Another Alligator Alcatraz? Florida plans on building a second immigration detention center
Gov. DeSantis' administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at least one contract for the facility.
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Gov. DeSantis' administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at least one contract for the facility.
Installing storm shutters remains a critical step to safeguard homes from powerful winds and flying debris, officials say.
A 14-year-old Florida boy was arrested and charged with murder after calling 911 from a nearby church to confess to fatally shooting his parents, authorities said.
The mayor defended her administration's record, citing years of clean external audits, open budgeting processes and real-time public access to financial data.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is defending proposed moves to strip hundreds of millions of dollars in funds. It comes at the same time Governor Ron DeSantis warned the county of a visit from the state's Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE.
Miami-Dade County's mayor is firing back, criticizing plans for state inspections of the county budget, calling it "staged political theater."
Florida health officials say 21 people, including six children, were sickened by E. coli and campylobacter bacteria linked to raw milk, and seven were hospitalized.
A federal judge has ordered officials to produce agreements showing who has legal authority at the detention site.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says possible new locations include Arizona, Nebraska and Louisiana.
It was all in a day's work for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was called after a young alligator was found in a backyard pool in St. Augustine.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said prices could drop even more before Labor Day.
Jim talks to a former Republican congressman who is running as a Democrat to be the next governor of Florida.
A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car.
Lauderhill police are searching for a shooter after a person was shot. The victim is expected to be okay.
The child's parents arrived home during the emergency call and rushed him to the hospital, but he later died from his injuries.
A juvenile was airlifted to Nicklaus Children's Hospital after a boat propeller hit them.
Two people are dead and a juvenile was hurt during Florida's lobster mini-season, according to the Monroe County Sheriff Deputies.
Amber Meade was diagnosed with a rare pain condition. It took years to find a treatment that could help.
The back-to-school holiday was included in a broader tax package that Gov. DeSantis signed last month.
Praised by retailers, derided as a gimmick by critics, a month-long sales-tax "holiday" for back-to-school shoppers got underway Friday.
A Miami jury Friday said Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $200 million in damages.
DeSantis questioned the need to "poach our people who are already in the fight."
The execution of Edward Zakrzewski set a record for the most in Florida in a single year, 9, since the death penalty was restored.
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on hurricane plans for the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center.
Gov. DeSantis proclaimed Aug. 1 as "Hulk Hogan Day" in Florida and ordered flags flown at half-staff to honor the late wrestling icon, who died at his Clearwater home.
Crews mobilized rapidly to keep the fire from spreading to single-family homes about 100 yards away, fire officials say.
Ty France drove in three runs, JP Sears gave up one hit and struck out three over 3 1/3 innings, and the San Diego Padres extended the Miami Marlins' losing streak to 11 with a 7-2 win.
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
South Florida families are turning to the YMCA for water safety training following a string of recent drownings, highlighting an urgent push to ensure children learn lifesaving swimming skills.
Berlin police did not identify the suspect, who is still at large, by name but said that he was already known to police and is from Berlin.
Crews mobilized rapidly to keep the fire from spreading to single-family homes about 100 yards away, fire officials say.
Ty France drove in three runs, JP Sears gave up one hit and struck out three over 3 1/3 innings, and the San Diego Padres extended the Miami Marlins' losing streak to 11 with a 7-2 win.
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
South Florida families are turning to the YMCA for water safety training following a string of recent drownings, highlighting an urgent push to ensure children learn lifesaving swimming skills.
Berlin police did not identify the suspect, who is still at large, by name but said that he was already known to police and is from Berlin.
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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's accusations of Russia helping Iran target U.S. troops are not the first.
A substance found in the work van of a Mexican immigrant killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has tested negative for illicit drugs, the top prosecutor in Houston said Friday.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
The Trump administration will impose tariffs of up to 12.5% on goods from 60 U.S. trading partners accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, extending the administration's tariffs on much of the world.
The Senate rejected an attempt to rein in President Trump's war powers in Iran, soon after the House adopted a separate measure rebuking the president amid escalations in the conflict in recent days.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
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.
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
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.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.