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Florida outfielder Scott Cousins took a risky gamble. Too risky, as it turned out.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans have won a free speech case against the state of Florida over the creation of a specialty license plate.
Five years after a controversial pilot program began in Broward and Duval counties, the Florida House on Thursday approved a statewide proposal to shift Medicaid beneficiaries into managed-care plans.
If teachers are being graded for their student's performance, is it only fair that parents also be held accountable for how well-prepared the student is?
A bill that would allow high-performing charter schools to more easily expand enrollment, add new grades, and receive a longer 15-year charter was approved by its first committee stop.
Senate budget-writers unveiled a spending plan late Monday that was $3.3 billion higher than its House counterpart, giving the clearest indicator yet of how far apart the chambers stand as the midpoint of the session nears.
In the NCAA Tournament, the first part of the Final 4 was set when the 3rd ranked Florida Gators lost to 8th ranked Butler in overtime, 74-71.
Florida's unemployment rate followed the national numbers and showed a significant drop in the past month. Florida's rate dropped from 11.9 percent in January to 11.5 percent in February.
Florida's education commissioner Eric Smith is calling it quits.
As nation's unemployment rate slowly sinks below the double digit mark, here in South Florida the picture is not as encouraging.
It took a shootout, but the Islanders still beached the Panthers Saturday 4-3 at Sunrise. Frans Nielsen and P.A. Parenteau scored in the shootout to lift the New York Islanders to victory
A plan to split the Florida Supreme Court in two and allow Governor Rick Scott to stack the court with judges favorable to Republican ideals was approved by the House Civil Justice Committee Thursday.
The changing face of Florida's demographics and population growth over the last decade was revealed Thursday when the U.S. Census released it decennial data.
Goo Goo Dolls have announced that they will hit the road for a spring U.S. tour beginning April 3rd in Mississippi. They will end their tour in Florida.
A bill that would set up a controversial merit pay plan for teachers and end tenure has passed the Florida legislature and will be signed into law by first-term Governor Rick Scott.
Florida, Longtime season favorites, have been upset by Kentucky Sunday, but are still in the NCA tournament.
If you bought a ticket for Saturday night's Florida Lotto drawing in Palm Beach County, you may be the state's newest millionaire.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals for an expedited, full-court hearing of the state's lawsuit against the federal healthcare reform package.
South Floridians know how to prepare for a disaster, after all, we've got hurricane season year after year. But in the wake of the devastating earthquake and massive tsunami in Japan, many people are wondering whether a tsunami could strike Florida.
Colorful blooms on unique plants and how they are a part of us will be the focus this weekend during the 9th Annual International Orchid Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
A Senate panel backed off considerably from a proposal to require state workers to make contributions to their pension fund, exempting many state workers, and cutting back the amount others would have to chip in.
A new report on foreclosures in the state may have you thinking we've turned the corner on our troubled real estate market, but 'all that glitters is not gold'.
A new version of the controversial teacher merit pay and tenure bill that was vetoed last year after statewide protests has been approved by the Florida Senate.
The Florida House has passed a bill which will reduce the time an unemployed worker would receive state benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks.
Residents say speeding has become a dangerous pattern and are calling for traffic calming measures before another tragedy happens.
Inter Miami confirmed Monday that Lionel Messi has a left hamstring issue, though did not say when the problem is expected to be cleared up.
The agreement restores key HIV medication coverage and reverses controversial restrictions that left thousands of Floridians at risk.
The City of Miami Gardens paid tribute to Army Sgt. La David Johnson, a hometown soldier killed in Niger in 2017, as family members reflect during a Memorial Day ceremony.
A Dominican judge has ruled that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor but will not serve a sentence.
Residents say speeding has become a dangerous pattern and are calling for traffic calming measures before another tragedy happens.
Inter Miami confirmed Monday that Lionel Messi has a left hamstring issue, though did not say when the problem is expected to be cleared up.
The agreement restores key HIV medication coverage and reverses controversial restrictions that left thousands of Floridians at risk.
The City of Miami Gardens paid tribute to Army Sgt. La David Johnson, a hometown soldier killed in Niger in 2017, as family members reflect during a Memorial Day ceremony.
A Dominican judge has ruled that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor but will not serve a sentence.
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 draft memorandum includes a 60-day ceasefire extension and the halt of fighting on all fronts, sources say.
The Justice Department acknowledges it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, calling the information "partisan propaganda."
"I think it's just disrespectful to those that I served with who didn't come back," a veteran suing to stop construction of the arch told CBS News.
Negotiations are "in a very good place," a senior Trump official said, but, a deal to end the Iran war likely will not be signed this weekend.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
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."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
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.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.