats are hoping anti-Trump politics will give them a boost ahead of a critical year of elections.
A truckload of burning pumpkins scattered across a Florida interstate, causing an early Halloween highway horror - major traffic.
It's a moment of distraction from devastation and destruction that surrounds people in the lower Florida Keys.
A teacher is in trouble after deputies found him in a closed park with two intoxicated teens in his car.
Florida's struggling citrus industry, "decimated" last week by Hurricane Irma, may have a long wait ahead.
The ongoing saga of medical marijuana is making some headway in Florida.
A truckload of food, water, diapers and basic supplies arrived in Florida City for survivors of Hurricane Irma.
Florida schools forced to close due to Hurricane Irma can trim their academic calendar by two days.
If you're waiting for the piles of branches and whole trees to be cleared from your area after Hurricane Irma, you could be waiting a while.
Atlanta native Druski makes history as the youngest-ever host of the BET Awards on Sunday night, marking a major milestone for the comedian and internet star.
A brush fire in the Everglades west of Tamarac has grown to about 100 acres and remains 0% contained Sunday evening. No road closures or air quality alerts have been issued.
As emergency aid pours into Venezuela following a series of devastating earthquakes, thousands of South Florida volunteers are stepping up to help families affected by the disaster.
The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.
A 14-year-old boy has died and another teen is in critical condition after two separate near-drowning incidents occurred Saturday evening, according to authorities.
Atlanta native Druski makes history as the youngest-ever host of the BET Awards on Sunday night, marking a major milestone for the comedian and internet star.
A brush fire in the Everglades west of Tamarac has grown to about 100 acres and remains 0% contained Sunday evening. No road closures or air quality alerts have been issued.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
As emergency aid pours into Venezuela following a series of devastating earthquakes, thousands of South Florida volunteers are stepping up to help families affected by the disaster.
The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.
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 U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."