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A majority of Floridians say they are optimistic about the state's future, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
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A majority of Floridians say they are optimistic about the state's future, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
As National Signing Day continues to unfold, the Florida Gators are finishing their recruiting with a strong class of recruits, including a quarterback of the future in Jeff Driskell.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
Let's face it folks, there's no bright side to the nation's latest foreclosure numbers. In 2010, foreclosures were up in seven out of 10 U.S. cities.
Florida students are severely lacking in their knowledge of basic science, according to findings from a 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress report.
Before you head out into any part of Florida, you need to know the regulations and a license to fish. CBSMiami has all the information you need to know about how to get your license to fish.
If you're looking to operate a jet ski or other personal watercraft on the water, there are several regulations you must follow.
Someone who bought a Lotto ticket in Miami is the state's newest millionaire and a single ticket, sold in New York, won the Powerball jackpot of a little more than 122 million.
Despite increased retail sales and all those holiday hires, Florida's unemployment rate in December 2010 did not see any gains. The rate is 12 percent, unchanged from November, according to state officials.
The Panthers wasted yet another two-goal lead and lost a crucial point in falling to the Blue Jackets in overtime.
South Floridians who love their lattes or frappuccinos supersized listen up. Starbucks is now offering the new 31 ounce Trenta cup size.
Three months after being struck by a jumping barracuda, a Florida Keys woman tells her story.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
The Sunshine State continues to be among the worst states in the nation when it comes to foreclosures.
Some of Florida's biggest cities have garnered negative ratings in a new Forbes survey of the worst job markets in the country.
Yknow, sometimes you wonder if teams just start to believe all of the hype. It sure looked that way when the Heat played in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
Another one of Florida's most endangered cats, a Florida panther, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer along I-75 in Collier County.
As snow continues to wreak havoc across much of the nation, it makes the decision you made to live in the Sunshine State look that much better.
In his first big post-inaugural address at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce's economic summit on Watson Island Gov. Rick Scott said he wants to make good on a campaign promise and create jobs in Florida.
The endangered Florida Panther remains under attack with 23 of the rare cats being killed in 2010, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) called Saturday's assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona a tragedy, but said he did not feel a need for additional personal protection.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
Marco Rubio, the Republican senator-elect from Miami will be sworn into office Wednesday.
Governor Rick Scott now leading the state as Florida's 45th governor celebrated his first moments in elected office – and he's promising to make good on his campaign pledge.
Florida Governor Rick Scott took the oath of office shortly after noon Tuesday and spent the majority of his inauguration speech pledging to make Florida the most business-friendly state
The suit contends DeSantis is violating the First Amendment and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Microsoft moves to slash costs as the video game industry faces what the tech giant calls the "most severe hardware crisis in its history."
Miramar police say Brianna Johnson, 21, was killed in the triple shooting over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Neighbors said they first thought the gunshots were fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.
The blaze broke out in the 2800 block of Pierce Street just after 6 a.m. in Hollywood, officials say.
The suit contends DeSantis is violating the First Amendment and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Microsoft moves to slash costs as the video game industry faces what the tech giant calls the "most severe hardware crisis in its history."
Miramar police say Brianna Johnson, 21, was killed in the triple shooting over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Neighbors said they first thought the gunshots were fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.
The blaze broke out in the 2800 block of Pierce Street just after 6 a.m. in Hollywood, officials say.
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.
President Trump held separate calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war.
These six presidential speeches are some that have most reverberated through the ages, and whose impacts are still felt today.
CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.
The gift comes months after Belgium's diamond industry won the removal of U.S. tariffs on diamond imports.
The Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., are deemed a "national special security event," which is the highest possible designation.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
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.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
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.
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 Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.