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A Florida principal is under arrest after she was found partially clothed with a student in a marijuana-filled car.
A woman who was issued a driver's license, which mistakenly labeled her a sexual predator, said Thursday that she plans to file a defamation lawsuit against a county tax collector's office.
It's rare when a student takes their attendance record as seriously as their report card.
A Florida couple is accused of giving their teenage daughters marijuana and cocaine if they went to school and did household chores.
While battling negative publicity, Seaworld announced Thursday that more people visited its theme parks in the first three months of the year because of the earlier Easter holiday. But competition, however, remains tough.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that killed a Florida man who was fleeing after he reportedly stabbed his girlfriend to death—in front of her teenage daughter.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has put her spin on the immigration debate, now saying those in the country illegally should gain citizenship, challenging a centerpiece of Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's likely presidential candidacy.
Failed efforts to allow people to carry concealed weapons on college campuses and to allow some public-school employees and volunteers to be armed will be back before lawmakers next year.
Calling for reforms based on "limited government," two-term Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday he will run in 2016 for a U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by presidential candidate Marco Rubio.
A Miami Gardens mother says she feels fortunate she escaped serious injury after a speeding black Nissan Maxima crashed into her home while she and her daughter were watching TV on Tuesday.
A former foster child in Broward county is suing the agencies charged with protecting him over allegations that a foster parent sexually abused him.
As Marco Rubio is giving up his Senate seat to seek the GOP presidential nomination, Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is expected to run for Rubio's seat.
It's Cinco de Mayo, South Florida, meaning many take pleasure in eating some guacamole. But here in Florida there is a disease that is threatening the state's $64 million avocado industry--and researchers are using heat-sensing drones and dogs to try to save the crop.
Miami Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Miami overnight.
Electric Utility giant Duke Energy bought ownership in the proposed Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline that will run through Florida.
Scores of people came out for the grand opening of the newest entertainment complex in Orlando.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is getting support from governors in Kansas and Texas in his fight against the Obama administration to free billions of federal hospital dollars even if the states don't expand Medicaid.
New surveillance tape shows some disturbing images of a disoriented mother wandering aimlessly through a Dunkin Donuts parking lot in Boynton Beach after police say she abandoned her baby girl nearby. They said she had admitted to taking the synthetic drug "flakka" the night before.
It wasn't a matter of if, but rather when former Florida Gators basketball coach Billy Donovan would take a job coaching in the NBA.
Gov. Rick Scott wasted little time in reappointing 16 agency heads, including the leaders of two health-care agencies and the state's elections chief, after the Senate did not confirm them before the end of the regular legislative session.
Carly Fiorina, former technology executive, announced she's running for president. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was set to launch his bid as well Monday, as the Republican field of hopefuls expands once more.
The state's health department has confirmed an outbreak of adenovirus, a highly contagious respiratory illness that commonly causes cold-like symptoms, pneumonia, sore throat and diarrhea in Lee County.
Donald Trump has withdrawn his proposal to take over management of the public waterfront golf course on Key Biscayne's Crandon Park.
A woman is under arrest accused of shooting her live-in boyfriend during a dispute that turned deadly.
The urgency of the situation is deeply personal for many in the South Florida community.
Oscar Chamizo-Martin was arrested after a victim spotted a phone being held over his restroom stall, police say.
The warrant is the 15th DeSantis has signed this year; Florida has executed 12 inmates so far in 2026.
Duniel Arecesgonzalez faces a felony theft charge after police found $852 worth of avocados in his truck and nearby bags.
Florida has 155 measles cases so far in 2026 and a vaccination rate well below the herd immunity threshold, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Oscar Chamizo-Martin was arrested after a victim spotted a phone being held over his restroom stall, police say.
The warrant is the 15th DeSantis has signed this year; Florida has executed 12 inmates so far in 2026.
Duniel Arecesgonzalez faces a felony theft charge after police found $852 worth of avocados in his truck and nearby bags.
Florida has 155 measles cases so far in 2026 and a vaccination rate well below the herd immunity threshold, according to the Florida Department of Health.
A powerful and deadly earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday.
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 winner of the August primary will face Republican candidate Te Brown in the November general election.
A U.S. Marine veteran from Massachusetts who has been held in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges has been released.
Ahead of a flight from Turkey, President Trump secretly left Air Force One and was moved to another plane with the help of a catering truck, according to a source, as the U.S. grappled with a threat from Iran.
Two Senate Republicans released a set of 2021 texts that show Dr. Anthony Fauci discussing how to "weigh the potential risks against the benefits" of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines.
President Trump signaled he would be piling economic pressure on Iran as the stalemate continued and Tehran laid out new conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
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.
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
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
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."
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.