Truck driver in deadly Turnpike crash entered U.S. illegally, authorities say
A truck driver accused in a crash on Florida's Turnpike that killed three South Florida residents is facing vehicular homicide charges and immigration violations.
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A truck driver accused in a crash on Florida's Turnpike that killed three South Florida residents is facing vehicular homicide charges and immigration violations.
Hurricane Erin will stay offshore but is fueling rip currents and high surf along South Florida beaches while the region also faces scattered storms and heat index values topping 100 degrees.
Wildlife experts say trimming tree branches, avoiding climbing screens, and choosing plants iguanas dislike, like citrus and oleander, can help keep the invasive reptiles from sneaking inside.
Authorities say a truck driver living in the U.S. illegally caused a fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike that killed three South Florida residents, sparking outrage from state and federal leaders.
Erin is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report sightings of the rare rainbow snake to help track and protect the declining species.
A Hollywood woman was stunned to discover a Mexican spiny-tailed iguana thrashing inside her toilet, a dangerous and invasive species that experts warn could turn up more often during mating season.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is urging residents to report sightings of the nonvenomous rainbow snake, a semi-aquatic species in decline that feeds primarily on dwindling American eels.
Immigration detainees at the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” facility will now have the right to bond hearings following an ACLU lawsuit that challenged restrictions on attorney access and alleged violations of constitutional rights.
Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for Ezpawn Turner and 11-year-old Akachi Turner, who may be traveling with Audrey Turner and another woman in a black Toyota with front-end damage headed toward the Atlanta area; anyone with information is urged to contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The Florida Department of Transportation has told Delray Beach and Key West to remove rainbow-painted crosswalks and murals by next month, warning the state will cover them and bill the cities if they don’t, citing a law banning painted roads.
Months after being wounded in the Florida State University shooting that killed two, Madison Askins says she’s pushing through physical and emotional scars as she prepares to resume classes in Tallahassee.
A truck driver, allegedly an undocumented immigrant with a California-issued commercial license, is in custody after making an illegal U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike that caused a crash killing four South Florida residents.
A woman was attacked by an alligator while hiking in the Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County and was taken to the hospital with injuries to her arm and leg, according to officials.
A Florida dairy farm was named in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she lost her unborn child after getting sick from drinking raw milk. Her toddler also got sick.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Republican State Rep. Alex Andrade about the Hope Florida Foundation scandal.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one in separate interviews with U.S. Congressman Darren Soto and former Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber about the subject.
CBS News Miami shared the stories of protesters who said they're worried about several issues facing the country.
Amanda and Jim CRANE were both supposed to be sitting in their kitchen right where a crane truck collapsed on their home near Port Canaveral.
Yara Souza, who is from Orlando, Florida, made the discovery about 90 minutes into her first-ever dig.
A South Florida family helped free a green sea turtle from a fishing trap's buoy line off Key West, an effort captured on video.
DeSantis announced plans to convert a shuttered North Florida prison into an immigration detention center, replacing a costlier proposed site.
The case is raising new questions about online dating safety.
All seven officers were arrested on charges that include battery on a detainee, tampering with physical evidence, failure to report use of force and perjury, officials said.
Advocates warn loss of subsidies could double Florida's uninsured rate to 9%.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Temperatures will soar to around 90 degrees Thursday afternoon, but it will feel hotter when you factor in the humidity.
Oil prices hit a 4-year high as Axios reports Trump will hear new options to try to break the Strait of Hormuz standoff with Iran with a new wave of attacks.
James Ernest Hitchcock was convicted of raping, beating and killing his step-niece in 1976.
A ceremony was held at Miami International Airport ahead of the first flight on Thursday morning.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Temperatures will soar to around 90 degrees Thursday afternoon, but it will feel hotter when you factor in the humidity.
James Ernest Hitchcock was convicted of raping, beating and killing his step-niece in 1976.
A ceremony was held at Miami International Airport ahead of the first flight on Thursday morning.
An 18-year-old content creator filed a Miami-Dade lawsuit alleging battery and fraud by streamer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular.
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 Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
The budget blueprint is the first step in Republicans' two-pronged plan to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.